BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT OSAKA SAILORS
09/28/1975
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FUKUOKA FALCONS AT OSAKA SAILORS
GAME ID: 8443 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fukuoka Falcons (82-55) 1 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 7 11 1
Osaka Sailors (50-86) 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 6 5
7-4 Loss Deepens Osaka Funk
Fukuoka right-hander Rei Matsumura pitched his team to victory over the Osaka Sailors at Kotei Stadium. The final score was 7-4. Matsumura got the win, improving to 15-9. He gave up 5 hits and walked 0 over 7 innings. He allowed 4 runs. Shinpo Yamasaki collected his 30th save.

In the top of the second, Fukuoka shortstop Itaru Nakamura had a productive at-bat. With runners on 2nd and 3rd and two out, Nakamura stroked a 2-run single to center. It made the score 4-0, Fukuoka. For the game, he was 2 for 5 with 2 singles. He drove in 2 runs and scored once.

"We just can't get over the hump," said losing manager Bill Sherrill.

The Sailors have now dropped 7 straight.
FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Takahashi CF 5 2 0 0 0 0 4 .260 21 65
I. Nakamura SS 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 .282 17 60
A. Sugiura LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .249 27 91
Y. Kawasaki 1B 4 0 2 2 0 1 3 .310 51 112
   S. Yamasaki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 2
S. Hanzawa 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .264 15 48
T. Shibuya 3B 4 0 2 0 1 1 0 .262 14 43
W. Adams RF 5 1 0 0 0 1 4 .233 7 22
S. Yamanaka C 4 1 0 0 1 2 5 .224 11 38
R. Matsumura P 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .134 0 5
   a-S. Horimoto 1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .308 4 14
Totals 41 7 11 6 3 8 25      
a - S. Horimoto substituted for R. Matsumura in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Kawasaki 2 (14, 1st Inning off G. Matsumoto, 1 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off G. Matsumoto, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: I. Nakamura 2 , A. Sugiura 2 , Y. Kawasaki 4 , T. Shibuya 2 , R. Matsumura 3
2-out RBI: I. Nakamura , Y. Kawasaki , R. Matsumura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , H. Takahashi 2 , I. Nakamura , A. Sugiura , S. Hanzawa , S. Yamanaka
GIDP: Y. Kawasaki
Sac Fly: Y. Kawasaki
Hit by Pitch: H. Takahashi
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: I. Nakamura (28)
Double Plays: 2 (Hanzawa-Nakamura-Kawasaki, Shibuya-Hanzawa-Horimoto)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Kamai SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 10 24
J. Koda 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .209 12 24
   b-Z. Abe PH, 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .198 3 16
T. Takahashi 2B 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 .283 13 68
S. Sato RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .229 17 48
S. Hino LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .229 12 44
M. Yamamoto CF 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .217 8 26
K. Urushihara C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .216 8 38
R. Tamura 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .216 12 29
G. Matsumoto P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .120 0 4
   K. Usui P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-S. Abe PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160 1 10
   Y. Nobuhara P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 4 6 4 0 4 10      
a - S. Abe pinch hit for K. Usui in the 7th
b - Z. Abe pinch hit for J. Koda in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: S. Hino (12, 4th Inning off R. Matsumura, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Yamamoto (8, 7th Inning off R. Matsumura, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Koda , Z. Abe , S. Sato , S. Hino 4 , M. Yamamoto 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Sato , S. Hino , R. Tamura
GIDP: T. Takahashi , S. Sato
Hit by Pitch: T. Takahashi 2
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: A. Kamai 3 (35) , T. Takahashi (14) , G. Matsumoto (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Takahashi-Kamai-Koda)
FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Matsumura W (15-9) 7.0 5 4 4 0 4 2 85 2.21   
S. Yamasaki SV (30) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 2.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Matsumura 55
Batters Faced: R. Matsumura 27, S. Yamasaki 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Matsumura 8-8, S. Yamasaki 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Matsumura 85-50, S. Yamasaki 21-12
WP: R. Matsumura
Hit Batsmen: R. Matsumura 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Matsumoto L (7-12) 6.0 9 7 0 1 7 0 120 3.20   
K. Usui 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 2.52   
Y. Nobuhara 2.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 34 1.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Matsumoto 46
Batters Faced: G. Matsumoto 33, K. Usui 5, Y. Nobuhara 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Matsumoto 6-5, K. Usui 2-1, Y. Nobuhara 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Matsumoto 120-77, K. Usui 21-11, Y. Nobuhara 34-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Usui 1-0
WP: G. Matsumoto
Hit Batsmen: K. Usui
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rei Matsumura
Ballpark: Kotei Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM JST
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 10830
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