BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
NAGASAKI STARS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
09/30/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
NAGASAKI STARS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
GAME ID: 8451 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Nagasaki Stars (69-70) 2 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 12 2
Fukuoka Falcons (82-57) 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 11 1
Matsuda Socks 2 Home Runs in 9-5 Nagasaki Win
The performance of Isao Matsuda proved critical in helping Nagasaki beat Fukuoka, 9-5. The Stars left fielder went 3-4 with 2 home runs and a walk. He scored 3 runs and drove in 4. Shinsaku Shiraishi was the winner. Over 9 innings, he yielded 5 runs on 11 hits, with 1 walk and 4 strikeouts. Nagasaki is now 69-70, while Fukuoka is 82-57.

Nagasaki used a well-timed hit by Tatsuhiko Ueda to capture the win. The right fielder socked a 2-run double in the top of the first inning to put the Stars ahead, 2-0. Though it was his only hit in 5 at-bats, it was important.

"Just glad I could help us get a win," said Ueda.
NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Takamatsu 1B 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .246 6 31
S. Sakata 2B 5 3 1 0 0 0 1 .260 11 34
I. Matsuda LF 4 3 3 4 1 0 0 .273 13 43
M. Ichikawa SS 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .307 23 77
T. Ueda RF 5 0 1 2 0 1 3 .263 19 61
S. Inoue 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .243 20 74
I. Kawase CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .215 5 17
B. Wada C 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .233 12 32
S. Shiraishi P 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .160 1 5
Totals 37 9 12 9 4 3 13      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Ueda (15, 1st Inning off I. Yamamoto, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: I. Kawase (5, 2nd Inning off I. Yamamoto, 0 on, 0 outs) , I. Matsuda 2 (13, 3rd Inning off I. Yamamoto, 1 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off T. Ohashi, 1 on, 1 out) , S. Inoue (20, 3rd Inning off I. Yamamoto, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Takamatsu , S. Sakata , I. Matsuda 9 , M. Ichikawa , T. Ueda 2 , S. Inoue 5 , I. Kawase 4 , B. Wada , S. Shiraishi
2-out RBI: T. Ueda
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Takamatsu , S. Inoue
GIDP: T. Ueda , S. Shiraishi
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Takamatsu (3)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Inoue 2 (20)
Double Plays: 3 (Sakata-Ichikawa-Takamatsu, Sakata-Ichikawa-Takamatsu, Ichikawa-Sakata-Takamatsu)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Takahashi CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .260 21 65
K. Kikuchi SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .215 0 3
Y. Kawasaki 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .310 52 115
T. Akamine RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .270 24 59
T. Shibuya 3B 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .268 15 46
S. Hanzawa 2B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .266 16 51
W. Adams LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .236 7 22
K. Suzuki C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .244 2 13
I. Yamamoto P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .178 0 3
   T. Ohashi P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
   a-S. Horimoto PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 4 14
   E. Knight P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   b-A. Sugiura PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .248 27 91
Totals 36 5 11 5 1 4 11      
a - S. Horimoto pinch hit for T. Ohashi in the 7th
b - A. Sugiura pinch hit for E. Knight in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Shibuya (15, 6th Inning off S. Shiraishi, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Hanzawa (11, 8th Inning off S. Shiraishi, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Hanzawa (16, 2nd Inning off S. Shiraishi, 1 on, 1 out) , Y. Kawasaki (52, 3rd Inning off S. Shiraishi, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Shibuya (15, 8th Inning off S. Shiraishi, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Takahashi , Y. Kawasaki 4 , T. Akamine , T. Shibuya 7 , S. Hanzawa 6 , W. Adams 2 , K. Suzuki
2-out RBI: Y. Kawasaki , T. Shibuya
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Hanzawa , W. Adams , K. Suzuki
GIDP: H. Takahashi , K. Kikuchi , I. Yamamoto
Hit by Pitch: S. Horimoto
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Adams (13)
CS: H. Takahashi (5)

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Kawasaki (9)
Double Plays: 2 (Suzuki-Kikuchi-Kawasaki, Hanzawa-Kikuchi-Kawasaki)
NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Shiraishi W (10-9) 9.0 11 5 5 1 4 3 108 4.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Shiraishi 48
Batters Faced: S. Shiraishi 38
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Shiraishi 8-11
Pitches - Strikes: S. Shiraishi 108-76
Hit Batsmen: S. Shiraishi
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Yamamoto L (12-10) 2.1 5 7 5 3 3 3 60 4.21   
T. Ohashi 4.2 4 2 2 1 0 1 61 3.62   
E. Knight 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 29 6.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Yamamoto 19
Batters Faced: I. Yamamoto 15, T. Ohashi 19, E. Knight 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Yamamoto 3-0, T. Ohashi 6-8, E. Knight 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: I. Yamamoto 60-33, T. Ohashi 61-38, E. Knight 29-18
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Isao Matsuda
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 24054
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