BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
07/31/1974
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BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
GAME ID: 7132 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 31ST , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Kobe Bulls (56-30) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Fukuoka Falcons (51-35) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 8 0
Bulls Edged, 2-1, by Fukuoka
Behind an impressive start by Rei Matsumura, Fukuoka beat Kobe, 2-1. Fukuoka currently is in second place in the Western League at 51-35.

The Falcons relied on catcher Kazunari Suzuki for the game-winning hit. And, in the bottom of the 11th, he delivered, hitting a run-scoring single to seal the deal.

"What an ending!" said a jubilant Matsumura.
KOBE BATTING LINESCORE FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Kurokawa LF 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .238 9 37
   b-T. Amano PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 2 22
   d-O. Abbott LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 4 23
T. Ide SS 4 0 1 0 1 2 1 .249 4 21
T. Oto P 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .329 13 49
   a-K. Nishimura 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 1
   c-S. Inoue PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .316 0 0
   e-M. Harada 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 3 6
J. Hayashida CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 .289 26 70
K. Kira C 3 0 0 0 2 1 3 .215 2 29
T. Ryu RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .218 1 11
R. Funakoshi 1B 3 0 0 0 2 0 3 .239 5 10
M. Osaki 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .274 11 33
T. Yagi 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261 3 11
   S. Kawakami P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-T. Kawabata PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .235 3 6
   S. Terada P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 1 7 1 5 7 24      
a - K. Nishimura substituted for T. Oto in the 9th
b - T. Amano pinch hit for T. Kurokawa in the 10th
c - S. Inoue pinch hit for K. Nishimura in the 10th
d - O. Abbott substituted for T. Amano in the 10th
e - M. Harada substituted for S. Inoue in the 10th
f - T. Kawabata pinch hit for S. Kawakami in the 11th

BATTING
Total Bases: T. Amano , T. Ide , T. Oto 2 , J. Hayashida , M. Osaki 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hayashida , K. Kira , R. Funakoshi , T. Kawabata
Sac Bunt: T. Ryu , T. Yagi
Sac Fly: T. Kurokawa
Hit by Pitch: T. Yagi
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Osaki (4)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Hayashida(Kawasaki at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Akamine RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292 18 57
H. Takahashi CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 .271 8 32
Y. Kawasaki 1B 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .328 24 69
A. Sugiura LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .287 20 64
T. Shibuya 3B 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .251 15 33
S. Hanzawa 2B 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .249 7 31
   c-W. Adams PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 1 9
S. Yamanaka C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .211 6 14
   a-K. Suzuki PH, C 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .277 5 12
R. Auerbach SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .160 2 10
R. Matsumura P 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .236 0 5
   S. Yamasaki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   b-K. Kikuchi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 0
   T. Watanabe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 2 8 2 2 8 11      
a - K. Suzuki pinch hit for S. Yamanaka in the 9th
b - K. Kikuchi pinch hit for S. Yamasaki in the 10th
c - W. Adams pinch hit for S. Hanzawa in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Auerbach (3, 7th Inning off T. Oto, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Hanzawa (7, 9th Inning off T. Oto, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Takahashi , Y. Kawasaki 3 , A. Sugiura , S. Hanzawa 4 , K. Suzuki , R. Auerbach 2
2-out RBI: S. Hanzawa , K. Suzuki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Matsumura 2
Sac Bunt: S. Hanzawa
Hit by Pitch: Y. Kawasaki , W. Adams
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Takahashi(Kira at 3rd base))
KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Oto 8.2 5 1 1 2 6 1 134 2.15   
S. Kawakami 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 0.66   
S. Terada L (4-2) 0.2 3 1 1 0 0 0 17 2.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Oto 74
Batters Faced: T. Oto 33, S. Kawakami 4, S. Terada 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Oto 6-13, S. Kawakami 0-2, S. Terada 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Oto 134-84, S. Kawakami 14-10, S. Terada 17-11
Hit Batsmen: T. Oto , S. Terada
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Matsumura 9.0 6 1 1 3 4 0 132 2.15   
S. Yamasaki 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 1.87   
T. Watanabe W (5-0) 1.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 19 2.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Matsumura 72
Batters Faced: R. Matsumura 36, S. Yamasaki 4, T. Watanabe 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Matsumura 10-12, S. Yamasaki 1-1, T. Watanabe 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Matsumura 132-79, S. Yamasaki 12-9, T. Watanabe 19-11
Hit Batsmen: R. Matsumura
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rei Matsumura
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 17548
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