BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT KINBOSHI KITES
05/03/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT KINBOSHI KITES
GAME ID: 6890 - FRIDAY, MAY 3RD , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kobe Bulls (2-1) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 0
Kinboshi Kites (1-2) 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 X 6 9 0
Kites Beat Visiting Bulls, 6-2
The Kinboshi Kites stymied the Kobe Bulls, 6-2, at Konohana Stadium. Munemitsu Kawasaki had a good day at the plate. He was 3 for 4 with 3 singles, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once for Kinboshi. The defeat makes Kobe 2-1.

Yamahiko Hirata, who is a eight-time All-Star, took Kobe hurler Yoshimatsu Yamamura deep in the bottom of the second. His 2-run home run put the Kites on top, 2-0. In all, Hirata had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 4.

Kinboshi manager Frank Moore praised his team's "businesslike approach."
KOBE BATTING LINESCORE KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 .273 0 1
T. Amano RF 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .308 0 1
T. Oto 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .308 0 2
J. Hayashida CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .300 1 3
O. Abbott LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .417 1 2
T. Ide SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .273 0 0
K. Ono C 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .333 0 0
M. Osaki 3B 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 .125 0 1
Y. Yamamura P 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 0 0
   S. Soga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Ryu PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 34 2 10 2 3 2 18      
a - T. Ryu pinch hit for S. Soga in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Oto (1, 3rd Inning off W. Ono, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Smith 2 , T. Amano , T. Oto 2 , J. Hayashida , O. Abbott , T. Ide 2 , K. Ono , T. Ryu
2-out RBI: T. Smith , T. Amano
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Oto , O. Abbott , Y. Yamamura
Hit by Pitch: M. Osaki 2
Team LOB: 10

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

FIELDING
Triple Plays: 1 (Smith-Ide-Oto)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Kanazawa CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .083 0 0
F. Muramoto 3B 4 2 1 1 1 1 4 .250 1 1
F. Tokunaga 1B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .273 0 0
H. Kitamura 2B 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 .300 0 0
M. Kawasaki LF 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 .444 0 3
K. Kikuchi RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 .222 1 1
Y. Hirata SS 4 1 2 2 0 1 4 .300 1 2
T. Kobayashi C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
W. Ono P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-A. Goto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. Hirata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-Z. Yoemon PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. Tsuda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 6 9 6 5 4 20      
a - A. Goto pinch hit for W. Ono in the 6th
b - Z. Yoemon pinch hit for T. Hirata in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Tokunaga (1, 1st Inning off Y. Yamamura, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Hirata (1, 2nd Inning off Y. Yamamura, 1 on, 1 out) , F. Muramoto (1, 3rd Inning off Y. Yamamura, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Muramoto 4 , F. Tokunaga 3 , H. Kitamura , M. Kawasaki 3 , Y. Hirata 5
2-out RBI: M. Kawasaki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Muramoto , H. Kitamura , Y. Hirata , T. Kobayashi
Sac Bunt: K. Kikuchi , W. Ono
Hit by Pitch: F. Tokunaga
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Kitamura (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kanazawa-Muramoto)
OF assists: 2 (Kikuchi(Smith at 3rd base), Kanazawa(Smith at 3rd base))
KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Yamamura L (0-1) 7.0 9 6 6 3 4 2 122 7.71   
S. Soga 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 17 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Yamamura 36
Batters Faced: Y. Yamamura 35, S. Soga 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Yamamura 9-9, S. Soga 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Yamamura 122-76, S. Soga 17-7
Hit Batsmen: Y. Yamamura
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Ono W (1-0) 6.0 7 2 2 2 1 0 119 3.00   
T. Hirata H (1) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 28 9.00   
T. Tsuda 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Ono 49
Batters Faced: W. Ono 27, T. Hirata 7, T. Tsuda 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Ono 7-8, T. Hirata 1-3, T. Tsuda 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Ono 119-69, T. Hirata 28-14, T. Tsuda 16-11
Hit Batsmen: W. Ono 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Munemitsu Kawasaki
Ballpark: Konohana Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 7 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM JST
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 19090
Special Notes: SP Yoshimatsu Yamamura was injured while throwing the ball.
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