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.
FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Takahashi CF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .250 9 37
I. Nakamura SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .260 6 24
T. Akamine RF 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .303 25 70
A. Sugiura LF 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .292 27 86
T. Shibuya 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .258 17 39
S. Hanzawa 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .237 7 36
S. Yamanaka C 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .215 6 17
R. Auerbach 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .162 4 13
   a-Y. Kawasaki PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .314 28 82
   b-T. Yamamoto 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 1
T. Fujiwara P 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .111 0 0
   S. Yamasaki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   c-K. Suzuki PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .264 6 14
   S. Ikeda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 1 2
Totals 31 2 6 2 5 5 18      
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)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Kanazawa CF 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .270 13 48
Y. Hirata SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .252 9 32
F. Tokunaga 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .355 29 79
H. Kitamura 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .249 9 49
M. Kawasaki LF 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 .182 9 41
K. Kurosawa C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .235 10 40
K. Kikuchi RF 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 .189 9 32
H. Hanada 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .154 1 2
K. Tamura P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .189 0 6
   a-M. Oyama PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .180 1 6
   T. Tsuda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-A. Goto PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .176 4 10
Totals 28 3 6 3 5 3 10      
a - M. Oyama pinch hit for K. Tamura in the 7th
b - A. Goto pinch hit for T. Tsuda in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: T. Kanazawa 2 , Y. Hirata , F. Tokunaga , K. Tamura , A. Goto
2-out RBI: T. Kanazawa , A. Goto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Hirata , K. Kurosawa
Sac Bunt: H. Hanada 2
Sac Fly: M. Kawasaki
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: K. Kurosawa (3) , H. Hanada (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Hirata-Kitamura-Tokunaga)
FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Fujiwara 7.0 5 2 2 4 3 0 107 0.89   
S. Yamasaki 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1.55   
S. Ikeda L (7-4) 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 0 17 3.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Fujiwara 58
Batters Faced: T. Fujiwara 30, S. Yamasaki 2, S. Ikeda 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Fujiwara 10-8, S. Yamasaki 0-2, S. Ikeda 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Fujiwara 107-63, S. Yamasaki 5-4, S. Ikeda 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Yamasaki 1-0
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   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Tamura 60
Batters Faced: K. Tamura 29, T. Tsuda 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Tamura 10-6, T. Tsuda 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Tamura 105-61, T. Tsuda 33-20
Hit Batsmen: K. Tamura
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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