 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON FUKUOKA FALCONS AT KINBOSHI KITES 09/27/1974 |  |  | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | FUKUOKA FALCONS AT KINBOSHI KITES | | GAME ID: 8445 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Fukuoka Falcons (79-57) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | | Kinboshi Kites (68-68) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | | |  | |
| Kites Drop to .500 After 7-1 Loss to Falcons | The Fukuoka Falcons converted a terrific effort from starter Tsuneteru Fujiwara into a win over the Kinboshi Kites at Konohana Stadium. The Falcons won the game by a final score of 7-1. The second-place Falcons are 79-57.
Ray Auerbach, who is a four-time All-Star, chipped in a run-scoring single for Fukuoka in the top of the fifth. For the game, the shortstop had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 3 runs batted in.
"You have to trust that what you're doing is going to produce results," said Fujiwara. | |
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| FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE | | KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE | |
BATTING Doubles: S. Yamanaka (11, 5th Inning off N. Nagaoka, 0 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: T. Shibuya (26, 2nd Inning off N. Nagaoka, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Auerbach (6, 8th Inning off N. Nagaoka, 1 on, 0 outs) , H. Takahashi (15, 8th Inning off N. Nagaoka, 1 on, 1 out) Total Bases: T. Akamine , H. Takahashi 4 , T. Shibuya 4 , S. Hanzawa , S. Yamanaka 2 , R. Auerbach 5 , T. Fujiwara 2-out RBI: R. Auerbach , T. Fujiwara Hit by Pitch: T. Shibuya Team LOB: 2
BASERUNNING CS: H. Takahashi (5)
FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Hanzawa-Auerbach-Fukunaga) | | | a - M. Oyama pinch hit for S. Yamashita in the 8th b - Y. Hiramoto pinch hit for F. Tokunaga in the 9th c - K. Murakami pinch hit for M. Kawasaki in the 9th d - Z. Yoemon pinch hit for K. Kurosawa in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: H. Kitamura (22, 7th Inning off T. Fujiwara, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: H. Kitamura 4 , Z. Yoemon , K. Kikuchi , Y. Hirata Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , F. Muramoto 2 , K. Kikuchi GIDP: K. Kikuchi Sac Bunt: N. Nagaoka Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING SB: Y. Hirata (1)
FIELDING Errors: H. Kitamura (8) , N. Nagaoka (1) OF assists: 1 (Kikuchi(Yamanaka at home)) | | |
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| FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE | | KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | T. Fujiwara W (4-4) | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 118 | 4.02 | | | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Tsuneteru Fujiwara Ballpark: Konohana Stadium Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph Start Time: 4:35 PM JST Time: 2:45 Attendance: 14502 |
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