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.
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      
a - S. Ibe substituted for Y. Ueda in the 4th
b - T. Ito pinch hit for T. Doi in the 7th
c - K. Okano pinch hit for T. Ohira in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: K. Kawano , K. Omori , S. Iwai 2 , T. Miyakawa , Y. Ueda , S. Ibe 2
2-out RBI: K. Kawano , K. Omori
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Miyakawa
Sac Bunt: C. Abe
Hit by Pitch: H. Ikegami
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Ibe 2 (3)
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   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Oto 60
Batters Faced: T. Oto 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Oto 9-14
Pitches - Strikes: T. Oto 127-91
Hit Batsmen: T. Oto
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   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Abe 16
Batters Faced: C. Abe 20, T. Doi 15, T. Ohira 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Abe 3-4, T. Doi 2-3, T. Ohira 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Abe 80-44, T. Doi 57-39, T. Ohira 35-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Doi 1-1
WP: C. Abe , T. Ohira
Hit Batsmen: C. Abe
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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