BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT KINBOSHI KITES
05/03/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT KINBOSHI KITES
GAME ID: 6889 - FRIDAY, MAY 3RD , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kobe Bulls (2-0) 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 6 11 0
Kinboshi Kites (0-2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0
Kites Stymied by Bulls, Komatsu
The Kinboshi Kites had their hands full with Kobe Bulls starter Arata Komatsu, who frustrated Kinboshi hitters while leading Kobe to a comfortable, 6-1 win. The defeat makes Kinboshi 0-2.

Komatsu was effective for Kobe, seldom allowing the Kites to square up a pitch. The right-hander tossed 100 pitches over 9 innings. He limited Kinboshi to just 1 run on 4 hits.

"That's what I get paid to do," said Komatsu.
KOBE BATTING LINESCORE KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 .143 0 0
T. Amano RF 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .375 0 0
T. Oto 1B 5 1 3 2 0 1 1 .375 0 2
J. Hayashida CF 4 1 2 2 1 1 1 .286 1 3
K. Kira C 3 1 0 1 1 1 5 .143 0 1
O. Abbott LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .500 1 2
T. Ide SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .143 0 0
M. Osaki 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .167 0 1
A. Komatsu P 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0
Totals 34 6 11 6 5 6 17      
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Hayashida (1, 9th Inning off T. Hirata, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Amano 3 , T. Oto 3 , J. Hayashida 5 , O. Abbott , T. Ide , M. Osaki
2-out RBI: T. Oto , J. Hayashida
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Smith , K. Kira , A. Komatsu
GIDP: O. Abbott , M. Osaki
Sac Fly: K. Kira , M. Osaki
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Smith 2 (2) , T. Amano (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Osaki-Smith-Oto)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Kanazawa CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125 0 0
F. Muramoto 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
F. Tokunaga 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125 0 0
H. Kitamura 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
M. Kawasaki LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 0 0
K. Kurosawa C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .167 0 0
K. Kikuchi RF 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .333 1 1
Y. Hirata SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 0 0
K. Tamura P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   a-M. Oyama PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. Hirata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 1 1 2 6      
a - M. Oyama pinch hit for K. Tamura in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Kitamura (1, 7th Inning off A. Komatsu, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Kikuchi (1, 8th Inning off A. Komatsu, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Muramoto , H. Kitamura 2 , K. Kikuchi 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Kurosawa
GIDP: F. Tokunaga
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Muramoto-Kitamura-Tokunaga, Hirata-Kitamura-Tokunaga)
KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Komatsu W (1-0) 9.0 4 1 1 1 2 1 100 1.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Komatsu 76
Batters Faced: A. Komatsu 31
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Komatsu 9-15
Pitches - Strikes: A. Komatsu 100-58
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Tamura L (0-1) 8.0 8 3 3 5 6 0 132 3.38   
T. Hirata 1.0 3 3 3 0 0 1 24 27.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Tamura 55
Batters Faced: K. Tamura 35, T. Hirata 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Tamura 8-8, T. Hirata 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Tamura 132-79, T. Hirata 24-14
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Arata Komatsu
Ballpark: Konohana Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 7 mph
Start Time: 12:35 PM JST
Time: 2:38
Attendance: 20398
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