 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON OSAKA SAILORS AT KOBE BULLS 08/12/1975 |  |  | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | OSAKA SAILORS AT KOBE BULLS | | GAME ID: 8120 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 12TH , 1975 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Osaka Sailors (31-61) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | | Kobe Bulls (54-40) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | | |  | |
| Osaka Downed, 3-2, by Bulls | The Kobe Bulls picked up a win at Matsunoki Stadium, defeating the Osaka Sailors, 3-2. Starting pitcher Tatsuharu Oto was an essential part of his team's success. Kobe, at 54-40, is 2 games up in the Western League.
Takanori Ide was the walk-off hero for Kobe. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Bulls shortstop hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.
"Both teams played hard," said Kobe manager Ikuhiko Murata. | |
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| OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE | | KOBE BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - Z. Abe pinch hit for K. Urushihara in the 9th b - Z. Miyamoto substituted for K. Shimabukuro in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: S. Sato (9, 3rd Inning off T. Oto, 0 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: T. Takahashi (10, 3rd Inning off T. Oto, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: S. Hino , S. Sato 3 , T. Takahashi 4 , N. Yamada 2 2-out RBI: T. Takahashi Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Takahashi , K. Shimabukuro Sac Bunt: K. Urushihara Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING SB: S. Hino (12)
FIELDING Errors: M. Yamamoto (9) | | | | Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | AVG | HR | RBI | | T. Smith 2B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .262 | 6 | 21 | | T. Ide SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .227 | 7 | 27 | | T. Oto P | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .269 | 15 | 47 | | J. Hayashida CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .265 | 26 | 67 | | T. Kurokawa LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .241 | 13 | 42 | | K. Kira C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .282 | 6 | 32 | | O. Abbott RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .214 | 5 | 30 | | R. Funakoshi 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .271 | 2 | 19 | | T. Endo 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .222 | 0 | 2 | | Totals | 31 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 17 | | | | BATTING Total Bases: T. Smith 2 , T. Ide 2 , T. Oto , J. Hayashida , R. Funakoshi 2 , T. Endo Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Ide , J. Hayashida , K. Kira , R. Funakoshi Sac Bunt: T. Ide , K. Kira Team LOB: 10
BASERUNNING SB: T. Smith (40) CS: T. Oto (3) , J. Hayashida (7) | | |
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| OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE | | KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | T. Oto W (14-5) | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 129 | 2.78 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Tatsuharu Oto Ballpark: Matsunoki Stadium Weather: Rain (75 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph Start Time: 7:35 PM JST Time: 2:45 Attendance: 25553 |
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