 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON KOBE BULLS AT NAGASAKI STARS 09/02/1975 |  |  | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | KOBE BULLS AT NAGASAKI STARS | | GAME ID: 8172 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND , 1975 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Kobe Bulls (68-45) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | | Nagasaki Stars (58-55) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | | |  | |
| Oto Puts Screws to Nagasaki | Kobe's Tatsuharu Oto brought his best stuff to Nagasaki Prefecture Stadium, shutting down and shutting out the Nagasaki Stars, 3-0. He racked up 3 strikeouts, surrendered 2 hits, and issued 2 walks on his way to the victory.
"We barely made him work at all," Nagasaki manager Okura Ichimura said later. "Kobe could probably pitch him again tomorrow if they wanted."
This season, Oto has gone 18-5 with an ERA of 2.42, posting 91 strikeouts in 193.1 innings. | |
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| KOBE BATTING LINESCORE | | NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE | |
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | AVG | HR | RBI | | T. Smith 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .264 | 7 | 29 | | T. Ide SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .216 | 9 | 31 | | T. Oto P | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .261 | 17 | 53 | | J. Hayashida CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .288 | 34 | 86 | | K. Kira C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .271 | 8 | 38 | | T. Amano RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .268 | 9 | 32 | | O. Abbott LF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .246 | 6 | 36 | | R. Funakoshi 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .265 | 4 | 27 | | M. Osaki 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .197 | 6 | 30 | | Totals | 33 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | | | | BATTING Doubles: J. Hayashida (14, 8th Inning off S. Ishiguro, 1 on, 2 outs) , O. Abbott (7, 9th Inning off Y. Fujitate, 0 on, 1 out) Home Runs: K. Kira (8, 7th Inning off M. Suzuki, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: T. Smith , T. Oto , J. Hayashida 2 , K. Kira 4 , T. Amano , O. Abbott 4 2-out RBI: J. Hayashida , O. Abbott Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Kira , M. Osaki 2 GIDP: T. Oto , M. Osaki Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING SB: T. Amano (2) CS: T. Amano (1)
FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Ide-Smith-Funakoshi) | | | | |
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| KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE | | NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | T. Oto W (18-5) | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 126 | 2.42 | PITCHING Game Score: T. Oto 84 Batters Faced: T. Oto 31 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Oto 9-15 Pitches - Strikes: T. Oto 126-77 | | | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Tatsuharu Oto Ballpark: Nagasaki Prefecture Stadium Weather: Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 6 mph Start Time: 3:05 PM JST Time: 2:43 Attendance: 15220 Special Notes: SP Koson Mitsunaga was injured while throwing the ball. |
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