BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT NAGASAKI STARS
05/24/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT NAGASAKI STARS
GAME ID: 6941 - SATURDAY, MAY 24TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kobe Bulls (10-12) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 2
Nagasaki Stars (14-7) 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 X 5 6 0
Stars Send Kobe Home with 5-2 Loss
The first-place Nagasaki Stars took on the Kobe Bulls in front of a spirited crowd.

Led by Satoru Yamaguchi, the Nagasaki Stars defeated the Kobe Bulls, 5-2. Yamaguchi was 2 for 3 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once for the Stars. Nagasaki is off to a hot start at 14-7.

Yamaguchi had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the seventh. On a 2-2 slider from Norm Evans, he banged a 2-run home run to left, giving the Stars a 4-2 lead. It was the 4th home run of the year for Yamaguchi.

Yamaguchi attributed the win to "a well-rounded effort by the whole team."
KOBE BATTING LINESCORE NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .316 2 4
T. Amano RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .241 3 7
T. Oto 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .301 3 11
J. Hayashida CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .256 9 18
K. Kira C 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .294 1 9
O. Abbott LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 1 6
T. Ide SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .206 2 7
T. Endo 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 0 1
Y. Yamamura P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 0 2
   N. Evans P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Ryu PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 0 2
   S. Terada P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 2 8 2 0 2 11      
a - T. Ryu pinch hit for N. Evans in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Oto (2, 6th Inning off N. Morinaga, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Oto (3, 4th Inning off N. Morinaga, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Hayashida (9, 4th Inning off N. Morinaga, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Smith 2 , T. Oto 6 , J. Hayashida 4 , K. Kira 2 , T. Ide
2-out RBI: T. Oto , J. Hayashida
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hayashida , T. Endo
GIDP: T. Oto , T. Endo
Hit by Pitch: T. Ryu
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Smith (3)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Oto (2) , T. Endo (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Nishi 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 2 5
S. Sakata 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .224 6 11
M. Ichikawa SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .232 3 10
T. Fujimoto CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .186 5 13
S. Inoue 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .250 3 10
T. Ueda RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .274 4 10
Y. Toyota LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .270 2 10
S. Yamaguchi C 3 1 2 2 0 1 1 .333 4 5
Y. Koyama P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   N. Morinaga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   H. Murata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   N. Hamasaki P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 5 6 4 1 2 8      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Sakata (3, 8th Inning off S. Terada, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: S. Inoue (1, 7th Inning off N. Evans, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Ichikawa (3, 1st Inning off Y. Yamamura, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Yamaguchi (4, 7th Inning off N. Evans, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Sakata 2 , M. Ichikawa 4 , S. Inoue 3 , T. Ueda , S. Yamaguchi 5
2-out RBI: M. Ichikawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Nishi , S. Inoue , T. Ueda
Sac Bunt: N. Morinaga
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Fujimoto (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Inoue-Sakata-Nishi, Ichikawa-Sakata-Nishi)
KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Yamamura 2.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 2.80   
N. Evans L (1-1) 5.0 4 3 3 0 1 1 56 4.91   
S. Terada 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 21 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Yamamura 46
Batters Faced: Y. Yamamura 9, N. Evans 19, S. Terada 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Yamamura 3-2, N. Evans 6-8, S. Terada 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Yamamura 0-21, N. Evans 56-39, S. Terada 21-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Koyama 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.60   
N. Morinaga 3.2 5 2 2 0 0 2 52 1.74   
H. Murata 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00   
N. Hamasaki W (1-1) 3.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 43 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Koyama 51
Batters Faced: Y. Koyama 6, N. Morinaga 15, H. Murata 1, N. Hamasaki 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Koyama 4-0, N. Morinaga 7-3, H. Murata 0-1, N. Hamasaki 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Koyama 0-13, N. Morinaga 52-30, H. Murata 4-2, N. Hamasaki 43-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Murata 1-0
Hit Batsmen: N. Hamasaki
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Satoru Yamaguchi
Ballpark: Nagasaki Prefecture Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 6 mph
Start Time: 12:35 PM JST
Time: 3:41
Attendance: 16622
Special Notes: The game on the original date was suspended in the 3rd inning due to bad weather and rescheduled.
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