BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT KOBE BULLS
07/29/1975
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BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT KOBE BULLS
GAME ID: 7133 - TUESDAY, JULY 29TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fukuoka Falcons (42-42) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 7 2
Kobe Bulls (49-35) 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 X 7 12 1
Falcons Drop 7-2 Decision
The exploits of catcher Kouki Ono helped the Kobe Bulls defeat the Fukuoka Falcons, 7-2. Ono went 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. The Bulls lead the Western League by 2½ games.

Tatsuharu Oto, who finished 2nd in the WL in batting average with .328 last year, took Fukuoka hurler Tsuneteru Fujiwara deep in the bottom of the fifth. His 2-run home run put the Bulls on top, 3-1. In all, Oto had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 4.

"I had some good swings out there," said Ono.
FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE KOBE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Akamine RF 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .269 17 48
H. Takahashi CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .244 13 46
S. Horimoto 1B 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .310 3 10
   b-I. Nakamura PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272 10 39
T. Shibuya 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .263 12 28
   c-Y. Kawasaki PH, 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298 28 59
K. Kikuchi LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .261 0 2
S. Hanzawa 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .276 11 35
S. Yamanaka C 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .195 4 20
S. Okamoto SS, 3B 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 .277 2 8
T. Fujiwara P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .176 1 4
   a-A. Sugiura PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .227 15 54
   E. Knight P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 1 0 8 12      
a - A. Sugiura pinch hit for T. Fujiwara in the 7th
b - I. Nakamura pinch hit for S. Horimoto in the 8th
c - Y. Kawasaki pinch hit for T. Shibuya in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: H. Takahashi , S. Horimoto 2 , Y. Kawasaki , K. Kikuchi , S. Yamanaka , S. Okamoto
2-out RBI: H. Takahashi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Yamanaka
Sac Bunt: T. Shibuya , T. Fujiwara
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: S. Okamoto 2 (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Okamoto-Horimoto, Horimoto-Okamoto-Horimoto)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 .281 6 19
T. Amano RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .283 7 27
T. Oto P 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .256 14 45
   S. Kawakami P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-O. Abbott PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .220 5 29
   S. Soga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Hayashida CF 3 1 1 2 2 1 2 .267 23 61
T. Kurokawa LF 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 .242 12 41
R. Funakoshi 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .260 2 19
K. Ono C 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 .283 2 7
T. Ide SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .227 7 25
M. Osaki 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .230 5 26
Totals 35 7 12 7 6 6 16      
a - O. Abbott pinch hit for S. Kawakami in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Hayashida (23, 2nd Inning off T. Fujiwara, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Oto (14, 5th Inning off T. Fujiwara, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Ono (2, 8th Inning off E. Knight, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Smith 2 , T. Amano , T. Oto 5 , J. Hayashida 4 , R. Funakoshi , K. Ono 6 , T. Ide , M. Osaki
2-out RBI: J. Hayashida , K. Ono
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hayashida , T. Kurokawa , T. Ide , M. Osaki
GIDP: T. Kurokawa
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Smith (7)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Osaki (18)
FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Fujiwara L (7-11) 6.0 7 4 2 4 5 2 119 4.03   
E. Knight 2.0 5 3 3 2 1 1 34 8.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Fujiwara 47
Batters Faced: T. Fujiwara 29, E. Knight 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Fujiwara 7-4, E. Knight 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Fujiwara 119-71, E. Knight 34-21
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Oto W (12-5) 7.1 6 2 1 0 6 0 97 2.86   
S. Kawakami H (1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.59   
S. Soga 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 6.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Oto 66
Batters Faced: T. Oto 29, S. Kawakami 3, S. Soga 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Oto 7-9, S. Kawakami 1-1, S. Soga 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Oto 97-58, S. Kawakami 9-6, S. Soga 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Kawakami 1-1
WP: S. Kawakami
Balk: T. Oto
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kouki Ono
Ballpark: Matsunoki Stadium
Weather: Rain (75 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 21705
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