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.
KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE KOBE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Kanazawa CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .234 6 21
F. Muramoto 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .284 8 24
F. Tokunaga 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .322 13 32
H. Kitamura 2B 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .239 4 19
   a-M. Oyama PH, 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .120 0 3
M. Kawasaki LF 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 .194 7 26
K. Kurosawa C 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .228 5 18
K. Kikuchi RF 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .208 3 15
   d-Y. Hiramoto PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .429 2 2
Y. Hirata SS 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .236 3 15
   b-Z. Yoemon PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .133 0 1
   c-A. Goto SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .196 3 5
S. Hayashida P 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .192 1 1
Totals 34 1 7 1 1 12 16      
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))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .220 2 13
T. Kurokawa LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .167 5 21
T. Oto P 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .294 6 30
   S. Terada P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Yagi SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .238 2 4
J. Hayashida CF 4 0 1 2 0 1 2 .307 15 35
K. Kira C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .194 2 16
T. Ryu RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .211 0 5
R. Funakoshi 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246 2 5
T. Ide SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .245 1 10
   S. Kawakami P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Osaki 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .304 6 21
Totals 27 2 5 2 2 5 11      
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)
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   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Hayashida 67
Batters Faced: S. Hayashida 31
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Hayashida 12-6
Pitches - Strikes: S. Hayashida 99-62
Hit Batsmen: S. Hayashida
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   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Oto 73
Batters Faced: T. Oto 21, S. Terada 6, S. Kawakami 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Oto 6-5, S. Terada 2-0, S. Kawakami 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Oto 89-63, S. Terada 26-18, S. Kawakami 42-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Terada 1-0
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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