BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KINBOSHI KITES AT KOBE BULLS
05/21/1974
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BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KINBOSHI KITES AT KOBE BULLS
GAME ID: 6939 - TUESDAY, MAY 21ST , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kinboshi Kites (7-13) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Kobe Bulls (11-9) 3 0 0 1 0 8 2 0 X 14 13 1
Oto Beguiles Kinboshi
Before the game, Tatsuharu Oto said he liked his chances. His instincts proved to be right. In a superb outing at Matsunoki Stadium, the Bulls pitcher blanked the Kinboshi Kites, 14-0.

"I just had a feeling it was going to be my day," Oto said in the clubhouse afterward. "My control was awesome. I could throw my changeup even when I was behind in the count."

The Kobe starter held Kinboshi scoreless, giving up 4 hits while registering 8 strikeouts and issuing no walks.

"We didn't have very many good at-bats," Kites manager Frank Moore said in a postgame interview. "When that happens, you usually lose."

This season, Oto has a 3-1 mark in 5 starts with a 2.06 ERA. He has given up 30 hits in 43.2 innings, struck out 35 and issued 4 walks. Opposing clubs have compiled a .195 batting average against him.
KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE KOBE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Kanazawa CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .205 1 6
M. Kawasaki LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .229 3 12
F. Tokunaga 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257 3 9
   a-K. Masuda PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Okamoto 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
H. Kitamura 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .270 2 9
F. Muramoto 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .297 2 9
K. Kikuchi RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .222 1 7
Y. Hirata SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .219 1 6
T. Kobayashi C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .154 1 1
S. Hayashida P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .091 0 0
   N. Nagaoka P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Baker P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 30 0 4 0 0 8 9      
a - K. Masuda pinch ran for F. Tokunaga in the 1st
b - R. Okamoto substituted for K. Masuda in the 1st

BATTING
Doubles: F. Tokunaga (4, 1st Inning off T. Oto, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Tokunaga 2 , R. Okamoto , T. Kobayashi , B. Baker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Kitamura
GIDP: T. Kanazawa , H. Kitamura
Hit by Pitch: R. Okamoto
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kitamura-Hirata-Okamoto)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 .208 1 5
   a-T. Kawabata PH, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Kurokawa LF 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 .183 3 8
   b-S. Inoue PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0
   c-T. Yagi 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 2
T. Oto P 5 1 2 1 0 0 4 .230 2 9
J. Hayashida CF 4 2 1 3 1 1 1 .328 6 16
R. Funakoshi 1B 4 2 1 4 0 0 1 .222 2 5
T. Ryu RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .412 0 3
K. Ono C 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .250 1 2
T. Ide SS 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .220 0 6
M. Osaki 3B 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 .246 2 8
Totals 36 14 13 14 3 2 11      
a - T. Kawabata pinch hit for T. Smith in the 7th
b - S. Inoue pinch hit for T. Kurokawa in the 7th
c - T. Yagi substituted for S. Inoue in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Oto (3, 3rd Inning off S. Hayashida, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Smith (3, 6th Inning off S. Hayashida, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Hayashida (6, 1st Inning off S. Hayashida, 2 on, 1 out) , K. Ono (1, 4th Inning off S. Hayashida, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Funakoshi (2, 6th Inning off N. Nagaoka, 3 on, 2 outs) , M. Osaki (2, 7th Inning off B. Baker, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Smith 3 , T. Kurokawa , S. Inoue , T. Oto 3 , J. Hayashida 4 , R. Funakoshi 4 , K. Ono 4 , T. Ide 2 , M. Osaki 5
2-out RBI: T. Smith , T. Oto , R. Funakoshi , T. Ide
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kurokawa , T. Ryu
GIDP: T. Oto
Hit by Pitch: T. Kawabata , R. Funakoshi , M. Osaki
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: R. Funakoshi (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Yagi-Ide-Funakoshi, Yagi-Ide-Funakoshi)
KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Hayashida L (0-4) 5.2 7 8 8 2 1 2 94 5.26   
N. Nagaoka 0.0 3 4 4 1 0 1 21 20.65   
B. Baker 2.1 3 2 2 0 1 1 29 2.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Hayashida 22
Batters Faced: S. Hayashida 28, N. Nagaoka 4, B. Baker 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Hayashida 4-12, N. Nagaoka 0-0, B. Baker 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Hayashida 94-56, N. Nagaoka 21-11, B. Baker 29-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Nagaoka 1-1
Hit Batsmen: S. Hayashida 2 , B. Baker
Balk: S. Hayashida
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Oto W (3-1) 9.0 4 0 0 0 8 0 123 2.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Oto 87
Batters Faced: T. Oto 31
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Oto 7-10
Pitches - Strikes: T. Oto 123-81
Hit Batsmen: T. Oto
Balk: T. Oto
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tatsuharu Oto
Ballpark: Matsunoki Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 20388
Special Notes: 1B Fusao Tokunaga was injured while running the bases. Rain delay of 26 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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