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."
KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE KOBE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Oyama 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .343 1 3
M. Kawasaki LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .247 8 29
F. Tokunaga 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .312 7 28
F. Muramoto SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .282 9 24
K. Kurosawa C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .236 2 10
K. Kikuchi RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .223 3 18
K. Murakami CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .278 1 2
H. Hanada 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .224 0 2
K. Ikeda P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .238 0 1
   a-A. Goto PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .210 5 18
   B. Baker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 1 2
Totals 31 2 5 1 3 4 9      
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)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Kurokawa LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 .263 5 24
M. Osaki SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .257 2 15
K. Kira C 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .299 3 17
T. Ryu CF 4 2 2 2 0 1 1 .246 5 13
O. Abbott RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .187 3 19
R. Funakoshi 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .243 1 9
M. Harada 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .188 0 2
R. Yamakawa P 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .344 2 5
T. Endo 3B 3 0 0 1 1 1 4 .269 0 2
Totals 33 5 9 5 2 6 14      
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)
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   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Ikeda 50
Batters Faced: K. Ikeda 33, B. Baker 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Ikeda 6-9, B. Baker 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Ikeda 111-72, B. Baker 19-13
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   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Yamakawa 72
Batters Faced: R. Yamakawa 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Yamakawa 10-12
Pitches - Strikes: R. Yamakawa 145-86
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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