BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
NAGASAKI STARS AT KOBE BULLS
09/09/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
NAGASAKI STARS AT KOBE BULLS
GAME ID: 8203 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Nagasaki Stars (51-68) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 6 1
Kobe Bulls (81-39) 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 X 10 12 2
Stars Suffer 10-3 Loss to Bulls
Wet weather did not postpone the Kobe-Nagasaki ballgame.

The Kobe Bulls knocked off the Nagasaki Stars, 10-3, at Matsunoki Stadium. Oscar Abbott was a big reason Kobe won. The left fielder went 2 for 3 with a triple, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 4. The win was credited to Shiroku Terada in relief. His record improves to 5-2. Koson Mitsunaga took the loss.

Kobe took the lead, 4-3, on Takaki Smith's 19th double of the season. The run-scoring double, which Smith hit in the bottom of the seventh, left Nagasaki pitcher Koson Mitsunaga crestfallen.

Smith said afterward that his team has grown over the course of the season, adding: "It feels good when a plan comes together."

The first-place Bulls, at 81-39, now lead their division by 8½ games.
NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE KOBE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Nishi 1B 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 .284 9 36
   b-Y. Sakai PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 0 0
S. Sakata 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 .226 4 30
R. Kodama CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .243 11 44
M. Ichikawa SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .281 10 68
T. Ueda RF 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .213 10 33
S. Inoue 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .225 14 42
I. Matsuda LF 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 .231 7 33
S. Yamaguchi C 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .248 12 37
   T. Kondo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   H. Kawamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 0 0
K. Mitsunaga P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .186 1 2
   Y. Kameda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   a-I. Kinoshita C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
Totals 33 3 6 3 4 1 23      
a - I. Kinoshita substituted for Y. Kameda in the 8th
b - Y. Sakai pinch hit for B. Nishi in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Kodama (16, 4th Inning off K. Izumi, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Sakata (11, 7th Inning off S. Terada, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Nishi (9, 1st Inning off K. Izumi, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Nishi 5 , S. Sakata 2 , R. Kodama 2 , S. Inoue , S. Yamaguchi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Nishi , R. Kodama , T. Ueda , S. Inoue
GIDP: M. Ichikawa
Sac Bunt: K. Mitsunaga
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: S. Inoue (15)
Double Plays: 1 (Sakata-Ichikawa-Nishi)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .241 10 36
   c-T. Ide PR, SS 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .260 7 32
M. Osaki 3B 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .266 17 46
T. Oto 1B 3 2 2 0 1 1 0 .322 15 76
J. Hayashida CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .282 31 91
T. Amano RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .283 2 26
O. Abbott LF 3 2 2 4 0 0 2 .232 5 35
K. Ono C 3 0 1 0 0 0 5 .241 3 10
K. Nishimura SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .121 0 1
   a-T. Ryu PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .245 3 19
   d-M. Harada 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .194 3 6
K. Izumi P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .047 0 1
   S. Terada P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. Kurokawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .256 13 59
   S. Kawakami P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-T. Kawabata PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .227 3 7
   S. Soga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 10 12 9 2 4 18      
a - T. Ryu pinch hit for K. Nishimura in the 7th
b - T. Kurokawa pinch hit for S. Terada in the 7th
c - T. Ide pinch ran for T. Smith in the 7th
d - M. Harada substituted for T. Ryu in the 8th
e - T. Kawabata pinch hit for S. Kawakami in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Ono (4, 3rd Inning off K. Mitsunaga, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Oto (27, 6th Inning off K. Mitsunaga, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Smith (19, 7th Inning off K. Mitsunaga, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Hayashida (28, 8th Inning off T. Kondo, 1 on, 0 outs) , T. Kawabata (1, 8th Inning off T. Kondo, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: O. Abbott (4, 8th Inning off T. Kondo, 3 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Ide (7, 8th Inning off T. Kondo, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Smith 2 , T. Ide 4 , M. Osaki , T. Oto 3 , J. Hayashida 3 , T. Amano , O. Abbott 4 , K. Ono 2 , T. Kawabata 2
2-out RBI: T. Smith , T. Ide , T. Kawabata
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Smith , M. Osaki , T. Amano
GIDP: K. Ono
Sac Bunt: K. Ono
Sac Fly: O. Abbott
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: T. Smith (4) , M. Osaki (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Nishimura-Smith-Oto)
NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Mitsunaga L (7-13) 6.2 8 4 4 1 3 0 109 4.42   
Y. Kameda 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.51   
T. Kondo 0.2 4 6 2 1 0 1 27 4.36   
H. Kawamoto 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 4.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Mitsunaga 44
Batters Faced: K. Mitsunaga 28, Y. Kameda 1, T. Kondo 8, H. Kawamoto 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Mitsunaga 9-7, Y. Kameda 1-0, T. Kondo 1-1, H. Kawamoto 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Mitsunaga 109-72, Y. Kameda 3-2, T. Kondo 27-15, H. Kawamoto 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Kameda 1-0
WP: K. Mitsunaga
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Izumi 5.2 5 3 2 4 0 1 99 2.77   
S. Terada W (5-2) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 1.59   
S. Kawakami H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1.15   
S. Soga 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Izumi 45
Batters Faced: K. Izumi 27, S. Terada 5, S. Kawakami 3, S. Soga 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Izumi 11-5, S. Terada 0-3, S. Kawakami 1-2, S. Soga 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Izumi 99-57, S. Terada 14-10, S. Kawakami 8-5, S. Soga 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Terada 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Oscar Abbott
Ballpark: Matsunoki Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM JST
Time: 3:33
Attendance: 23256
Special Notes: Rain delay of 39 minutes in the 5th inning. 2B Takaki Smith was injured while running the bases.
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