BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
07/29/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
GAME ID: 7130 - MONDAY, JULY 29TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kobe Bulls (56-28) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 4 10 0
Fukuoka Falcons (49-35) 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 X 6 10 1
Falcons Rack Up 6-4 Win Versus Kobe
Isaburo Muraoka, who is tied for 5th in the WL in complete games with 7, propelled his team to victory over the Kobe Bulls. The final score was 6-4, Fukuoka. The Falcons now own a record of 49-35.

Fukuoka took the lead, 6-1, on Ayato Sugiura's 19th home run of the season. The 3-run home run came off Kobe pitcher Kakuya Izumi in the bottom of the seventh.

"I'm happy we won," said Muraoka. "That's first and foremost. My goal is for the team to win the day I pitch, however it's done."
KOBE BATTING LINESCORE FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Kurokawa LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .241 9 36
O. Abbott RF 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .231 4 23
T. Oto 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .328 13 49
J. Hayashida CF 4 1 1 3 1 1 1 .291 25 68
T. Ide SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .251 4 21
K. Ono C 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .267 3 9
M. Osaki 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 4 .266 10 32
K. Nishimura 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .167 0 1
K. Izumi P 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .069 0 1
   S. Soga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Yagi PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .266 3 11
Totals 36 4 10 4 2 8 21      
a - T. Yagi pinch hit for S. Soga in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Abbott (9, 7th Inning off I. Muraoka, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Osaki (9, 8th Inning off I. Muraoka, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Hayashida (25, 9th Inning off S. Yamasaki, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Kurokawa , O. Abbott 3 , T. Oto , J. Hayashida 4 , T. Ide 2 , M. Osaki 3 , T. Yagi
2-out RBI: O. Abbott , J. Hayashida
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Oto , J. Hayashida , K. Nishimura 2 , K. Izumi
Sac Bunt: T. Ide , K. Ono
Hit by Pitch: T. Kurokawa
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Kurokawa (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Akamine RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .297 17 56
H. Takahashi CF 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 .273 8 31
Y. Kawasaki 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .323 24 69
A. Sugiura LF 4 1 1 3 0 2 3 .288 19 62
T. Shibuya 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .257 15 33
S. Hanzawa 2B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .251 6 30
S. Yamanaka C 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .208 5 13
R. Auerbach SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .160 2 10
   S. Yamasaki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
I. Muraoka P 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .173 1 3
   a-S. Okamoto SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 6 10 6 2 4 12      
a - S. Okamoto substituted for I. Muraoka in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: S. Yamanaka (5, 4th Inning off K. Izumi, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Sugiura (19, 7th Inning off K. Izumi, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Akamine 2 , H. Takahashi 3 , Y. Kawasaki , A. Sugiura 4 , T. Shibuya , S. Yamanaka 4 , I. Muraoka
2-out RBI: Y. Kawasaki , A. Sugiura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Sugiura 3 , R. Auerbach
Sac Bunt: H. Takahashi , S. Hanzawa 2
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Takahashi (14)
CS: T. Akamine (2)

FIELDING
Errors: I. Muraoka (2)
KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Izumi L (8-2) 6.2 10 6 6 2 2 2 90 3.05   
S. Soga 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 2.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Izumi 30
Batters Faced: K. Izumi 31, S. Soga 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Izumi 8-9, S. Soga 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Izumi 90-57, S. Soga 11-9
WP: K. Izumi
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Muraoka W (9-8) 8.2 9 3 3 2 7 0 145 2.97   
S. Yamasaki 0.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 15 1.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Muraoka 59
Batters Faced: I. Muraoka 39, S. Yamasaki 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Muraoka 9-11, S. Yamasaki 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: I. Muraoka 145-99, S. Yamasaki 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Yamasaki 2-2
Hit Batsmen: I. Muraoka
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Isaburo Muraoka
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 18148
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