BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
06/12/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
GAME ID: 6995 - THURSDAY, JUNE 12TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Kobe Bulls (24-16) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 8 1
Fukuoka Falcons (20-19) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 5 11 2
Falcons Win Nail-Biter
The Fukuoka-Kobe game took longer to complete because of the rain. But it was worth it for the home team in the end.

The Fukuoka Falcons picked up a win at Fukuoka Stadium, knocking off the Kobe Bulls, 5-4. Starting pitcher Isaburo Muraoka played a key role in the triumph. With this game in the books, Fukuoka is 20-19, Kobe 24-16.

The decisive blow was delivered by Yasuhiko Kawasaki in the bottom of the tenth when he hit a solo home run off ten-time All-Star Shiroku Terada to win the game for Fukuoka. The home crowd went nuts.

"We couldn't have scripted it any better," Muraoka said in his postgame press conference.
KOBE BATTING LINESCORE FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 .308 2 9
T. Kurokawa LF 3 1 0 0 2 1 2 .259 5 21
T. Oto 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .250 6 22
J. Hayashida CF 4 1 2 3 0 0 2 .279 15 40
O. Abbott RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .167 3 13
K. Kira C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .300 2 11
T. Ide SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .198 2 10
M. Osaki 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .238 2 12
A. Komatsu P 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .100 0 0
   a-T. Ryu PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 3 9
   S. Terada P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4 4 5 10      
a - T. Ryu pinch hit for A. Komatsu in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Hayashida (3, 8th Inning off I. Muraoka, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Hayashida (15, 1st Inning off I. Muraoka, 1 on, 2 outs) , O. Abbott (3, 1st Inning off I. Muraoka, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Smith 3 , T. Oto , J. Hayashida 6 , O. Abbott 4 , K. Kira
2-out RBI: , J. Hayashida 2 , O. Abbott
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , O. Abbott 2
GIDP: T. Kurokawa , M. Osaki
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Smith (5) , T. Kurokawa (4)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Ide (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Akamine RF 5 1 2 0 0 2 1 .293 6 21
H. Takahashi CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .272 6 21
Y. Kawasaki 1B 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 .371 19 39
A. Sugiura LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .197 5 22
I. Nakamura SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .295 6 19
T. Shibuya 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 4 .212 5 13
S. Hanzawa 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .262 5 14
S. Yamanaka C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .227 2 17
I. Muraoka P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .105 1 3
   a-S. Horimoto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 1 4
   S. Yamasaki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 5 11 5 0 6 13      
a - S. Horimoto pinch hit for I. Muraoka in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: S. Hanzawa (5, 2nd Inning off A. Komatsu, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Shibuya (5, 8th Inning off A. Komatsu, 1 on, 1 out) , Y. Kawasaki (19, 10th Inning off S. Terada, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Akamine 2 , Y. Kawasaki 6 , A. Sugiura 2 , I. Nakamura , T. Shibuya 4 , S. Hanzawa 4 , S. Yamanaka
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Akamine , Y. Kawasaki , I. Nakamura , T. Shibuya 2
Sac Bunt: I. Muraoka
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Akamine (15)

FIELDING
Errors: I. Muraoka 2 (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Muraoka-Hanzawa-Kawasaki, Nakamura-Hanzawa-Kawasaki)
KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Komatsu 9.0 10 4 4 0 6 2 141 3.23   
S. Terada L (0-1) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 5 2.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Komatsu 57
Batters Faced: A. Komatsu 38, S. Terada 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Komatsu 13-8, S. Terada 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Komatsu 141-93, S. Terada 5-3
WP: A. Komatsu
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Muraoka 9.0 8 4 1 4 4 2 146 2.11   
S. Yamasaki W (1-4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 3.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Muraoka 61
Batters Faced: I. Muraoka 35, S. Yamasaki 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Muraoka 10-8, S. Yamasaki 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: I. Muraoka 146-86, S. Yamasaki 7-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Isaburo Muraoka
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 14808
Special Notes: Rain delay of 30 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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