BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT VESUTAN BEES
05/05/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT VESUTAN BEES
GAME ID: 6895 - SUNDAY, MAY 5TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kobe Bulls (3-2) 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 4 6 0
Vesutan Bees (2-3) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
Kobe Defeats Vesutan, 4-2
The Kobe Bulls got a stellar performance from pitcher Kakuya Izumi, who handcuffed the Vesutan offense en route to a win, 4-2, at Vesutan Stadium. Kobe has a mark of 3-2 after the win.

Kobe used the timely hitting of Takanori Ide to seize the win. The shortstop stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the eighth inning to put the Bulls on top, 4-2. It was his only hit in 2 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

"If the personal accolades come, so be it," said Ide. "I just want to win ballgames."
KOBE BATTING LINESCORE VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 .222 0 1
T. Amano RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .273 0 1
T. Oto 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .238 0 2
J. Hayashida CF 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 .278 2 5
K. Kira C 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .200 0 2
O. Abbott LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .400 2 3
T. Ide SS 2 0 1 2 1 0 1 .294 0 2
M. Osaki 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .062 0 1
K. Izumi P 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .000 0 0
Totals 32 4 6 4 7 4 17      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Hayashida (1, 6th Inning off T. Oda, 1 on, 0 outs) , K. Kira (1, 8th Inning off T. Oda, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: O. Abbott (2, 5th Inning off T. Oda, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Oto , J. Hayashida 2 , K. Kira 3 , O. Abbott 4 , T. Ide
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Amano 2 , K. Izumi
Sac Fly: T. Ide
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Smith-Ide-Oto)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Miyakawa 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .273 0 0
I. Kawase CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .350 2 3
H. Ikegami 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .350 1 2
K. Omori RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .227 3 6
K. Okano 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Nakamura C 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .357 0 1
Y. Isobe LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 1 1
S. Fujiwara SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 1 1
T. Oda P 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. Sunada P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-K. Kawano PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 0 0
   T. Ohira P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 2 3 3 7      
a - K. Kawano pinch hit for T. Sunada in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: H. Ikegami (1, 1st Inning off K. Izumi, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Miyakawa , I. Kawase , H. Ikegami 5 , A. Nakamura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Omori , S. Fujiwara
GIDP: Y. Isobe
Sac Bunt: Y. Isobe
Team LOB: 5
KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Izumi W (1-0) 9.0 5 2 2 3 3 1 120 2.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Izumi 69
Batters Faced: K. Izumi 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Izumi 14-9
Pitches - Strikes: K. Izumi 120-75
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Oda L (0-1) 7.1 4 4 4 7 3 1 127 4.91   
T. Sunada 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 0.00   
T. Ohira 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Oda 50
Batters Faced: T. Oda 33, T. Sunada 3, T. Ohira 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Oda 7-12, T. Sunada 0-1, T. Ohira 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Oda 127-72, T. Sunada 11-8, T. Ohira 20-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Sunada 3-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kakuya Izumi
Ballpark: Vesutan Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 25893
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