BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT KINBOSHI KITES
06/04/1974
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BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT KINBOSHI KITES
GAME ID: 6982 - TUESDAY, JUNE 4TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kobe Bulls (21-12) 0 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 1 8 15 2
Kinboshi Kites (16-17) 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 4 10 0
Oto Slugs Bulls to 8-4 Win
Tatsuharu Oto, who led the WL in innings pitched with 253.0 in 1971, propelled his team to victory over the Kinboshi Kites. The final score was 8-4, Kobe. Kobe has a record of 21-12, placing them first in the Western League.

With Kobe leading 4-2 in the top of the seventh, Oto came up to bat against Kinboshi pitcher Narushi Nagaoka. Oto hit a cutter to right-center for a 2-run home run. His 6th home run of the season put the Bulls on top, 6-2.

"No time for posing," said Oto. "The next game will be here before you know it."
KOBE BATTING LINESCORE KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .234 2 9
T. Kurokawa LF 4 2 1 2 1 0 0 .191 4 18
T. Oto 1B 5 2 4 3 0 1 0 .272 6 24
J. Hayashida CF 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 .333 12 25
K. Kira C 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .202 1 11
O. Abbott RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .299 3 11
T. Ide SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .262 1 10
   S. Kawakami P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Yamakawa P 4 1 3 0 0 1 2 .304 0 1
   a-T. Yagi SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 1 3
M. Harada 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .261 1 3
Totals 40 8 15 8 2 3 14      
a - T. Yagi substituted for R. Yamakawa in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Oto 2 (6, 3rd Inning off K. Ikeda, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off N. Nagaoka, 1 on, 0 outs) , T. Kurokawa (4, 5th Inning off K. Ikeda, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Hayashida (12, 9th Inning off T. Tsuda, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Kurokawa 4 , T. Oto 10 , J. Hayashida 5 , K. Kira , O. Abbott , T. Ide , R. Yamakawa 3 , M. Harada 2
2-out RBI: T. Kurokawa , T. Oto , M. Harada
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Smith , K. Kira , M. Harada
Sac Fly: O. Abbott
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Hayashida (3)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Harada 2 (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Kanazawa CF 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .232 5 18
F. Muramoto 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .261 5 18
F. Tokunaga 1B 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 .328 11 23
H. Kitamura 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .250 3 12
M. Kawasaki LF 4 0 0 0 1 2 5 .225 7 23
K. Kurosawa C 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 .210 0 9
K. Kikuchi RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .186 1 9
Y. Hirata SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .217 3 11
K. Ikeda P 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
   a-A. Goto PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .167 3 4
   N. Nagaoka P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Oyama PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 2
   T. Tsuda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 39 4 10 4 3 6 21      
a - A. Goto pinch hit for K. Ikeda in the 6th
b - M. Oyama pinch hit for N. Nagaoka in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Kitamura (5, 9th Inning off S. Kawakami, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Goto (3, 6th Inning off R. Yamakawa, 0 on, 2 outs) , F. Tokunaga (11, 7th Inning off R. Yamakawa, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Kanazawa (5, 9th Inning off R. Yamakawa, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Kanazawa 6 , F. Tokunaga 6 , H. Kitamura 2 , K. Kurosawa , Y. Hirata , A. Goto 4
2-out RBI: A. Goto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Kitamura , M. Kawasaki , K. Kurosawa 2 , Y. Hirata
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Kanazawa (6)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Kanazawa(Abbott at 3rd base))
KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Yamakawa W (3-3) 8.1 9 4 4 3 5 3 140 3.38   
S. Kawakami 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 0.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Yamakawa 51
Batters Faced: R. Yamakawa 39, S. Kawakami 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Yamakawa 5-15, S. Kawakami 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Yamakawa 140-94, S. Kawakami 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Kawakami 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Ikeda L (3-2) 6.0 11 4 4 0 1 2 114 4.03   
N. Nagaoka 2.0 3 3 3 2 1 1 40 14.25   
T. Tsuda 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 17 2.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Ikeda 35
Batters Faced: K. Ikeda 28, N. Nagaoka 11, T. Tsuda 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Ikeda 6-10, N. Nagaoka 2-3, T. Tsuda 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Ikeda 114-69, N. Nagaoka 40-23, T. Tsuda 17-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tatsuharu Oto
Ballpark: Konohana Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 17460
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