BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KINBOSHI KITES AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
09/09/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KINBOSHI KITES AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
GAME ID: 8197 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kinboshi Kites (63-57) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Fukuoka Falcons (72-47) 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 X 5 10 1
Kites Dealt 5-1 Loss
Behind an impressive start by Iwao Yamamoto, Fukuoka beat Kinboshi, 5-1. The victory gives Fukuoka a record of 72-47.

In the bottom of the fifth, Fukuoka right fielder Tsuruo Akamine whacked a fastball to right-center for a 3-run home run. His 28th home run of the season put the Falcons in front, 4-1.

Akamine called the win "a lesson in teamwork."
KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Kanazawa CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .257 13 51
Y. Hirata SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259 13 42
F. Tokunaga 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .344 32 84
H. Kitamura 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .269 11 61
M. Kawasaki LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .198 12 48
K. Kurosawa C 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .233 12 43
K. Kikuchi RF 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 .210 12 40
H. Hanada 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .193 2 7
K. Ikeda P 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .123 2 2
   S. Yamashita P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 0 3 8 7      
BATTING
Total Bases: F. Tokunaga , H. Kitamura , K. Kikuchi 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kanazawa , M. Kawasaki
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Kitamura (15)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Takahashi CF 5 1 3 0 0 1 2 .261 11 43
I. Nakamura SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .248 6 25
T. Akamine RF 2 1 1 3 2 0 1 .319 28 79
A. Sugiura LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .301 32 101
Y. Kawasaki 1B 3 2 2 2 1 1 2 .316 33 97
S. Hanzawa 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .223 8 39
T. Shibuya 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .251 21 49
S. Yamanaka C 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .221 7 20
I. Yamamoto P 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .277 2 9
   a-K. Kikuchi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .114 0 0
   S. Yamasaki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
Totals 31 5 10 5 4 4 14      
a - K. Kikuchi pinch hit for I. Yamamoto in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: Y. Kawasaki 2 (33, 4th Inning off K. Ikeda, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off K. Ikeda, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Akamine (28, 5th Inning off K. Ikeda, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Takahashi 3 , I. Nakamura , T. Akamine 4 , A. Sugiura , Y. Kawasaki 8 , S. Hanzawa , S. Yamanaka
2-out RBI: Y. Kawasaki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Takahashi , A. Sugiura , Y. Kawasaki , S. Hanzawa , I. Yamamoto
Sac Bunt: I. Nakamura , T. Shibuya
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Takahashi 2 (20)
CS: T. Akamine (4)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Takahashi (6)
OF assists: 1 (Akamine(Kitamura at home))
KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Ikeda L (9-10) 7.0 10 5 5 3 4 3 122 3.59   
S. Yamashita 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 2.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Ikeda 38
Batters Faced: K. Ikeda 33, S. Yamashita 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Ikeda 7-9, S. Yamashita 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Ikeda 122-78, S. Yamashita 18-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Yamamoto W (9-10) 8.0 5 1 0 3 7 0 125 5.99   
S. Yamasaki 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 1.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Yamamoto 74
Batters Faced: I. Yamamoto 31, S. Yamasaki 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Yamamoto 5-11, S. Yamasaki 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: I. Yamamoto 125-81, S. Yamasaki 10-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Iwao Yamamoto
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 18813
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