 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON KINBOSHI KITES AT KOBE BULLS 06/21/1974 |  |  | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | KINBOSHI KITES AT KOBE BULLS | | GAME ID: 7027 - FRIDAY, JUNE 21ST , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Kinboshi Kites (23-23) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | | Kobe Bulls (32-15) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 | 5 | 0 | | |  | |
| Bulls Topple Kites, 2-1 | The Kobe Bulls and Kinboshi Kites played a tight game with the hosts claiming a hard-fought win.
Tatsuharu Oto, who led the WL in wins with 17 in 1964, propelled his team to victory over the Kinboshi Kites. The final score was 2-1, Kobe. In 6 innings, Oto surrendered 3 hits, while striking out 7 and walking 0. He allowed no runs. The save was credited to Shinya Kawakami, his 3rd.
Kobe center fielder Jouta Hayashida helped the Bulls go up, 2-0, in the bottom of the sixth inning. With the game tied, Hayashida hit a 2-run single off Kinboshi pitcher Saimei Hayashida.
"The Bulls earned it," said Kinboshi manager Frank Moore. "Hats off to them."
The loss makes Kinboshi 23-23. | |
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| KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE | | KOBE BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - M. Oyama pinch hit for H. Kitamura in the 7th b - Z. Yoemon pinch hit for Y. Hirata in the 7th c - A. Goto substituted for Z. Yoemon in the 7th d - Y. Hiramoto pinch hit for K. Kikuchi in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: M. Kawasaki (5, 7th Inning off S. Terada, 1 on, 1 out) Total Bases: T. Kanazawa , F. Muramoto , F. Tokunaga , M. Oyama , M. Kawasaki 2 , K. Kikuchi , S. Hayashida 2-out RBI: K. Kikuchi Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Muramoto , Z. Yoemon , A. Goto Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING SB: T. Kanazawa (8)
FIELDING OF assists: 1 (Kikuchi(Oto at 3rd base)) | | | a - T. Yagi substituted for S. Terada in the 8th
BATTING Doubles: K. Kira (8, 5th Inning off S. Hayashida, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: T. Kurokawa , J. Hayashida , K. Kira 2 , T. Ide , M. Osaki Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Smith , J. Hayashida , K. Kira , T. Ide Sac Bunt: M. Osaki Hit by Pitch: T. Smith Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING SB: J. Hayashida (5) , M. Osaki (2) | | |
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| KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE | | KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | S. Hayashida L (1-6) | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 99 | 3.68 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | T. Oto W (8-2) | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 89 | 2.00 | | S. Terada H (2) | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 2.04 | | S. Kawakami SV (3) | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 0.57 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Tatsuharu Oto Ballpark: Matsunoki Stadium Weather: Rain (74 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph Start Time: 3:05 PM JST Time: 3:41 Attendance: 29602 Special Notes: Rain delay of 64 minutes in the 7th inning. |
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