BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
06/11/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
GAME ID: 6994 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kobe Bulls (24-15) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 0
Fukuoka Falcons (19-19) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Bulls Score 2-1 Win Over Fukuoka
In a tight tilt between the Kobe Bulls and the Fukuoka Falcons, Tatsuharu Oto was the deciding factor. The Kobe right-hander spearheaded the 2-1 win. Oto yielded 1 run over 8 innings to notch the win. He scattered 6 hits, walked 1, and struck out 5. His record improves to 6-3. Kobe is now 24-15, 3½ games up in the Western League.

Kobe took a 2-1 lead on Oto's 6th home run of the season. The solo home run, which he hit off Rei Matsumura in the top of the sixth, propelled Kobe to the win.

"The old adage is true," said Oto. "Good pitching stops good hitting."
KOBE BATTING LINESCORE FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .298 2 9
T. Kurokawa LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .265 5 21
T. Oto P 4 1 2 1 0 2 2 .248 6 22
   S. Kawakami P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Hayashida CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .272 14 37
O. Abbott RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .161 2 12
K. Kira C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .302 2 11
R. Funakoshi 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271 0 7
T. Ide SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .203 2 10
M. Osaki 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246 2 12
Totals 31 2 6 2 0 9 9      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Kurokawa (1, 1st Inning off R. Matsumura, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Oto (6, 6th Inning off R. Matsumura, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Kurokawa 3 , T. Oto 5 , J. Hayashida , R. Funakoshi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hayashida , K. Kira
GIDP: T. Smith , J. Hayashida
Sac Bunt: M. Osaki
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Hayashida (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Smith-Ide-Funakoshi)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Akamine RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .290 6 21
H. Takahashi CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .281 6 21
Y. Kawasaki 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .362 18 37
A. Sugiura LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .188 5 22
I. Nakamura SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .296 6 19
T. Shibuya 3B 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .211 4 11
   b-K. Suzuki PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278 0 3
S. Hanzawa 2B 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .262 4 13
S. Yamanaka C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .226 2 17
R. Matsumura P 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .190 0 2
   a-S. Horimoto PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 1 4
   T. Watanabe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1 1 8 8      
a - S. Horimoto pinch hit for R. Matsumura in the 8th
b - K. Suzuki pinch hit for T. Shibuya in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Sugiura (3, 6th Inning off T. Oto, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Akamine , H. Takahashi , A. Sugiura 2 , T. Shibuya , R. Matsumura , S. Horimoto
2-out RBI: R. Matsumura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Nakamura
GIDP: T. Akamine
Sac Bunt: S. Hanzawa
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Nakamura-Hanzawa-Kawasaki, Hanzawa-Nakamura-Kawasaki)
KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Oto W (6-3) 8.0 6 1 1 1 5 0 102 3.93   
S. Kawakami SV (11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 14 0.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Oto 70
Batters Faced: T. Oto 30, S. Kawakami 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Oto 14-4, S. Kawakami 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Oto 102-67, S. Kawakami 14-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Matsumura L (3-3) 8.0 5 2 2 0 9 1 121 1.63   
T. Watanabe 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Matsumura 73
Batters Faced: R. Matsumura 29, T. Watanabe 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Matsumura 6-9, T. Watanabe 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Matsumura 121-78, T. Watanabe 8-6
WP: R. Matsumura
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tatsuharu Oto
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Rain (77 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM JST
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 15829
Special Notes: Rain delay of 21 minutes in the 7th inning.
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