BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT KOBE BULLS
10/09/1975
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BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT KOBE BULLS
GAME ID: 11665 - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hosho Reliables 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 5 11 1
Kobe Bulls 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 X 7 9 1
Critical Game 5 Goes to Host Bulls, 7-5
When the games really matter, the Kobe Bulls put on their best show, beating the Hosho Reliables by a final score of 7-5. Tenmu Kurosawa was 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles. Kobe now leads Hosho 3-2 in the best-of-7 affair.

Kobe pitcher Tatsuharu Oto helped the Bulls go up, 7-5, in the bottom of the seventh inning. With the game tied, Oto hit a 2-run double off Hosho pitcher Junya Yamagata.

"We lost," Hosho manager Shun Kawamura said later. "We'll deal with it. The series isn't over."

The next game is set to be played for Saturday, October 11th , 1975 at Nagoya Minami Stadium in Nagoya.
HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE KOBE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Kurosawa SS 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .421 1 2
H. Dunham LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .350 1 2
Y. Watanabe 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .400 4 11
R. Kodama CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .176 0 0
B. McCullough 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .316 2 2
Y. Kawata C 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .158 1 2
T. Ikeda RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .286 1 6
R. Endo 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .200 0 0
   c-E. Ryu PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Saito P 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500 1 1
   a-D. Nakamura PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 0 0
   S. Sumi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-S. Nitta PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500 0 3
   J. Yamagata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-K. Hayashida PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 0 1
Totals 35 5 11 5 1 8 10      
a - D. Nakamura pinch hit for S. Saito in the 5th
b - S. Nitta pinch hit for S. Sumi in the 7th
c - E. Ryu pinch hit for R. Endo in the 9th
d - K. Hayashida pinch hit for J. Yamagata in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Ikeda (2, 2nd Inning off T. Oto, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. McCullough (1, 8th Inning off S. Kawakami, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Saito (1, 3rd Inning off T. Oto, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Kurosawa (1, 5th Inning off T. Oto, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Kurosawa 6 , H. Dunham , Y. Watanabe , B. McCullough 2 , Y. Kawata , T. Ikeda 2 , R. Endo , S. Saito 4 , S. Nitta
2-out RBI: T. Kurosawa , H. Dunham , T. Ikeda , S. Nitta
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Kawata , R. Endo
GIDP: Y. Watanabe
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Kodama (4) , R. Endo (1)
CS: R. Endo (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Yamagata
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 .294 1 2
T. Kurokawa LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .211 0 1
T. Oto P 4 1 2 5 0 0 0 .263 2 7
   S. Kawakami P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Hayashida CF 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .375 3 7
K. Kira C 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .211 0 1
T. Amano RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .316 0 1
R. Funakoshi 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .143 0 0
T. Ide SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .143 0 1
   a-T. Ryu PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
   b-T. Endo SS, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 0 0
M. Osaki 3B, SS 4 2 0 0 0 0 3 .200 0 1
Totals 32 7 9 7 4 4 10      
a - T. Ryu pinch hit for T. Ide in the 7th
b - T. Endo substituted for T. Ryu in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Oto (1, 7th Inning off J. Yamagata, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Oto (2, 3rd Inning off S. Saito, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Hayashida (3, 3rd Inning off S. Saito, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Smith , T. Kurokawa , T. Oto 6 , J. Hayashida 4 , T. Amano , R. Funakoshi , T. Ide , T. Ryu
2-out RBI: T. Kurokawa , T. Oto 2 , J. Hayashida
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Amano
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Smith (3)
CS: T. Kurokawa (1)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Funakoshi
Double Plays: 1 (Osaki-Smith-Funakoshi)
OF assists: 1 (Amano(Kurosawa at 3rd base))
HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Saito 4.0 5 5 5 2 1 2 56 7.88   
S. Sumi 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 22 0.00   
J. Yamagata L (1-2) 2.0 3 2 2 2 2 0 36 4.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Saito 31
Batters Faced: S. Saito 18, S. Sumi 7, J. Yamagata 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Saito 4-6, S. Sumi 0-5, J. Yamagata 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Saito 56-37, S. Sumi 22-18, J. Yamagata 36-24
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Oto W (1-0) 7.0 10 5 5 1 6 2 102 7.30   
S. Kawakami SV (3) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 25 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Oto 42
Batters Faced: T. Oto 29, S. Kawakami 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Oto 5-7, S. Kawakami 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Oto 102-64, S. Kawakami 25-15
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tenmu Kurosawa
Ballpark: Matsunoki Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM JST
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 35884
Special Notes: Rain delay of 15 minutes in the 7th inning.
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