 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON KINBOSHI KITES AT FUKUOKA FALCONS 08/07/1975 |  |  | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | KINBOSHI KITES AT FUKUOKA FALCONS | | GAME ID: 7144 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 7TH , 1975 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Kinboshi Kites (42-46) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | | Fukuoka Falcons (46-43) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | X | 8 | 12 | 0 | | |  | |
| Falcons Roll to 8-1 Win Over Kites | The game between Fukuoka and Kinboshi is in the books, despite a little rain.
The Fukuoka Falcons and starting pitcher Isaburo Muraoka stifled the Kinboshi offense en route to a comfortable 8-1 win at Fukuoka Stadium. In 8 innings, Muraoka surrendered 8 hits, while striking out 5 and walking 3. He allowed 1 run.
Fukuoka took the lead, 4-1, on Yasuhiko Kawasaki's 30th home run of the season. The 3-run home run came off Kinboshi pitcher Kyuso Ikeda in the bottom of the seventh.
"What a dismal performance," lamented losing manager Frank Moore.
With the victory, the Falcons upped their record to 46-43. | |
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| KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE | | FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - K. Murakami pinch hit for K. Kikuchi in the 9th b - S. Arakaki pinch hit for H. Hanada in the 9th c - M. Oyama pinch hit for B. Baker in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: M. Kawasaki (14, 7th Inning off I. Muraoka, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: H. Kitamura , F. Tokunaga 2 , T. Kanazawa , M. Kawasaki 3 , K. Kurosawa 2 , S. Arakaki Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Goto , F. Tokunaga , K. Kurosawa , H. Hanada , K. Ikeda GIDP: F. Tokunaga , T. Kanazawa , K. Kurosawa Sac Bunt: K. Kikuchi Hit by Pitch: M. Kawasaki Team LOB: 9
BASERUNNING SB: A. Goto (33)
FIELDING Errors: K. Kikuchi (4) | | | a - T. Akamine pinch hit for I. Muraoka in the 8th
BATTING Doubles: T. Shibuya (9, 2nd Inning off K. Ikeda, 0 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: Y. Kawasaki (30, 7th Inning off K. Ikeda, 2 on, 1 out) Total Bases: H. Takahashi , I. Nakamura 2 , A. Sugiura 3 , Y. Kawasaki 4 , S. Hanzawa 3 , T. Shibuya 2 , S. Yamanaka 2-out RBI: , S. Hanzawa 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Hanzawa , T. Shibuya 2 , I. Muraoka 2 Sac Bunt: T. Shibuya Hit by Pitch: I. Nakamura Team LOB: 10
BASERUNNING SB: I. Nakamura (18)
FIELDING Double Plays: 3 (Hanzawa-Nakamura-Kawasaki, Shibuya-Hanzawa-Kawasaki, Shibuya-Hanzawa-Kawasaki) | | |
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| KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE | | FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | K. Ikeda L (6-9) | 7.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 135 | 3.95 | | B. Baker | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2.74 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | I. Muraoka W (10-5) | 8.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 134 | 2.60 | | S. Yamasaki | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3.16 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Isaburo Muraoka Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium Weather: Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph Start Time: 7:35 PM JST Time: 3:17 Attendance: 14627 Special Notes: Rain delay of 15 minutes in the 8th inning. |
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