 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON NAGASAKI STARS AT OSAKA SAILORS 09/21/1974 |  |  | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | NAGASAKI STARS AT OSAKA SAILORS | | GAME ID: 8422 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Nagasaki Stars (55-75) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1 | | Osaka Sailors (38-93) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | | |  | |
| Toyota Stars in 9-2 Stars Win | The Nagasaki Stars and Osaka Sailors completed their game despite the rain.
The Nagasaki Stars topped the Osaka Sailors, 9-2, with left fielder Yoritomo Toyota playing a big role. Toyota went 4 for 4 with a triple, 3 singles, and was hit by a pitch. He scored 3 times and drove in 2 for the Stars in the win. The last-place Sailors now sit at 38-93.
The game turned with no one out in the top of the fourth when Toyota hit a run-scoring triple. It thrust the Stars into the lead, 2-1.
"You need to show up when your number's called," said Toyota. | |
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| NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE | | OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - I. Matsuda pinch hit for S. Shiraishi in the 8th b - K. Bai pinch hit for Y. Kameda in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: S. Inoue (10, 4th Inning off W. Otsuki, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Bai (4, 9th Inning off K. Usui, 2 on, 2 outs) Triples: Y. Toyota (1, 4th Inning off W. Otsuki, 1 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: B. Nishi (11, 3rd Inning off W. Otsuki, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: B. Nishi 6 , S. Sakata , R. Kodama , T. Ueda , S. Inoue 2 , Y. Toyota 6 , S. Yamaguchi , K. Bai 2 2-out RBI: B. Nishi , K. Bai Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Nishi , S. Sakata 2 , T. Ueda 3 Sac Bunt: S. Shiraishi Sac Fly: S. Yamaguchi Hit by Pitch: Y. Toyota Team LOB: 10
BASERUNNING SB: R. Kodama (33) CS: B. Nishi (8)
FIELDING Errors: S. Inoue (16) | | | | |
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| NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE | | OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| | | PITCHING Game Score: W. Otsuki 36 Batters Faced: W. Otsuki 27, M. Nakamoto 5, K. Usui 13, Y. Fujitate 1 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Otsuki 6-5, M. Nakamoto 3-2, K. Usui 2-1, Y. Fujitate 0-1 Pitches - Strikes: W. Otsuki 98-59, M. Nakamoto 14-10, K. Usui 48-29, Y. Fujitate 5-2 Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Nakamoto 2-0 , Y. Fujitate 1-0 WP: K. Usui , Y. Fujitate Hit Batsmen: K. Usui | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Yoritomo Toyota Ballpark: Kotei Stadium Weather: Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph Start Time: 7:05 PM JST Time: 3:46 Attendance: 12664 Special Notes: Rain delay of 57 minutes in the 5th inning. |
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