 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON KINBOSHI KITES AT NAGASAKI STARS 09/24/1974 |  |  | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | KINBOSHI KITES AT NAGASAKI STARS | | GAME ID: 8434 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Kinboshi Kites (67-67) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | | Nagasaki Stars (57-76) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | X | 3 | 7 | 0 | | |  | |
| Mitsunaga Tames Kites, 3-2 | The Nagasaki Stars earned a close win over the Kinboshi Kites, thanks in part to Koson Mitsunaga. The Nagasaki right-hander, who finished 5th in the EL in strikeouts with 133 last year, played a key role in the 3-2 victory. Tetsushi Kondo was called on to finish, recording his 18th save. Nagasaki is now 57-76, Kinboshi 67-67.
Mitsunaga was charged with 1 run on 1 hit over 8 innings for the Stars. With the win, the 6-foot-4 , 210-pound right-hander goes to 8-14.
"I made some pitches when I had to," said Mitsunaga. | |
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| KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE | | NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE | |
| | | a - K. Bai pinch hit for Y. Toyota in the 7th b - K. Takamatsu substituted for K. Bai in the 8th c - S. Inoue pinch hit for K. Mitsunaga in the 8th d - J. Hale substituted for S. Inoue in the 9th
BATTING Home Runs: S. Sakata (6, 8th Inning off M. Miwa, 1 on, 1 out) Total Bases: S. Sakata 4 , B. Nishi 3 , I. Matsuda , Y. Sakai , S. Inoue Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Kodama , I. Matsuda Sac Bunt: S. Ibe Sac Fly: K. Bai Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING SB: B. Nishi (22) | | |
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| KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE | | NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | K. Tamura L (12-13) | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 95 | 3.53 | | M. Miwa | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3.07 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | K. Mitsunaga W (8-14) | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 82 | 4.26 | | T. Kondo SV (18) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4.69 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Koson Mitsunaga Ballpark: Nagasaki Prefecture Stadium Weather: Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph Start Time: 2:05 PM JST Time: 2:20 Attendance: 11507 |
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