 | | 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. | |
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| 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) | | | | |
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| 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 | | | | 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 | | |
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| 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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