 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON KINBOSHI KITES AT KOBE BULLS 06/19/1975 |  |  | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | KINBOSHI KITES AT KOBE BULLS | | GAME ID: 7014 - THURSDAY, JUNE 19TH , 1975 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Kinboshi Kites (24-23) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | | Kobe Bulls (29-18) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 5 | 9 | 1 | | |  | |
| Bulls Earn 5-2 Home Win | Kobe pitcher Roku Yamakawa did his part in helping his team defeat the Kinboshi Kites, 5-2. The opposition could never get too much going against the right-hander. Yamakawa, who finished 4th in the WL in ERA with 2.68 in 1970, went the distance for Kobe. He gave up 2 runs on 5 hits. Kobe, at 29-18, is 3 games up in the Western League.
Second Baseman Matabei Harada made an impact for Kobe, when he swatted a run-scoring double off Kyuso Ikeda in the bottom of the fourth. For the contest, Harada went 2 for 4 with a double.
Harada attributed the win to "a well-rounded effort by the whole team." | |
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| KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE | | KOBE BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - A. Goto pinch hit for K. Ikeda in the 8th
BATTING Doubles: F. Tokunaga (9, 4th Inning off R. Yamakawa, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Murakami (2, 7th Inning off R. Yamakawa, 0 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: M. Oyama , F. Tokunaga 2 , F. Muramoto , K. Murakami 2 , K. Ikeda Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Kawasaki , F. Muramoto , K. Murakami , H. Hanada GIDP: M. Oyama Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING SB: M. Oyama (2) , F. Muramoto (1)
FIELDING Errors: F. Muramoto 2 (4) | | | BATTING Doubles: M. Harada (1, 4th Inning off K. Ikeda, 2 on, 1 out) Home Runs: T. Ryu (5, 7th Inning off K. Ikeda, 1 on, 1 out) Total Bases: T. Kurokawa , K. Kira , T. Ryu 5 , R. Funakoshi 2 , M. Harada 3 , R. Yamakawa Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Kurokawa 2 , K. Kira Sac Bunt: M. Osaki , O. Abbott Team LOB: 8
FIELDING Errors: O. Abbott (1) Double Plays: 1 (Osaki-Harada-Funakoshi) | | |
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| KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE | | KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | K. Ikeda L (4-5) | 7.0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 111 | 5.16 | | B. Baker | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1.65 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | R. Yamakawa W (9-1) | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 145 | 1.67 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Roku Yamakawa Ballpark: Matsunoki Stadium Weather: Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph Start Time: 12:35 PM JST Time: 2:41 Attendance: 25738 |
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