BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT NAGASAKI STARS
09/01/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT NAGASAKI STARS
GAME ID: 8171 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kobe Bulls (67-45) 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 9 0
Nagasaki Stars (58-54) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Kobe Beats Nagasaki, 4-1
The Kobe Bulls picked up a win at Nagasaki Prefecture Stadium, knocking off the Nagasaki Stars, 4-1. On the mound for Kobe was right-hander Roku Yamakawa. He played a key role in the triumph. In 7.1 innings, Yamakawa surrendered 6 hits, while striking out 4 and walking 4. He allowed 1 run. The win puts Kobe at 67-45 this season.

Kobe won the game in part because of Jouta Hayashida. The center fielder ripped a solo home run in the top of the first inning to put the Bulls ahead, 2-0. For the game, Hayashida had 1 double and 1 home run in 4 at-bats.

"Our guys are never satisfied," said Kobe manager Ikuhiko Murata.
KOBE BATTING LINESCORE NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .265 7 29
T. Kurokawa LF 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .255 18 50
T. Oto 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .261 17 53
J. Hayashida CF 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .288 34 85
K. Kira C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .272 7 37
T. Amano RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .267 9 32
   S. Kawakami P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Ide SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .218 9 31
M. Osaki 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .199 6 30
R. Yamakawa P 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .224 2 5
   a-T. Ryu RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295 7 24
Totals 35 4 9 4 1 9 8      
a - T. Ryu substituted for R. Yamakawa in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Hayashida (13, 3rd Inning off A. Murakami, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Kurokawa (18, 1st Inning off A. Murakami, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Hayashida (34, 1st Inning off A. Murakami, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Smith 2 , T. Kurokawa 5 , T. Oto , J. Hayashida 6 , K. Kira , T. Amano
2-out RBI: T. Oto , J. Hayashida 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Kira
GIDP: T. Ide
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Smith (52)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Osaki-Smith-Oto, Smith-Ide-Oto, Smith-Ide-Oto)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Takamatsu 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .262 4 26
S. Sakata 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .251 10 31
M. Ichikawa SS 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .305 14 58
T. Ueda RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .288 18 56
I. Matsuda LF 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 .272 9 34
S. Inoue 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .237 16 61
I. Kawase CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .259 2 10
B. Wada C 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .250 10 29
A. Murakami P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .228 2 11
   N. Hamasaki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Nishi PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .247 14 40
   Y. Fujitate P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 2
Totals 28 1 6 1 4 5 16      
a - B. Nishi pinch hit for N. Hamasaki in the 7th

BATTING
Total Bases: S. Sakata 2 , M. Ichikawa 2 , T. Ueda , A. Murakami
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Takamatsu , S. Inoue
GIDP: T. Ueda , I. Matsuda , I. Kawase
Sac Bunt: T. Ueda
Sac Fly: I. Matsuda
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ichikawa-Sakata-Takamatsu)
KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Yamakawa W (13-8) 7.1 6 1 1 4 4 0 113 2.62   
S. Kawakami SV (26) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 0.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Yamakawa 62
Batters Faced: R. Yamakawa 30, S. Kawakami 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Yamakawa 8-8, S. Kawakami 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Yamakawa 113-67, S. Kawakami 16-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Kawakami 1-0
WP: R. Yamakawa
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Murakami L (15-3) 6.2 8 4 4 1 6 2 98 1.94   
N. Hamasaki 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7.04   
Y. Fujitate 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 29 3.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Murakami 47
Batters Faced: A. Murakami 28, N. Hamasaki 1, Y. Fujitate 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Murakami 7-6, N. Hamasaki 0-1, Y. Fujitate 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Murakami 98-61, N. Hamasaki 2-1, Y. Fujitate 29-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Hamasaki 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Roku Yamakawa
Ballpark: Nagasaki Prefecture Stadium
Weather: Rain (89 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 6 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM JST
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 14486
Special Notes: Rain delay of 23 minutes in the 5th inning.
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