 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON NAGASAKI STARS AT KOBE BULLS 09/18/1975 |  |  | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | NAGASAKI STARS AT KOBE BULLS | | GAME ID: 8217 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH , 1975 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | R | H | E | | Nagasaki Stars (62-66) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | | Kobe Bulls (77-50) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | X | 3 | 3 | 0 | | |  | |
| Bulls Earn 3-1 Home Win | It might have been a rain-shorted game, but Bulls fans didn't seem to mind as long as their team got the win.
In a low-scoring game between the Kobe Bulls and the Nagasaki Stars, pitcher Tatsuharu Oto was masterful on the mound. The Kobe right-hander spearheaded his team's 3-1 win. The victory gives the Bulls a record of 77-50.
The Bulls got a big at-bat from shortstop Takanori Ide. For the game, Ide was 1 for 2 with a home run, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. In the bottom of the fifth, with a runner on 2nd, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 14th home run of the season gave Kobe a 3-1 lead.
"Tatsuharu did a heck of a job," said Kobe manager Ikuhiko Murata. | |
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| NAGASAKI BATTING LINESCORE | | KOBE BATTING LINESCORE | |
| | | | Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | AVG | HR | RBI | | T. Smith 2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .279 | 8 | 33 | | T. Amano RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 | 10 | 38 | | T. Oto P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 | 19 | 59 | | J. Hayashida CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .293 | 40 | 97 | | T. Kurokawa LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 | 19 | 54 | | R. Funakoshi 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .278 | 5 | 29 | | K. Ono C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | 3 | 9 | | T. Ide SS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | 14 | 39 | | M. Osaki 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .192 | 6 | 34 | | Totals | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
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| NAGASAKI PITCHING LINESCORE | | KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | K. Mitsunaga L (5-16) | 5.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 59 | 4.78 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | T. Oto W (21-5) | 5.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 92 | 2.36 | PITCHING Game Score: T. Oto 63 Batters Faced: T. Oto 21 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Oto 5-4 Pitches - Strikes: T. Oto 92-61 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Tatsuharu Oto Ballpark: Matsunoki Stadium Weather: Rain (73 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph Start Time: 3:05 PM JST Time: 2:00 Attendance: 26786 Special Notes: The game was called in the 6th inning due to bad weather. |
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