 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON VESUTAN BEES AT KINBOSHI KITES 08/28/1975 |  | | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | VESUTAN BEES AT KINBOSHI KITES | | GAME ID: 8168 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 28TH , 1975 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Vesutan Bees (56-52) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | | Kinboshi Kites (49-59) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | | |  | |
| Sakai Baffles Kinboshi Batters | Masatoshi Sakai of the Vesutan Bees was on top of his game.
The 40-year-old tantalized the Kinboshi Kites with crisp curves and changeups, mixed in with just enough fastballs to keep the batters honest, shutting them out, 3-0.
"He had the changeup working," Kinboshi manager Frank Moore said in postgame comments. "You knew it was coming and you still grounded out -- and then he threw it even slower."
The Vesutan hurler had 3 strikeouts, gave up 2 walks and surrendered 7 hits in his complete-game effort.
Sakai told reporters after the game that "keeping the ball down is the key to being successful in this league."
"If you don't do that, they'll make you pay," he said.
This season, Sakai has 10 wins and 9 losses and a 2.95 ERA. | |
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| VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE | | KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE | |
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | AVG | HR | RBI | | K. Kawano CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .232 | 10 | 22 | | T. Miyakawa 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .264 | 11 | 32 | | H. Ikegami RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .308 | 13 | 74 | | S. Iwai 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .276 | 16 | 65 | | K. Omori LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .244 | 9 | 46 | | K. Bai 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .278 | 3 | 11 | | A. Nakamura C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .257 | 13 | 38 | | Y. Ueda SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .193 | 5 | 20 | | M. Sakai P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .161 | 0 | 4 | | Totals | 28 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | | | | BATTING
Doubles: K. Bai (4, 7th Inning off A. Komori, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Kawano , T. Miyakawa , S. Iwai , K. Omori , K. Bai 2 , A. Nakamura 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Miyakawa , K. Omori , M. Sakai
GIDP: T. Miyakawa
Sac Bunt: A. Nakamura , Y. Ueda
Sac Fly: H. Ikegami , S. Iwai
Hit by Pitch: K. Kawano
Team LOB: 7
FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Ikegami-Iwai, Ueda-Bai-Iwai)
OF assists: 1 (Ikegami(Kikuchi at 1st base)) | | | | |
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| VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE | | KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | M. Sakai W (10-9) | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 101 | 2.95 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | A. Komori L (0-7) | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 96 | 5.75 | | T. Tsuda | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 4.95 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Masatoshi Sakai
Ballpark: Konohana Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 10940
Special Notes: Rain delay of 30 minutes in the 7th inning. |
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