 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON KOBE BULLS AT NAGASAKI STARS 08/25/1974 |  |  | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | KOBE BULLS AT NAGASAKI STARS | | GAME ID: 8153 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 25TH , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | | Kobe Bulls (71-35) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | | Nagasaki Stars (46-60) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | | |  | |
| Bulls Click Off Another Win, 4-2 | The rain came, as predicted, but the Kobe Bulls and Nagasaki Stars were able to complete their ballgame.
The Kobe Bulls picked up a win at Nagasaki Prefecture Stadium, knocking off the Nagasaki Stars, 4-2. Starting pitcher Yoshimatsu Yamamura was a big reason why. The first-place Bulls have won 6 in a row.
Starting Pitcher Tatsuharu Oto made an impact for Kobe, when he swatted a 2-run double off Shinsaku Shiraishi in the top of the third. For the contest, Oto went 1-3 with a double, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once.
"I'm just trying to make sure I'm focused for each and every pitch," said Yamamura. | |
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| KOBE BATTING LINESCORE | | NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE | |
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | AVG | HR | RBI | | T. Smith 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 | 8 | 31 | | T. Kurokawa LF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .249 | 12 | 51 | | T. Oto 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .317 | 14 | 61 | | J. Hayashida CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 | 28 | 80 | | O. Abbott RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .235 | 5 | 30 | | T. Ide SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 | 5 | 26 | | K. Ono C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .247 | 3 | 10 | | M. Osaki 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .265 | 17 | 43 | | Y. Yamamura P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .196 | 0 | 0 | | Totals | 23 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | | | | BATTING Doubles: T. Oto (22, 3rd Inning off S. Shiraishi, 2 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: J. Hayashida (28, 3rd Inning off S. Shiraishi, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: T. Smith , T. Oto 2 , J. Hayashida 4 , T. Ide , K. Ono 2-out RBI: T. Oto , J. Hayashida Team LOB: 2
BASERUNNING SB: T. Smith (49)
FIELDING Errors: T. Ide (17) , K. Ono (1) | | | | |
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| KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE | | NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | Y. Yamamura W (10-6) | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 2.71 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | S. Shiraishi L (7-5) | 6.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 93 | 3.28 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Yoshimatsu Yamamura Ballpark: Nagasaki Prefecture Stadium Weather: Rain (80 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 5 mph Start Time: 3:05 PM JST Time: 2:59 Attendance: 11506 Special Notes: The game was called in the 7th inning due to bad weather. |
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