BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
OSAKA SAILORS AT KOBE BULLS
05/03/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
OSAKA SAILORS AT KOBE BULLS
GAME ID: 6886 - SATURDAY, MAY 3RD , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Osaka Sailors (2-1) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1
Kobe Bulls (1-2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2
Sailors Grind Out 1-0 Win
Matsunoki Stadium featured a tense pitchers' duel.

Kobe wasted an exceptional performance by pitcher Yoshimatsu Yamamura, falling to the Osaka Sailors, 1-0. Yamamura threw 9.0 innings of 4-hit ball for the losing team. At 2-1, the Sailors have played well so far.

Satoshi Hino, who finished 2nd in the WL in extra base hits with 51 in 1964, had a direct impact on the outcome. Hino contributed a run-scoring ground out in the top of the second inning to put Osaka up, 1-0.

"We squandered some opportunities," 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 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .250 1 2
J. Koda 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .091 0 0
T. Takahashi 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .091 0 1
S. Sato RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 0 2
M. Yamamoto CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .364 1 1
S. Hino LF 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .091 0 1
H. Orido C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
R. Tamura 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 0 0
T. Kobayashi P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
   H. Ogawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 1 2 4 13      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Koda (1, 8th Inning off Y. Yamamura, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Koda 2 , M. Yamamoto 2 , R. Tamura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Takahashi , S. Sato , H. Orido
Sac Bunt: T. Kobayashi
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Yamamoto (1)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Kobayashi (1)
Double Plays: 3 (Kobayashi-Koda-Takahashi, Koda-Kamai-Takahashi, Koda-Kamai-Takahashi)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .417 1 1
T. Kurokawa LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
T. Oto 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .273 0 0
J. Hayashida CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273 2 3
K. Kira C 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .273 0 2
O. Abbott RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0
T. Ide SS 2 0 1 0 1 1 2 .250 0 0
M. Osaki 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .100 0 1
   a-T. Ryu PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. Endo 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Y. Yamamura P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
Totals 28 0 4 0 4 6 11      
a - T. Ryu pinch hit for M. Osaki in the 8th
b - T. Endo substituted for T. Ryu in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Ide (1, 3rd Inning off T. Kobayashi, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Kurokawa , T. Oto , K. Kira , T. Ide 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Ide
GIDP: T. Smith , T. Oto , O. Abbott
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Smith (1)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Kira (1) , T. Ide (1)
OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Kobayashi W (1-0) 7.0 3 0 0 4 6 0 120 0.00   
H. Ogawa SV (1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 34 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Kobayashi 73
Batters Faced: T. Kobayashi 25, H. Ogawa 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Kobayashi 4-7, H. Ogawa 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Kobayashi 120-76, H. Ogawa 34-20
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Yamamura L (0-1) 9.0 4 1 0 2 4 0 95 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Yamamura 79
Batters Faced: Y. Yamamura 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Yamamura 15-8
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Yamamura 95-69
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yoshimatsu Yamamura
Ballpark: Matsunoki Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 11:35 AM JST
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 27541
Special Notes: Rain delay of 24 minutes in the 8th inning.
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