 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON OSAKA SAILORS AT NAGASAKI STARS 09/24/1975 |  |  | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | OSAKA SAILORS AT NAGASAKI STARS | | GAME ID: 8431 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH , 1975 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Osaka Sailors (50-83) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | | Nagasaki Stars (65-69) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 | 6 | 0 | | |  | |
| Ichikawa Homers Twice in 4-2 Win | With Michiki Ichikawa leading the charge, the Nagasaki Stars defeated the Osaka Sailors, 4-2. Ichikawa went 2-3 with 2 home runs and a walk. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice for the Stars. Earning his 9th save of the year was Nishiki Teshima. The Sailors, now 50-83, have lost 4 straight.
With Nagasaki trailing 1-0 in the bottom of the third, Ichikawa hit a sinker from Marty Carroll for a 3-run home run. It was his 19th home run of the season and put the Stars ahead, 3-1.
Osaka manager Bill Sherrill said he was "mildly disappointed" with the loss. "We had our opportunities, but we didn't take advantage of them," he said. | |
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| OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE | | NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE | |
| | | a - B. Nishi pinch hit for J. Travis in the 7th
BATTING Doubles: S. Sakata (12, 3rd Inning off M. Carroll, 0 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: M. Ichikawa 2 (19, 3rd Inning off M. Carroll, 2 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off M. Nakamoto, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: S. Sakata 3 , M. Ichikawa 8 , T. Ueda , S. Inoue 2-out RBI: M. Ichikawa Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Yamaguchi GIDP: I. Kawase Team LOB: 6
FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Ichikawa-Sakata-Takamatsu) | | |
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| OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE | | NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | M. Carroll L (10-12) | 7.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 124 | 3.99 | | M. Nakamoto | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3.43 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | J. Travis W (8-14) | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 92 | 5.71 | | Y. Fujitate H (1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2.90 | | N. Teshima SV (9) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4.91 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Michiki Ichikawa Ballpark: Nagasaki Prefecture Stadium Weather: Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 5 mph Start Time: 1:05 PM JST Time: 2:35 Attendance: 10777 Special Notes: CL Yoshiharu Fujitate was injured while pitching. |
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