BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT NAGASAKI STARS
09/18/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT NAGASAKI STARS
GAME ID: 8217 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fukuoka Falcons (76-52) 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 9 12 0
Nagasaki Stars (54-73) 1 1 0 4 3 3 0 0 X 12 18 0
Nishi Wallops #300
At Nagasaki Prefecture Stadium Binya Nishi smashed his 300th career home run in a game against Fukuoka today. The 39-year-old first baseman had a hand in the Nagasaki Stars 12-9 victory with 1 home run and 1 run batted in. For the day he went 1 hit-4 at-bats.

At the press conference after the game, Nishi downplayed his achievement.

"To reach 300 home runs is amazing and something I'll always cherish. I've been fortunate to remain healthy and play at a high level through most of my career."

Nishi is batting .270 with 2236 career base hits, including 403 doubles, 49 triples and 300 home runs with 1080 RBIs and 1238 runs scored. He has played in 2235 games, stolen 262 bases and compiled a .337 OBP.
FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Takahashi CF 4 3 2 0 1 1 1 .265 13 48
T. Shibuya 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .254 25 56
T. Akamine RF 5 2 2 0 0 3 1 .322 28 80
A. Sugiura LF 4 1 2 3 1 2 2 .300 33 106
Y. Kawasaki 1B 5 2 3 4 0 1 1 .318 36 106
S. Hanzawa 2B 4 0 2 1 1 1 1 .228 9 44
K. Suzuki C 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .258 6 18
R. Auerbach SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .165 5 15
   S. Ishii P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 1
   S. Yamasaki P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
I. Yamamoto P 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .265 2 9
   a-S. Okamoto SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .071 1 2
Totals 38 9 12 9 4 9 16      
a - S. Okamoto substituted for I. Yamamoto in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Sugiura (20, 3rd Inning off A. Murakami, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: H. Takahashi (1, 5th Inning off A. Murakami, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Sugiura (33, 1st Inning off A. Murakami, 2 on, 1 out) , Y. Kawasaki 2 (36, 1st Inning off A. Murakami, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off A. Murakami, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Takahashi 4 , T. Shibuya , T. Akamine 2 , A. Sugiura 6 , Y. Kawasaki 9 , S. Hanzawa 2
2-out RBI: S. Hanzawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Hanzawa , K. Suzuki , R. Auerbach , S. Okamoto
Sac Bunt: T. Shibuya
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Akamine (43)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hanzawa-Auerbach-Kawasaki)
OF assists: 3 (Akamine(Inoue at home), Sugiura(Yamaguchi at home), Sugiura(Ichikawa at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Nishi 1B 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 .276 10 37
S. Sakata 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .234 4 33
R. Kodama CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .250 11 46
M. Ichikawa SS 5 1 3 0 0 2 0 .289 13 79
T. Ueda RF 4 3 2 1 1 0 0 .214 10 35
S. Inoue 3B 4 2 2 0 1 1 1 .231 16 47
   T. Kondo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
I. Matsuda LF 3 2 3 5 1 0 0 .240 7 38
S. Yamaguchi C 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .243 12 38
A. Murakami P 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 .145 1 5
   D. Champ P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
   a-K. Takamatsu PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 0 3
   Y. Kameda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   b-Y. Sakai 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 0
Totals 37 12 18 11 4 5 8      
a - K. Takamatsu pinch hit for D. Champ in the 7th
b - Y. Sakai substituted for Y. Kameda in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Nishi (10, 6th Inning off S. Ishii, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Nishi 4 , S. Sakata , R. Kodama 2 , M. Ichikawa 3 , T. Ueda 2 , S. Inoue 2 , I. Matsuda 3 , S. Yamaguchi 2 , A. Murakami 2
2-out RBI: I. Matsuda , A. Murakami
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Yamaguchi , D. Champ
GIDP: B. Nishi
Sac Fly: R. Kodama
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Nishi (21) , R. Kodama (32)
FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Yamamoto 4.0 11 7 7 2 2 0 74 6.03   
S. Ishii L (6-5) 1.2 6 5 5 2 0 1 46 4.44   
S. Yamasaki 2.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 37 1.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Yamamoto 12
Batters Faced: I. Yamamoto 21, S. Ishii 13, S. Yamasaki 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Yamamoto 3-3, S. Ishii 4-1, S. Yamasaki 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: I. Yamamoto 74-46, S. Ishii 46-24, S. Yamasaki 37-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Ishii 1-1 , S. Yamasaki 2-0
WP: S. Ishii
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Murakami 4.1 8 8 8 2 6 3 89 3.39   
D. Champ W (5-4) 2.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 30 3.93   
Y. Kameda 1.2 4 1 1 1 1 0 28 3.41   
T. Kondo SV (17) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Murakami 19
Batters Faced: A. Murakami 23, D. Champ 9, Y. Kameda 10, T. Kondo 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Murakami 5-2, D. Champ 5-1, Y. Kameda 1-3, T. Kondo 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Murakami 89-55, D. Champ 30-22, Y. Kameda 28-20, T. Kondo 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Kondo 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Isao Matsuda
Ballpark: Nagasaki Prefecture Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 6 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM JST
Time: 4:03
Attendance: 11213
Special Notes: Rain delay of 47 minutes in the 4th inning.
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