BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
OSAKA SAILORS AT NAGASAKI STARS
08/23/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
OSAKA SAILORS AT NAGASAKI STARS
GAME ID: 8145 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 23RD , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Osaka Sailors (37-67) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 7 2
Nagasaki Stars (56-48) 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 7 11 1
Stars Win at Home, 7-2
Nagasaki parlayed a decent outing from starter Koson Mitsunaga into a solid win over the Osaka Sailors. The final score was 7-2. The Sailors, at 37-67, have lost 4 in a row.

Michiki Ichikawa, who finished 5th in the WL in triples with 4 in 1970, took Osaka hurler Genpaku Matsumoto deep in the bottom of the first. His 3-run home run put the Stars on top, 3-0. In all, Ichikawa had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 4.

"I tried to mix it up, keep them off balance," said Mitsunaga.
OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Kamai SS 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .213 7 18
S. Hino LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .232 9 35
S. Sato RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .245 13 42
T. Takahashi 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 11 57
N. Yamada 1B 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .220 8 17
M. Yamamoto CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .214 6 14
H. Orido C 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .200 2 5
R. Tamura 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .204 9 21
G. Matsumoto P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .118 0 0
   T. Ota P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 0
   a-Z. Abe PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .167 0 4
   K. Usui P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-K. Urushihara PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .212 5 30
Totals 34 2 7 2 2 8 17      
a - Z. Abe pinch hit for T. Ota in the 8th
b - K. Urushihara pinch hit for K. Usui in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Yamada (7, 5th Inning off K. Mitsunaga, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Tamura (7, 9th Inning off K. Mitsunaga, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Yamada 4 , H. Orido , R. Tamura 3 , K. Urushihara
2-out RBI: R. Tamura , K. Urushihara
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Kamai , S. Hino , S. Sato , H. Orido
Sac Bunt: G. Matsumoto
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: T. Takahashi (11) , R. Tamura (12)
Double Plays: 1 (Kamai-Takahashi-Yamada)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Kawase CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .271 2 8
S. Sakata 2B 4 1 3 0 0 1 2 .249 10 31
   a-Y. Sakai PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 0 1
   c-R. Hirata 2B, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
I. Matsuda LF 3 2 0 0 1 0 3 .273 8 30
   b-F. Mori PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 0 0
M. Ichikawa SS, 2B 4 1 2 3 1 1 0 .310 14 58
B. Nishi 1B, SS 4 2 1 1 0 1 4 .248 12 37
S. Inoue 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .236 15 60
T. Ueda RF 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 .300 18 56
B. Wada C 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 .247 9 28
K. Mitsunaga P 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .128 0 0
Totals 35 7 11 7 4 8 15      
a - Y. Sakai pinch hit for S. Sakata in the 8th
b - F. Mori pinch hit for I. Matsuda in the 8th
c - R. Hirata substituted for Y. Sakai in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Ueda 2 (12, 1st Inning off G. Matsumoto, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off G. Matsumoto, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Nishi (12, 1st Inning off G. Matsumoto, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Ichikawa (14, 1st Inning off G. Matsumoto, 2 on, 1 out) , B. Wada (9, 7th Inning off G. Matsumoto, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: I. Kawase , S. Sakata 3 , M. Ichikawa 5 , B. Nishi 4 , T. Ueda 4 , B. Wada 5
2-out RBI: T. Ueda , B. Wada
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Sakata , B. Nishi , B. Wada , K. Mitsunaga
GIDP: I. Matsuda
Sac Bunt: K. Mitsunaga
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Nishi (12)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Ichikawa (23)
OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Matsumoto L (5-8) 6.2 11 7 5 4 7 3 138 2.98   
T. Ota 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5.64   
K. Usui 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 2.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Matsumoto 31
Batters Faced: G. Matsumoto 36, T. Ota 1, K. Usui 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Matsumoto 8-4, T. Ota 0-1, K. Usui 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Matsumoto 138-84, T. Ota 4-3, K. Usui 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Ota 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Mitsunaga W (5-13) 9.0 7 2 2 2 8 0 115 4.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Mitsunaga 71
Batters Faced: K. Mitsunaga 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Mitsunaga 10-9
Pitches - Strikes: K. Mitsunaga 115-73
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Koson Mitsunaga
Ballpark: Nagasaki Prefecture Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 18004
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