BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KINBOSHI KITES AT KOBE BULLS
09/28/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KINBOSHI KITES AT KOBE BULLS
GAME ID: 8440 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kinboshi Kites (61-76) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Kobe Bulls (83-53) 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 4 7 0
Kobe Topples Kinboshi, 4-1
Roku Yamakawa pitched a gem to lead Kobe to victory over the Kinboshi Kites, 4-1. In 8.2 innings, Yamakawa surrendered 6 hits, while striking out 4 and walking 6. He allowed 1 run. Picking up the save was Shinya Kawakami, his 32nd.

The Bulls got a big at-bat from left fielder Tango Kurokawa. For the game, Kurokawa was 1 for 3 with a double and a walk, while adding 2 RBI. In the bottom of the first, with runners on 1st and 2nd, he stroked a 2-run double. His 11th double of the season gave Kobe a 2-0 lead.

"The division is still up for grabs, but I like our chances," Kurokawa told the Kobe Gazette.

Kobe has 3 straight wins, Kinboshi 3 straight losses.
KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE KOBE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Goto SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .221 13 42
M. Kawasaki LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .255 22 74
F. Tokunaga 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .315 24 76
T. Kanazawa CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .298 11 58
K. Kurosawa C 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .237 8 33
K. Kikuchi RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .225 14 47
Y. Hirata 2B 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 .229 7 35
H. Hanada 3B 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .184 2 12
S. Hayashida P 3 0 1 0 0 2 3 .097 3 7
   a-M. Oyama PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 1 8
Totals 32 1 6 1 6 4 16      
a - M. Oyama pinch hit for S. Hayashida in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: K. Kurosawa (8, 4th Inning off R. Yamakawa, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Goto , M. Kawasaki , F. Tokunaga , K. Kurosawa 4 , Y. Hirata , S. Hayashida
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Goto , M. Kawasaki , K. Kurosawa , S. Hayashida
GIDP: Y. Hirata
Team LOB: 10
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .279 8 37
T. Amano RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .248 10 40
T. Oto 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .251 21 61
J. Hayashida CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .294 40 97
T. Kurokawa LF 3 0 1 2 1 1 0 .254 19 61
K. Kira C 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .252 8 39
T. Ide SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .215 14 40
M. Osaki 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .192 7 35
   S. Kawakami P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Yamakawa P 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .232 3 7
   a-T. Endo 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 1 4
Totals 31 4 7 4 4 3 13      
a - T. Endo substituted for R. Yamakawa in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Kurokawa (11, 1st Inning off S. Hayashida, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Yamakawa (3, 4th Inning off S. Hayashida, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Smith 2 , T. Oto , T. Kurokawa 2 , M. Osaki , R. Yamakawa 5
2-out RBI: T. Kurokawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Oto , K. Kira , M. Osaki
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Osaki-Smith-Oto)
KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Hayashida L (9-15) 8.0 7 4 4 4 3 1 150 2.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Hayashida 51
Batters Faced: S. Hayashida 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Hayashida 11-10
Pitches - Strikes: S. Hayashida 150-90
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Yamakawa W (16-10) 8.2 6 1 1 6 4 1 126 2.45   
S. Kawakami SV (32) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Yamakawa 66
Batters Faced: R. Yamakawa 37, S. Kawakami 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Yamakawa 11-10, S. Kawakami 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Yamakawa 126-74, S. Kawakami 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Kawakami 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Roku Yamakawa
Ballpark: Matsunoki Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 29783
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