BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
VESUTAN BEES AT KOBE BULLS
09/01/1974
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BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
VESUTAN BEES AT KOBE BULLS
GAME ID: 8174 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Vesutan Bees (56-56) 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 5 11 2
Kobe Bulls (75-37) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Bees Handle Bulls, Nab 5-1 Win
Hank Walker, who finished 3rd in the WL in wins with 15 in 1971, propelled his team to victory over the Kobe Bulls. The final score was 5-1, Vesutan. The win makes Vesutan 56-56.

Vesutan catcher Ichiro Hirano landed a blow when he belted a solo home run in the top of the fourth. It was his 3rd home run of the season. With it, the Bees took a 3-1 lead.

"We'll kick back tonight, then get set for the next one," Hirano said.
VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE KOBE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Miyakawa 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .264 20 49
K. Okano 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .264 8 38
H. Ikegami RF 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .320 17 63
K. Omori LF 4 0 2 2 0 0 3 .272 19 75
S. Iwai 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .361 9 23
I. Kawase CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .241 12 51
I. Hirano C 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .214 3 7
Y. Ueda SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .229 7 25
H. Walker P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .106 0 5
   T. Doi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-K. Kawano PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 0 7
   K. Inouye P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 5 11 5 1 6 11      
a - K. Kawano pinch hit for T. Doi in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Miyakawa (19, 1st Inning off R. Yamakawa, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Ikegami (21, 1st Inning off R. Yamakawa, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Okano (13, 5th Inning off R. Yamakawa, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: I. Hirano (3, 4th Inning off R. Yamakawa, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Iwai (9, 5th Inning off R. Yamakawa, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Miyakawa 3 , K. Okano 2 , H. Ikegami 4 , K. Omori 2 , S. Iwai 5 , I. Hirano 4
2-out RBI: S. Iwai
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Miyakawa , I. Kawase 2
GIDP: K. Omori
Sac Bunt: H. Walker
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Omori (31)
CS: K. Omori (10)

FIELDING
Errors: I. Hirano (1) , Y. Ueda (19)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .244 9 32
T. Kurokawa LF 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .252 12 51
T. Oto 1B 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .322 14 68
J. Hayashida CF 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 .279 29 85
K. Kira C 4 0 1 1 0 0 7 .237 3 46
O. Abbott RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .230 5 30
T. Ide SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .257 5 27
M. Osaki 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .262 17 44
   a-T. Amano PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 2 24
   b-K. Nishimura 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 1
R. Yamakawa P 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .280 0 4
Totals 33 1 6 1 7 5 20      
a - T. Amano pinch hit for M. Osaki in the 8th
b - K. Nishimura substituted for T. Amano in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Kira (13, 5th Inning off H. Walker, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Smith , T. Kurokawa , T. Oto 2 , K. Kira 2 , R. Yamakawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Oto , K. Kira , O. Abbott 2 , T. Ide 2
Sac Fly: K. Kira
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Hayashida (10)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Oto-Ide-Oto)
VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Walker W (7-10) 5.2 5 1 1 5 5 0 113 4.49   
T. Doi 2.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 25 2.89   
K. Inouye 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 23 3.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Walker 55
Batters Faced: H. Walker 28, T. Doi 8, K. Inouye 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Walker 7-5, T. Doi 3-4, K. Inouye 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Walker 113-67, T. Doi 25-13, K. Inouye 23-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Doi 1-0
WP: H. Walker
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Yamakawa L (11-8) 9.0 11 5 5 1 6 2 137 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Yamakawa 50
Batters Faced: R. Yamakawa 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Yamakawa 11-8
Pitches - Strikes: R. Yamakawa 137-83
WP: R. Yamakawa
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hank Walker
Ballpark: Matsunoki Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 29765
Special Notes: Jouta Hayashida ties the KOB regular season game record for bases on balls with 4.
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