BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KINBOSHI KITES AT KOBE BULLS
05/18/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KINBOSHI KITES AT KOBE BULLS
GAME ID: 6923 - SUNDAY, MAY 18TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kinboshi Kites (6-10) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 1
Kobe Bulls (7-9) 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 X 8 12 1
Hayashida Hits 2 home runs in Bulls Win
The rain came, as predicted, but the Kobe Bulls and Kinboshi Kites were able to complete their ballgame.

The Kobe Bulls defeated the Kinboshi Kites by the score of 8-2, with the biggest share of the credit going to center fielder Jouta Hayashida. Hayashida was 3-3 with 2 home runs and a walk. He scored 3 times and drove in 2 for the Bulls on the day. Norm Evans came out of the bullpen to earn the win. The right-hander allowed 2 runs on 2 hits in 5 innings. His record now stands at 1-0.

Kouyuu Kira helped his team take an early lead with a 2-run single. It came in the first inning, making the score 3-0, Bulls.

Said losing manager Frank Moore: "At the end of the day, we've got to play better."

The loss makes Kinboshi 6-10.
KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE KOBE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Goto SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .186 3 9
M. Kawasaki LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .204 3 8
F. Tokunaga 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .309 2 7
T. Kanazawa CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298 0 2
F. Muramoto 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .231 4 8
K. Kurosawa C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .265 2 7
K. Kikuchi RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .231 1 6
Y. Hirata 2B 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .273 1 7
K. Tamura P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 0 1
   J. Neff P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   a-M. Oyama PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 1
   H. Kawamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 2 2 2 2 4 9      
a - M. Oyama pinch hit for J. Neff in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Kawasaki (3, 6th Inning off N. Evans, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Kawasaki 2 , F. Tokunaga
2-out RBI: M. Kawasaki , F. Tokunaga
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kanazawa , Y. Hirata
Sac Bunt: K. Kurosawa
Hit by Pitch: T. Kanazawa
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: A. Goto (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Goto-Hirata-Tokunaga)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 .316 2 4
T. Ide SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .146 2 6
T. Oto 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 4 .321 2 7
J. Hayashida CF 3 3 3 2 1 0 0 .236 7 12
T. Kurokawa LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .208 0 2
K. Kira C 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .294 1 7
O. Abbott RF 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .143 1 4
M. Osaki 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .191 1 4
A. Komatsu P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 0 0
   N. Evans P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Funakoshi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .095 0 2
   S. Terada P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 8 12 8 2 4 13      
a - R. Funakoshi pinch hit for N. Evans in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Oto (1, 5th Inning off J. Neff, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Hayashida 2 (7, 3rd Inning off K. Tamura, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off H. Kawamoto, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Osaki (1, 6th Inning off J. Neff, 0 on, 2 outs) , O. Abbott (1, 8th Inning off H. Kawamoto, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Ide , T. Oto 3 , J. Hayashida 9 , T. Kurokawa 2 , K. Kira , O. Abbott 4 , M. Osaki 5
2-out RBI: M. Osaki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Smith , T. Oto , T. Kurokawa , M. Osaki
GIDP: T. Oto
Sac Bunt: T. Ide
Hit by Pitch: T. Smith
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Smith (7) , M. Osaki (1)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Osaki (1)
KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Tamura L (3-1) 2.2 5 4 4 0 2 1 0 3.96   
J. Neff 4.1 3 1 1 1 2 1 49 1.59   
H. Kawamoto 1.0 4 3 3 1 0 2 27 15.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Tamura 30
Batters Faced: K. Tamura 14, J. Neff 16, H. Kawamoto 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Tamura 3-3, J. Neff 6-4, H. Kawamoto 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: K. Tamura 0-40, J. Neff 49-36, H. Kawamoto 27-16
Hit Batsmen: K. Tamura
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Komatsu 3.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4.30   
N. Evans W (1-0) 5.0 2 2 2 1 2 0 59 4.66   
S. Terada 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Komatsu 56
Batters Faced: A. Komatsu 10, N. Evans 19, S. Terada 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Komatsu 3-6, N. Evans 7-6, S. Terada 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Komatsu 0-25, N. Evans 59-35, S. Terada 16-11
Hit Batsmen: S. Terada
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jouta Hayashida
Ballpark: Matsunoki Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 11:35 AM JST
Time: 4:22
Attendance: 26290
Special Notes: The game on the original date was suspended in the 3rd inning due to bad weather and rescheduled. Rain delay of 35 minutes in the 5th inning.
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