BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT KINBOSHI KITES
09/15/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT KINBOSHI KITES
GAME ID: 8214 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kobe Bulls (86-39) 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
Kinboshi Kites (63-62) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 0
Bulls Win Another One, 3-1
The Kobe Bulls picked up a win at Konohana Stadium, knocking off the Kinboshi Kites, 3-1. On the mound for Kobe was right-hander Yoshimatsu Yamamura. He played a key role in the triumph. At 86-39, Kobe is in first place in the Western League.

The Bulls got a big at-bat from left fielder Tango Kurokawa. For the game, Kurokawa went 1 for 5 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. In the top of the third, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 14th home run of the season gave Kobe a 2-0 lead.

"We're on quite a roll right now," said Kurokawa.
KOBE BATTING LINESCORE KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Kurokawa LF 5 1 1 2 0 0 5 .250 14 61
T. Ide SS 3 0 0 0 2 1 5 .263 7 32
T. Oto 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .318 16 79
J. Hayashida CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .283 33 99
K. Kira C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .237 3 53
T. Amano RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .292 2 26
M. Osaki 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .262 17 46
K. Nishimura 2B 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 .149 0 2
   a-T. Ryu PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231 3 19
   b-M. Harada 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 3 6
Y. Yamamura P 3 1 2 1 0 0 2 .196 0 1
   c-T. Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 10 36
   S. Kawakami P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3 6 4 21      
a - T. Ryu pinch hit for K. Nishimura in the 8th
b - M. Harada substituted for T. Ryu in the 8th
c - T. Smith pinch hit for Y. Yamamura in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Kurokawa (14, 3rd Inning off K. Ikeda, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Kurokawa 4 , T. Amano 2 , M. Osaki 2 , Y. Yamamura 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Ide 2 , J. Hayashida , M. Osaki
GIDP: T. Ryu
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Hayashida (12)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Nishimura-Ide-Oto)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Kanazawa CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .252 13 51
Y. Hirata SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .256 13 42
F. Tokunaga 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .342 32 86
H. Kitamura 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .264 11 62
M. Kawasaki LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .196 13 49
K. Kurosawa C 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .227 13 45
K. Kikuchi RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .206 12 40
   b-A. Goto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .169 4 10
H. Hanada 3B 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .200 2 7
K. Ikeda P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .119 2 2
   a-M. Oyama PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 1 7
   M. Miwa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-Z. Yoemon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .221 0 4
Totals 32 1 6 1 4 4 11      
a - M. Oyama pinch hit for K. Ikeda in the 7th
b - A. Goto pinch hit for K. Kikuchi in the 9th
c - Z. Yoemon pinch hit for M. Miwa in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: K. Kurosawa (13, 7th Inning off Y. Yamamura, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Hirata , F. Tokunaga , K. Kurosawa 4 , K. Kikuchi , H. Hanada 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Hirata , M. Kawasaki , K. Ikeda
GIDP: K. Kikuchi
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Tokunaga-Hirata)
KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Yamamura W (12-6) 8.0 5 1 1 4 4 1 114 2.38   
S. Kawakami SV (17) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 1.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Yamamura 68
Batters Faced: Y. Yamamura 32, S. Kawakami 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Yamamura 10-9, S. Kawakami 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Yamamura 114-78, S. Kawakami 9-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Ikeda L (9-11) 7.0 6 3 3 5 3 1 120 3.60   
M. Miwa 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 27 2.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Ikeda 51
Batters Faced: K. Ikeda 32, M. Miwa 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Ikeda 10-8, M. Miwa 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Ikeda 120-67, M. Miwa 27-17
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yoshimatsu Yamamura
Ballpark: Konohana Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM JST
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 14481
Special Notes: Rain delay of 22 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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