BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
06/28/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
GAME ID: 7040 - FRIDAY, JUNE 28TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kobe Bulls (37-17) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 5 9 0
Fukuoka Falcons (33-20) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 8 1
Bulls Get Hard-Earned Win
Tatsuharu Oto, who leads the WL with a 2.00 ERA, propelled his team to victory over the Fukuoka Falcons. The final score was 5-4, Kobe. Shiroku Terada picked up the win in relief. His record improves to 4-0. Shinpo Yamasaki suffered the loss. Shinya Kawakami notched his 6th save of the season.

Kobe used a timely hit from Jouta Hayashida to get the win. The center fielder stroked a run-scoring double in the top of the eighth inning to put the Bulls ahead, 4-3. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a difference-maker.

"This team has the heart of a lion," said Bulls manager Shojiro Tasaka.

The first-place Bulls improved to 37-17.
KOBE BATTING LINESCORE FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .226 3 18
T. Kurokawa LF 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 .202 6 26
T. Oto 1B 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 .316 9 36
J. Hayashida CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .292 18 45
O. Abbott RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .254 3 12
   S. Kawakami P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
K. Ono C 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .293 3 7
T. Ide SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 1 11
   a-T. Amano PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .306 1 15
   c-T. Yagi SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 2 4
M. Osaki 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .294 6 22
K. Izumi P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. Ryu PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .195 0 5
   S. Terada P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-T. Kawabata RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 2 4
Totals 33 5 9 5 2 4 9      
a - T. Amano pinch hit for T. Ide in the 7th
b - T. Ryu pinch hit for K. Izumi in the 7th
c - T. Yagi substituted for T. Amano in the 7th
d - T. Kawabata substituted for S. Terada in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Ide (4, 5th Inning off M. Yamamoto, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Oto (11, 8th Inning off S. Yamasaki, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Hayashida (11, 8th Inning off S. Yamasaki, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Oto (9, 6th Inning off M. Yamamoto, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Kurokawa , T. Oto 6 , J. Hayashida 2 , O. Abbott , K. Ono , T. Ide 2 , T. Amano , M. Osaki
2-out RBI: T. Oto , J. Hayashida
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kurokawa , O. Abbott , M. Osaki
Sac Bunt: K. Ono , T. Yagi
Hit by Pitch: T. Smith
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Smith (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Takahashi CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .277 5 22
I. Nakamura SS 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .299 4 14
T. Akamine RF 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 .335 13 49
A. Sugiura LF 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .274 5 31
Y. Kawasaki 1B 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .325 17 45
S. Hanzawa 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .272 6 25
T. Shibuya 3B 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 .254 9 17
   a-K. Suzuki PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .290 4 9
   b-R. Auerbach 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .140 0 3
S. Yamanaka C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .218 2 8
   c-Y. Fukunaga PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .357 1 1
M. Yamamoto P 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .000 0 1
   S. Yamasaki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   d-W. Adams PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .275 1 7
Totals 33 4 8 4 4 10 12      
a - K. Suzuki pinch hit for T. Shibuya in the 8th
b - R. Auerbach substituted for K. Suzuki in the 9th
c - Y. Fukunaga pinch hit for S. Yamanaka in the 9th
d - W. Adams pinch hit for S. Yamasaki in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Sugiura (8, 3rd Inning off K. Izumi, 3 on, 1 out) , H. Takahashi (8, 4th Inning off K. Izumi, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Shibuya (6, 6th Inning off K. Izumi, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Hanzawa (7, 8th Inning off S. Kawakami, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: Y. Fukunaga (1, 9th Inning off S. Kawakami, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Takahashi 3 , I. Nakamura , A. Sugiura 2 , S. Hanzawa 3 , T. Shibuya 2 , Y. Fukunaga 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Nakamura , T. Shibuya , K. Suzuki , M. Yamamoto
Sac Bunt: H. Takahashi
Sac Fly: Y. Kawasaki
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: I. Nakamura (10)
Double Plays: 1 (Sugiura-Yamanaka)
OF assists: 1 (Sugiura(Amano at home))
KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Izumi 6.0 5 3 3 4 4 0 109 3.14   
S. Terada W (4-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 1.93   
S. Kawakami SV (6) 2.0 3 1 1 0 5 0 39 0.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Izumi 50
Batters Faced: K. Izumi 27, S. Terada 3, S. Kawakami 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Izumi 8-6, S. Terada 2-0, S. Kawakami 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Izumi 109-65, S. Terada 9-6, S. Kawakami 39-27
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Yamamoto 7.0 5 3 3 1 2 1 89 4.69   
S. Yamasaki L (1-4) 2.0 4 2 2 1 2 0 39 2.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Yamamoto 56
Batters Faced: M. Yamamoto 28, S. Yamasaki 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Yamamoto 11-7, S. Yamasaki 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Yamamoto 89-54, S. Yamasaki 39-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Yamasaki 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Yamamoto
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tatsuharu Oto
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM JST
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 24028
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