 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON FUKUOKA FALCONS AT KINBOSHI KITES 08/24/1974 |  |  | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | FUKUOKA FALCONS AT KINBOSHI KITES | | GAME ID: 8158 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 24TH , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Fukuoka Falcons (63-42) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | | Kinboshi Kites (56-49) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | | |  | |
| Kites Earn Win with Late Rally | Keiji Tamura, who finished 4th in the WL in ERA with 2.81 in 1962, propelled his team to victory over the Fukuoka Falcons. The final score was 3-2, Kinboshi. With the win, the Kites improved to 56-49.
In the bottom of the ninth, with two out and the game tied, 2-2, 27-year old shortstop Akichika Goto won it for Kinboshi. With a runner on 2nd, Goto hit a full count splitter from Sadakuno Ikeda for a run-scoring single, giving his team the 3-2 win.
"The crowd was raucous," said Goto. | |
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| FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE | | KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - Y. Kawasaki pinch hit for R. Auerbach in the 8th b - T. Yamamoto substituted for Y. Kawasaki in the 8th c - K. Suzuki pinch hit for S. Yamasaki in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: A. Sugiura (15, 6th Inning off K. Tamura, 0 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: A. Sugiura (27, 4th Inning off K. Tamura, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: H. Takahashi , T. Akamine , A. Sugiura 6 , S. Hanzawa , S. Yamanaka Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Nakamura , T. Akamine 2 , R. Auerbach , Y. Kawasaki GIDP: I. Nakamura Sac Bunt: H. Takahashi Sac Fly: S. Hanzawa Hit by Pitch: H. Takahashi Team LOB: 10
BASERUNNING SB: H. Takahashi (16)
FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Shibuya-Yamamoto) | | | | |
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| FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE | | KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | K. Tamura | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 105 | 3.62 | | T. Tsuda W (4-4) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 2.38 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Keiji Tamura Ballpark: Konohana Stadium Weather: Cloudy (86 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph Start Time: 2:35 PM JST Time: 2:43 Attendance: 19126 |
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