 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON KOBE BULLS AT VESUTAN BEES 09/07/1975 |  |  | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | KOBE BULLS AT VESUTAN BEES | | GAME ID: 8195 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH , 1975 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Kobe Bulls (70-48) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 0 | | Vesutan Bees (58-59) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | | |  | |
| Bulls Win, 8-4, at Vesutan | Spirited fans greeted the Vesutan Bees for their clash with the Kobe Bulls.
Led by Toshitake Amano, the Kobe Bulls downed the Vesutan Bees, 8-4. Amano was 2-3 with a home run and 2 walks, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once for the Bulls. The winning pitcher was Tatsuharu Oto. His record now stands at 19-5. The right-hander went 9 innings, allowing 4 runs on 8 hits for the Bulls.
With Kobe leading 1-0 in the top of the first, Amano hit a sinker from Chiko Abe for a 3-run home run. It was his 10th home run of the season and put the Bulls ahead, 4-0.
"It's nice to deliver when your team's counting on you," said Amano.
At 70-48, the Bulls have a slim two-game lead in the Western League. | |
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| KOBE BATTING LINESCORE | | VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE | |
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | AVG | HR | RBI | | T. Smith 2B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 | 7 | 29 | | a-M. Harada PR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .286 | 1 | 3 | | b-T. Endo 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 | 1 | 3 | | T. Kurokawa LF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .257 | 18 | 52 | | c-T. Ryu PR, LF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .284 | 7 | 25 | | T. Oto P | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .255 | 17 | 54 | | J. Hayashida CF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .290 | 36 | 91 | | T. Amano RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .270 | 10 | 35 | | R. Funakoshi 1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .271 | 4 | 27 | | K. Ono C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .277 | 3 | 9 | | T. Ide SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .221 | 12 | 35 | | M. Osaki 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .192 | 6 | 30 | | Totals | 37 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 15 | | | | a - M. Harada pinch ran for T. Smith in the 1st b - T. Endo substituted for M. Harada in the 1st c - T. Ryu pinch ran for T. Kurokawa in the 4th
BATTING Doubles: T. Smith (15, 1st Inning off C. Abe, 0 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: T. Amano (10, 1st Inning off C. Abe, 2 on, 1 out) , T. Ide (12, 4th Inning off C. Abe, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Endo (1, 4th Inning off C. Abe, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Hayashida (36, 4th Inning off T. Doi, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: T. Smith 2 , T. Endo 4 , T. Oto , J. Hayashida 5 , T. Amano 5 , R. Funakoshi 2 , K. Ono , T. Ide 4 2-out RBI: J. Hayashida Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Harada , K. Ono , T. Ide Hit by Pitch: T. Kurokawa Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING SB: T. Kurokawa (11) CS: T. Amano (2)
FIELDING PB: K. Ono | | | | Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | AVG | HR | RBI | | K. Kawano CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .236 | 11 | 25 | | K. Omori LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .243 | 11 | 52 | | H. Ikegami RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .292 | 14 | 78 | | S. Iwai 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .278 | 17 | 66 | | K. Bai 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .268 | 4 | 13 | | T. Miyakawa 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .253 | 11 | 33 | | I. Hirano C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .185 | 7 | 23 | | Y. Ueda SS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .202 | 5 | 20 | | a-S. Ibe SS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .242 | 2 | 10 | | C. Abe P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .059 | 0 | 0 | | T. Doi P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | | b-T. Ito PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .261 | 8 | 41 | | T. Ohira P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | | c-K. Okano PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .291 | 2 | 17 | | Totals | 34 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 | | | | | |
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| KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE | | VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | T. Oto W (19-5) | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 127 | 2.45 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | C. Abe L (2-6) | 3.1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 80 | 5.72 | | T. Doi | 3.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 57 | 2.83 | | T. Ohira | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 2.92 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Toshitake Amano Ballpark: Vesutan Stadium Weather: Rain (69 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph Start Time: 12:35 PM JST Time: 3:38 Attendance: 13097 Special Notes: 2B Takaki Smith was injured while running the bases. Rain delay of 35 minutes in the 3rd inning. SS Yoringa Ueda was injured while running the bases. Tango Kurokawa and Chiko Abe were ejected in the 4th inning for igniting a bench-clearing brawl. |
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