BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT KOBE BULLS
05/26/1975
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BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT KOBE BULLS
GAME ID: 6953 - MONDAY, MAY 26TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fukuoka Falcons (10-15) 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 5 10 15 0
Kobe Bulls (13-12) 1 0 0 5 1 0 5 0 X 12 13 3
250 Victories for Kobe's Tatsuharu Oto
Tatsuharu Oto of the Kobe Bulls will go down as one of the league's legendary pitchers after his 12-10 win today against the Fukuoka Falcons.

"It felt like it was a postseason game, one out at a time," said his manager. "It was something special to see."

The 36-year-old Oto picked up his 250th career victory at Matsunoki Stadium. He hurled 8 innings, gave up 14 hits and registered 4 strikeouts along with no walks.

"I've worked a long time for this," Oto said. "I can't believe it's really here. It feels great!"

On his lifetime ledger sheet, the 36-year-old Oto has won 250 and lost 99 with a 2.42 ERA.
FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE KOBE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Akamine RF 4 3 2 2 0 0 2 .258 3 9
H. Takahashi CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .290 3 9
Y. Kawasaki 1B 4 1 2 1 0 2 1 .404 13 26
T. Shibuya 3B 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 .179 1 4
S. Hanzawa 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .304 3 6
K. Kikuchi LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .214 0 0
   b-J. Ishikawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   S. Ikeda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-S. Horimoto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .267 1 4
S. Yamanaka C 5 1 1 4 0 1 1 .230 2 14
S. Okamoto SS 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .375 1 4
R. Matsumura P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .133 0 1
   a-I. Nakamura PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .304 5 11
   Y. Kameda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-A. Sugiura PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .205 5 21
Totals 40 10 15 9 0 4 20      
a - I. Nakamura pinch hit for R. Matsumura in the 6th
b - J. Ishikawa pinch hit for K. Kikuchi in the 8th
c - A. Sugiura pinch hit for Y. Kameda in the 8th
d - S. Horimoto pinch hit for S. Ikeda in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Kawasaki (6, 3rd Inning off T. Oto, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Akamine (3, 5th Inning off T. Oto, 1 on, 1 out) , S. Yamanaka (2, 9th Inning off T. Hirata, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Akamine 5 , H. Takahashi 2 , Y. Kawasaki 3 , T. Shibuya 3 , S. Hanzawa , K. Kikuchi , S. Yamanaka 4 , S. Okamoto 3
2-out RBI: S. Yamanaka
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Takahashi , T. Shibuya 2
Sac Bunt: H. Takahashi , R. Matsumura
Sac Fly: Y. Kawasaki
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Akamine (8) , H. Takahashi (7)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Akamine(Amano at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 3 1 1 2 2 0 1 .326 2 7
T. Amano RF 5 1 3 4 0 0 0 .265 4 15
T. Oto P 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .279 3 13
   T. Hirata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Hayashida CF 1 2 0 0 3 1 2 .284 11 26
   a-Y. Yamazaki PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   c-O. Abbott CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .161 1 6
T. Kurokawa LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 .268 1 13
   b-M. Harada PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   d-S. Inoue LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
K. Kira C 4 1 2 1 1 0 3 .316 1 10
R. Funakoshi 1B 3 2 2 2 0 0 1 .258 0 6
T. Ide SS 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 .212 2 8
M. Osaki 3B 4 2 1 1 0 1 4 .213 1 8
Totals 34 12 13 11 7 5 20      
a - Y. Yamazaki pinch hit for J. Hayashida in the 8th
b - M. Harada pinch hit for T. Kurokawa in the 8th
c - O. Abbott substituted for Y. Yamazaki in the 9th
d - S. Inoue substituted for M. Harada in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Oto (3, 1st Inning off R. Matsumura, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Funakoshi (3, 4th Inning off R. Matsumura, 2 on, 1 out) , T. Amano (3, 7th Inning off Y. Kameda, 3 on, 2 outs) , Y. Yamazaki (1, 8th Inning off S. Ikeda, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: T. Amano (1, 6th Inning off Y. Kameda, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Smith , T. Amano 6 , T. Oto 2 , Y. Yamazaki 2 , K. Kira 2 , R. Funakoshi 3 , T. Ide 2 , M. Osaki
2-out RBI: T. Smith , T. Amano 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Oto , T. Kurokawa , K. Kira , T. Ide , M. Osaki
Sac Bunt: R. Funakoshi
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Hayashida (4) , T. Ide (3) , M. Osaki (2)
CS: T. Smith (4)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Kira (2) , T. Ide 2 (5)
FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Matsumura L (3-2) 5.0 6 7 7 5 4 0 108 1.83   
Y. Kameda 2.0 6 5 5 2 1 0 43 34.71   
S. Ikeda 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Matsumura 26
Batters Faced: R. Matsumura 26, Y. Kameda 12, S. Ikeda 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Matsumura 9-2, Y. Kameda 2-1, S. Ikeda 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Matsumura 108-58, Y. Kameda 43-24, S. Ikeda 13-8
WP: R. Matsumura
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Oto W (3-3) 8.0 14 9 9 0 4 1 119 5.77   
T. Hirata 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 16 1.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Oto 22
Batters Faced: T. Oto 40, T. Hirata 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Oto 9-10, T. Hirata 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Oto 119-86, T. Hirata 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Hirata 3-3
Balk: T. Oto
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Toshitake Amano
Ballpark: Matsunoki Stadium
Weather: Rain (73 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 5 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM JST
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 21333
Special Notes: Rain delay of 21 minutes in the 8th inning.
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