BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
06/27/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
GAME ID: 7039 - THURSDAY, JUNE 27TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kobe Bulls (36-17) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 7 1
Fukuoka Falcons (33-19) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 1
Bulls Winners, 4-1, Over Falcons
Behind an impressive start by Yoshimatsu Yamamura, Kobe beat Fukuoka, 4-1. Kobe is now 36-17. Fukuoka is 33-19.

Kobe took a 2-1 lead on Takaki Smith's 11th double of the season. The 2-run double, which Smith hit in the top of the seventh, left Fukuoka pitcher Isaburo Muraoka visibly frustrated.

Said losing manager Kamlyn Kadota: "The at-bats, obviously, needed to be better."
KOBE BATTING LINESCORE FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 5 0 2 4 0 0 0 .230 3 18
T. Kurokawa LF 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .202 6 26
   S. Kawakami P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
T. Oto 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .310 8 34
J. Hayashida CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .293 18 44
K. Kira C 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .194 2 17
O. Abbott RF, LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .254 3 12
T. Ide SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .247 1 11
M. Osaki 3B 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 .295 6 21
Y. Yamamura P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .190 0 0
   a-T. Ryu LF, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 0 5
Totals 34 4 7 4 4 8 16      
a - T. Ryu substituted for Y. Yamamura in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Abbott (5, 2nd Inning off I. Muraoka, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Smith 2 (11, 7th Inning off I. Muraoka, 2 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off I. Muraoka, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Smith 4 , K. Kira , O. Abbott 3 , T. Ide , M. Osaki
2-out RBI: , T. Smith 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kurokawa , S. Kawakami , K. Kira , M. Osaki
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Smith (4)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Hayashida (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Takahashi CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 5 21
I. Nakamura SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .301 4 14
T. Akamine RF 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .340 13 49
A. Sugiura LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .274 5 29
Y. Kawasaki 1B 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .331 17 44
S. Hanzawa 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .266 6 25
T. Shibuya 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .251 9 17
   a-Y. Fukunaga PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .308 1 1
K. Suzuki C 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .295 4 9
I. Muraoka P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
   b-S. Yamanaka PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .223 2 8
Totals 33 1 7 1 1 1 16      
a - Y. Fukunaga pinch hit for T. Shibuya in the 9th
b - S. Yamanaka pinch hit for I. Muraoka in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Kawasaki (5, 4th Inning off Y. Yamamura, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Hanzawa (6, 7th Inning off Y. Yamamura, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Akamine (13, 6th Inning off Y. Yamamura, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Takahashi , T. Akamine 4 , Y. Kawasaki 4 , S. Hanzawa 3
2-out RBI: T. Akamine
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Sugiura , S. Hanzawa , K. Suzuki 2 , S. Yamanaka
Sac Bunt: S. Hanzawa
Hit by Pitch: T. Akamine
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Kawasaki (5)
KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Yamamura W (3-4) 7.1 5 1 1 1 1 1 76 3.84   
S. Kawakami SV (5) 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 0.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Yamamura 64
Batters Faced: Y. Yamamura 28, S. Kawakami 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Yamamura 12-9, S. Kawakami 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Yamamura 76-49, S. Kawakami 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Kawakami 1-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Kawakami
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Muraoka L (5-6) 9.0 7 4 4 4 8 0 145 3.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Muraoka 61
Batters Faced: I. Muraoka 38
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Muraoka 6-12
Pitches - Strikes: I. Muraoka 145-88
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yoshimatsu Yamamura
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 2:35
Attendance: 18362
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