BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
NAGASAKI STARS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
08/31/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
NAGASAKI STARS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
GAME ID: 8170 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Nagasaki Stars (46-65) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Fukuoka Falcons (67-44) 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 X 6 10 0
Falcons Blank Nagasaki, Matsumura Winner
The Fukuoka Falcons posted a 6-0 shutout over the Nagasaki Stars behind a strong performance by Rei Matsumura. The Falcons pitcher, who led the WL in strikeouts with 180 last year, held the Stars to 3 hits while walking 1 and fanning 5 in the route-going win.

"It feels good to be wearing a Fukuoka Falcons uniform today," the right-hander said, following the game.

Checking out his stats for the season, Matsumura has notched 18 wins and 2 losses in 25 starts. His ERA is 1.97 and he's struck out 156 batters in 210.1 innings.
NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Ibe 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .248 3 9
S. Sakata 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .220 4 27
R. Kodama CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .243 10 39
M. Ichikawa SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280 7 57
T. Ueda RF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .216 9 29
S. Inoue 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231 14 42
Y. Toyota LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .211 7 24
S. Yamaguchi C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .240 12 35
Y. Koyama P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .104 0 1
   H. Kawamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 0
   a-I. Matsuda PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231 7 31
   D. Champ P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0
Totals 29 0 3 0 1 5 6      
a - I. Matsuda pinch hit for H. Kawamoto in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Ueda (13, 4th Inning off R. Matsumura, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Sakata , T. Ueda 2 , I. Matsuda
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Ichikawa , S. Inoue , S. Yamaguchi
Sac Bunt: S. Inoue
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Sakata (1)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Sakata (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Ichikawa-Sakata-Ibe)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Takahashi CF 5 2 4 1 0 0 1 .263 11 42
I. Nakamura SS 4 1 0 0 1 0 5 .246 6 24
T. Akamine RF 4 0 1 2 0 2 5 .314 26 73
A. Sugiura LF 4 1 1 3 0 2 4 .299 30 95
Y. Kawasaki 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .310 29 88
S. Hanzawa 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .232 8 38
T. Shibuya 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .253 20 44
S. Yamanaka C 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 .226 6 19
R. Matsumura P 3 1 1 0 0 1 4 .194 0 6
Totals 33 6 10 6 4 6 23      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Yamanaka (10, 3rd Inning off Y. Koyama, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Takahashi (17, 3rd Inning off Y. Koyama, 2 on, 0 outs) , T. Shibuya (14, 6th Inning off Y. Koyama, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Sugiura (30, 7th Inning off Y. Koyama, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Takahashi 5 , T. Akamine , A. Sugiura 4 , Y. Kawasaki , T. Shibuya 2 , S. Yamanaka 2 , R. Matsumura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Nakamura , A. Sugiura , Y. Kawasaki , R. Matsumura
GIDP: S. Hanzawa
Sac Bunt: R. Matsumura
Team LOB: 8
NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Koyama L (10-8) 6.1 9 6 6 3 6 1 108 3.66   
H. Kawamoto 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.83   
D. Champ 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 4.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Koyama 34
Batters Faced: Y. Koyama 31, H. Kawamoto 3, D. Champ 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Koyama 6-6, H. Kawamoto 0-2, D. Champ 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Koyama 108-67, H. Kawamoto 5-5, D. Champ 15-5
WP: D. Champ
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Matsumura W (18-2) 9.0 3 0 0 1 5 0 109 1.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Matsumura 85
Batters Faced: R. Matsumura 31
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Matsumura 11-11
Pitches - Strikes: R. Matsumura 109-68
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rei Matsumura
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 2:28
Attendance: 24569
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