 | | 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. | |
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| VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE | | KOBE BATTING LINESCORE | |
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 | | |
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| 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 | | | | 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 | | |
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| 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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