BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
05/10/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
GAME ID: 6903 - SATURDAY, MAY 10TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kobe Bulls (3-7) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
Fukuoka Falcons (5-5) 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 X 6 13 1
Bulls Lose, 6-2, at Fukuoka Stadium
The Fukuoka Falcons scooped up a win at Fukuoka Stadium, dumping the Kobe Bulls, 6-2. Shuuji Ishii, who was drafted in the 3rd round of the 1966 draft, was essential to his team's success. With the loss, Kobe is 3-7.

Yasuhiko Kawasaki, who finished 2nd in the WL in RBI with 112 last year, came through for Fukuoka with a solo home run in the bottom of the third. The first baseman went 2 for 4 for the game, including 1 home run and 1 double. He scored 2 runs and collected 1 RBI.

"Shuuji kept his poise and got the job done," said Fukuoka manager Kamlyn Kadota. "He was outstanding."
KOBE BATTING LINESCORE FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .389 2 3
T. Amano RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .259 2 4
J. Hayashida CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .222 5 9
T. Kurokawa LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .139 0 0
R. Funakoshi 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .143 0 1
K. Ono C 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .429 0 1
T. Ide SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .172 1 4
M. Osaki 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .103 0 1
   a-T. Ryu PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .100 0 0
   b-T. Endo 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 1
K. Izumi P 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
   c-O. Abbott PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 1
   S. Terada P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 2 1 9 7      
a - T. Ryu pinch hit for M. Osaki in the 7th
b - T. Endo substituted for T. Ryu in the 7th
c - O. Abbott pinch hit for K. Izumi in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Ono (2, 2nd Inning off S. Ishii, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Funakoshi (2, 2nd Inning off S. Ishii, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Amano (2, 1st Inning off S. Ishii, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Smith , T. Amano 5 , R. Funakoshi 2 , K. Ono 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Ryu , K. Izumi
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Osaki-Smith-Funakoshi)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Akamine RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .211 0 2
H. Takahashi CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .400 2 6
Y. Kawasaki 1B 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .289 5 7
A. Sugiura LF 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .152 2 10
T. Shibuya 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .125 1 2
S. Hanzawa 2B 4 2 3 0 0 0 1 .323 2 3
S. Yamanaka C 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .200 0 3
   c-K. Suzuki C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 1
S. Okamoto SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .250 0 1
S. Ishii P 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .200 0 1
   a-S. Horimoto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   S. Yamasaki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-K. Kikuchi PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   T. Watanabe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 6 13 6 2 4 13      
a - S. Horimoto pinch hit for S. Ishii in the 7th
b - K. Kikuchi pinch hit for S. Yamasaki in the 8th
c - K. Suzuki substituted for S. Yamanaka in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Kawasaki (3, 1st Inning off K. Izumi, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Yamanaka (1, 8th Inning off S. Terada, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Takahashi (2, 1st Inning off K. Izumi, 0 on, 1 out) , Y. Kawasaki (5, 3rd Inning off K. Izumi, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Akamine , H. Takahashi 5 , Y. Kawasaki 6 , A. Sugiura , S. Hanzawa 3 , S. Yamanaka 2 , S. Okamoto , S. Ishii , K. Kikuchi
2-out RBI: S. Yamanaka , S. Okamoto , S. Ishii
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Akamine 2 , Y. Kawasaki , S. Okamoto
GIDP: T. Shibuya
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Takahashi (3) , S. Hanzawa (1)
CS: T. Akamine (2)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Shibuya (1)
KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Izumi L (0-2) 7.0 9 4 4 2 3 2 98 2.57   
S. Terada 1.0 4 2 2 0 1 0 23 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Izumi 44
Batters Faced: K. Izumi 30, S. Terada 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Izumi 8-8, S. Terada 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Izumi 98-57, S. Terada 23-13
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Ishii W (2-0) 7.0 4 2 2 1 7 1 94 1.20   
S. Yamasaki H (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 4.50   
T. Watanabe 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Ishii 67
Batters Faced: S. Ishii 26, S. Yamasaki 4, T. Watanabe 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Ishii 6-7, S. Yamasaki 2-0, T. Watanabe 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Ishii 94-60, S. Yamasaki 18-12, T. Watanabe 11-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shuuji Ishii
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 2:30
Attendance: 20551
Special Notes: C Shunji Yamanaka was injured while running the bases.
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