BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
10/07/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
GAME ID: 11503 - MONDAY, OCTOBER 7TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kobe Bulls 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 1
Hosho Reliables 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Road Win Lifts Kobe to 3-0 Lead in NCS
The Kobe Bulls are one game away from a sweep of the Hosho Reliables after a road win at Nagoya Minami Stadium, 3-1. Bulls right-hander Yoshimatsu Yamamura had a strong outing. He threw 6.0 innings of 2-hit ball. Kobe now holds a 3-0 advantage in the best-of-7 BAN Championship Series.

With no one out in the top of the first, Tatsuharu Oto barreled up a cutter from Takashi Masuda. The result was a 2-run home run, putting the Bulls in front, 3-0.

"Every team in baseball loses," Reliables manager Shun Kawamura said. "We're in the playoffs and we still have the same guys that got us here. We'll bounce back."

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Nagoya Minami Stadium in Nagoya.
KOBE BATTING LINESCORE HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .250 0 1
T. Kurokawa LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .200 1 2
T. Oto 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .364 2 3
J. Hayashida CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 1 1
K. Kira C 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .273 0 0
O. Abbott RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .200 1 1
T. Ide SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .667 0 0
M. Osaki 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .444 1 2
Y. Yamamura P 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 0
   a-T. Ryu PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
   S. Kawakami P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 2 4 7 10      
a - T. Ryu pinch hit for Y. Yamamura in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Smith (1, 1st Inning off T. Masuda, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Oto (2, 1st Inning off T. Masuda, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Smith 2 , T. Kurokawa , T. Oto 5 , T. Ide 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Smith
GIDP: O. Abbott
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: M. Osaki
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Ikeda RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .182 0 1
H. Dunham LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .250 0 2
Y. Watanabe 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .167 1 1
B. McCullough 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .182 0 0
   b-T. Kurosawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-M. Tanoue 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Yamane CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 0 0
   g-E. Ryu PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Nakamura SS 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .100 0 0
Y. Kawata C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .375 0 0
R. Endo 2B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .429 2 5
   d-K. Hayashida PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   e-C. Mochizuki 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Masuda P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-S. Nitta PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   S. Sumi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-T. Okinaka PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Yamagata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 1 3 1 2 7 8      
a - S. Nitta pinch hit for T. Masuda in the 5th
b - T. Kurosawa pinch hit for B. McCullough in the 6th
c - M. Tanoue substituted for T. Kurosawa in the 7th
d - K. Hayashida pinch hit for R. Endo in the 7th
e - C. Mochizuki substituted for K. Hayashida in the 8th
f - T. Okinaka pinch hit for S. Sumi in the 8th
g - E. Ryu pinch hit for A. Yamane in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: Y. Watanabe (1, 4th Inning off Y. Yamamura, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Ikeda , Y. Watanabe 4 , D. Nakamura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. McCullough
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: H. Dunham (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Endo-Watanabe, Mochizuki-Nakamura-Watanabe)
KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Yamamura W (1-0) 6.0 2 1 1 2 4 1 70 1.50   
S. Kawakami SV (2) 3.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 38 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Yamamura 66
Batters Faced: Y. Yamamura 22, S. Kawakami 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Yamamura 7-6, S. Kawakami 5-1
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Yamamura 70-45, S. Kawakami 38-26
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Masuda L (0-1) 5.0 5 3 3 3 5 1 97 5.40   
S. Sumi 3.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 34 0.00   
J. Yamagata 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 17 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Masuda 47
Batters Faced: T. Masuda 22, S. Sumi 9, J. Yamagata 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Masuda 4-5, S. Sumi 3-4, J. Yamagata 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Masuda 97-62, S. Sumi 34-23, J. Yamagata 17-8
WP: T. Masuda
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yoshimatsu Yamamura
Ballpark: Nagoya Minami Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (54 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM JST
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 46266
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