BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT KOBE BULLS
07/30/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
FUKUOKA FALCONS AT KOBE BULLS
GAME ID: 7134 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 30TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fukuoka Falcons (43-42) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 8 0
Kobe Bulls (49-36) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Kobe Upended by Fukuoka, 4-0
Fukuoka and Kobe got after it at Matsunoki Stadium.

The Fukuoka Falcons downed the Kobe Bulls, 4-0, at Matsunoki Stadium. Stellar pitching by Isaburo Muraoka had a lot to do with it. The left-hander, who is tied for 5th in the WL in quality starts with 12, handcuffed his opponent all game. Fukuoka is now 43-42, Kobe 49-36.

Fukuoka shortstop Itaru Nakamura delivered a solo home run in the top of the second. Overall, he went 3 for 4, picking up 1 home run, 1 single, and 1 double. He scored 2 runs and knocked in 1.

"Isaburo gave us a heck of an effort," said Fukuoka manager Kamlyn Kadota.
FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE KOBE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Akamine RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .269 17 48
H. Takahashi CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .241 13 46
Y. Kawasaki 1B 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .299 29 60
A. Sugiura LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .223 15 54
T. Shibuya 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260 12 28
I. Nakamura SS 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .279 11 40
K. Suzuki C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .230 0 9
S. Okamoto 2B 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .290 2 9
I. Muraoka P 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .178 1 4
   a-S. Yamanaka PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .194 4 20
   T. Watanabe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 3 1 5 10      
a - S. Yamanaka pinch hit for I. Muraoka in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: I. Nakamura (13, 5th Inning off R. Yamakawa, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Kawasaki (29, 1st Inning off R. Yamakawa, 0 on, 2 outs) , I. Nakamura (11, 2nd Inning off R. Yamakawa, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Akamine , Y. Kawasaki 4 , I. Nakamura 7 , K. Suzuki , S. Okamoto 2
2-out RBI: Y. Kawasaki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Akamine , A. Sugiura , S. Yamanaka
GIDP: I. Muraoka
Hit by Pitch: Y. Kawasaki
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Akamine (29)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .280 6 19
T. Kurokawa LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .238 12 41
T. Oto 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .256 14 45
J. Hayashida CF 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .271 23 61
K. Kira C 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .288 5 26
O. Abbott RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .228 5 29
T. Ide SS 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 .228 7 25
M. Osaki 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .228 5 26
R. Yamakawa P 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .240 2 5
Totals 35 0 9 0 2 10 17      
BATTING
Total Bases: T. Smith , T. Oto , J. Hayashida 2 , K. Kira 2 , O. Abbott 2 , T. Ide
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Smith , K. Kira , O. Abbott , T. Ide
Sac Bunt: M. Osaki
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Smith (37)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Smith-Ide-Oto)
FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Muraoka W (9-5) 8.0 8 0 0 2 8 0 139 2.68   
T. Watanabe 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 3.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Muraoka 72
Batters Faced: I. Muraoka 34, T. Watanabe 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Muraoka 8-8, T. Watanabe 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: I. Muraoka 139-87, T. Watanabe 19-13
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Yamakawa L (10-5) 9.0 8 4 4 1 5 2 120 2.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Yamakawa 59
Batters Faced: R. Yamakawa 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Yamakawa 10-11
Pitches - Strikes: R. Yamakawa 120-83
Hit Batsmen: R. Yamakawa
Balk: R. Yamakawa
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Isaburo Muraoka
Ballpark: Matsunoki Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (84 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 20492
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