BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
OSAKA SAILORS AT KOBE BULLS
08/22/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
OSAKA SAILORS AT KOBE BULLS
GAME ID: 8150 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 22ND , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Osaka Sailors (30-73) 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 1
Kobe Bulls (68-35) 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 X 5 9 1
Sailors Lose Late, 5-3
The Kobe Bulls and Osaka Sailors completed their game despite the rain.

Kakuya Izumi, who is a three-time All-Star, had a strong outing for the Kobe Bulls against the Osaka Sailors at Matsunoki Stadium. The right-hander was a big part of his team's 5-3 win. Kobe reliever Shinya Kawakami picked up the win, upping his record to 4-2. Haruki Ogawa was saddled with the loss.

Kobe went in front, 5-3, on Tadahisa Ryu's 3rd home run of the season. The 2-run home run, which Ryu hit in the bottom of the eighth, left Osaka pitcher Haruki Ogawa visibly perturbed.

"We're happy, our fans are happy," Izumi told a Kobe Times reporter. "I hope you folks in the media are happy, too."

The win makes Kobe 68-35.
OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE KOBE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Kamai SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .237 5 16
S. Hino LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .191 8 24
T. Takahashi 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .280 3 36
S. Sato RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .282 13 42
J. Koda 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .310 2 8
H. Orido C 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .247 4 11
R. Tamura 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .186 11 28
   H. Ogawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
S. Hara CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .150 2 5
W. Otsuki P 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .143 0 0
   a-N. Yamada PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 4 15
   K. Usui P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-Z. Abe 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 7 21
   c-S. Abe PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 3 16
Totals 34 3 8 2 2 3 10      
a - N. Yamada pinch hit for W. Otsuki in the 7th
b - Z. Abe substituted for K. Usui in the 8th
c - S. Abe pinch hit for Z. Abe in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Takahashi (13, 3rd Inning off K. Izumi, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Tamura (11, 4th Inning off K. Izumi, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Kamai , T. Takahashi 2 , S. Sato , J. Koda , H. Orido , R. Tamura 4 , S. Hara , W. Otsuki
2-out RBI: R. Tamura , S. Hara
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Takahashi , S. Sato , R. Tamura
Sac Bunt: J. Koda
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Kamai (18)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Sato (12)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .234 8 29
T. Kurokawa LF 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .249 12 47
   a-T. Amano PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .277 2 24
   b-T. Kawabata LF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 3 6
T. Oto 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .319 14 58
J. Hayashida CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .280 27 77
O. Abbott RF, LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .235 5 30
K. Ono C 3 1 1 1 1 1 4 .239 3 10
T. Ide SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 .248 5 26
   c-T. Ryu PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .247 3 16
   d-K. Nishimura SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130 0 1
M. Osaki 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .267 16 41
K. Izumi P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .054 0 1
   S. Kawakami P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 5 9 5 4 7 14      
a - T. Amano pinch hit for T. Kurokawa in the 7th
b - T. Kawabata substituted for T. Amano in the 8th
c - T. Ryu pinch hit for T. Ide in the 8th
d - K. Nishimura substituted for T. Ryu in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Ryu (3, 8th Inning off H. Ogawa, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Smith , T. Kurokawa , T. Amano , T. Oto , J. Hayashida , O. Abbott 2 , K. Ono , T. Ryu 4
2-out RBI: K. Ono
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kurokawa , K. Ono , T. Ide 2
Sac Fly: T. Kurokawa
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Smith 2 (48)
CS: J. Hayashida (8)

FIELDING
Errors: O. Abbott (3)
OF assists: 1 (Hayashida(Otsuki at 2nd base))
OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Otsuki 6.0 7 3 3 3 6 0 117 5.01   
K. Usui 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 2.59   
H. Ogawa L (2-13) 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 1 21 6.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Otsuki 49
Batters Faced: W. Otsuki 28, K. Usui 3, H. Ogawa 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Otsuki 3-9, K. Usui 2-0, H. Ogawa 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Otsuki 117-69, K. Usui 10-7, H. Ogawa 21-12
WP: W. Otsuki
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Izumi 7.2 8 3 1 2 1 1 96 2.92   
S. Kawakami W (4-2) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 0.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Izumi 54
Batters Faced: K. Izumi 33, S. Kawakami 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Izumi 9-12, S. Kawakami 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Izumi 96-64, S. Kawakami 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Kawakami 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kakuya Izumi
Ballpark: Matsunoki Stadium
Weather: Rain (73 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 27220
Special Notes: Rain delay of 33 minutes in the 7th inning.
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