BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT KOBE BULLS
07/15/1974
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FUKUOKA FALCONS AT KOBE BULLS
GAME ID: 7089 - MONDAY, JULY 15TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fukuoka Falcons (41-29) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 7 2
Kobe Bulls (49-22) 0 0 0 1 1 4 3 0 X 9 16 0
Bulls Handle Falcons, Nab 9-2 Win
The rain made it unbearable at times; nonetheless, the faithful who endured the elements enjoyed themselves.

Kobe starter Roku Yamakawa pitched well against the Fukuoka Falcons at Matsunoki Stadium. The right-hander led his team to a win, 9-2. Yamakawa got the win, improving to 7-3. He gave up 7 hits and walked 2 over 9 innings. He allowed 2 runs.

Takaki Smith, who finished 2nd in the WL in triples with 8 in 1968, contributed to the Kobe win with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the sixth. For the game, the second baseman had 2 hits in 6 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 2 runs scored, and 2 runs batted in.

Smith told a Kobe Times reporter that he was "gratified" with the win.

With the win over Fukuoka, the Bulls improved to 49-22.
FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE KOBE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Takahashi CF 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .272 7 28
T. Shibuya 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .248 12 25
A. Sugiura LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .279 12 48
Y. Kawasaki 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .321 21 57
K. Suzuki C 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .279 4 10
S. Hanzawa 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 6 28
   a-T. Yamamoto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .069 0 1
W. Adams RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .283 1 8
R. Auerbach SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .167 1 5
M. Yamamoto P 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .050 0 1
   T. Ishibashi P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 0 0
Totals 29 2 7 2 2 7 13      
a - T. Yamamoto pinch hit for S. Hanzawa in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: Y. Kawasaki (21, 9th Inning off R. Yamakawa, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Takahashi 2 , T. Shibuya , Y. Kawasaki 5 , K. Suzuki , W. Adams
2-out RBI: T. Shibuya
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Kawasaki , R. Auerbach , M. Yamamoto
GIDP: A. Sugiura , K. Suzuki
Sac Bunt: T. Shibuya , S. Hanzawa
Hit by Pitch: H. Takahashi , W. Adams
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: H. Takahashi (3) , S. Hanzawa (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Auerbach-Hanzawa-Kawasaki)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 6 2 2 2 0 0 5 .216 6 22
T. Kurokawa LF 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 .217 8 31
T. Oto 1B 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .320 10 42
   a-T. Kawabata PH, RF 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .286 3 6
K. Kira C 4 0 2 2 0 1 4 .220 2 25
T. Ryu CF 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 .238 1 10
   b-Y. Yamazaki PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
   c-S. Inoue 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 0 0
O. Abbott RF, CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 7 .225 4 16
M. Osaki SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .268 8 28
R. Yamakawa P 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 .289 0 3
M. Harada 3B 4 2 2 0 1 0 2 .207 3 6
Totals 38 9 16 8 6 3 22      
a - T. Kawabata pinch hit for T. Oto in the 7th
b - Y. Yamazaki pinch hit for T. Ryu in the 7th
c - S. Inoue substituted for Y. Yamazaki in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Kurokawa (8, 1st Inning off M. Yamamoto, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Oto (14, 6th Inning off M. Yamamoto, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Osaki (8, 4th Inning off M. Yamamoto, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Smith (6, 6th Inning off M. Yamamoto, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Smith 5 , T. Kurokawa 4 , T. Oto 4 , K. Kira 2 , T. Ryu , Y. Yamazaki , M. Osaki 4 , R. Yamakawa , M. Harada 2
2-out RBI: T. Smith , K. Kira , T. Ryu
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Smith , K. Kira , O. Abbott 3
GIDP: T. Ryu
Sac Bunt: M. Osaki
Sac Fly: K. Kira
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Harada-Smith-Oto, Osaki-Smith-Oto)
OF assists: 1 (Abbott(Takahashi at 3rd base))
FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Yamamoto L (2-5) 5.2 12 6 6 3 3 2 107 6.26   
T. Ishibashi 2.1 4 3 1 3 0 0 48 5.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Yamamoto 21
Batters Faced: M. Yamamoto 31, T. Ishibashi 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Yamamoto 7-6, T. Ishibashi 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: M. Yamamoto 107-66, T. Ishibashi 48-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Ishibashi 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Yamakawa W (7-3) 9.0 7 2 2 2 7 1 115 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Yamakawa 70
Batters Faced: R. Yamakawa 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Yamakawa 9-8
Pitches - Strikes: R. Yamakawa 115-76
Hit Batsmen: R. Yamakawa 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Roku Yamakawa
Ballpark: Matsunoki Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 24440
Special Notes: Rain delay of 30 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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