 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON OSAKA SAILORS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS 08/12/1974 |  |  | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | OSAKA SAILORS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS | | GAME ID: 8117 - MONDAY, AUGUST 12TH , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Osaka Sailors (27-67) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | | Fukuoka Falcons (56-38) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 5 | 1 | | |  | |
| Fukuoka Beats Osaka, 3-2 | Fukuoka took on Osaka in front of a lively crowd.
Fukuoka beat Osaka on the strength of starting pitcher Isaburo Muraoka's fine effort. The left-hander led his team to a win, 3-2. Fukuoka now has a record of 56-38 with the win.
In the bottom of the third, Fukuoka left fielder Ayato Sugiura whacked a cutter to left-center for a run-scoring double. His 12th double of the season put the Falcons in front, 3-2.
After the game, Fukuoka manager Kamlyn Kadota applauded the team's effort. "They busted their humps out there," he said. | |
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| OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE | | FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE | |
BATTING Doubles: S. Hino (11, 6th Inning off I. Muraoka, 0 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: H. Orido (4, 2nd Inning off I. Muraoka, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: T. Takahashi , S. Hino 3 , S. Abe , H. Orido 5 2-out RBI: S. Abe Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Abe , R. Tamura , M. Yamamoto Team LOB: 6 | | | a - W. Adams substituted for T. Akamine in the 9th b - R. Auerbach substituted for Y. Kawasaki in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: T. Akamine (10, 1st Inning off T. Kobayashi, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Sugiura (12, 3rd Inning off T. Kobayashi, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: T. Akamine 2 , Y. Kawasaki 2 , A. Sugiura 2 , S. Hanzawa 2-out RBI: Y. Kawasaki , A. Sugiura Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Shibuya , I. Nakamura Sac Bunt: T. Shibuya Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING SB: T. Akamine (30)
FIELDING Errors: S. Hanzawa (10) | | |
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| OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE | | FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | T. Kobayashi L (2-11) | 8.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 133 | 5.15 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | I. Muraoka W (10-8) | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 102 | 2.89 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Isaburo Muraoka Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium Weather: Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph Start Time: 7:35 PM JST Time: 3:03 Attendance: 15507 Special Notes: Rain delay of 36 minutes in the 3rd inning. |
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