BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT KOBE BULLS
05/08/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT KOBE BULLS
GAME ID: 6905 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 8TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fukuoka Falcons (6-2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2
Kobe Bulls (6-2) 0 6 0 1 0 2 0 4 X 13 19 0
Komatsu at His Best, Blanks Fukuoka
It was not a good day at the plate for the Fukuoka Falcons. They came up empty when it mattered against Kobe Bulls right-hander Arata Komatsu, who scattered 4 hits across 9 innings and held the Falcons scoreless.

"We had 4 hits so I know he wasn't completely untouchable, but he was close," Fukuoka manager Kamlyn Kadota said later.

Komatsu chalked up 4 strikeouts and no walks in the 13-0 Bulls win.

FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE KOBE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Adams CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .167 0 0
I. Nakamura SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .286 0 1
T. Akamine RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .281 2 8
   a-J. Ishikawa PH, RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
A. Sugiura LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265 2 6
Y. Kawasaki 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .393 6 7
S. Hanzawa 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 2
K. Suzuki C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 1 1
R. Auerbach 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
I. Yamamoto P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   T. Ishibashi P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   S. Ishii P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-H. Takahashi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 1 2
Totals 29 0 4 0 0 4 6      
a - J. Ishikawa pinch hit for T. Akamine in the 7th
b - H. Takahashi pinch hit for S. Ishii in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: W. Adams , I. Nakamura , J. Ishikawa , T. Ishibashi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Kawasaki
GIDP: T. Akamine
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
CS: I. Nakamura (1)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Adams (1) , S. Hanzawa (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Nakamura-Hanzawa-Kawasaki, Hanzawa-Nakamura-Kawasaki)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 5 0 1 0 1 1 5 .182 1 3
T. Kurokawa LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .294 1 2
   a-Y. Yamazaki PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   b-T. Ryu LF 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 0 2
T. Oto 1B 5 2 1 1 0 0 7 .229 0 3
J. Hayashida CF 4 1 2 2 1 1 3 .355 4 11
K. Kira C 4 3 2 1 1 0 4 .280 1 4
T. Amano RF 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 .267 0 2
T. Ide SS 5 1 3 3 0 0 1 .276 0 5
M. Osaki 3B 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .154 0 2
A. Komatsu P 5 2 4 2 0 0 0 .500 0 2
Totals 41 13 19 13 5 2 27      
a - Y. Yamazaki pinch hit for T. Kurokawa in the 7th
b - T. Ryu substituted for Y. Yamazaki in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Smith (1, 7th Inning off T. Ishibashi, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Hayashida (4, 2nd Inning off I. Yamamoto, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Kira (1, 8th Inning off T. Ishibashi, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Smith 2 , T. Kurokawa 2 , T. Ryu , T. Oto , J. Hayashida 5 , K. Kira 5 , T. Amano , T. Ide 3 , M. Osaki 2 , A. Komatsu 4
2-out RBI: J. Hayashida , T. Amano , T. Ide
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kurokawa , J. Hayashida , K. Kira , M. Osaki
GIDP: T. Oto , K. Kira
Sac Fly: T. Oto
Hit by Pitch: T. Amano
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Smith-Ide-Oto)
FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Yamamoto L (0-1) 3.0 9 7 7 3 1 1 85 9.00   
T. Ishibashi 4.0 9 6 6 2 1 1 66 10.57   
S. Ishii 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Yamamoto 9
Batters Faced: I. Yamamoto 22, T. Ishibashi 23, S. Ishii 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Yamamoto 5-3, T. Ishibashi 4-6, S. Ishii 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: I. Yamamoto 85-52, T. Ishibashi 66-40, S. Ishii 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Ishibashi 2-1 , S. Ishii 3-2
Hit Batsmen: T. Ishibashi
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Komatsu W (2-0) 9.0 4 0 0 0 4 0 111 0.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Komatsu 83
Batters Faced: A. Komatsu 29
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Komatsu 10-11
Pitches - Strikes: A. Komatsu 111-72
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Arata Komatsu
Ballpark: Matsunoki Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 3:44
Attendance: 29738
Special Notes: Rain delay of 56 minutes in the 4th inning.
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