BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT VESUTAN BEES
09/08/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT VESUTAN BEES
GAME ID: 8190 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Fukuoka Falcons (71-47) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 4 11 0
Vesutan Bees (58-61) 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
Falcons Sneak Past Bees, 4-3
The Vesutan Bees could not turn a fine performance from right fielder Hidetsugu Ikegami into a win. Instead, the Fukuoka Falcons prevailed, 4-3. Ikegami was 2-2 with a home run and 2 walks, while scoring 2. Shuuji Ishii notched his 2nd save of the season. Fukuoka is now 71-47, Vesutan 58-61.

Fukuoka used the timely hitting of Kazunari Suzuki to seize the win. The catcher stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the tenth inning to put the Falcons on top, 4-3. It was his only hit in 5 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

"That's what these guys do," said Falcons manager Kamlyn Kadota. "They battle, they fight."
FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Takahashi CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .258 11 43
I. Nakamura SS 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .247 6 25
T. Akamine RF 4 1 3 0 1 0 2 .318 27 76
A. Sugiura LF 5 0 2 1 0 0 4 .301 32 101
Y. Kawasaki 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 4 .314 31 95
   e-R. Auerbach 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .168 4 13
S. Hanzawa 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .223 8 39
   a-W. Adams PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .272 1 10
   b-T. Yamamoto 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .119 0 1
T. Shibuya 3B 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .253 21 49
K. Suzuki C 5 0 1 1 0 1 4 .254 6 15
T. Fujiwara P 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .133 0 0
   c-S. Yamanaka PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .220 7 20
   T. Watanabe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-K. Kikuchi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .118 0 0
   S. Ishii P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 1
Totals 36 4 11 4 4 5 23      
a - W. Adams pinch hit for S. Hanzawa in the 8th
b - T. Yamamoto substituted for W. Adams in the 8th
c - S. Yamanaka pinch hit for T. Fujiwara in the 9th
d - K. Kikuchi pinch hit for T. Watanabe in the 10th
e - R. Auerbach substituted for Y. Kawasaki in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: I. Nakamura 2 (22, 6th Inning off M. Sakai, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off K. Inouye, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Akamine (16, 8th Inning off M. Sakai, 0 on, 1 out) , Y. Kawasaki (14, 10th Inning off T. Doi, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Takahashi , I. Nakamura 4 , T. Akamine 4 , A. Sugiura 2 , Y. Kawasaki 2 , T. Shibuya , K. Suzuki
2-out RBI: K. Suzuki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Takahashi , A. Sugiura 2 , Y. Kawasaki , S. Hanzawa , K. Suzuki
GIDP: Y. Kawasaki
Sac Bunt: H. Takahashi , T. Yamamoto , T. Fujiwara
Sac Fly: W. Adams
Hit by Pitch: H. Takahashi
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: I. Nakamura (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 4 (Hanzawa-Nakamura-Kawasaki, Shibuya-Hanzawa-Kawasaki, Yamamoto-Nakamura-Kawasaki, Takahashi-Shibuya)
OF assists: 1 (Takahashi(Nakamura at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Miyakawa 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .266 21 50
K. Okano 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .265 11 44
H. Ikegami RF 2 2 2 1 2 0 0 .320 19 66
K. Omori LF 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 .286 22 82
   b-M. Tamura PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 3 17
   e-Y. Isobe CF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 2 24
S. Iwai 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .335 9 27
I. Kawase CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 12 52
   c-I. Hirano PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .206 3 8
   T. Doi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Nakamura C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .285 10 52
Y. Ueda SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 7 25
   K. Inouye P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-K. Kawano LF, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 1 10
M. Sakai P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 1 2
   a-S. Fujiwara SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .213 1 6
Totals 32 3 7 3 3 4 9      
a - S. Fujiwara substituted for M. Sakai in the 8th
b - M. Tamura pinch hit for K. Omori in the 9th
c - I. Hirano pinch hit for I. Kawase in the 9th
d - K. Kawano substituted for K. Inouye in the 10th
e - Y. Isobe substituted for M. Tamura in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Omori (21, 6th Inning off T. Fujiwara, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Miyakawa (21, 3rd Inning off T. Fujiwara, 0 on, 2 outs) , H. Ikegami (19, 4th Inning off T. Fujiwara, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Miyakawa 5 , H. Ikegami 5 , K. Omori 2 , M. Tamura , A. Nakamura
2-out RBI: T. Miyakawa , K. Omori
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Iwai
GIDP: K. Okano , S. Iwai , I. Hirano
Sac Bunt: K. Kawano
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Okano-Ueda-Iwai)
FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Fujiwara 8.0 5 3 3 2 3 2 88 3.31   
T. Watanabe W (6-1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 21 2.37   
S. Ishii SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 4.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Fujiwara 61
Batters Faced: T. Fujiwara 29, T. Watanabe 4, S. Ishii 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Fujiwara 9-10, T. Watanabe 1-0, S. Ishii 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Fujiwara 88-55, T. Watanabe 21-12, S. Ishii 10-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Sakai 7.2 8 2 2 2 4 0 134 3.86   
K. Inouye BS (9) 1.1 1 1 1 2 1 0 23 3.12   
T. Doi L (0-2) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 21 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Sakai 57
Batters Faced: M. Sakai 33, K. Inouye 7, T. Doi 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Sakai 12-7, K. Inouye 2-0, T. Doi 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Sakai 134-82, K. Inouye 23-13, T. Doi 21-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Inouye 2-0
Hit Batsmen: K. Inouye
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hidetsugu Ikegami
Ballpark: Vesutan Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 15504
Monday, November 24th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.8 Build 82