BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
OSAKA SAILORS AT KOBE BULLS
05/14/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
OSAKA SAILORS AT KOBE BULLS
GAME ID: 6921 - TUESDAY, MAY 14TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Osaka Sailors (4-10) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 0
Kobe Bulls (9-5) 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 4 9 0
Yamakawa Goes Distance in Kobe Win
Roku Yamakawa pitched a gem to lead Kobe to victory over the Osaka Sailors, 4-1. The loss has the Sailors at 4-10.

It was a remarkable effort from Yamakawa, who is one of the team leaders. Yamakawa recorded 7 strikeouts in 9 innings while allowing 4 hits. Yamakawa, who finished 2nd in the WL in ERA with 1.79 in 1966, moves to 1-2 on the year with 18 strikeouts.

"I'll be honest," said Yamakawa. "I didn't have much left in the tank."
OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE KOBE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Kamai SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259 1 5
S. Hino LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .100 0 0
T. Takahashi 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 0 9
S. Sato RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .244 0 5
H. Orido C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .310 1 2
M. Yamamoto CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292 0 3
R. Tamura 3B 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .175 2 2
B. Matsumura 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
T. Kobayashi P 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .500 1 2
   a-Z. Abe PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 2 8
Totals 29 1 4 1 0 7 5      
a - Z. Abe pinch hit for T. Kobayashi in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: S. Sato , M. Yamamoto , R. Tamura , T. Kobayashi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Hino
GIDP: H. Orido
Team LOB: 1

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Kamai (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Takahashi-Kamai-Matsumura)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .154 1 3
T. Kurokawa LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .158 1 3
T. Oto 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .212 0 4
J. Hayashida CF 2 2 2 1 2 0 0 .340 5 13
K. Kira C 4 2 2 1 0 0 3 .255 1 8
O. Abbott RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .364 2 4
T. Ide SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .256 0 5
M. Osaki 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .220 0 5
R. Yamakawa P 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .200 0 0
Totals 32 4 9 4 4 2 15      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Osaki (2, 4th Inning off T. Kobayashi, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Hayashida (4, 5th Inning off T. Kobayashi, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Oto (2, 7th Inning off T. Kobayashi, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: K. Kira (1, 2nd Inning off T. Kobayashi, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Hayashida (5, 4th Inning off T. Kobayashi, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Oto 2 , J. Hayashida 6 , K. Kira 4 , O. Abbott 2 , M. Osaki 2 , R. Yamakawa
2-out RBI: M. Osaki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Kurokawa 2 , O. Abbott , T. Ide
GIDP: K. Kira
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Smith (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Ide-Smith-Oto, Ide-Oto)
OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Kobayashi L (0-1) 8.0 9 4 4 4 2 1 110 4.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Kobayashi 46
Batters Faced: T. Kobayashi 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Kobayashi 10-11
Pitches - Strikes: T. Kobayashi 110-60
WP: T. Kobayashi
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Yamakawa W (1-2) 9.0 4 1 1 0 7 0 90 3.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Yamakawa 82
Batters Faced: R. Yamakawa 29
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Yamakawa 11-7
Pitches - Strikes: R. Yamakawa 90-68
WP: R. Yamakawa
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Roku Yamakawa
Ballpark: Matsunoki Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 2:14
Attendance: 22063
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