BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT KOBE BULLS
06/28/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT KOBE BULLS
GAME ID: 7043 - SATURDAY, JUNE 28TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fukuoka Falcons (24-30) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 9 0
Kobe Bulls (34-20) 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 4 5 0
Fukuoka Drops Another One, 4-2
The Kobe Bulls got a stellar effort from pitcher Kakuya Izumi, helping Kobe score a win over the visiting Fukuoka Falcons, 4-2. The losses continue to pile up for Fukuoka, which has now fallen 10 times in a row.

The Bulls got a big at-bat from left fielder Tango Kurokawa. For the game, Kurokawa was 1 for 4 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. In the bottom of the first, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 9th home run of the season gave Kobe a 2-0 lead.

"Thought I threw pretty well and overall I felt good," said Izumi.
FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE KOBE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Akamine RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .272 9 28
H. Takahashi CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 6 24
Y. Kawasaki 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .327 22 45
A. Sugiura LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .235 10 40
T. Shibuya 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .228 8 19
I. Nakamura SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .281 6 21
S. Hanzawa 2B 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .281 7 18
S. Yamanaka C 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .212 3 19
   b-K. Suzuki PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .236 0 6
S. Ishii P 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .056 0 1
   a-S. Horimoto PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263 1 4
   Y. Kameda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-K. Kikuchi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 0 1
Totals 35 2 9 2 0 9 16      
a - S. Horimoto pinch hit for S. Ishii in the 8th
b - K. Suzuki pinch hit for S. Yamanaka in the 9th
c - K. Kikuchi pinch hit for Y. Kameda in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Yamanaka (4, 3rd Inning off K. Izumi, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Akamine , Y. Kawasaki , A. Sugiura , T. Shibuya 2 , I. Nakamura , S. Hanzawa 2 , S. Yamanaka 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Akamine , S. Ishii , K. Kikuchi
Sac Fly: K. Suzuki
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Nakamura-Hanzawa-Kawasaki, Shibuya-Hanzawa-Kawasaki)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 .306 3 12
T. Kurokawa LF 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .266 9 31
T. Oto 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .244 8 28
J. Hayashida CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .272 18 48
K. Kira C 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .291 4 19
T. Ryu RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .282 5 17
T. Ide SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .192 3 13
M. Osaki 3B 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .242 4 21
K. Izumi P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Funakoshi PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 1 10
   S. Terada P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   S. Kawakami P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 26 4 5 4 1 1 9      
a - R. Funakoshi pinch hit for K. Izumi in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Kurokawa (9, 1st Inning off S. Ishii, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Osaki (4, 7th Inning off S. Ishii, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Kurokawa 4 , T. Oto , J. Hayashida , T. Ryu , M. Osaki 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kurokawa
GIDP: T. Smith , T. Ide
Sac Bunt: K. Izumi
Hit by Pitch: T. Smith , M. Osaki , R. Funakoshi
Team LOB: 3
FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Ishii L (4-3) 7.0 5 4 4 1 1 2 90 4.13   
Y. Kameda 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 10.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Ishii 51
Batters Faced: S. Ishii 28, Y. Kameda 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Ishii 11-7, Y. Kameda 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Ishii 90-54, Y. Kameda 17-11
Hit Batsmen: S. Ishii 3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Izumi W (6-2) 7.0 4 0 0 0 5 0 108 2.59   
S. Terada 1.1 4 2 2 0 4 0 25 3.31   
S. Kawakami SV (16) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Izumi 74
Batters Faced: K. Izumi 25, S. Terada 8, S. Kawakami 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Izumi 6-10, S. Terada 0-0, S. Kawakami 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Izumi 108-64, S. Terada 25-20, S. Kawakami 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Kawakami 3-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kakuya Izumi
Ballpark: Matsunoki Stadium
Weather: Rain (72 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM JST
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 26833
Special Notes: Rain delay of 27 minutes in the 8th inning.
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