BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
OSAKA SAILORS AT KOBE BULLS
05/01/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
OSAKA SAILORS AT KOBE BULLS
GAME ID: 6884 - THURSDAY, MAY 1ST , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Osaka Sailors (0-1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0
Kobe Bulls (1-0) 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 X 6 11 0
Oto, Bulls Finish Off Sailors, 6-1
The 1975 season is off to a good start for the Kobe Bulls. The hometown Bulls knocked off the Osaka Sailors, 6-1, at Matsunoki Stadium. Kobe pitcher Tatsuharu Oto paced his team to the win.

The Sailors had trouble solving Oto, who surrendered 1 run on 5 hits over 9 innings.

"Good baseball players make you a smarter manager," said Kobe manager Ikuhiko Murata.
OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE KOBE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Kamai SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .250 1 1
J. Koda 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
T. Takahashi 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
S. Sato RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
S. Hino LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
M. Yamamoto CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
K. Urushihara C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
R. Tamura 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333 0 0
M. Carroll P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   T. Ishibashi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-Z. Abe PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 1 5 1 0 4 6      
a - Z. Abe pinch hit for T. Ishibashi in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Takahashi (1, 9th Inning off T. Oto, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Kamai (1, 9th Inning off T. Oto, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Kamai 4 , T. Takahashi 2 , S. Sato , M. Yamamoto , R. Tamura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Koda , S. Sato , K. Urushihara
Sac Bunt: S. Hino
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Kamai (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .600 1 1
T. Amano RF 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 .333 1 1
T. Oto P 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .333 0 0
J. Hayashida CF 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .500 1 1
T. Kurokawa LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 5 .250 0 0
K. Kira C 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .500 0 2
R. Funakoshi 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .250 0 1
T. Ide SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
M. Osaki 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 35 6 11 6 2 4 17      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Funakoshi (1, 8th Inning off T. Ishibashi, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Smith (1, 5th Inning off M. Carroll, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Amano (1, 7th Inning off M. Carroll, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Hayashida (1, 7th Inning off M. Carroll, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Smith 6 , T. Amano 4 , T. Oto , J. Hayashida 5 , T. Kurokawa , K. Kira 2 , R. Funakoshi 2
2-out RBI: K. Kira
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Smith , T. Oto , T. Kurokawa , R. Funakoshi , T. Ide
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Smith (1)
OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Carroll L (0-1) 6.1 10 6 6 2 4 3 125 8.53   
T. Ishibashi 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Carroll 31
Batters Faced: M. Carroll 31, T. Ishibashi 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Carroll 7-8, T. Ishibashi 5-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Carroll 125-79, T. Ishibashi 26-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Oto W (1-0) 9.0 5 1 1 0 4 1 113 1.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Oto 77
Batters Faced: T. Oto 31
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Oto 13-9
Pitches - Strikes: T. Oto 113-74
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tatsuharu Oto
Ballpark: Matsunoki Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (56 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 32030
Special Notes: Rain delay of 15 minutes in the 4th inning.
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