BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
OSAKA SAILORS AT KINBOSHI KITES
08/31/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
OSAKA SAILORS AT KINBOSHI KITES
GAME ID: 8176 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Osaka Sailors (31-80) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 10 2
Kinboshi Kites (59-52) 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 X 6 7 1
Sailors 6-2 Losers to Kites
The Kinboshi Kites topped the Osaka Sailors, 6-2, in Western League action at Konohana Stadium. The standout performance belonged to Kinboshi pitcher and Kobe, Japan, native Kyuso Ikeda. In 8.2 innings, Ikeda surrendered 10 hits, while striking out 5 and walking 1. He allowed 2 runs. Kinboshi raised its record to 59-52 with the win.

Hideyuki Kitamura had a big hit for Kinboshi in the bottom of the seventh inning. With Kinboshi leading 3-0, Kitamura hit a 3-run home run. It was his 10th home run of the season and put the Kites up, 6-0.

Kinboshi manager Frank Moore commended his team for exhibiting "no shortage of effort."
OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Kamai SS 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .237 5 20
C. Okada 2B 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .271 4 15
T. Takahashi 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .288 3 41
N. Yamada RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .245 4 16
S. Hino LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .190 8 25
K. Urushihara C 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .179 4 20
R. Tamura 3B 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 .182 11 29
S. Hara CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .227 3 8
K. Shimabukuro P 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .222 0 2
   a-Z. Abe PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 7 21
   T. Ishibashi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-S. Abe PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .212 3 19
Totals 37 2 10 2 1 5 20      
a - Z. Abe pinch hit for K. Shimabukuro in the 8th
b - S. Abe pinch hit for T. Ishibashi in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Tamura (7, 7th Inning off K. Ikeda, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Abe (6, 9th Inning off K. Ikeda, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Kamai 2 , C. Okada 2 , T. Takahashi , K. Urushihara , R. Tamura 3 , K. Shimabukuro , S. Abe 2
2-out RBI: S. Abe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Okada , N. Yamada 2 , S. Hara
GIDP: T. Takahashi
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: C. Okada 2 (8)
Double Plays: 2 (Okada-Kamai-Takahashi, Tamura-Okada-Takahashi)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Kanazawa CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 .265 13 49
Y. Hirata SS 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 .255 11 37
F. Tokunaga 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .348 31 82
H. Kitamura 2B 3 1 1 4 1 0 0 .251 10 56
M. Kawasaki LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .186 10 43
K. Kurosawa C 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 .233 11 41
K. Kikuchi RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .193 9 32
H. Hanada 3B 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 .164 2 5
K. Ikeda P 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .135 2 2
   M. Miwa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 6 7 5 4 5 19      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Kawasaki (8, 3rd Inning off K. Shimabukuro, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Kitamura (10, 7th Inning off K. Shimabukuro, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Kanazawa , Y. Hirata , H. Kitamura 4 , M. Kawasaki 3 , K. Kikuchi , K. Ikeda
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kanazawa , Y. Hirata , K. Kurosawa , K. Kikuchi
GIDP: T. Kanazawa , H. Hanada
Sac Bunt: K. Ikeda
Sac Fly: H. Hanada
Hit by Pitch: Y. Hirata , K. Kurosawa
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: H. Kitamura (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Hirata-Kitamura-Tokunaga)
OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Shimabukuro L (4-13) 7.0 7 6 5 4 5 1 116 5.61   
T. Ishibashi 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 7.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Shimabukuro 42
Batters Faced: K. Shimabukuro 34, T. Ishibashi 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Shimabukuro 10-5, T. Ishibashi 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Shimabukuro 116-66, T. Ishibashi 9-8
WP: K. Shimabukuro
Hit Batsmen: K. Shimabukuro 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Ikeda W (9-8) 8.2 10 2 2 1 5 0 127 3.37   
M. Miwa SV (15) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Ikeda 60
Batters Faced: K. Ikeda 37, M. Miwa 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Ikeda 7-13, M. Miwa 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Ikeda 127-88, M. Miwa 4-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Miwa 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kyuso Ikeda
Ballpark: Konohana Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (82 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM JST
Time: 2:42
Attendance: 20333
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