BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT VESUTAN BEES
08/05/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT VESUTAN BEES
GAME ID: 7145 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 5TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kobe Bulls (50-37) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 5 10 0
Vesutan Bees (47-40) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Yamamura Now 9-9 Following 5-0 Win
Yoshimatsu Yamamura, who finished 3rd in the WL in ERA with 2.46 last year, never let the Bees get in a groove. The right-hander used his bread and butter, his sinker, to pitch the Bulls to a win, 5-0. The Western League-leading Bulls are 50-37.

In his 119-pitch effort, Yamamura allowed no runs on 3 hits over 8.1 innings. He walked 3 and struck out 5.

"Yoshimatsu executed his pitches at a high level," said Kobe manager Ikuhiko Murata.
KOBE BATTING LINESCORE VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 6 19
T. Amano RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .285 7 27
T. Oto 1B 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .262 15 46
J. Hayashida CF 4 2 1 1 1 2 2 .272 25 64
T. Kurokawa LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .238 12 41
K. Kira C 3 1 3 2 1 0 0 .292 5 28
T. Ide SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .223 7 25
M. Osaki 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 .223 5 26
Y. Yamamura P 4 0 1 1 0 2 4 .208 0 4
   N. Evans P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 5 4 4 19      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Kurokawa (4, 2nd Inning off M. Sakai, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Kira 2 (12, 4th Inning off M. Sakai, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off S. Yasuda, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Hayashida (25, 2nd Inning off M. Sakai, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Oto (15, 9th Inning off T. Doi, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Amano , T. Oto 6 , J. Hayashida 4 , T. Kurokawa 2 , K. Kira 5 , Y. Yamamura
2-out RBI: T. Oto , Y. Yamamura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kurokawa , Y. Yamamura 2
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Oto-Ide-Oto)
PB: K. Kira
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Kawano CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .243 7 18
K. Omori LF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .236 7 36
H. Ikegami RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .314 11 63
S. Iwai 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .281 13 51
T. Miyakawa 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .268 8 26
K. Bai 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .125 1 2
A. Nakamura C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 13 36
Y. Ueda SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .176 4 12
   a-T. Ito PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 8 39
   b-S. Ibe SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 1 7
M. Sakai P 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .178 0 4
   S. Yasuda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-K. Okano PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .367 2 15
   T. Doi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 0 3 0 3 5 13      
a - T. Ito pinch hit for Y. Ueda in the 7th
b - S. Ibe substituted for T. Ito in the 8th
c - K. Okano pinch hit for S. Yasuda in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Ikegami (10, 9th Inning off Y. Yamamura, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Omori , H. Ikegami 2 , S. Iwai
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Ikegami , T. Miyakawa 2
GIDP: K. Bai
Hit by Pitch: K. Omori
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Ikegami (14)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ikegami-Nakamura)
OF assists: 1 (Ikegami(Kurokawa at home))
KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Yamamura W (9-9) 8.1 3 0 0 3 5 0 119 3.84   
N. Evans 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Yamamura 79
Batters Faced: Y. Yamamura 32, N. Evans 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Yamamura 10-10, N. Evans 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Yamamura 119-69, N. Evans 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Evans 2-0
Hit Batsmen: Y. Yamamura
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Sakai L (8-6) 7.0 8 4 4 3 3 1 121 2.82   
S. Yasuda 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 22 2.02   
T. Doi 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 22 3.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Sakai 45
Batters Faced: M. Sakai 31, S. Yasuda 5, T. Doi 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Sakai 5-12, S. Yasuda 1-1, T. Doi 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Sakai 121-72, S. Yasuda 22-11, T. Doi 22-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Yasuda 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yoshimatsu Yamamura
Ballpark: Vesutan Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM JST
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 14452
Special Notes: Rain delay of 19 minutes in the 8th inning.
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