BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT NAGASAKI STARS
05/05/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT NAGASAKI STARS
GAME ID: 6892 - MONDAY, MAY 5TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kobe Bulls (2-3) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2
Nagasaki Stars (4-1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 X 2 5 0
Stars Prevail, 2-1, Over Kobe
Nagasaki starter Johnny Travis put the Kobe offense in a vise grip. The right-hander relied heavily on his sinker in leading the Stars to a 2-1 win. Togai Ota closed out the game, earning his 1st save. The Stars, now 4-1, have stormed out of the gates.

Nagasaki took advantage of an error in the bottom of the seventh inning. The game was tied, 1-1, when Yoritomo Toyota hit a run-scoring single that was misplayed. It put the Stars in front, 2-1.

"I was talking to myself on the mound, saying 'attack, attack, attack, stay convicted, no matter what,'" said Travis.
KOBE BATTING LINESCORE NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .368 1 1
T. Amano RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .286 1 3
J. Hayashida CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .263 3 5
T. Kurokawa LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .238 0 0
R. Funakoshi 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 1
K. Ono C 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .667 0 0
T. Ide SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 1 2
M. Osaki 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .118 0 1
K. Izumi P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Ryu PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   S. Terada P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 1 4 1 3 8 6      
a - T. Ryu pinch hit for K. Izumi in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Amano (1, 3rd Inning off J. Travis, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Ono (1, 7th Inning off J. Travis, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Smith , T. Amano 2 , K. Ono 3
2-out RBI: T. Amano
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hayashida , M. Osaki
GIDP: T. Amano
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: J. Hayashida (1) , R. Funakoshi (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Ide-Smith-Funakoshi, Smith-Ide-Funakoshi)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Nishi 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .176 0 0
S. Sakata 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .235 2 5
I. Matsuda CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .222 1 3
M. Ichikawa SS 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 .133 0 0
B. Wada C 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .083 0 0
T. Ueda RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .200 1 1
S. Inoue 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .143 0 2
   a-K. Takamatsu PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-Y. Sakai 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Y. Toyota LF 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .286 0 1
J. Travis P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   b-K. Bai PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   T. Ota P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 28 2 5 1 4 8 12      
a - K. Takamatsu pinch hit for S. Inoue in the 7th
b - K. Bai pinch hit for J. Travis in the 7th
c - Y. Sakai substituted for K. Takamatsu in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: B. Nishi , M. Ichikawa , T. Ueda , Y. Toyota 2
2-out RBI: Y. Toyota
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Wada , K. Takamatsu , K. Bai
GIDP: T. Ueda , S. Inoue
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Takamatsu (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Inoue-Nishi, Sakata-Ichikawa-Nishi)
KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Izumi L (0-1) 7.0 5 2 0 2 5 0 107 0.00   
S. Terada 1.0 0 0 0 2 3 0 26 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Izumi 66
Batters Faced: K. Izumi 27, S. Terada 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Izumi 7-7, S. Terada 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Izumi 107-66, S. Terada 26-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Travis W (1-0) 7.0 4 1 1 2 7 0 124 1.29   
T. Ota SV (1) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 24 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Travis 70
Batters Faced: J. Travis 26, T. Ota 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Travis 7-6, T. Ota 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Travis 124-77, T. Ota 24-15
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Johnny Travis
Ballpark: Nagasaki Prefecture Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (56 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 14187
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