BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KINBOSHI KITES AT KOBE BULLS
05/19/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KINBOSHI KITES AT KOBE BULLS
GAME ID: 6937 - SUNDAY, MAY 19TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kinboshi Kites (6-12) 1 2 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 9 10 2
Kobe Bulls (10-8) 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 11 3
Kites Handle Bulls, Nab 9-6 Win
Led by Hideyuki Kitamura, the Kinboshi Kites defeated the Kobe Bulls, 9-6. Kitamura was 1-3 with a home run and a walk, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once for the Kites. Picking up the win was Wen-bin Ono. He went 6 innings, allowing 5 runs on 8 hits. The right--hander struck out 0 and walked 4. The win gives the Kites a record of 6-12.

In the top of the seventh, Kitamura put his team in front with his 2nd home run of the season. The grand slam home run, which came against Roku Yamakawa, made it 9-5, Kinboshi.

"No time for flexing," said Kitamura. "It's always one game at a time."
KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE KOBE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Kanazawa CF 5 2 1 2 0 1 1 .216 1 6
Z. Yoemon LF 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .067 0 1
F. Tokunaga 1B 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 .231 2 6
H. Kitamura 2B 3 1 1 4 1 0 0 .284 2 9
F. Muramoto 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .305 2 8
K. Kurosawa C 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .155 0 0
K. Kikuchi RF 3 2 2 0 0 0 1 .232 1 7
Y. Hirata SS 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .230 1 6
W. Ono P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   a-M. Oyama PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   B. Baker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Kawasaki PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258 3 12
   N. Nagaoka P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 9 10 9 1 3 12      
a - M. Oyama pinch hit for W. Ono in the 7th
b - M. Kawasaki pinch hit for B. Baker in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Hirata 2 (3, 2nd Inning off R. Yamakawa, 2 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off R. Yamakawa, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Kanazawa (1, 7th Inning off R. Yamakawa, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Kitamura (2, 7th Inning off R. Yamakawa, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Kanazawa 2 , Z. Yoemon , H. Kitamura 4 , F. Muramoto , K. Kurosawa 2 , K. Kikuchi 2 , Y. Hirata 4
2-out RBI: H. Kitamura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kanazawa
GIDP: F. Tokunaga , F. Muramoto
Sac Bunt: K. Kikuchi
Hit by Pitch: F. Tokunaga
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Kanazawa (4)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Kurosawa (1) , Y. Hirata (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Hirata-Kitamura-Tokunaga)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .197 1 3
   a-T. Yagi PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 2
   b-M. Harada 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 1 2
T. Kurokawa LF 4 2 1 3 1 0 1 .167 2 6
T. Oto 1B 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .221 2 8
J. Hayashida CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .339 5 13
K. Kira C 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .230 1 10
T. Amano RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 5 .271 1 4
T. Ide SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .208 0 5
M. Osaki 3B 4 2 2 1 0 1 3 .218 1 6
R. Yamakawa P 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .167 0 0
   S. Kawakami P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-T. Ryu PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .636 0 3
   S. Soga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 6 11 6 5 2 22      
a - T. Yagi pinch ran for T. Smith in the 4th
b - M. Harada substituted for T. Yagi in the 5th
c - T. Ryu pinch hit for S. Kawakami in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Hayashida (5, 1st Inning off W. Ono, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Smith (2, 4th Inning off W. Ono, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Ryu (1, 8th Inning off N. Nagaoka, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Kurokawa (2, 2nd Inning off W. Ono, 2 on, 2 outs) , M. Osaki (1, 4th Inning off W. Ono, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Smith 2 , T. Kurokawa 4 , T. Oto 2 , J. Hayashida 3 , K. Kira , T. Amano , M. Osaki 5 , T. Ryu 2
2-out RBI: T. Kurokawa , T. Ryu
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Harada , T. Oto , T. Amano 2 , M. Osaki
GIDP: M. Harada
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Kurokawa (3)
CS: J. Hayashida (3)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Oto (3) , T. Ide (1) , R. Yamakawa (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Ide-Smith-Oto, Ide-Harada-Oto)
OF assists: 1 (Amano(Muramoto at 2nd base))
KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Ono W (3-1) 6.0 8 5 2 4 0 2 115 4.62   
B. Baker 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.00   
N. Nagaoka 2.0 3 1 1 1 2 0 34 14.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Ono 38
Batters Faced: W. Ono 29, B. Baker 3, N. Nagaoka 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Ono 5-11, B. Baker 2-1, N. Nagaoka 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: W. Ono 115-67, B. Baker 12-7, N. Nagaoka 34-21
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Yamakawa L (1-3) 6.2 8 9 3 1 2 1 109 3.58   
S. Kawakami 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.90   
S. Soga 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Yamakawa 35
Batters Faced: R. Yamakawa 31, S. Kawakami 5, S. Soga 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Yamakawa 7-10, S. Kawakami 0-3, S. Soga 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Yamakawa 109-68, S. Kawakami 10-7, S. Soga 10-7
Hit Batsmen: R. Yamakawa
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hideyuki Kitamura
Ballpark: Matsunoki Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM JST
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 27209
Special Notes: 2B Takaki Smith was injured while running the bases. Rain delay of 18 minutes in the 5th inning.
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