BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT OSAKA SAILORS
05/31/1974
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BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT OSAKA SAILORS
GAME ID: 6963 - FRIDAY, MAY 31ST , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kobe Bulls (18-11) 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 6 10 0
Osaka Sailors (6-23) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
Oto Confounds Sailors as Kobe Wins, 6-1
The Kobe Bulls picked up a win at Kotei Stadium, knocking off the Osaka Sailors, 6-1. Starting pitcher Tatsuharu Oto played a key role in the triumph. The first-place Bulls now have a win-loss record of 18-11.

Oto imposed his will on the Sailors, scattering 5 hits over 9 innings while striking out 9. The right-hander upped his season record to 5-1.

"I got in a good groove," said Oto. "I was getting some swings and misses."
KOBE BATTING LINESCORE OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .241 2 9
T. Kurokawa LF 4 0 3 2 1 0 0 .200 3 14
T. Oto P 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .215 4 14
J. Hayashida CF 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 .343 10 21
K. Kira C 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .198 1 11
T. Amano RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .286 1 8
R. Funakoshi 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .231 2 5
T. Ide SS 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 .284 1 9
M. Osaki 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .264 3 14
Totals 33 6 10 5 5 4 15      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Kurokawa (3, 3rd Inning off T. Fujiwara, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Amano (4, 4th Inning off T. Fujiwara, 0 on, 2 outs) , K. Kira (5, 6th Inning off T. Fujiwara, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Hayashida (10, 8th Inning off W. Otsuki, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Smith , T. Kurokawa 4 , J. Hayashida 4 , K. Kira 3 , T. Amano 3 , T. Ide
2-out RBI: T. Smith , T. Kurokawa 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Oto 2 , R. Funakoshi
GIDP: T. Smith , R. Funakoshi
Sac Bunt: M. Osaki
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Smith (16)
CS: T. Kurokawa (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Smith-Ide-Funakoshi)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Kamai SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .220 2 8
C. Okada 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .359 2 4
T. Takahashi 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .312 0 13
S. Sato RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .298 3 15
M. Yamamoto CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .176 1 4
S. Hino LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .144 1 4
H. Orido C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .288 1 3
B. Matsumura 3B 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 .107 1 2
T. Fujiwara P 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
   W. Otsuki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-Z. Abe PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 4 12
   B. Morita P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1 0 9 4      
a - Z. Abe pinch hit for W. Otsuki in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Takahashi (3, 9th Inning off T. Oto, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Matsumura (1, 3rd Inning off T. Oto, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Takahashi 2 , S. Sato , B. Matsumura 5 , T. Fujiwara
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Sato
GIDP: A. Kamai
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: C. Okada (1)
Double Plays: 4 (Orido-Kamai, Sato-Orido, Okada-Kamai-Takahashi, Matsumura-Okada-Takahashi)
OF assists: 1 (Sato(Funakoshi at home))
KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Oto W (5-1) 9.0 5 1 1 0 9 1 124 2.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Oto 82
Batters Faced: T. Oto 31
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Oto 12-5
Pitches - Strikes: T. Oto 124-84
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Fujiwara L (1-2) 7.0 8 5 3 2 3 0 129 2.62   
W. Otsuki 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 22 2.16   
B. Morita 1.0 0 0 0 3 1 0 19 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Fujiwara 46
Batters Faced: T. Fujiwara 29, W. Otsuki 5, B. Morita 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Fujiwara 10-5, W. Otsuki 2-1, B. Morita 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Fujiwara 129-79, W. Otsuki 22-16, B. Morita 19-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tatsuharu Oto
Ballpark: Kotei Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 14291
Special Notes: Rain delay of 37 minutes in the 7th inning.
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