 | | 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. | |
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| KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE | | KOBE BATTING LINESCORE | |
| | | 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) | | |
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| 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 | | | | 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 | | |
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| 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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