BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
OSAKA SAILORS AT KOBE BULLS
07/07/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
OSAKA SAILORS AT KOBE BULLS
GAME ID: 7069 - MONDAY, JULY 7TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Osaka Sailors (22-41) 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 7 3
Kobe Bulls (38-23) 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 5 X 13 12 0
Bulls Handle Osaka, Snag 13-3 Win
Kobe picked up a win at Matsunoki Stadium, bumping off the Osaka Sailors, 13-3. Pitcher Tatsuharu Oto was a major reason the Bulls emerged victorious. Oto, now 9-4, was the winner. In 9 innings, he gave up 7 hits, while striking out 7, walking 0, and allowing 3 runs. With this game in the books, Kobe is 38-23, Osaka 22-41.

Tadahisa Ryu helped out the Kobe cause in the bottom of the seventh inning with a 2-run single. For the game, the right fielder went 1 for 3 with a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2.

"We came out aggressive," said Bulls manager Ikuhiko Murata. "We came out swinging the bats."
OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE KOBE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Kamai SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .195 4 11
S. Hino LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .207 4 17
T. Takahashi 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .322 6 31
N. Yamada RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .244 4 8
J. Koda 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .230 9 18
   a-Z. Miyamoto PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
M. Yamamoto CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .244 4 12
K. Urushihara C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .229 3 18
B. Matsumura 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .185 2 2
K. Shimabukuro P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .097 0 1
   T. Ota P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
   I. Fukumoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 3 7 3 0 7 7      
a - Z. Miyamoto pinch hit for J. Koda in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Kamai (4, 5th Inning off T. Oto, 0 on, 2 outs) , N. Yamada (4, 6th Inning off T. Oto, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Kamai 4 , S. Hino , N. Yamada 5 , M. Yamamoto , K. Urushihara , B. Matsumura
2-out RBI: A. Kamai , S. Hino
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Takahashi , K. Urushihara 2
Sac Bunt: J. Koda , K. Shimabukuro
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Yamamoto (14)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Takahashi (7) , J. Koda (5) , T. Ota (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Matsumura-Koda-Takahashi, Matsumura-Koda-Takahashi)
PB: K. Urushihara 2
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 .283 4 13
   a-M. Harada PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .176 0 2
T. Kurokawa LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .265 10 34
   b-Y. Yamazaki PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 0 0
   c-O. Abbott LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 4 26
T. Oto P 4 2 2 3 1 0 0 .251 10 34
J. Hayashida CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .281 19 51
K. Kira C 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .301 5 23
T. Ryu RF 3 2 1 2 1 0 0 .286 5 19
R. Funakoshi 1B 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .270 2 12
T. Ide SS 4 2 3 2 0 0 1 .204 3 18
M. Osaki 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .228 4 23
Totals 37 13 12 10 3 4 15      
a - M. Harada pinch hit for T. Smith in the 8th
b - Y. Yamazaki pinch hit for T. Kurokawa in the 8th
c - O. Abbott substituted for Y. Yamazaki in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Ide (7, 8th Inning off T. Ota, 3 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Oto (10, 4th Inning off K. Shimabukuro, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Funakoshi (2, 7th Inning off K. Shimabukuro, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Oto 5 , J. Hayashida , K. Kira , T. Ryu , R. Funakoshi 6 , T. Ide 4 , M. Osaki
2-out RBI: , T. Oto 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Smith , T. Oto
GIDP: T. Kurokawa , M. Osaki
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Smith (30) , T. Kurokawa (6) , T. Ide (5)
OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Shimabukuro L (4-6) 6.2 8 8 5 2 3 2 123 4.15   
T. Ota 1.0 4 5 4 1 1 0 34 5.60   
I. Fukumoto 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Shimabukuro 33
Batters Faced: K. Shimabukuro 30, T. Ota 9, I. Fukumoto 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Shimabukuro 8-7, T. Ota 1-1, I. Fukumoto 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Shimabukuro 123-78, T. Ota 34-22, I. Fukumoto 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Ota 1-0 , I. Fukumoto 1-0
WP: T. Ota
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Oto W (9-4) 9.0 7 3 3 0 7 2 113 3.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Oto 68
Batters Faced: T. Oto 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Oto 12-8
Pitches - Strikes: T. Oto 113-80
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tatsuharu Oto
Ballpark: Matsunoki Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 11:35 AM JST
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 26359
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