BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
VESUTAN BEES AT KOBE BULLS
08/21/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
VESUTAN BEES AT KOBE BULLS
GAME ID: 8146 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 21ST , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Vesutan Bees (52-49) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
Kobe Bulls (60-42) 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 4 7 0
Yamakawa Goes Distance in 4-1 Win
Fans were not deterred by the threat of rain. They came to see their hometown Kobe Bulls take on the Vesutan Bees.

Kobe got a strong outing from Roku Yamakawa as the Bulls defeated the Vesutan Bees, 4-1, at Matsunoki Stadium. Kobe is now 60-42, 5 games up in the Western League.

Yamakawa, who finished 4th in the WL in innings pitched with 238.0 last year, pitched a complete game for Kobe. Yamakawa surrendered 5 hits over 9 innings and struck out 3. With the win, he moves to 12-7 on the season.

"We're not really clicking on anything right now," said Vesutan manager Jack Fletchings.
VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE KOBE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Kawano CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .234 10 21
K. Omori LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .238 8 43
H. Ikegami RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .313 11 69
S. Iwai 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .281 16 61
T. Miyakawa 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260 10 31
A. Nakamura C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 13 37
T. Ito 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269 8 40
Y. Ueda SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .178 5 16
B. Knox P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .111 0 0
   T. Ohira P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-K. Okano PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .309 2 15
   K. Inouye P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 1 5 1 1 3 9      
a - K. Okano pinch hit for T. Ohira in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: S. Iwai (16, 5th Inning off R. Yamakawa, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Kawano , K. Omori , H. Ikegami , S. Iwai 4 , T. Miyakawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Omori , S. Iwai , Y. Ueda
Sac Bunt: A. Nakamura
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: H. Ikegami (7)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Iwai (10)
Double Plays: 1 (Ikegami-Miyakawa)
OF assists: 1 (Ikegami(Yamakawa at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .264 7 24
T. Kurokawa LF 3 2 2 1 0 0 2 .249 16 47
T. Oto 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .266 15 48
J. Hayashida CF 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 .269 29 76
K. Kira C 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .287 7 35
T. Amano RF 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 .275 8 30
T. Ide SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .213 7 27
M. Osaki 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .213 6 30
R. Yamakawa P 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .246 2 5
Totals 30 4 7 4 4 6 18      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Smith (12, 4th Inning off B. Knox, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: T. Kurokawa (5, 3rd Inning off B. Knox, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Hayashida (29, 1st Inning off B. Knox, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Kurokawa (16, 7th Inning off B. Knox, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Smith 3 , T. Kurokawa 7 , J. Hayashida 4 , K. Kira , R. Yamakawa
2-out RBI: J. Hayashida
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Osaki
Sac Bunt: T. Kurokawa
Team LOB: 7
VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Knox L (9-10) 6.1 7 4 4 4 5 2 113 4.89   
T. Ohira 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 3.23   
K. Inouye 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Knox 44
Batters Faced: B. Knox 29, T. Ohira 3, K. Inouye 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Knox 9-4, T. Ohira 0-2, K. Inouye 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Knox 113-67, T. Ohira 12-7, K. Inouye 19-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Yamakawa W (12-7) 9.0 5 1 1 1 3 1 107 2.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Yamakawa 75
Batters Faced: R. Yamakawa 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Yamakawa 11-12
Pitches - Strikes: R. Yamakawa 107-69
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Roku Yamakawa
Ballpark: Matsunoki Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (84 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 23340
Special Notes: Rain delay of 31 minutes in the 4th inning.
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