BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
10/11/1975
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BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
GAME ID: 11666 - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kobe Bulls 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 7 11 0
Hosho Reliables 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 9 1
Kobe Beats Hosho in BAN Championship Series
Sometimes the winner is the one who got the lucky bounces and the lucky calls, and sometimes the winner is just the one who played better.

It was the latter case in 1975, as the Kobe Bulls topped the Hosho Reliables 7-3 tonight at Nagoya Minami Stadium to win the BAN Championship Series. It was the 12th title in franchise history.

"When you play for championships, you have to play better than the team in the other dugout. We did that in this series, and all year. Now we're the best team in baseball," said Kobe center fielder Jouta Hayashida, who was named series MVP.

The Bulls took the series 4-2. The new titleholders completed the regular season with a first-place finish in the Western League and a 86-54 record.

Kobe manager Ikuhiko Murata grinned and nodded when asked to comment on Hayashida's words.

"Jouta said it best -- we played better than the other team," the skipper said.

Hometown officials announced they were already planning a "grand celebration" for the winners in the days to come.
KOBE BATTING LINESCORE HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .381 1 3
   a-O. Abbott PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   b-M. Harada 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 2
T. Kurokawa LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .208 0 1
T. Oto 1B 3 0 1 2 2 0 0 .273 2 9
J. Hayashida CF 4 2 2 1 1 2 4 .400 4 8
K. Kira C 5 0 3 3 0 0 2 .292 0 4
T. Amano RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 .304 0 1
T. Ide SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .118 0 1
M. Osaki 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .143 0 1
A. Komatsu P 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-R. Funakoshi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
   S. Kawakami P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   S. Terada P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 7 11 7 5 5 19      
a - O. Abbott pinch ran for T. Smith in the 6th
b - M. Harada substituted for O. Abbott in the 6th
c - R. Funakoshi pinch hit for A. Komatsu in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Smith 2 (4, 5th Inning off K. Kawamoto, 1 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off K. Kawamoto, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Hayashida (4, 9th Inning off M. Matsunaga, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Hayashida (4, 7th Inning off S. Saito, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Smith 5 , T. Kurokawa , T. Oto , J. Hayashida 6 , K. Kira 3 , T. Amano
2-out RBI: T. Smith , K. Kira 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kurokawa , T. Amano
GIDP: K. Kira , M. Osaki
Sac Bunt: A. Komatsu
Team LOB: 8
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Kurosawa SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .375 1 2
H. Dunham LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 1 2
Y. Watanabe 1B 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .391 5 12
R. Kodama CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .190 0 0
B. McCullough 3B 3 1 1 1 0 1 4 .318 3 3
Y. Kawata C 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .182 2 3
   b-E. Ryu PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
T. Ikeda RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .280 1 6
R. Endo 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
   c-K. Hayashida PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 0 1
K. Kawamoto P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   S. Saito P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1 1
   a-D. Nakamura PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   M. Matsunaga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-S. Nitta PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .600 0 3
Totals 35 3 9 3 1 4 16      
a - D. Nakamura pinch hit for S. Saito in the 7th
b - E. Ryu pinch hit for Y. Kawata in the 9th
c - K. Hayashida pinch hit for R. Endo in the 9th
d - S. Nitta pinch hit for M. Matsunaga in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Kurosawa (2, 8th Inning off S. Kawakami, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Kawata (2, 2nd Inning off A. Komatsu, 0 on, 0 outs) , Y. Watanabe (5, 6th Inning off A. Komatsu, 0 on, 1 out) , B. McCullough (3, 6th Inning off A. Komatsu, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Kurosawa 2 , H. Dunham , Y. Watanabe 4 , R. Kodama , B. McCullough 4 , Y. Kawata 4 , E. Ryu , T. Ikeda , S. Nitta
2-out RBI: B. McCullough
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kurosawa , R. Kodama , B. McCullough , T. Ikeda
Sac Bunt: B. McCullough
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Watanabe
Double Plays: 2 (Endo-Kurosawa-Watanabe, Kurosawa-Endo-Watanabe)
KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Komatsu W (1-1) 7.0 5 3 3 1 2 3 83 6.07   
S. Kawakami H (1) 1.2 4 0 0 0 2 0 44 0.00   
S. Terada SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Komatsu 56
Batters Faced: A. Komatsu 27, S. Kawakami 9, S. Terada 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Komatsu 10-9, S. Kawakami 1-2, S. Terada 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Komatsu 83-60, S. Kawakami 44-28, S. Terada 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Terada 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Kawamoto L (0-1) 5.2 7 5 3 5 4 0 95 6.35   
S. Saito 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 1 19 7.71   
M. Matsunaga 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 22 10.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Kawamoto 38
Batters Faced: K. Kawamoto 28, S. Saito 6, M. Matsunaga 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Kawamoto 9-2, S. Saito 0-3, M. Matsunaga 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Kawamoto 95-60, S. Saito 19-13, M. Matsunaga 22-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Saito 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Arata Komatsu
Ballpark: Nagoya Minami Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 13 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM JST
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 46035
Special Notes: 2B Takaki Smith was injured while running the bases.
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