BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT VESUTAN BEES
07/10/1974
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BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT VESUTAN BEES
GAME ID: 6990 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 10TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kobe Bulls (45-20) 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 6 8 0
Vesutan Bees (27-35) 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 9 1
Bulls Chop Down Bees, 6-4
Kobe Bulls starter Roku Yamakawa pitched a strong game against the Vesutan Bees at Vesutan Stadium, leading the Bulls to victory, 6-4. Earning his 9th save of the year was Shinya Kawakami. At 45-20, the Bulls find themselves in first place in the Western League.

Kobe first baseman Tatsuharu Oto made an impact. He drilled a 2-run single in the top of the fifth. In the contest, Oto was 2 for 5 with a double, while adding 2 RBI.

"I made some pitches when I had to," said Yamakawa.
KOBE BATTING LINESCORE VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 .217 5 20
T. Kurokawa LF 4 1 1 0 1 2 2 .204 7 27
   S. Kawakami P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Oto 1B 5 0 2 2 0 2 1 .312 10 41
J. Hayashida CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .298 22 57
K. Kira C 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .208 2 21
T. Amano RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .298 1 16
T. Ide SS 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .247 1 14
M. Osaki 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .280 7 26
R. Yamakawa P 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .286 0 3
   a-O. Abbott LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 4 15
Totals 34 6 8 5 6 6 14      
a - O. Abbott substituted for R. Yamakawa in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Oto (13, 7th Inning off N. Nagao, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Osaki (7, 6th Inning off N. Nagao, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Kurokawa , T. Oto 3 , J. Hayashida , K. Kira , T. Amano , M. Osaki 4 , R. Yamakawa
2-out RBI: T. Oto , K. Kira , M. Osaki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Smith , T. Kurokawa , J. Hayashida , K. Kira , R. Yamakawa
GIDP: K. Kira
Sac Bunt: T. Ide
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Kurokawa (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Osaki-Smith-Oto)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Miyakawa 1B, SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .267 13 29
I. Kawase CF 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250 10 34
   e-R. Mikami PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267 1 2
H. Ikegami RF 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .339 8 36
K. Omori LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .234 9 46
K. Okano 3B, 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .288 5 26
A. Nakamura C 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .269 6 24
Y. Ueda SS 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .209 2 11
   a-Y. Isobe PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .242 2 19
   d-S. Yamashita 2B, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 1 5
F. Okada 2B 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 .100 1 6
   b-T. Nagashima PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222 0 0
   K. Inouye P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
N. Nagao P 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 .125 0 4
   T. Sunada P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-M. Tamura PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .284 2 7
Totals 33 4 9 4 5 3 19      
a - Y. Isobe pinch hit for Y. Ueda in the 8th
b - T. Nagashima pinch hit for F. Okada in the 8th
c - M. Tamura pinch hit for T. Sunada in the 8th
d - S. Yamashita substituted for Y. Isobe in the 9th
e - R. Mikami pinch hit for I. Kawase in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: I. Kawase 2 (8, 1st Inning off R. Yamakawa, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off R. Yamakawa, 0 on, 1 out) , Y. Ueda (3, 2nd Inning off R. Yamakawa, 0 on, 2 outs) , H. Ikegami (14, 3rd Inning off R. Yamakawa, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Okano (5, 6th Inning off R. Yamakawa, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: I. Kawase 4 , H. Ikegami 3 , K. Okano 3 , Y. Ueda 2 , F. Okada , N. Nagao
2-out RBI: H. Ikegami , F. Okada , N. Nagao
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Miyakawa , K. Omori 3 , F. Okada , M. Tamura
GIDP: H. Ikegami
Sac Bunt: I. Kawase
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: H. Ikegami (4)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Okada (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Okada-Ueda-Miyakawa)
KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Yamakawa W (6-3) 8.0 9 4 4 4 3 0 140 3.22   
S. Kawakami SV (9) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 0.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Yamakawa 47
Batters Faced: R. Yamakawa 36, S. Kawakami 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Yamakawa 10-10, S. Kawakami 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Yamakawa 140-81, S. Kawakami 9-4
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Nagao L (3-4) 7.2 8 6 5 5 5 1 132 4.58   
T. Sunada 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 6.27   
K. Inouye 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 2.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Nagao 41
Batters Faced: N. Nagao 36, T. Sunada 2, K. Inouye 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Nagao 8-9, T. Sunada 0-1, K. Inouye 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Nagao 132-82, T. Sunada 8-4, K. Inouye 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Sunada 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Roku Yamakawa
Ballpark: Vesutan Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM JST
Time: 3:36
Attendance: 13425
Special Notes: Rain delay of 34 minutes in the 4th inning.
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