BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KINBOSHI KITES AT NAGASAKI STARS
08/22/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KINBOSHI KITES AT NAGASAKI STARS
GAME ID: 8147 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 22ND , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Kinboshi Kites (54-49) 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 6 9 0
Nagasaki Stars (46-57) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Kites Knock Off Stars at Nagasaki Prefecture Stadium
Kinboshi and Nagasaki got after it at Nagasaki Prefecture Stadium.

Taira Kanazawa was a major factor in the 6-1 Kinboshi win over Nagasaki. The Kites center fielder was 3 for 4 with a double and 2 singles, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. Bill Baker got the win, improving to 5-3. He worked 7 innings, giving up 1 run on 7 hits, while striking out 3 and walking 2.

With Kinboshi leading 1-0 in the top of the second, Kanazawa hit a 2-run single off Nagasaki hurler Togai Ota. It was the 111st hit of the season for Kanazawa and put his team ahead, 3-0.

Kanazawa told a Kinboshi Daily reporter that he was "delighted" with the win.

The Kites improved their record to 54-49 with the win over Nagasaki.
KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Kanazawa CF 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 .268 12 46
Y. Hirata SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 .252 9 32
F. Tokunaga 1B 3 0 1 2 1 0 2 .355 29 79
H. Kitamura 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .251 9 48
M. Kawasaki LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .184 9 40
K. Kurosawa C 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .239 10 40
K. Kikuchi RF 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .191 9 32
H. Hanada 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .121 1 2
B. Baker P 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .111 0 0
   a-A. Goto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171 4 9
   K. Yoshikawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 6 9 6 5 3 14      
a - A. Goto pinch hit for B. Baker in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Kurosawa (9, 2nd Inning off T. Ota, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Kanazawa (15, 4th Inning off T. Ota, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Kanazawa 4 , Y. Hirata , F. Tokunaga , H. Kitamura , K. Kurosawa 2 , K. Kikuchi , B. Baker
2-out RBI: T. Kanazawa , F. Tokunaga
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Hirata , F. Tokunaga
GIDP: K. Kurosawa
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: Y. Hirata (3)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Kikuchi(Ueda at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Nishi 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286 7 33
S. Sakata 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .228 4 26
R. Kodama CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .255 10 39
M. Ichikawa SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .289 7 55
T. Ueda RF 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 .213 7 27
S. Inoue 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .229 13 41
Y. Toyota LF 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 .211 6 21
B. Wada C 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .254 4 17
T. Ota P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .119 0 0
   H. Kawamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
   a-K. Bai PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .310 1 10
   D. Champ P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
Totals 29 1 7 1 2 3 12      
a - K. Bai pinch hit for H. Kawamoto in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Ueda (11, 2nd Inning off B. Baker, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Ueda (7, 4th Inning off B. Baker, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Sakata , R. Kodama , M. Ichikawa , T. Ueda 6 , S. Inoue , B. Wada
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Ichikawa , B. Wada
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Inoue-Sakata-Nishi)
KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Baker W (5-3) 7.0 7 1 1 2 3 1 97 2.95   
K. Yoshikawa 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Baker 60
Batters Faced: B. Baker 29, K. Yoshikawa 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Baker 3-14, K. Yoshikawa 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Baker 97-61, K. Yoshikawa 5-4
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Ota L (4-10) 5.0 7 6 6 5 3 0 95 5.27   
H. Kawamoto 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 29 4.37   
D. Champ 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 4.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Ota 27
Batters Faced: T. Ota 25, H. Kawamoto 8, D. Champ 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Ota 6-4, H. Kawamoto 3-3, D. Champ 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Ota 95-57, H. Kawamoto 29-19, D. Champ 11-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Taira Kanazawa
Ballpark: Nagasaki Prefecture Stadium
Weather: Rain (86 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 11278
Special Notes: The game was called in the 8th inning due to bad weather.
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