BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT KOBE BULLS
05/10/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT KOBE BULLS
GAME ID: 6907 - FRIDAY, MAY 10TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fukuoka Falcons (7-3) 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 6 1
Kobe Bulls (7-3) 0 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 8 10 0
Kobe Doubles Up Fukuoka, 8-4
The Kobe Bulls topped the Fukuoka Falcons, 8-4, in Western League action at Matsunoki Stadium. The game was highlighted by the performance of Kobe pitcher Kakuya Izumi. Kobe is now 7-3.

Kobe got a big at-bat from Chiba, Japan native Kouyuu Kira, who in the bottom of the second hit a bases-clearing double. It was his 2nd double of the season and put the Bulls ahead, 7-0.

"I just try to bring what I bring to this team," said Izumi.
FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE KOBE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Takahashi CF 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .286 2 4
I. Nakamura SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .279 1 2
T. Akamine RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270 2 8
A. Sugiura LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .282 2 7
Y. Kawasaki 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .353 6 7
T. Shibuya 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .333 4 7
S. Yamanaka C 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .167 0 2
R. Auerbach 2B 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 .000 0 1
M. Yamamoto P 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. Ishibashi P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 0 0
   a-K. Suzuki PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273 1 1
   S. Ishii P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 4 6 4 2 7 8      
a - K. Suzuki pinch hit for T. Ishibashi in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Yamanaka (3, 5th Inning off K. Izumi, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Takahashi (2, 5th Inning off K. Izumi, 1 on, 2 outs) , I. Nakamura (1, 5th Inning off K. Izumi, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Takahashi 4 , I. Nakamura 4 , T. Akamine , A. Sugiura , T. Shibuya , S. Yamanaka 2
2-out RBI: H. Takahashi , I. Nakamura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Kawasaki
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: I. Nakamura (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Kawasaki-Nakamura-Kawasaki)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Kurokawa LF 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 .238 1 3
M. Osaki SS 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .200 0 3
K. Kira C 5 0 1 3 0 1 2 .235 1 7
O. Abbott CF 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 .308 2 3
R. Funakoshi 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 6 .250 0 0
T. Ryu RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .625 0 2
M. Harada 3B 4 2 2 2 0 1 1 .250 1 2
T. Yagi 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .400 0 2
K. Izumi P 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .000 0 0
   a-J. Hayashida PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .361 4 12
   S. Kawakami P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 8 10 8 5 4 16      
a - J. Hayashida pinch hit for K. Izumi in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Abbott (1, 2nd Inning off M. Yamamoto, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Kira (2, 2nd Inning off M. Yamamoto, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Harada (1, 5th Inning off T. Ishibashi, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Osaki 2 , K. Kira 2 , O. Abbott 2 , T. Ryu 2 , M. Harada 5 , T. Yagi 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Funakoshi 2
GIDP: R. Funakoshi
Team LOB: 7
FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Yamamoto L (0-1) 3.0 7 7 7 2 2 0 68 8.22   
T. Ishibashi 3.0 2 1 1 3 0 1 45 8.44   
S. Ishii 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 31 5.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Yamamoto 15
Batters Faced: M. Yamamoto 18, T. Ishibashi 14, S. Ishii 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Yamamoto 3-4, T. Ishibashi 4-4, S. Ishii 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: M. Yamamoto 68-42, T. Ishibashi 45-27, S. Ishii 31-21
WP: T. Ishibashi
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Izumi W (2-0) 7.0 4 4 4 2 7 2 105 3.38   
S. Kawakami 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Izumi 58
Batters Faced: K. Izumi 27, S. Kawakami 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Izumi 7-7, S. Kawakami 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: K. Izumi 105-67, S. Kawakami 30-17
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kakuya Izumi
Ballpark: Matsunoki Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM JST
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 21496
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