 | | 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. | |
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| KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE | | KOBE BATTING LINESCORE | |
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 | | | 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) | | |
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| 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 | | | | 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 | | |
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| 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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