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.
FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Akamine RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .320 29 82
H. Takahashi CF 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 .263 15 51
A. Sugiura LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .294 35 113
Y. Fukunaga 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 1 2
T. Shibuya 3B 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 .251 26 58
S. Hanzawa 2B 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .224 9 45
S. Yamanaka C 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 .213 7 20
R. Auerbach SS 4 1 2 3 0 2 2 .166 6 19
T. Fujiwara P 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .167 0 1
Totals 34 7 8 7 1 10 5      
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)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Kanazawa CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .256 13 53
F. Muramoto 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .255 18 45
F. Tokunaga 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340 34 92
   b-Y. Hiramoto PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .357 2 4
H. Kitamura 2B 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .273 14 70
M. Kawasaki LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .202 15 57
   c-K. Murakami PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .278 1 2
K. Kurosawa C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222 14 48
   d-Z. Yoemon PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .227 0 5
K. Kikuchi RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .206 13 46
Y. Hirata SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .258 15 49
N. Nagaoka P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .128 1 4
   S. Yamashita P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Oyama PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .194 1 8
   J. Neff P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1 2 2 15      
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))
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   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Fujiwara 71
Batters Faced: T. Fujiwara 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Fujiwara 12-12
Pitches - Strikes: T. Fujiwara 118-74
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Nagaoka L (6-14) 7.1 7 6 5 1 8 3 114 7.28   
S. Yamashita 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.52   
J. Neff 1.0 1 1 0 0 2 0 24 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Nagaoka 49
Batters Faced: N. Nagaoka 29, S. Yamashita 2, J. Neff 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Nagaoka 6-6, S. Yamashita 1-1, J. Neff 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Nagaoka 114-73, S. Yamashita 6-4, J. Neff 24-13
WP: J. Neff
Hit Batsmen: J. Neff
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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