BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT VESUTAN BEES
07/11/1974
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BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT VESUTAN BEES
GAME ID: 7079 - THURSDAY, JULY 11TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kobe Bulls (46-21) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 7 0
Vesutan Bees (28-36) 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 X 3 7 1
Kobe Absorbs 3-2 Loss to Vesutan
The Vesutan Bees converted a terrific effort from starter Masatoshi Sakai into a win over the Kobe Bulls at Vesutan Stadium. The Bees won the game by a final score of 3-2. Sakai got the win, improving to 5-6. He gave up 6 hits and walked 1 over 7.2 innings. He allowed 2 runs. The win puts the Bees at 28-36, while the Bulls drop to 46-21.

Early in the game, first baseman Motoshige Tamura had a 2-run double for Vesutan. It was his 4th double of the season and put the Bees on top, 2-0.

"I was just trying to execute one pitch at a time," said Sakai.
KOBE BATTING LINESCORE VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .215 5 20
T. Kurokawa LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .218 8 29
T. Oto P 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .316 10 42
J. Hayashida CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .294 22 57
O. Abbott RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .235 4 15
R. Funakoshi 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .247 4 8
   a-T. Ryu PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241 1 9
   b-S. Inoue 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .375 0 0
K. Ono C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .302 3 9
T. Ide SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .249 2 16
M. Osaki 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 7 27
   c-T. Amano PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .295 1 16
   d-M. Harada 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 3 6
Totals 33 2 7 2 1 4 10      
a - T. Ryu pinch hit for R. Funakoshi in the 7th
b - S. Inoue substituted for T. Ryu in the 7th
c - T. Amano pinch hit for M. Osaki in the 8th
d - M. Harada substituted for T. Amano in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Kurokawa (8, 6th Inning off M. Sakai, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Kurokawa 5 , T. Oto 2 , S. Inoue , K. Ono , T. Ide
2-out RBI: T. Kurokawa , T. Oto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Smith , T. Kurokawa , J. Hayashida
Sac Bunt: M. Osaki
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Hayashida (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Funakoshi-Ide-Funakoshi)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Kawase CF 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .246 10 34
M. Tamura 1B 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .294 2 9
H. Ikegami RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 8 36
K. Omori LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .227 9 46
K. Okano 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .290 6 28
   a-T. Miyakawa 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 13 29
A. Nakamura C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270 6 24
Y. Ueda SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 2 11
F. Okada 2B 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .109 2 7
M. Sakai P 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .214 1 1
   K. Inouye P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 3 7 3 1 3 8      
a - T. Miyakawa substituted for K. Okano in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Tamura (4, 3rd Inning off T. Oto, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: H. Ikegami (3, 8th Inning off T. Oto, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: F. Okada (2, 7th Inning off T. Oto, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Tamura 3 , H. Ikegami 3 , A. Nakamura , F. Okada 4 , M. Sakai 2
2-out RBI: F. Okada
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Omori 2 , K. Okano
GIDP: I. Kawase
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Tamura (2)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Okano (10)
KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Oto L (9-5) 8.0 7 3 3 1 3 1 108 2.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Oto 58
Batters Faced: T. Oto 31
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Oto 10-10
Pitches - Strikes: T. Oto 108-73
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Sakai W (5-6) 7.2 6 2 2 1 4 1 81 4.73   
K. Inouye SV (10) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Sakai 62
Batters Faced: M. Sakai 30, K. Inouye 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Sakai 9-9, K. Inouye 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Sakai 81-56, K. Inouye 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Inouye 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Masatoshi Sakai
Ballpark: Vesutan Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM JST
Time: 2:17
Attendance: 11010
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