BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
NAGASAKI STARS AT OSAKA SAILORS
08/19/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
NAGASAKI STARS AT OSAKA SAILORS
GAME ID: 8135 - MONDAY, AUGUST 19TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Nagasaki Stars (45-55) 0 3 7 0 2 0 0 1 0 13 18 0
Osaka Sailors (29-71) 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 5 10 0
Wada goes 3-for-4 to Ignite Stars Offense
Kotei Stadium was the site for Western League action featuring the Osaka Sailors and Nagasaki Stars.

The Nagasaki Stars downed the Osaka Sailors, 13-5, at Kotei Stadium. Botan Wada led the way, going 3-for-4 for Nagasaki. Nagasaki pitcher Shinsaku Shiraishi earned the win, hiking his record to 7-4. Takahiko Kurata suffered the loss.

Early in the game, Wada had a 2-run home run for Nagasaki. It was his 4th home run of the season and put the Stars on top, 3-1.

Wada told a Nagasaki Herald reporter that he was "very happy" with the win.

By defeating Osaka, the 5th-place Stars improved to 45-55.
NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Ibe 1B, SS 6 1 2 2 0 0 2 .263 3 9
S. Sakata 2B 6 1 2 1 0 0 1 .229 4 24
R. Kodama CF 6 2 3 2 0 0 0 .256 10 36
M. Ichikawa SS 4 2 3 2 0 0 3 .285 6 54
   a-Y. Sakai PH, 1B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .267 0 0
S. Inoue 3B 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 .229 13 41
T. Ueda RF 4 3 4 1 1 0 0 .202 5 25
Y. Toyota LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 9 .203 6 20
B. Wada C 4 2 3 4 1 0 2 .252 4 17
S. Shiraishi P 4 1 0 1 1 4 4 .109 2 7
Totals 45 13 18 13 3 8 23      
a - Y. Sakai pinch hit for M. Ichikawa in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Sakata (9, 3rd Inning off T. Kurata, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Ueda (10, 8th Inning off Y. Fujitate, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Ichikawa (6, 2nd Inning off T. Kurata, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Wada (4, 2nd Inning off T. Kurata, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Ibe (3, 5th Inning off T. Ishibashi, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Kodama (10, 5th Inning off T. Ishibashi, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Ibe 5 , S. Sakata 3 , R. Kodama 6 , M. Ichikawa 6 , Y. Sakai , T. Ueda 5 , B. Wada 6
2-out RBI: S. Ibe , S. Sakata , R. Kodama , B. Wada 2 , S. Shiraishi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Ichikawa , Y. Toyota , S. Shiraishi
Hit by Pitch: S. Inoue 2
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Kodama (28)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Sakata-Ichikawa-Ibe)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Kamai SS 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .246 5 16
S. Hino LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .191 8 23
T. Takahashi 1B 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .279 3 35
   a-K. Yamada PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 0 0
S. Abe RF, 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .201 3 16
J. Koda 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .292 2 6
R. Tamura 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .186 10 27
H. Orido C 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .247 4 11
S. Hara CF 4 2 3 3 0 0 1 .161 2 4
T. Kurata P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .239 0 0
   T. Ishibashi P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   Y. Fujitate P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   b-S. Sato PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 13 42
   K. Usui P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 5 10 5 3 5 15      
a - K. Yamada pinch hit for T. Takahashi in the 7th
b - S. Sato pinch hit for Y. Fujitate in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: S. Hara 2 (2, 2nd Inning off S. Shiraishi, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off S. Shiraishi, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Kamai (5, 6th Inning off S. Shiraishi, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Kamai 5 , S. Abe , J. Koda , H. Orido 2 , S. Hara 9 , T. Kurata
2-out RBI: A. Kamai
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Hino , H. Orido
GIDP: R. Tamura
Sac Bunt: A. Kamai
Hit by Pitch: J. Koda
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Kamai (17)
CS: S. Hara (1)
NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Shiraishi W (7-4) 9.0 10 5 5 3 5 3 131 3.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Shiraishi 49
Batters Faced: S. Shiraishi 39
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Shiraishi 9-11
Pitches - Strikes: S. Shiraishi 131-80
Hit Batsmen: S. Shiraishi
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Kurata L (7-8) 2.2 8 10 10 2 1 2 73 4.08   
T. Ishibashi 2.1 7 2 2 0 3 2 56 7.00   
Y. Fujitate 3.0 2 1 1 1 4 0 51 4.67   
K. Usui 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 2.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Kurata -3
Batters Faced: T. Kurata 19, T. Ishibashi 15, Y. Fujitate 12, K. Usui 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Kurata 4-3, T. Ishibashi 3-1, Y. Fujitate 2-3, K. Usui 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Kurata 73-42, T. Ishibashi 56-42, Y. Fujitate 51-32, K. Usui 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Ishibashi 3-2
Hit Batsmen: T. Kurata , T. Ishibashi
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Botan Wada
Ballpark: Kotei Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 9233
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