BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
VESUTAN BEES AT KOBE BULLS
07/26/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
VESUTAN BEES AT KOBE BULLS
GAME ID: 7124 - FRIDAY, JULY 26TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Vesutan Bees (35-44) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 1
Kobe Bulls (55-26) 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 X 5 8 0
Oto in Fine Form in 5-1 Win
A nice crowd turned out for a clash between the Kobe Bulls and Vesutan Bees.

The Kobe Bulls beat the Vesutan Bees, 5-1. Kobe pitcher and Higashimatsuyama, Japan, native Tatsuharu Oto led the way. The win makes Kobe 55-26.

Oto pitched a good game for Kobe. He went the distance, allowing 1 run on 7 hits.

"Tatsuharu didn't monkey around out there," said Kobe field general Shojiro Tasaka.
VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE KOBE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Omori LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .227 10 49
I. Kawase CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .250 11 40
H. Ikegami RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .305 9 43
S. Iwai 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .310 1 3
K. Okano 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .280 6 31
A. Nakamura C 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .278 6 31
F. Okada 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .194 4 12
Y. Ueda SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .228 5 19
M. Sakai P 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .212 1 2
Totals 34 1 7 1 1 8 13      
BATTING
Doubles: Y. Ueda (4, 3rd Inning off T. Oto, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Omori , I. Kawase , S. Iwai , A. Nakamura , F. Okada , Y. Ueda 2 , M. Sakai
2-out RBI: I. Kawase
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Kawase , H. Ikegami , Y. Ueda
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: M. Sakai (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Iwai-Ueda-Iwai)
OF assists: 1 (Kawase(Kurokawa at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Kurokawa LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .230 9 35
T. Ide SS 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .250 4 21
T. Oto P 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 .325 13 47
J. Hayashida CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .289 24 64
K. Kira C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .210 2 28
T. Amano RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .275 2 20
R. Funakoshi 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245 5 10
M. Osaki 3B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .266 10 32
T. Yagi 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255 3 9
Totals 29 5 8 4 3 4 8      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Oto (20, 4th Inning off M. Sakai, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Hayashida (1, 6th Inning off M. Sakai, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Oto (13, 6th Inning off M. Sakai, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Oto 7 , J. Hayashida 4 , T. Amano , M. Osaki 2
2-out RBI: T. Oto , T. Amano
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kurokawa
GIDP: T. Amano
Sac Bunt: T. Yagi
Team LOB: 4
VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Sakai L (7-7) 8.0 8 5 5 3 4 1 118 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Sakai 47
Batters Faced: M. Sakai 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Sakai 9-9
Pitches - Strikes: M. Sakai 118-71
WP: M. Sakai
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Oto W (12-5) 9.0 7 1 1 1 8 0 121 2.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Oto 76
Batters Faced: T. Oto 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Oto 9-10
Pitches - Strikes: T. Oto 121-85
WP: T. Oto
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tatsuharu Oto
Ballpark: Matsunoki Stadium
Weather: Rain (87 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 3:35 PM JST
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 27763
Special Notes: Rain delay of 15 minutes in the 5th inning.
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