 | | 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. | |
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| KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE | | NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE | |
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)) | | | 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) | | |
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| 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 | | | | 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 | | |
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| 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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