 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON KOBE BULLS AT VESUTAN BEES 09/25/1974 |  |  | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | KOBE BULLS AT VESUTAN BEES | | GAME ID: 8220 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Kobe Bulls (94-40) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | | Vesutan Bees (67-66) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 1 | 4 | 0 | | |  | |
| Bulls Defeated, 1-0 | Fans saw a dandy of a game between the Vesutan Bees and Kobe Bulls.
The Vesutan Bees racked up a win at Vesutan Stadium, bumping off the Kobe Bulls, 1-0. Shuhei Ichikawa, who started for Vesutan, pitched effectively for his team. The winner was Ichikawa. He threw 7.0 innings of shutout ball. The loser was Arata Komatsu.
With the game tied, 0-0, in the bottom of the fifth, Ichikawa had a key at-bat for Vesutan. With a runner on 3rd, Ichikawa hit a run-scoring single off Arata Komatsu, making the score 1-0, Bees.
"Shuhei gains confidence in the confidence we have in him," said Vesutan manager Jack Fletchings.
The third-place Bees go to 67-66. | |
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| KOBE BATTING LINESCORE | | VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - T. Amano pinch hit for T. Endo in the 7th b - M. Harada substituted for T. Amano in the 7th c - T. Ryu pinch hit for O. Abbott in the 8th d - S. Inoue pinch hit for T. Ide in the 9th e - R. Funakoshi pinch hit for M. Osaki in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: T. Endo (1, 5th Inning off S. Ichikawa, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: T. Kurokawa , O. Abbott , T. Oto , J. Hayashida , K. Kira , T. Endo 2 , A. Komatsu Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Abbott , T. Oto , M. Osaki , A. Komatsu GIDP: T. Ide Sac Bunt: T. Kurokawa , T. Ide Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING SB: T. Ide (7) CS: T. Kurokawa (7) | | | | |
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| KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE | | VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | A. Komatsu L (18-7) | 7.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 95 | 2.80 | | S. Terada | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1.51 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | S. Ichikawa W (9-7) | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 99 | 5.49 | | K. Inouye SV (23) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 2.93 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Shuhei Ichikawa Ballpark: Vesutan Stadium Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph Start Time: 1:05 PM JST Time: 2:24 Attendance: 11285 Special Notes: SP Arata Komatsu was injured while pitching. |
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