BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
06/13/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
GAME ID: 6996 - FRIDAY, JUNE 13TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kobe Bulls (24-17) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 8 4
Fukuoka Falcons (21-19) 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 X 5 7 2
Bulls Lose By a Run at Fukuoka
Soggy conditions did not keep Fukuoka and Kobe from playing their scheduled game.

The Fukuoka Falcons picked up a win at Fukuoka Stadium, dropping the Kobe Bulls, 5-4. Tsuneteru Fujiwara, who is tied for 8th in the WL in complete games with 2, was the difference-maker. Shinpo Yamasaki was credited with the save for Fukuoka, his 6th of the season.

Tsuruo Akamine dealt the Bulls a blow in the bottom of the eighth. Batting with runners on 1st and 2nd and Fukuoka leading 4-1, Akamine, who finished 5th in the WL in on-base percentage with .386 in 1971, hit a 1-1 changeup for a run-scoring single.

"I put my work in and trusted the process," said Fujiwara.

With the victory, the Falcons upped their record to 21-19.
KOBE BATTING LINESCORE FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 2 0 1 1 3 0 0 .311 2 10
T. Kurokawa LF 3 0 0 1 2 0 3 .254 5 22
T. Oto 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .252 6 22
   a-R. Funakoshi PR, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .260 0 7
J. Hayashida CF 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .276 15 41
O. Abbott RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .156 3 13
K. Kira C 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .306 2 11
T. Ide SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197 2 10
   b-S. Inoue PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   d-M. Harada 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .083 0 1
M. Osaki 3B 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .242 2 13
   c-T. Ryu PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 3 9
   e-T. Endo SS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .316 0 1
Y. Yamamura P 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .190 0 2
   T. Hirata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-T. Kawabata PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .400 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 4 6 4 19      
a - R. Funakoshi pinch ran for T. Oto in the 6th
b - S. Inoue pinch hit for T. Ide in the 7th
c - T. Ryu pinch hit for M. Osaki in the 7th
d - M. Harada substituted for S. Inoue in the 7th
e - T. Endo substituted for T. Ryu in the 7th
f - T. Kawabata pinch hit for T. Hirata in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: T. Oto (1, 6th Inning off T. Fujiwara, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Smith , T. Oto 3 , J. Hayashida , K. Kira 2 , S. Inoue , M. Osaki , T. Endo
2-out RBI: J. Hayashida
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kurokawa , O. Abbott 2
Sac Bunt: T. Ide
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Smith (19)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Smith 3 (8) , T. Ide (8)
Double Plays: 2 (Osaki-Smith-Oto, Funakoshi-Ide-Funakoshi)
OF assists: 1 (Hayashida(Nakamura at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Akamine RF 4 0 2 2 1 0 0 .299 6 23
H. Takahashi CF 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .276 6 22
Y. Kawasaki 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .361 19 39
A. Sugiura LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .191 5 22
T. Shibuya 3B 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 .209 5 13
I. Nakamura SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .293 6 20
S. Hanzawa 2B 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 .266 5 14
K. Suzuki C 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .282 0 3
T. Fujiwara P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235 1 4
   a-S. Horimoto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .308 1 4
   S. Yamasaki P 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .000 0 1
Totals 31 5 7 5 5 1 22      
a - S. Horimoto pinch hit for T. Fujiwara in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: I. Nakamura (11, 4th Inning off Y. Yamamura, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Akamine 2 , H. Takahashi 2 , I. Nakamura 2 , S. Hanzawa , K. Suzuki
2-out RBI: , T. Akamine 2 , I. Nakamura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , H. Takahashi 2 , A. Sugiura 2
GIDP: A. Sugiura , I. Nakamura
Sac Fly: S. Yamasaki
Hit by Pitch: T. Shibuya
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Akamine (16) , H. Takahashi (10)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Takahashi (5) , Y. Kawasaki (3)
OF assists: 2 (Takahashi(Osaki at home), Takahashi(Smith at home))
KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Yamamura L (4-4) 7.2 7 5 4 5 0 0 128 3.71   
T. Hirata 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Yamamura 42
Batters Faced: Y. Yamamura 37, T. Hirata 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Yamamura 12-8, T. Hirata 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Yamamura 128-79, T. Hirata 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Hirata 2-0
Hit Batsmen: Y. Yamamura
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Fujiwara W (4-5) 7.0 5 1 1 4 2 0 121 4.76   
S. Yamasaki SV (6) 2.0 3 3 0 2 2 0 32 2.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Fujiwara 61
Batters Faced: T. Fujiwara 29, S. Yamasaki 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Fujiwara 13-5, S. Yamasaki 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Fujiwara 121-72, S. Yamasaki 32-19
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tsuneteru Fujiwara
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:35 PM JST
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 16367
Special Notes: Rain delay of 16 minutes in the 3rd inning. SP Tatsuharu Oto was injured while running the bases. 1B Shissho Inoue was injured in a collision at a base.
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