BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
09/04/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT FUKUOKA FALCONS
GAME ID: 8180 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kobe Bulls (77-38) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 6 2
Fukuoka Falcons (69-45) 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 5 2
Kobe Dispatched, 4-2, by Fukuoka
The Kobe Bulls went down to defeat to Iwao Yamamoto and his Fukuoka teammates. The final score was 4-2, in favor of the Falcons. At 69-45, the Falcons find themselves in second place in the Western League.

Yamamoto made an early impact for Fukuoka when he stroked his 2nd home run of the season. The 3-run home run, which came in the bottom of the second, put the Falcons on top, 4-0.

"We'll put this win in our pocket and go after the next one," said Yamamoto.
KOBE BATTING LINESCORE FUKUOKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .242 10 34
T. Kurokawa LF 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 .251 12 55
T. Oto 1B 3 0 0 0 2 1 3 .317 14 71
J. Hayashida CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .277 30 88
O. Abbott RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .230 5 30
K. Ono C 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .237 3 10
T. Ide SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .256 6 28
   a-T. Amano PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 2 24
M. Osaki 3B 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .268 17 45
   b-T. Ryu PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245 3 17
K. Izumi P 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .049 0 1
   c-K. Kira PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .235 3 47
Totals 35 2 6 2 4 9 23      
a - T. Amano pinch hit for T. Ide in the 9th
b - T. Ryu pinch hit for M. Osaki in the 9th
c - K. Kira pinch hit for K. Izumi in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Ide (10, 7th Inning off I. Yamamoto, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Kurokawa , O. Abbott , K. Ono , T. Ide 2 , T. Amano , T. Ryu
2-out RBI: T. Kurokawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kurokawa , T. Oto , O. Abbott , T. Ide , K. Izumi
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Smith (55)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Kurokawa (8) , T. Oto (10)
Double Plays: 1 (Ide-Smith-Oto)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Takahashi CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .262 11 43
I. Nakamura SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .243 6 24
T. Akamine RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 27 76
A. Sugiura LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .300 30 96
Y. Kawasaki 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .313 31 92
S. Hanzawa 2B 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 .226 8 38
T. Shibuya 3B 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .252 21 48
   S. Yamasaki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
K. Suzuki C 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .257 6 14
I. Yamamoto P 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 .295 2 9
   a-R. Auerbach 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .168 4 13
Totals 28 4 5 4 1 4 5      
a - R. Auerbach substituted for I. Yamamoto in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: I. Yamamoto (2, 2nd Inning off K. Izumi, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Takahashi 2 , A. Sugiura , Y. Kawasaki , I. Yamamoto 4
2-out RBI: I. Yamamoto
GIDP: S. Hanzawa
Team LOB: 1

BASERUNNING
CS: H. Takahashi (3)

FIELDING
Errors: I. Nakamura 2 (18)
KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE FUKUOKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Izumi L (10-4) 8.0 5 4 0 1 4 1 108 2.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Izumi 67
Batters Faced: K. Izumi 29
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Izumi 10-8
Pitches - Strikes: K. Izumi 108-67
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Yamamoto W (8-10) 7.2 2 1 1 3 5 0 120 6.37   
S. Yamasaki SV (19) 1.1 4 1 1 1 4 0 35 1.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Yamamoto 73
Batters Faced: I. Yamamoto 30, S. Yamasaki 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Yamamoto 15-3, S. Yamasaki 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: I. Yamamoto 120-76, S. Yamasaki 35-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Yamasaki 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Iwao Yamamoto
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 2:37
Attendance: 18844
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