BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT OSAKA SAILORS
05/18/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT OSAKA SAILORS
GAME ID: 6927 - SUNDAY, MAY 18TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fukuoka Falcons (7-10) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 0
Osaka Sailors (9-7) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 3 4 0
Close Win Moves Sailors to 9-7
The Osaka Sailors got a stellar effort from pitcher Tetsushou Kobayashi, helping Osaka score a win over the visiting Fukuoka Falcons, 3-2. Kobayashi, now 3-1, was the winner. In 9 innings, he gave up 8 hits, while striking out 5, walking 5, and allowing 2 runs. The Falcons fall to 7-10 and continue their lackluster start to the 1975 season.

With the game tied, 1-1, in the bottom of the fifth, Kobayashi had a key at-bat for Osaka. With runners on 1st and 2nd, Kobayashi hit a run-scoring single off Tsuneteru Fujiwara, making the score 2-1, Sailors.

"That's what I get paid to do," said Kobayashi.
FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Akamine RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .242 2 6
H. Takahashi CF 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 .281 2 7
A. Sugiura LF 3 0 0 1 1 2 4 .158 3 16
Y. Kawasaki 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .355 8 14
I. Nakamura SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .293 2 5
T. Shibuya 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .143 1 3
S. Hanzawa 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .314 3 4
K. Suzuki C 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .214 0 1
T. Fujiwara P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 1
   a-S. Horimoto PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .400 1 4
Totals 31 2 8 2 5 5 19      
a - S. Horimoto pinch hit for T. Fujiwara in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Kawasaki (4, 5th Inning off T. Kobayashi, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Akamine 2 , H. Takahashi , Y. Kawasaki 2 , I. Nakamura , T. Shibuya , S. Hanzawa , K. Suzuki
2-out RBI: H. Takahashi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Akamine , H. Takahashi , A. Sugiura , I. Nakamura , T. Shibuya
GIDP: T. Shibuya
Sac Bunt: T. Fujiwara 2
Sac Fly: A. Sugiura
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Sugiura(Tamura at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Kamai SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .254 1 4
J. Koda 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .115 0 0
T. Takahashi 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .356 2 14
S. Sato RF 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .255 2 7
M. Yamamoto CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .264 3 5
S. Hino LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 1 5
H. Orido C 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 .238 2 3
R. Tamura 3B 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 .225 0 1
T. Kobayashi P 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 .375 0 2
Totals 25 3 4 3 4 4 5      
BATTING
Total Bases: A. Kamai , H. Orido , T. Kobayashi 2
2-out RBI: H. Orido , T. Kobayashi 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Kamai
Sac Bunt: S. Hino
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Kamai (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kobayashi-Kamai-Takahashi)
FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Fujiwara L (2-2) 8.0 4 3 3 4 4 0 101 2.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Fujiwara 62
Batters Faced: T. Fujiwara 30
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Fujiwara 8-10
Pitches - Strikes: T. Fujiwara 101-58
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Kobayashi W (3-1) 9.0 8 2 2 5 5 0 140 3.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Kobayashi 63
Batters Faced: T. Kobayashi 39
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Kobayashi 11-10
Pitches - Strikes: T. Kobayashi 140-88
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tetsushou Kobayashi
Ballpark: Kotei Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 7 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM JST
Time: 2:34
Attendance: 14447
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