BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
08/18/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
GAME ID: 8134 - MONDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kobe Bulls (58-41) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 6 13 0
Fukuoka Falcons (53-46) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Kobe Beats Fukuoka as Oto Throws 6-0 Shutout
Goose eggs were the order of the day for the Fukuoka Falcons as starter Tatsuharu Oto shut them out, 6-0, at Fukuoka Stadium. The Kobe pitcher struck out 4 and walked 1 while allowing 2 hits.

"Oto was good but he wasn't flawless," Fukuoka manager Kamlyn Kadota said. "We had a few opportunities to make something happen and we didn't do it. Not to take anything away from Kobe, but this is on us."

In 21 starts this year, Oto has recorded a 15-5 record and a 2.63 ERA.
KOBE BATTING LINESCORE FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 6 0 2 1 0 0 3 .261 7 24
T. Kurokawa LF 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .248 15 46
T. Oto P 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .269 15 47
J. Hayashida CF 5 2 2 2 0 1 1 .270 27 72
K. Kira C 4 0 2 0 1 0 2 .288 7 35
T. Amano RF 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .281 8 29
R. Funakoshi 1B 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 .271 2 20
T. Ide SS 5 1 0 0 0 2 9 .219 7 27
M. Osaki 3B 4 0 1 2 0 0 4 .220 6 30
Totals 39 6 13 6 3 4 28      
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Hayashida (27, 1st Inning off I. Muraoka, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Smith 2 , T. Kurokawa 2 , T. Oto , J. Hayashida 5 , K. Kira 2 , T. Amano 2 , R. Funakoshi , M. Osaki
2-out RBI: T. Smith , J. Hayashida , M. Osaki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Smith , T. Oto , K. Kira , M. Osaki 2
Sac Bunt: R. Funakoshi
Hit by Pitch: R. Funakoshi 2 , M. Osaki
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Smith (9)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Funakoshi-Ide-Oto)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Takahashi CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 14 51
I. Nakamura SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 12 45
   a-S. Horimoto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .297 3 10
   b-S. Okamoto SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .264 2 10
A. Sugiura LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242 17 61
Y. Kawasaki 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .316 37 78
S. Hanzawa 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .279 11 42
T. Shibuya 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 12 28
W. Adams RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .215 4 11
S. Yamanaka C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .191 4 23
I. Muraoka P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .151 1 4
   T. Watanabe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-T. Akamine PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 20 52
Totals 29 0 2 0 1 4 6      
a - S. Horimoto pinch hit for I. Nakamura in the 1st
b - S. Okamoto substituted for S. Horimoto in the 2nd
c - T. Akamine pinch hit for T. Watanabe in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: H. Takahashi , S. Okamoto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Takahashi
GIDP: S. Horimoto
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Adams (5)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Shibuya (13)
KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Oto W (15-5) 9.0 2 0 0 1 4 0 101 2.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Oto 86
Batters Faced: T. Oto 30
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Oto 11-12
Pitches - Strikes: T. Oto 101-65
WP: T. Oto
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Muraoka L (10-6) 7.1 9 5 5 2 4 1 149 2.63   
T. Watanabe 1.2 4 1 0 1 0 0 30 3.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Muraoka 42
Batters Faced: I. Muraoka 34, T. Watanabe 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Muraoka 11-6, T. Watanabe 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: I. Muraoka 149-94, T. Watanabe 30-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Watanabe 3-3
Hit Batsmen: I. Muraoka 2 , T. Watanabe
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tatsuharu Oto
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM JST
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 17445
Special Notes: SS Itaru Nakamura was injured while throwing the ball. Rain delay of 46 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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