BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT VESUTAN BEES
08/14/1974
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BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT VESUTAN BEES
GAME ID: 8128 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kobe Bulls (63-33) 3 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 9 8 2
Vesutan Bees (45-51) 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 5 9 2
Bulls Victorious at Vesutan, 9-5
The Kobe Bulls beat the Vesutan Bees by a score of 9-5. Kobe first baseman Ryuichi Funakoshi deserved the lion's share of the credit. Funakoshi was 1 for 3 with a home run, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once for the Bulls. Kakuya Izumi got credit for the win, improving to 9-3. He allowed 4 runs on 7 hits in 7.1 innings. With the victory, the Bulls upped their record to 63-33.

With Kobe leading 3-0 in the top of the third, Funakoshi batted against Vesutan pitcher Masatoshi Sakai. Funakoshi hit a fastball to right for a grand slam home run. His 7th home run of the season put the Bulls on top, 7-0.

"We'll kick back tonight and enjoy this win," said Funakoshi.
KOBE BATTING LINESCORE VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 5 1 2 1 0 2 0 .233 8 29
T. Kurokawa LF 3 2 1 1 2 0 1 .242 11 45
J. Hayashida CF 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 .286 27 76
T. Ryu RF 3 2 1 3 0 1 2 .221 2 14
   a-T. Kawabata PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 3 6
R. Funakoshi 1B 3 1 1 4 0 0 0 .250 7 16
   b-M. Harada PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .197 3 6
   c-S. Inoue 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 0
K. Ono C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .242 3 9
M. Osaki 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .274 13 35
K. Nishimura SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .130 0 1
K. Izumi P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .059 0 1
   S. Kawakami P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 9 8 9 3 8 7      
a - T. Kawabata pinch hit for T. Ryu in the 7th
b - M. Harada pinch hit for R. Funakoshi in the 7th
c - S. Inoue substituted for M. Harada in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Smith (14, 6th Inning off M. Sakai, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Ryu (2, 1st Inning off M. Sakai, 2 on, 1 out) , R. Funakoshi (7, 3rd Inning off M. Sakai, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Smith 3 , T. Kurokawa , J. Hayashida , T. Ryu 4 , R. Funakoshi 4 , M. Osaki , K. Nishimura
2-out RBI: T. Smith , T. Kurokawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hayashida
Sac Bunt: K. Izumi
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: K. Nishimura (3) , S. Kawakami (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Smith-Nishimura-Funakoshi)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Miyakawa 3B, SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .260 18 41
K. Kawano CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .218 0 7
H. Ikegami RF 5 1 0 0 0 1 2 .319 15 55
K. Omori LF 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .245 13 58
S. Iwai 1B 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 .304 3 11
A. Nakamura C 4 1 3 0 0 1 1 .266 7 38
Y. Ueda SS 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 .224 5 21
   a-S. Yamashita PH, 3B 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .171 1 5
F. Okada 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .194 5 16
   b-I. Kawase PH 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .248 12 47
   d-K. Okano 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .267 6 33
M. Sakai P 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .190 1 2
   A. Ba P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-M. Tamura PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269 2 12
   T. Ohira P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 1
   e-Y. Isobe PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .243 2 21
   T. Yamamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 2
Totals 37 5 9 5 2 4 20      
a - S. Yamashita pinch hit for Y. Ueda in the 7th
b - I. Kawase pinch hit for F. Okada in the 7th
c - M. Tamura pinch hit for A. Ba in the 7th
d - K. Okano substituted for I. Kawase in the 8th
e - Y. Isobe pinch hit for T. Ohira in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Iwai 2 (4, 4th Inning off K. Izumi, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off S. Kawakami, 2 on, 1 out) , A. Nakamura (11, 7th Inning off K. Izumi, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Miyakawa , K. Kawano , S. Iwai 4 , A. Nakamura 4 , Y. Ueda , S. Yamashita
2-out RBI: Y. Ueda
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Isobe
GIDP: T. Miyakawa
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Ikegami (12)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Kawano (3) , F. Okada (9)
KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Izumi W (9-3) 7.1 7 4 2 1 3 0 116 3.06   
S. Kawakami 1.2 2 1 0 1 1 0 36 0.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Izumi 54
Batters Faced: K. Izumi 30, S. Kawakami 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Izumi 10-8, S. Kawakami 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Izumi 116-74, S. Kawakami 36-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Kawakami 1-1
WP: K. Izumi
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Sakai L (10-8) 5.2 6 9 8 3 5 2 115 4.04   
A. Ba 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 22 3.86   
T. Ohira 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 4.26   
T. Yamamoto 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 2.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Sakai 25
Batters Faced: M. Sakai 28, A. Ba 5, T. Ohira 3, T. Yamamoto 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Sakai 3-9, A. Ba 2-1, T. Ohira 0-1, T. Yamamoto 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Sakai 115-72, A. Ba 22-16, T. Ohira 19-13, T. Yamamoto 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Ba 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ryuichi Funakoshi
Ballpark: Vesutan Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 10410
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