BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
05/25/1974
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BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
GAME ID: 6949 - SATURDAY, MAY 25TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kobe Bulls (14-10) 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 1 7 9 0
Fukuoka Falcons (16-8) 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 X 9 13 1
Kawasaki hits 2 home runs, Falcons Move to 16-8
Yasuhiko Kawasaki impressed in the 9-7 Fukuoka win over Kobe. Kawasaki, who was drafted in the 2nd round of the 1973 draft, went 3 for 5 with 2 home runs, while adding 5 RBI and scoring twice. The loss drops Kobe to 14-10.

Minoru Yamamoto threw 7.1 innings allowing 6 runs for Fukuoka. The four-time All-Star had a key at-bat in the bottom of the seventh. With one out and the bases loaded, he broke a 5-5 tie with a run-scoring walk off Billy Rutherford. It was his 3rd walk of the season.

"Getting a lot of baserunners and getting some timely hits, it's a good combination," said Kawasaki.
KOBE BATTING LINESCORE FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Ide SS 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .229 1 7
T. Kurokawa LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .182 3 11
J. Hayashida CF 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .354 9 20
O. Abbott RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .346 2 4
R. Funakoshi 1B 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .300 2 5
   a-T. Smith PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .227 2 8
   b-S. Inoue 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
K. Ono C 3 1 0 0 1 1 5 .200 1 2
M. Osaki 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 2 9
   c-T. Amano PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267 1 7
   d-M. Harada 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 1 2
T. Yagi 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .273 1 3
B. Rutherford P 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 .125 0 2
   S. Terada P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-K. Kira PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 1 11
Totals 35 7 9 6 2 5 14      
a - T. Smith pinch hit for R. Funakoshi in the 7th
b - S. Inoue substituted for T. Smith in the 7th
c - T. Amano pinch hit for M. Osaki in the 8th
d - M. Harada substituted for T. Amano in the 8th
e - K. Kira pinch hit for S. Terada in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Hayashida (6, 7th Inning off M. Yamamoto, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Yagi (1, 6th Inning off M. Yamamoto, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Hayashida (9, 8th Inning off M. Yamamoto, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Ide (1, 9th Inning off S. Yamasaki, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Ide 4 , J. Hayashida 6 , O. Abbott 2 , R. Funakoshi , T. Smith , T. Yagi 4 , B. Rutherford
2-out RBI: T. Ide , B. Rutherford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Ide , T. Amano
GIDP: K. Ono 2
Sac Bunt: M. Osaki
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Smith (12)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Takahashi CF 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .310 3 12
I. Nakamura SS 5 1 1 0 0 3 7 .327 2 8
T. Akamine RF 5 2 4 2 0 1 0 .330 6 25
Y. Kawasaki 1B 5 2 3 5 0 0 2 .378 11 22
T. Shibuya 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 6 9
S. Yamanaka C 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .234 1 4
Y. Fukunaga LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .400 1 1
R. Auerbach 2B 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 .074 0 1
M. Yamamoto P 1 1 0 1 2 0 2 .000 0 1
   S. Yamasaki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 9 13 9 5 6 18      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Akamine 2 (4, 1st Inning off B. Rutherford, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off S. Terada, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Kawasaki 2 (11, 1st Inning off B. Rutherford, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off B. Rutherford, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Takahashi 2 , I. Nakamura , T. Akamine 6 , Y. Kawasaki 9 , S. Yamanaka , Y. Fukunaga , R. Auerbach
2-out RBI: T. Akamine , Y. Kawasaki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , I. Nakamura 2 , Y. Kawasaki , S. Yamanaka
Sac Bunt: M. Yamamoto
Hit by Pitch: T. Shibuya
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Akamine (11)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Shibuya (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Nakamura-Auerbach-Kawasaki, Nakamura-Auerbach-Kawasaki)
KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Rutherford L (0-3) 6.1 11 9 9 5 4 2 124 6.43   
S. Terada 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 23 1.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Rutherford 14
Batters Faced: B. Rutherford 36, S. Terada 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Rutherford 13-2, S. Terada 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Rutherford 124-78, S. Terada 23-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Terada 3-3
Hit Batsmen: B. Rutherford
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Yamamoto W (1-2) 7.1 8 6 6 2 3 2 116 6.14   
S. Yamasaki SV (7) 1.2 1 1 1 0 2 1 29 2.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Yamamoto 39
Batters Faced: M. Yamamoto 31, S. Yamasaki 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Yamamoto 13-5, S. Yamasaki 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Yamamoto 116-72, S. Yamasaki 29-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Yamasaki 1-0
WP: M. Yamamoto
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yasuhiko Kawasaki
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 20770
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