 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON KINBOSHI KITES AT KOBE BULLS 08/28/1974 |  | | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | KINBOSHI KITES AT KOBE BULLS | | GAME ID: 8168 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28TH , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Kinboshi Kites (57-52) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | | Kobe Bulls (74-35) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 5 | 0 | | |  | |
| Komatsu in Fine Form in 3-1 Win | The Kobe Bulls racked up a win at Matsunoki Stadium, bumping off the Kinboshi Kites, 3-1. Arata Komatsu, who started for Kobe, pitched effectively for his team. The first-place Bulls hiked their record to 74-35.
Komatsu pitched a complete game for Kobe. The 41-year-old right-hander was charged with 1 run on 4 hits. He struck out 4 during his 97-pitch performance.
"I wouldn't want to be playing us right now," said Kobe manager Shojiro Tasaka.
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| KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE | | KOBE BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - F. Tokunaga pinch hit for S. Hayashida in the 8th
BATTING
Doubles: H. Kitamura (14, 7th Inning off A. Komatsu, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: Y. Hirata (11, 9th Inning off A. Komatsu, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Y. Hirata 4 , H. Kitamura 2 , K. Kikuchi 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Kikuchi
GIDP: Z. Yoemon
Team LOB: 3
FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Okamoto-Goto-Okamoto, Hirata-Goto-Okamoto)
OF assists: 1 (Kanazawa(Oto at 3rd base)) | | | | Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | AVG | HR | RBI | | T. Smith 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .240 | 8 | 31 | | T. Kurokawa LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 | 12 | 51 | | T. Oto 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .318 | 14 | 65 | | J. Hayashida CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .279 | 29 | 84 | | K. Kira C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .236 | 3 | 44 | | O. Abbott RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .233 | 5 | 30 | | T. Ide SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .262 | 5 | 26 | | M. Osaki 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .262 | 17 | 44 | | A. Komatsu P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 | 1 | 6 | | Totals | 25 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 16 | | | | | |
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| KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE | | KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | A. Komatsu W (14-6) | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 97 | 2.90 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Arata Komatsu
Ballpark: Matsunoki Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 2:16
Attendance: 29831 |
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