BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT KOBE BULLS
05/25/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT KOBE BULLS
GAME ID: 6952 - SUNDAY, MAY 25TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fukuoka Falcons (10-14) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 9 1
Kobe Bulls (12-12) 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 12 1
Hayashida Mashes 2 Homers in 8-5 Kobe Win
The Kobe Bulls bested the Fukuoka Falcons, 8-5, at Matsunoki Stadium. Jouta Hayashida was one of the standouts. He hit 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice. Shinya Kawakami earned the save, his 3rd, for the Bulls. The Falcons fall to 10-14 and continue their uninspiring start to the 1975 season.

With Kobe trailing 1-0 in the bottom of the first, Hayashida hit a sinker from Shuuji Ishii for a 2-run home run. It was his 11th home run of the season and put the Bulls ahead, 2-1.

"We can always improve and get better, but we're feeling confident after that win," said Hayashida.
FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE KOBE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Nakamura SS 5 1 0 0 0 1 2 .308 5 11
W. Adams CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .300 1 1
   b-H. Takahashi PH, CF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .281 3 9
Y. Kawasaki 1B 4 1 4 2 0 0 0 .400 13 25
A. Sugiura LF 3 0 0 1 1 2 2 .207 5 21
K. Suzuki C 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .261 0 3
S. Hanzawa 2B 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 .311 3 6
T. Nakanishi RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 0 0
   c-K. Kikuchi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .182 0 0
   S. Yamasaki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Okamoto 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .316 1 3
S. Ishii P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 1
   T. Ohashi P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   S. Ikeda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Akamine PH, RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247 2 7
Totals 35 5 9 5 1 6 13      
a - T. Akamine pinch hit for S. Ikeda in the 8th
b - H. Takahashi pinch hit for W. Adams in the 8th
c - K. Kikuchi pinch hit for T. Nakanishi in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Kawasaki (5, 1st Inning off K. Izumi, 1 on, 1 out) , W. Adams (1, 1st Inning off K. Izumi, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: Y. Kawasaki (13, 3rd Inning off K. Izumi, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Adams 2 , H. Takahashi , Y. Kawasaki 8 , K. Suzuki , S. Okamoto , T. Akamine
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Nakamura , K. Suzuki , K. Kikuchi
GIDP: K. Suzuki
Sac Bunt: S. Ishii
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: S. Hanzawa (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .326 2 5
T. Amano RF 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .238 4 11
T. Oto 1B 3 1 0 1 1 0 2 .284 3 13
J. Hayashida CF 4 2 2 4 0 1 1 .287 11 26
T. Kurokawa LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .278 1 13
K. Kira C 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .306 1 9
T. Ide SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .197 2 7
M. Osaki 3B 3 1 2 2 1 1 0 .211 1 7
K. Izumi P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   S. Soga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-O. Abbott PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .161 1 6
   S. Kawakami P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 8 12 8 2 2 10      
a - O. Abbott pinch hit for S. Soga in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Osaki (3, 2nd Inning off S. Ishii, 2 on, 0 outs) , T. Ide (5, 2nd Inning off S. Ishii, 1 on, 0 outs) , K. Kira (4, 7th Inning off S. Ikeda, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Hayashida 2 (11, 1st Inning off S. Ishii, 1 on, 2 outs; 2nd Inning off S. Ishii, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Smith 2 , T. Amano , J. Hayashida 8 , T. Kurokawa 2 , K. Kira 3 , T. Ide 2 , M. Osaki 3
2-out RBI: , J. Hayashida 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Smith , T. Ide , K. Izumi
Sac Bunt: K. Izumi 2
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Smith (11)
CS: T. Kurokawa (3)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Smith (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Ide-Smith-Oto)
FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Ishii L (2-1) 1.2 10 8 8 0 0 2 46 5.32   
T. Ohashi 3.1 1 0 0 2 1 0 61 5.93   
S. Ikeda 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 2.70   
S. Yamasaki 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Ishii -3
Batters Faced: S. Ishii 14, T. Ohashi 13, S. Ikeda 7, S. Yamasaki 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Ishii 4-0, T. Ohashi 4-5, S. Ikeda 3-3, S. Yamasaki 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Ishii 46-28, T. Ohashi 61-35, S. Ikeda 28-18, S. Yamasaki 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Ohashi 1-0
WP: T. Ohashi
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Izumi W (2-2) 7.0 6 4 3 0 5 1 95 2.48   
S. Soga 1.0 3 1 1 1 0 0 22 9.00   
S. Kawakami SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Izumi 56
Batters Faced: K. Izumi 27, S. Soga 7, S. Kawakami 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Izumi 10-5, S. Soga 3-0, S. Kawakami 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Izumi 95-63, S. Soga 22-13, S. Kawakami 9-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Soga 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jouta Hayashida
Ballpark: Matsunoki Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 19735
Special Notes: Rain delay of 32 minutes in the 6th inning.
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