 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON NAGASAKI STARS AT OSAKA SAILORS 08/20/1974 |  |  | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | NAGASAKI STARS AT OSAKA SAILORS | | GAME ID: 8136 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 20TH , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Nagasaki Stars (45-56) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | | Osaka Sailors (30-71) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | X | 4 | 9 | 0 | | |  | |
| Sailors Rally to Win | Osaka pitcher Kinnosuke Shimabukuro had a large part in his team beating the Nagasaki Stars, 4-3. The right-hander kept opposing batters in check throughout the game. Shimabukuro got the win, improving to 4-12. He gave up 8 hits and walked 1 over 8 innings. He allowed 3 runs. Haruki Ogawa earned the save for Osaka, his 11th of the year.
The game was at a stalemate until second baseman Jiro Koda came to bat in the bottom of the eighth. Facing Nagasaki pitcher Tetsushi Kondo, he hit a 1-1 fastball for a run-scoring single. It was a game-changer, putting Osaka on top, 4-3.
"Good win for us," said Koda. "Now we'll focus on the next one."
The win has Osaka at 30-71. | |
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| NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE | | OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - I. Matsuda substituted for K. Mitsunaga in the 8th
BATTING Home Runs: K. Mitsunaga (1, 4th Inning off K. Shimabukuro, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Ueda (6, 8th Inning off K. Shimabukuro, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: T. Ueda 5 , M. Ichikawa 2 , S. Inoue , Y. Toyota , K. Mitsunaga 5 2-out RBI: K. Mitsunaga Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Inoue , Y. Toyota Sac Bunt: S. Inoue Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING CS: S. Inoue (3)
FIELDING Double Plays: 3 (Inoue-Sakata-Nishi, Inoue-Sakata-Nishi, Sakata-Yamaguchi-Nishi) | | | | |
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| NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE | | OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | K. Mitsunaga | 7.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 98 | 3.48 | | T. Kondo L (7-10), BS (7) | 0.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4.64 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | K. Shimabukuro W (4-12) | 8.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 110 | 5.64 | | H. Ogawa SV (11) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6.20 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Kinnosuke Shimabukuro Ballpark: Kotei Stadium Weather: Cloudy (91 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 7 mph Start Time: 1:05 PM JST Time: 2:28 Attendance: 9558 |
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