BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT KINBOSHI KITES
08/26/1974
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BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT KINBOSHI KITES
GAME ID: 8160 - MONDAY, AUGUST 26TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fukuoka Falcons (64-43) 0 0 4 0 1 1 2 2 0 10 12 0
Kinboshi Kites (57-50) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 2
Takahashi, Falcons Wreck Kites, 10-1
Fukuoka center fielder Hirobumi Takahashi made his presence felt in the 10-1 Falcons triumph over the Kinboshi Kites. Takahashi was 2-4 with 2 home runs and a walk. He scored 3 times and drove in 3. Fukuoka pitcher Minoru Yamamoto earned the win, hiking his record to 5-7. Narushi Nagaoka suffered the loss. The second-place Falcons go to 64-43.

Yasuhiko Kawasaki, who is tied for 4th in the WL with a .938 OPS, took Kinboshi hurler Narushi Nagaoka deep in the top of the third. His 3-run home run put the Falcons on top, 3-0. In all, Kawasaki had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 5.

Kinboshi manager Frank Moore called the blowout loss "not what we had in mind."
FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Takahashi CF 4 3 2 3 1 1 2 .252 11 40
W. Adams RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .275 1 9
   a-T. Nakanishi PH, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .438 2 5
A. Sugiura LF 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 .298 28 88
Y. Kawasaki 1B 5 1 2 4 0 1 3 .312 29 86
S. Hanzawa SS 4 1 1 1 1 0 5 .235 8 37
K. Suzuki C 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 .262 6 14
R. Auerbach 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .159 4 13
T. Shibuya 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .256 18 42
M. Yamamoto P 4 2 2 1 1 1 0 .143 0 4
   S. Ikeda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 1 2
Totals 39 10 12 9 4 7 22      
a - T. Nakanishi pinch hit for W. Adams in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Sugiura (16, 7th Inning off S. Yamashita, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Yamamoto (2, 8th Inning off S. Yamashita, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Kawasaki (29, 3rd Inning off N. Nagaoka, 2 on, 2 outs) , S. Hanzawa (8, 3rd Inning off N. Nagaoka, 0 on, 2 outs) , H. Takahashi 2 (11, 5th Inning off N. Nagaoka, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off S. Yamashita, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Takahashi 8 , W. Adams , A. Sugiura 3 , Y. Kawasaki 5 , S. Hanzawa 4 , K. Suzuki , R. Auerbach , M. Yamamoto 3
2-out RBI: Y. Kawasaki , S. Hanzawa , M. Yamamoto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Takahashi , S. Hanzawa , R. Auerbach , T. Shibuya
GIDP: K. Suzuki
Sac Bunt: W. Adams
Hit by Pitch: T. Nakanishi
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Auerbach-Hanzawa-Kawasaki)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Murakami CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .267 0 0
Y. Hirata SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .246 9 32
F. Tokunaga 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .357 31 81
   b-Y. Hiramoto PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 2 4
H. Kitamura 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .251 9 50
M. Kawasaki LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .181 9 41
K. Kurosawa C 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 .232 10 40
R. Okamoto RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .231 2 3
H. Hanada 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .196 2 4
N. Nagaoka P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 1 4
   S. Yamashita P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Kanazawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 13 49
   K. Yoshikawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-K. Kikuchi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .189 9 32
Totals 32 1 7 1 3 4 13      
a - T. Kanazawa pinch hit for S. Yamashita in the 8th
b - Y. Hiramoto pinch hit for F. Tokunaga in the 8th
c - K. Kikuchi pinch hit for K. Yoshikawa in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Hanada (1, 9th Inning off S. Ikeda, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Murakami 2 , F. Tokunaga , H. Kitamura , R. Okamoto , H. Hanada 3
2-out RBI: H. Hanada
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Hirata , K. Kurosawa , K. Kikuchi
GIDP: R. Okamoto
Sac Bunt: N. Nagaoka
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Hirata (14) , F. Tokunaga (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Hirata-Kitamura-Tokunaga)
FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Yamamoto W (5-7) 8.2 6 1 1 3 4 0 117 5.63   
S. Ikeda 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Yamamoto 69
Batters Faced: M. Yamamoto 34, S. Ikeda 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Yamamoto 10-11, S. Ikeda 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Yamamoto 117-73, S. Ikeda 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Ikeda 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Nagaoka L (5-10) 6.0 6 6 6 3 5 3 97 8.50   
S. Yamashita 2.0 6 4 3 1 0 1 46 2.57   
K. Yoshikawa 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19 3.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Nagaoka 38
Batters Faced: N. Nagaoka 28, S. Yamashita 14, K. Yoshikawa 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Nagaoka 6-7, S. Yamashita 2-3, K. Yoshikawa 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Nagaoka 97-60, S. Yamashita 46-27, K. Yoshikawa 19-13
Hit Batsmen: S. Yamashita
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hirobumi Takahashi
Ballpark: Konohana Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 15163
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