BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
OSAKA SAILORS AT NAGASAKI STARS
09/23/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
OSAKA SAILORS AT NAGASAKI STARS
GAME ID: 8430 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Osaka Sailors (50-82) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 7 0
Nagasaki Stars (64-69) 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 X 5 10 1
Nagasaki Edges Osaka, 5-4
The Nagasaki Stars picked up a win at Nagasaki Prefecture Stadium, topping the Osaka Sailors, 5-4. On the mound for Nagasaki was right-hander Koson Mitsunaga. He played a principal role in the triumph. Mitsunaga picked up the win for Nagasaki, going 8.2 innings. He gave up 4 runs on 7 hits. He now sports a record of 6-16. Nagasaki now sits at 64-69, while Osaka falls to 50-82.

Taysuke Fujimoto helped out the Nagasaki cause in the bottom of the seventh inning with a run-scoring single. For the game, the pinch hitter was 1 for 1.

"We squandered some opportunities," said Osaka manager Bill Sherrill.
OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Kamai SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .216 10 24
S. Hino CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .227 11 41
S. Sato RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .232 17 48
T. Takahashi 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .285 13 66
N. Yamada LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .224 13 30
K. Urushihara C 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .219 8 38
Z. Abe 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .191 3 16
R. Tamura 3B 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 .220 12 29
G. Matsumoto P 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 .125 0 4
   M. Nakamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 4 7 4 2 5 9      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Sato (12, 1st Inning off K. Mitsunaga, 0 on, 2 outs) , N. Yamada (11, 4th Inning off K. Mitsunaga, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: Z. Abe (3, 9th Inning off K. Mitsunaga, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Hino , S. Sato 2 , T. Takahashi , N. Yamada 2 , K. Urushihara , Z. Abe 5
2-out RBI: Z. Abe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Kamai , S. Hino , T. Takahashi
GIDP: S. Sato , T. Takahashi , Z. Abe
Sac Bunt: A. Kamai
Sac Fly: G. Matsumoto
Hit by Pitch: K. Urushihara
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Sato(Matsuda at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Kawase CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .220 4 16
   a-T. Fujimoto PH, CF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .211 14 50
Y. Toyota SS 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .244 7 31
I. Matsuda LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .271 11 38
M. Ichikawa 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .302 17 65
B. Nishi 1B 3 1 2 2 0 0 1 .245 17 48
S. Inoue 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .240 18 69
T. Ueda RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .262 19 59
B. Wada C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .238 12 32
K. Mitsunaga P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .123 0 0
   N. Hamasaki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 5 10 5 2 6 10      
a - T. Fujimoto pinch hit for I. Kawase in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Ichikawa (20, 1st Inning off G. Matsumoto, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Inoue (13, 2nd Inning off G. Matsumoto, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Nishi (13, 8th Inning off G. Matsumoto, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: I. Matsuda (3, 6th Inning off G. Matsumoto, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Nishi (17, 4th Inning off G. Matsumoto, 0 on, 1 out) , Y. Toyota (7, 7th Inning off G. Matsumoto, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Fujimoto , Y. Toyota 4 , I. Matsuda 4 , M. Ichikawa 2 , B. Nishi 6 , S. Inoue 2 , T. Ueda , B. Wada
2-out RBI: T. Fujimoto , Y. Toyota
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Wada , K. Mitsunaga
Sac Bunt: K. Mitsunaga
Sac Fly: B. Nishi
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Toyota (4)
Double Plays: 3 (Mitsunaga-Toyota-Nishi, Toyota-Ichikawa-Nishi, Toyota-Ichikawa-Nishi)
OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Matsumoto L (7-11) 7.2 10 5 5 2 6 2 122 3.31   
M. Nakamoto 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Matsumoto 43
Batters Faced: G. Matsumoto 34, M. Nakamoto 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Matsumoto 5-11, M. Nakamoto 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Matsumoto 122-87, M. Nakamoto 3-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Nakamoto 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Mitsunaga W (6-16) 8.2 7 4 4 2 4 1 107 4.75   
N. Hamasaki SV (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 7.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Mitsunaga 56
Batters Faced: K. Mitsunaga 34, N. Hamasaki 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Mitsunaga 10-9, N. Hamasaki 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Mitsunaga 107-71, N. Hamasaki 3-3
Hit Batsmen: K. Mitsunaga
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Koson Mitsunaga
Ballpark: Nagasaki Prefecture Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 9478
Special Notes: Rain delay of 33 minutes in the 7th inning.
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