BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
05/11/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
GAME ID: 6904 - SUNDAY, MAY 11TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kobe Bulls (3-8) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
Fukuoka Falcons (6-5) 0 1 1 1 6 0 0 0 X 9 11 1
Matsumura in Fine Form in 9-2 Fukuoka Win
Fukuoka Falcons starter Rei Matsumura turned in an exceptional performance against the Kobe Bulls at Fukuoka Stadium, resulting in a Fukuoka win, 9-2. After losing, Kobe is 3-8.

Matsumura pitched a complete game for Fukuoka. The right-hander was charged with 2 runs on 4 hits. He struck out 8 during his 145-pitch performance.

"Rei gave us a heck of an effort," said Fukuoka manager Kamlyn Kadota.
KOBE BATTING LINESCORE FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .385 2 3
T. Amano RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .258 2 4
T. Oto P 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .281 0 2
   N. Evans P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Ryu PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .091 0 0
   T. Hirata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Hayashida CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .225 5 9
T. Kurokawa LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .128 0 0
K. Kira C 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .314 1 5
R. Funakoshi 1B 4 0 0 1 0 1 3 .111 0 2
T. Ide SS 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .156 1 5
M. Osaki 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .094 0 1
Totals 30 2 4 2 4 8 11      
a - T. Ryu pinch hit for N. Evans in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: T. Smith , T. Amano , J. Hayashida , K. Kira
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hayashida , M. Osaki
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Funakoshi-Ide-Funakoshi, Ide-Smith-Funakoshi)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Akamine RF 4 1 1 2 1 0 3 .214 1 4
H. Takahashi CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .375 2 6
Y. Kawasaki 1B 4 1 4 2 0 0 0 .357 6 9
I. Nakamura SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .333 1 4
T. Shibuya 3B 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .118 1 2
K. Kikuchi LF 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 .167 0 0
   a-J. Ishikawa PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Yamanaka C 3 1 1 3 1 1 0 .214 1 6
S. Okamoto 2B 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .364 1 2
R. Matsumura P 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .250 0 1
Totals 31 9 11 9 4 4 11      
a - J. Ishikawa pinch hit for K. Kikuchi in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Takahashi (2, 3rd Inning off T. Oto, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Okamoto (1, 4th Inning off T. Oto, 0 on, 1 out) , Y. Kawasaki (6, 5th Inning off T. Oto, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Yamanaka (1, 5th Inning off T. Oto, 2 on, 1 out) , T. Akamine (1, 5th Inning off N. Evans, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Akamine 4 , H. Takahashi 2 , Y. Kawasaki 7 , I. Nakamura , S. Yamanaka 4 , S. Okamoto 5 , R. Matsumura
2-out RBI: T. Akamine
GIDP: T. Akamine , I. Nakamura
Sac Bunt: K. Kikuchi , R. Matsumura
Hit by Pitch: T. Shibuya
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: T. Shibuya (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Kawasaki)
OF assists: 1 (Takahashi(Hayashida at 2nd base))
KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Oto L (1-2) 4.1 9 7 7 3 1 3 77 7.32   
N. Evans 2.2 2 2 2 1 1 1 40 5.79   
T. Hirata 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Oto 15
Batters Faced: T. Oto 25, N. Evans 10, T. Hirata 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Oto 7-4, N. Evans 5-1, T. Hirata 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Oto 77-43, N. Evans 40-23, T. Hirata 18-14
Hit Batsmen: T. Oto
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Matsumura W (2-1) 9.0 4 2 0 4 8 0 145 0.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Matsumura 79
Batters Faced: R. Matsumura 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Matsumura 8-9
Pitches - Strikes: R. Matsumura 145-87
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rei Matsumura
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 20271
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