 | | 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. | |
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| FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE | | OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE | |
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)) | | | | |
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| 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 | | | | 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 | | |
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| 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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