BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT KOBE BULLS
06/13/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT KOBE BULLS
GAME ID: 6999 - THURSDAY, JUNE 13TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fukuoka Falcons (25-15) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
Kobe Bulls (26-14) 3 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 X 8 11 1
Bulls Cut Down Falcons, 8-2
Kobe second baseman Takaki Smith was a significant contributor in his team's 8-2 triumph over the Fukuoka Falcons. He was 1-2 with 3 walks, while scoring 4 times for the Bulls. Arata Komatsu picked up the win, lifting his record to 5-2 on the season. He struck out 6 and walked 1 in 7 innings, while yielding 2 runs. The first-place Bulls go to 26-14.

In the bottom of the first inning, center fielder Jouta Hayashida had a 2-run double for Kobe. It was his 9th double of the season and put the Bulls on top, 2-0.

"We took it on the chin tonight," said losing manager Kamlyn Kadota.
FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE KOBE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Takahashi CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .274 4 17
I. Nakamura SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .346 3 11
T. Akamine RF 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .347 8 36
A. Sugiura LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .253 3 21
T. Shibuya 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .243 8 13
S. Hanzawa 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267 4 18
S. Yamanaka C 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .220 2 8
R. Auerbach 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .113 0 3
   T. Ishibashi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   b-K. Suzuki PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .295 2 6
I. Yamamoto P 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .227 0 2
   a-T. Yamamoto 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .062 0 0
Totals 35 2 8 2 1 9 14      
a - T. Yamamoto substituted for I. Yamamoto in the 6th
b - K. Suzuki pinch hit for T. Ishibashi in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: S. Yamanaka (2, 4th Inning off A. Komatsu, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: I. Nakamura 2 , T. Akamine 2 , T. Shibuya , S. Yamanaka 4 , K. Suzuki , I. Yamamoto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Shibuya 2 , I. Yamamoto
GIDP: A. Sugiura
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Akamine (16)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hanzawa-Nakamura-Yamamoto)
OF assists: 1 (Akamine(Komatsu at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 2 4 1 1 3 0 1 .234 2 11
T. Kurokawa LF 3 1 1 0 2 0 2 .172 4 18
T. Oto 1B 3 0 2 2 1 0 2 .295 6 30
J. Hayashida CF 5 2 3 3 0 0 2 .322 13 30
K. Kira C 4 0 0 0 1 0 6 .194 2 12
T. Amano RF 4 0 2 2 0 0 4 .291 1 10
T. Ide SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .246 1 10
M. Osaki 3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .308 6 19
A. Komatsu P 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .238 1 3
   a-R. Funakoshi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .226 2 5
   S. Kawakami P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 8 11 8 9 2 24      
a - R. Funakoshi pinch hit for A. Komatsu in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Hayashida 2 (9, 1st Inning off I. Yamamoto, 2 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off T. Ishibashi, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Oto (8, 6th Inning off T. Ishibashi, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Smith , T. Kurokawa , T. Oto 3 , J. Hayashida 5 , T. Amano 2 , M. Osaki 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Kira , R. Funakoshi
GIDP: T. Amano
Sac Bunt: A. Komatsu
Sac Fly: T. Oto , T. Amano
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Smith 2 (26)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Osaki (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Osaki-Smith-Oto)
FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Yamamoto L (3-5) 5.0 7 6 6 5 1 0 94 5.73   
T. Ishibashi 3.0 4 2 2 4 1 0 69 8.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Yamamoto 25
Batters Faced: I. Yamamoto 27, T. Ishibashi 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Yamamoto 4-10, T. Ishibashi 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: I. Yamamoto 94-53, T. Ishibashi 69-38
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Ishibashi 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Komatsu W (5-2) 7.0 7 2 2 1 6 1 116 2.01   
S. Kawakami 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 30 0.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Komatsu 60
Batters Faced: A. Komatsu 29, S. Kawakami 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Komatsu 7-7, S. Kawakami 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Komatsu 116-75, S. Kawakami 30-17
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Takaki Smith
Ballpark: Matsunoki Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 21516
Special Notes: Takaki Smith ties the KOB regular season game record for runs with 4.
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