BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT KINBOSHI KITES
09/13/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT KINBOSHI KITES
GAME ID: 8212 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kobe Bulls (84-39) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 2
Kinboshi Kites (63-60) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
Bulls Drop Kites, 3-2, Behind Oto
Tatsuharu Oto, who led the WL in innings pitched with 243.2 in 1972, was locked in. The right-hander led the Kobe Bulls to a 3-2 win against the Kinboshi Kites at Konohana Stadium. Shinya Kawakami recorded the save for Kobe, his 16th of the season. The first-place Bulls lifted their record to 84-39.

Oto was in the zone all game. He frustrated Kinboshi hitters while giving the Bulls 8.2 innings of quality work. Oto threw 108 pitches, allowing 4 hits and getting 5 punchouts.

Said Kinboshi manager Frank Moore: "Different day, same result."
KOBE BATTING LINESCORE KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Kurokawa LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .253 13 59
   a-T. Amano PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .287 2 26
   b-T. Kawabata LF, RF, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .217 3 7
T. Ide SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .263 7 32
T. Oto P 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .324 16 79
   S. Kawakami P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Hayashida CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .286 33 96
K. Kira C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .238 3 53
O. Abbott RF, LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 5 35
   c-T. Ryu PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234 3 19
R. Funakoshi 1B 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .239 9 21
M. Osaki 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .262 17 46
   d-T. Smith PH, 2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .241 10 36
K. Nishimura 2B 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .119 0 1
   e-S. Inoue PH 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .222 0 1
   f-M. Harada 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 3 6
Totals 30 3 5 3 5 6 17      
a - T. Amano pinch hit for T. Kurokawa in the 8th
b - T. Kawabata substituted for T. Amano in the 8th
c - T. Ryu pinch hit for O. Abbott in the 9th
d - T. Smith pinch hit for M. Osaki in the 9th
e - S. Inoue pinch hit for K. Nishimura in the 9th
f - M. Harada substituted for S. Inoue in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Oto (16, 1st Inning off S. Hayashida, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Amano , T. Ide , T. Oto 4 , R. Funakoshi , K. Nishimura
2-out RBI: S. Inoue
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kawabata , T. Ide
GIDP: T. Oto
Sac Bunt: M. Osaki , K. Nishimura
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Hayashida (11)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Ide (22) , T. Oto (11)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Kanazawa CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 13 51
Y. Hirata SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .256 13 42
F. Tokunaga 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .341 32 86
H. Kitamura 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .266 11 62
M. Kawasaki LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .200 13 49
K. Kurosawa C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .228 12 43
K. Kikuchi RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 12 40
H. Hanada 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .183 2 7
   M. Miwa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Hayashida P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .109 2 2
   a-A. Goto 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 4 10
Totals 33 2 4 2 0 6 6      
a - A. Goto substituted for S. Hayashida in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Hirata (13, 1st Inning off T. Oto, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Kawasaki (13, 2nd Inning off T. Oto, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Hirata 2 , H. Kitamura , M. Kawasaki 5
2-out RBI: H. Kitamura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Kitamura , M. Kawasaki
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hirata-Kitamura-Tokunaga)
KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Oto W (19-6) 8.2 4 2 1 0 5 1 108 2.17   
S. Kawakami SV (16) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Oto 75
Batters Faced: T. Oto 32, S. Kawakami 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Oto 10-11, S. Kawakami 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Oto 108-76, S. Kawakami 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Kawakami 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Hayashida 7.0 4 2 2 1 4 1 100 2.74   
M. Miwa L (5-3) 2.0 1 1 1 4 2 0 39 2.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Hayashida 64
Batters Faced: S. Hayashida 27, M. Miwa 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Hayashida 12-6, M. Miwa 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Hayashida 100-60, M. Miwa 39-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Miwa 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tatsuharu Oto
Ballpark: Konohana Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 21328
Special Notes: Rain delay of 47 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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