BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
OSAKA SAILORS AT KOBE BULLS
05/12/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
OSAKA SAILORS AT KOBE BULLS
GAME ID: 6919 - SUNDAY, MAY 12TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Osaka Sailors (4-8) 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 2 0 8 11 0
Kobe Bulls (7-5) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 2
Sailors Win, 8-2, at Kobe
The Osaka Sailors topped the Kobe Bulls, 8-2, in Western League action at Matsunoki Stadium. The standout performance belonged to Osaka pitcher and Nagoya, Japan, native Kinnosuke Shimabukuro. The win lifts Osaka to a record of 4-8.

Osaka used the hitting of Shinpei Abe to pick up the win. The first baseman clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the third inning to put the Sailors on top, 2-0. For the game, Abe had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"We'll build on this win," said Abe.
OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE KOBE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Kamai SS 3 2 1 2 1 0 2 .289 1 5
S. Abe 1B 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .220 1 3
T. Takahashi 2B 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 .311 0 9
S. Sato RF 3 1 0 0 2 0 3 .250 0 5
H. Orido C 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .346 1 2
M. Yamamoto CF 4 1 2 2 1 1 2 .268 0 3
S. Hino LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .119 0 0
B. Matsumura 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 6 .000 0 0
K. Shimabukuro P 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 .500 0 1
   B. Morita P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-K. Yamada PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   Y. Fujitate P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 8 11 8 7 3 21      
a - K. Yamada pinch hit for B. Morita in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Yamamoto (1, 7th Inning off B. Rutherford, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Abe (1, 3rd Inning off B. Rutherford, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Kamai (1, 8th Inning off S. Soga, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Kamai 4 , S. Abe 5 , T. Takahashi 3 , H. Orido , M. Yamamoto 3 , K. Shimabukuro , K. Yamada
2-out RBI: T. Takahashi , M. Yamamoto , K. Shimabukuro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Kamai , S. Sato , B. Matsumura 2
GIDP: T. Takahashi , B. Matsumura
Sac Bunt: A. Kamai
Hit by Pitch: H. Orido
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Kamai (4) , M. Yamamoto (2)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Hino(Ide at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .152 1 3
T. Kurokawa LF 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 .207 1 3
T. Oto 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .205 0 3
J. Hayashida CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .317 4 12
T. Amano RF 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 .270 1 4
T. Ide SS 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 .297 0 5
K. Ono C 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .250 0 1
M. Osaki 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .200 0 3
B. Rutherford P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   K. Matsui P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Funakoshi PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286 1 1
   S. Soga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-K. Kira PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256 1 7
Totals 31 2 7 2 7 5 17      
a - R. Funakoshi pinch hit for K. Matsui in the 7th
b - K. Kira pinch hit for S. Soga in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Kurokawa (1, 3rd Inning off K. Shimabukuro, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Osaki (1, 5th Inning off K. Shimabukuro, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Kira (3, 9th Inning off Y. Fujitate, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Amano (1, 4th Inning off K. Shimabukuro, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Kurokawa 2 , T. Amano 5 , T. Ide , K. Ono , M. Osaki 2 , K. Kira 2
2-out RBI: K. Ono
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Kurokawa 3 , T. Oto , M. Osaki
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Ide (2)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Osaki (1) , B. Rutherford (1)
Double Plays: 3 (Ide-Smith-Oto, Osaki-Smith-Oto, Smith-Oto)
OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Shimabukuro W (1-1) 6.1 4 1 1 6 4 1 123 4.26   
B. Morita 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 0.00   
Y. Fujitate 2.0 3 1 1 1 0 0 42 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Shimabukuro 59
Batters Faced: K. Shimabukuro 27, B. Morita 2, Y. Fujitate 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Shimabukuro 7-6, B. Morita 0-1, Y. Fujitate 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Shimabukuro 123-64, B. Morita 12-8, Y. Fujitate 42-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Morita 2-0
WP: K. Shimabukuro
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Rutherford L (0-1) 6.2 7 6 6 6 3 1 114 3.95   
K. Matsui 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 0.00   
S. Soga 2.0 4 2 2 0 0 1 30 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Rutherford 33
Batters Faced: B. Rutherford 33, K. Matsui 2, S. Soga 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Rutherford 9-6, K. Matsui 0-1, S. Soga 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Rutherford 114-66, K. Matsui 10-5, S. Soga 30-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Matsui 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Rutherford
Balk: B. Rutherford
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kinnosuke Shimabukuro
Ballpark: Matsunoki Stadium
Weather: Rain (67 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 12:05 PM JST
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 22855
Special Notes: Rain delay of 15 minutes in the 6th inning.
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