BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT KINBOSHI KITES
08/09/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT KINBOSHI KITES
GAME ID: 8114 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 9TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kobe Bulls (53-38) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 5 7 0
Kinboshi Kites (42-48) 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 0
Bulls Earn Clutch Win, 5-4
The Kobe Bulls grabbed a win, 5-4, over the Kinboshi Kites at Konohana Stadium. Kobe center fielder Jouta Hayashida was 3-4 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2. Shiroku Terada came out of the bullpen to earn the win. The right-hander allowed no runs on 2 hits in 2 innings. His record now stands at 3-2. Kobe has now won 3 straight, while the Kites have lost 3 in a row.

Kobe used a timely hit from Oscar Abbott to get the win. The right fielder stroked a run-scoring double in the top of the eighth inning to put the Bulls ahead, 5-4. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it made an impact.

"Both teams played hard," said Kobe manager Ikuhiko Murata.
KOBE BATTING LINESCORE KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 6 19
T. Kurokawa LF 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .244 13 42
T. Oto 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .267 15 47
J. Hayashida CF 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .271 26 66
O. Abbott RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .226 5 30
T. Ide SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .225 7 25
K. Ono C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .266 2 7
M. Osaki 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .223 6 28
K. Izumi P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .032 0 0
   a-R. Funakoshi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 2 19
   S. Terada P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-K. Kira PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .285 6 31
   S. Kawakami P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 5 7 4 1 6 9      
a - R. Funakoshi pinch hit for K. Izumi in the 7th
b - K. Kira pinch hit for S. Terada in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Oto (11, 6th Inning off A. Komori, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Kurokawa (5, 8th Inning off A. Komori, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Hayashida (9, 8th Inning off A. Komori, 0 on, 2 outs) , O. Abbott (6, 8th Inning off T. Tsuda, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Kurokawa (13, 1st Inning off A. Komori, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Hayashida (26, 6th Inning off A. Komori, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Kurokawa 6 , T. Oto 2 , J. Hayashida 7 , O. Abbott 2
2-out RBI: O. Abbott
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Ide , K. Ono
Hit by Pitch: T. Oto
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ono-Oto)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Goto SS 5 0 2 2 0 1 1 .201 7 29
H. Kitamura 2B 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .256 3 10
F. Tokunaga 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .295 12 48
T. Kanazawa CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .307 6 43
M. Kawasaki LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .261 13 48
K. Kurosawa C 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .228 4 18
K. Kikuchi RF 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .228 6 27
F. Muramoto 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .256 9 27
   a-M. Oyama PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338 1 7
   b-H. Hanada 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .178 0 9
A. Komori P 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 .385 0 2
   T. Tsuda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-Z. Yoemon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 0 0
Totals 32 4 8 4 4 7 16      
a - M. Oyama pinch hit for F. Muramoto in the 8th
b - H. Hanada substituted for M. Oyama in the 9th
c - Z. Yoemon pinch hit for T. Tsuda in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Muramoto (4, 4th Inning off K. Izumi, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: F. Tokunaga (12, 1st Inning off K. Izumi, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Goto 2 , H. Kitamura 2 , F. Tokunaga 4 , K. Kurosawa , F. Muramoto 2 , A. Komori
2-out RBI: A. Goto , H. Kitamura , F. Tokunaga
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Kitamura , F. Tokunaga , M. Kawasaki , K. Kikuchi
GIDP: T. Kanazawa
Sac Bunt: K. Kurosawa , A. Komori
Team LOB: 7
KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Izumi 6.0 6 4 4 3 4 1 108 2.98   
S. Terada W (3-2) 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 28 2.59   
S. Kawakami SV (24) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Izumi 45
Batters Faced: K. Izumi 27, S. Terada 8, S. Kawakami 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Izumi 8-6, S. Terada 3-0, S. Kawakami 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Izumi 108-63, S. Terada 28-17, S. Kawakami 8-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Komori L (0-4) 7.2 6 5 5 1 4 2 109 4.87   
T. Tsuda 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 18 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Komori 50
Batters Faced: A. Komori 31, T. Tsuda 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Komori 10-9, T. Tsuda 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Komori 109-70, T. Tsuda 18-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Tsuda 1-1
WP: A. Komori
Hit Batsmen: A. Komori
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jouta Hayashida
Ballpark: Konohana Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (91 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 4:35 PM JST
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 19957
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