BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KINBOSHI KITES AT KOBE BULLS
08/27/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KINBOSHI KITES AT KOBE BULLS
GAME ID: 8167 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kinboshi Kites (57-51) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 6 10 2
Kobe Bulls (73-35) 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 X 7 9 1
Hirata, Kites Fall to Bulls
The Kobe Bulls withstood a fine game by Kinboshi shortstop Yamahiko Hirata at Matsunoki Stadium, to upend the Kites, 7-6. Hirata went 4-5 with a home run, a double, and 2 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 4. Kobe pitcher Kakuya Izumi got the win, upping his record to 10-3. Bill Baker got the loss. Kobe currently is in first place in the Western League at 73-35.

Tatsuharu Oto's at-bat in the bottom of the third inning was a big one for Kobe. Coming to bat with one out, the bases loaded and Kobe trailing 2-0, the first baseman hit a 2-run single.

"The clubhouse vibe is great," said Kobe manager Shojiro Tasaka.
KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE KOBE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Kanazawa CF 4 3 2 0 1 0 0 .270 13 49
Y. Hirata SS 5 2 4 4 0 0 1 .255 10 36
F. Tokunaga 1B 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .355 31 82
H. Kitamura 2B 5 0 1 1 0 2 3 .251 9 51
M. Kawasaki LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .179 9 41
K. Kurosawa C 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .235 10 40
K. Kikuchi RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .187 9 32
H. Hanada 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .180 2 4
B. Baker P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .095 0 0
   K. Yoshikawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-A. Goto PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .180 4 10
Totals 38 6 10 6 2 6 15      
a - A. Goto pinch hit for K. Yoshikawa in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Kanazawa (16, 1st Inning off K. Izumi, 0 on, 0 outs) , Y. Hirata (8, 6th Inning off K. Izumi, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Hirata (10, 9th Inning off S. Kawakami, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Kanazawa 3 , Y. Hirata 8 , F. Tokunaga , H. Kitamura , K. Kurosawa 2
2-out RBI: , Y. Hirata 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Kurosawa , K. Kikuchi
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Kanazawa (13)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Kikuchi (6) , H. Hanada (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Yoshikawa-Hirata-Tokunaga)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .240 8 31
T. Kurokawa LF 3 2 1 0 2 0 2 .251 12 51
T. Oto 1B 5 2 2 3 0 0 2 .320 14 65
J. Hayashida CF 4 1 1 3 0 0 1 .277 29 83
K. Kira C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .236 3 43
T. Amano RF 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 .272 2 24
T. Ide SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .263 5 26
M. Osaki 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .263 17 43
K. Izumi P 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .053 0 1
   a-R. Funakoshi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .228 7 16
   S. Kawakami P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 7 9 6 5 4 12      
a - R. Funakoshi pinch hit for K. Izumi in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Kira (12, 2nd Inning off B. Baker, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Kurokawa (16, 7th Inning off B. Baker, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Hayashida (29, 3rd Inning off B. Baker, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Smith 2 , T. Kurokawa 2 , T. Oto 2 , J. Hayashida 4 , K. Kira 2 , T. Ide , M. Osaki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kurokawa , T. Oto , K. Kira , T. Ide 2
GIDP: R. Funakoshi
Sac Bunt: K. Izumi
Hit by Pitch: M. Osaki
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: T. Ide (18)
KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Baker L (5-4) 6.1 8 7 6 3 3 1 105 3.45   
K. Yoshikawa 1.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 40 2.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Baker 31
Batters Faced: B. Baker 30, K. Yoshikawa 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Baker 6-10, K. Yoshikawa 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Baker 105-66, K. Yoshikawa 40-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Yoshikawa 1-1
Hit Batsmen: K. Yoshikawa
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Izumi W (10-3) 8.0 7 3 3 1 5 0 109 2.95   
S. Kawakami 1.0 3 3 3 1 1 1 28 0.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Izumi 60
Batters Faced: K. Izumi 33, S. Kawakami 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Izumi 10-9, S. Kawakami 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Izumi 109-72, S. Kawakami 28-17
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yamahiko Hirata
Ballpark: Matsunoki Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM JST
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 29003
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