 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON FUKUOKA FALCONS AT OSAKA SAILORS 09/29/1974 |  |  | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | FUKUOKA FALCONS AT OSAKA SAILORS | | GAME ID: 8450 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Fukuoka Falcons (80-58) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | | Osaka Sailors (39-99) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | | |  | |
| Matsumura Spins 1-0 Shutout | Rei Matsumura of the Fukuoka Falcons shut down the Osaka Sailors, 1-0, on 4 hits, while ringing up 7 strikeouts and allowing 2 walks.
After the game Matsumura said, "Guys have been fouling off a lot of pitches lately and I've been getting into too many deep pitch counts, but I'm pleased with the way things went today. I went right after them and stayed ahead in the count."
In 31 starts this year, Matsumura has recorded a 21-4 record and a 2.24 ERA. | |
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| FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE | | OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE | |
| | | | Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | AVG | HR | RBI | | A. Kamai SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .222 | 7 | 28 | | b-N. Yamada PH, RF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 | 5 | 18 | | S. Hino LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .195 | 11 | 35 | | c-S. Sato PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .276 | 16 | 60 | | d-C. Okada SS, 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 | 9 | 29 | | T. Takahashi 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .287 | 3 | 49 | | J. Koda 2B, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .315 | 3 | 12 | | e-H. Orido PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 | 5 | 18 | | S. Abe RF, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .197 | 4 | 22 | | M. Yamamoto CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .184 | 9 | 39 | | K. Urushihara C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .192 | 8 | 30 | | R. Tamura 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .191 | 12 | 33 | | a-Z. Abe PH, 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .245 | 7 | 22 | | T. Kurata P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .164 | 0 | 0 | | Totals | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | | | | a - Z. Abe pinch hit for R. Tamura in the 8th b - N. Yamada pinch hit for A. Kamai in the 8th c - S. Sato pinch hit for S. Hino in the 8th d - C. Okada substituted for S. Sato in the 9th e - H. Orido pinch hit for J. Koda in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: K. Urushihara (10, 3rd Inning off R. Matsumura, 0 on, 0 outs) Triples: N. Yamada (1, 8th Inning off R. Matsumura, 0 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: N. Yamada 3 , T. Takahashi 2 , K. Urushihara 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Kamai , S. Sato , S. Abe GIDP: S. Hino Team LOB: 5
FIELDING Double Plays: 2 (Tamura-Koda-Takahashi, Takahashi-Koda-Takahashi) OF assists: 1 (Abe(Takahashi at 3rd base)) | | |
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| FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE | | OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | R. Matsumura W (21-4) | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 102 | 2.24 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | T. Kurata L (9-12) | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 119 | 3.97 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Rei Matsumura Ballpark: Kotei Stadium Weather: Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph Start Time: 7:05 PM JST Time: 2:37 Attendance: 12115 Special Notes: Rain delay of 15 minutes in the 3rd inning. |
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