BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT KINBOSHI KITES
08/25/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT KINBOSHI KITES
GAME ID: 8159 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 25TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fukuoka Falcons (63-43) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 7 0
Kinboshi Kites (57-49) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 6 9 1
Kites Sneak By Falcons, 6-5
The Kinboshi Kites picked up a win at Konohana Stadium, knocking off the Fukuoka Falcons, 6-5. On the mound for Kinboshi was right-hander Kyuso Ikeda. He played a key role in the triumph. Kinboshi pitcher Matoba Miwa got the win. He's now 4-2. Shinpo Yamasaki was tagged with the loss. Kinboshi is third in the Western League with a record of 57-49.

Taira Kanazawa was the walk-off hero for Kinboshi. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Kites center fielder hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"For the most part, I made good pitches when I needed to," said Ikeda.
FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Adams CF, RF 5 1 0 0 0 1 2 .273 1 9
I. Nakamura SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .256 6 24
T. Akamine RF 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .305 25 70
   S. Yamasaki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
A. Sugiura LF 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 .296 28 88
   a-Y. Fukunaga PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 1 2
   b-K. Kikuchi LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 0 0
   c-T. Shibuya PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .260 18 42
   d-J. Ishikawa LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 0 0
Y. Kawasaki 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .311 28 82
S. Hanzawa 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .235 7 36
S. Yamanaka C 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .219 6 17
R. Auerbach 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .158 4 13
R. Matsumura P 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .188 0 6
   e-H. Takahashi PH, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 9 37
Totals 35 5 7 5 2 9 11      
a - Y. Fukunaga pinch ran for A. Sugiura in the 3rd
b - K. Kikuchi substituted for Y. Fukunaga in the 3rd
c - T. Shibuya pinch hit for K. Kikuchi in the 8th
d - J. Ishikawa substituted for T. Shibuya in the 8th
e - H. Takahashi pinch hit for R. Matsumura in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Sugiura (28, 1st Inning off K. Ikeda, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Shibuya (18, 8th Inning off M. Miwa, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Akamine 2 , A. Sugiura 5 , T. Shibuya 4 , S. Yamanaka 2
2-out RBI: A. Sugiura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Nakamura , Y. Kawasaki
Hit by Pitch: H. Takahashi
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Kanazawa CF 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 .269 13 49
Y. Hirata 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .249 9 32
F. Tokunaga 1B 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 .357 31 81
M. Kawasaki LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .182 9 41
K. Kurosawa C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .233 10 40
   b-Z. Yoemon PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .226 0 4
A. Goto SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .180 4 10
K. Kikuchi RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .189 9 32
H. Hanada 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .167 2 3
   c-R. Okamoto PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .229 2 3
K. Ikeda P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .122 2 2
   a-M. Oyama PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 1 6
   M. Miwa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-H. Kitamura PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .251 9 50
Totals 35 6 9 5 1 8 8      
a - M. Oyama pinch hit for K. Ikeda in the 7th
b - Z. Yoemon pinch hit for K. Kurosawa in the 9th
c - R. Okamoto pinch hit for H. Hanada in the 9th
d - H. Kitamura pinch hit for M. Miwa in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Goto (4, 2nd Inning off R. Matsumura, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: F. Tokunaga 2 (31, 4th Inning off R. Matsumura, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off R. Matsumura, 0 on, 1 out) , H. Hanada (2, 7th Inning off R. Matsumura, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Kanazawa , F. Tokunaga 8 , M. Kawasaki , Z. Yoemon , A. Goto 2 , K. Kikuchi , H. Hanada 4 , H. Kitamura
2-out RBI: T. Kanazawa , H. Hanada , H. Kitamura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Kikuchi , H. Hanada
Hit by Pitch: F. Tokunaga
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Goto (11)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Goto (6)
FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Matsumura 8.0 4 3 3 1 6 3 126 2.06   
S. Yamasaki L (4-5), BS (8) 0.2 5 3 3 0 2 0 21 1.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Matsumura 67
Batters Faced: R. Matsumura 30, S. Yamasaki 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Matsumura 9-9, S. Yamasaki 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Matsumura 126-79, S. Yamasaki 21-15
WP: S. Yamasaki
Hit Batsmen: R. Matsumura
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Ikeda 7.0 4 2 2 2 6 1 111 3.44   
M. Miwa W (4-2), BS (3) 2.0 3 3 2 0 3 1 39 3.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Ikeda 65
Batters Faced: K. Ikeda 27, M. Miwa 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Ikeda 8-7, M. Miwa 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Ikeda 111-68, M. Miwa 39-27
Hit Batsmen: M. Miwa
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kyuso Ikeda
Ballpark: Konohana Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM JST
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 17321
Special Notes: LF Ayato Sugiura was injured while running the bases.
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