BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT OSAKA SAILORS
10/01/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KOBE BULLS AT OSAKA SAILORS
GAME ID: 8449 - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1ST , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kobe Bulls (86-54) 1 1 3 0 1 3 0 0 0 9 12 1
Osaka Sailors (51-89) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 8 0
Bulls Over Sailors, 9-3
1975 is shaping up to be a forgettable year for the Osaka Sailors.

Kouyuu Kira led Kobe to a win over Osaka. The final score was 9-3. Kira scored 2 times, going 3 for 4. He also knocked in 1 run batted in. Kobe improves to 86-54 with the win. They lead their division by 3 games.

Tango Kurokawa, who is tied for 10th in the WL in runs scored with 75, helped out the Kobe cause in the top of the second inning with a run-scoring walk. For the game, the left fielder went 1 for 3 with 2 walks.

"Anytime you're seeing it well, it's a good feeling," Kira told the Kobe Gazette.
KOBE BATTING LINESCORE OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Smith 2B 5 0 1 1 1 0 4 .277 8 39
T. Kurokawa LF 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 .254 19 63
J. Hayashida CF 2 1 0 0 3 1 4 .290 40 98
K. Kira C 4 2 3 1 1 0 1 .258 8 40
T. Amano RF 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .256 10 43
R. Funakoshi 1B 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 .279 6 35
T. Ide SS 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 .216 15 43
M. Osaki 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .195 8 37
R. Yamakawa P 3 1 1 2 1 1 4 .235 3 9
   S. Soga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Ryu PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 9 30
   T. Hirata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 9 12 9 10 5 19      
a - T. Ryu pinch hit for S. Soga in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Smith (21, 5th Inning off T. Kobayashi, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Amano (7, 6th Inning off T. Kobayashi, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Smith 2 , T. Kurokawa , K. Kira 3 , T. Amano 3 , R. Funakoshi 2 , T. Ide , M. Osaki , R. Yamakawa
2-out RBI: T. Smith , T. Kurokawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Smith , T. Kurokawa , J. Hayashida , R. Funakoshi
GIDP: T. Smith , K. Kira
Sac Bunt: M. Osaki
Sac Fly: T. Ide
Hit by Pitch: M. Osaki
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: T. Amano (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Smith-Ide-Funakoshi)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Kamai SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .214 10 24
J. Koda 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .212 13 26
T. Takahashi 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .279 13 68
S. Sato RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .225 18 49
S. Hino LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .229 13 45
M. Yamamoto CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 8 26
H. Orido C 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .217 2 10
R. Tamura 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .212 12 29
T. Kobayashi P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .115 0 2
   K. Usui P 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500 0 1
Totals 34 3 8 3 1 4 9      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Tamura (13, 7th Inning off R. Yamakawa, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Koda (13, 8th Inning off R. Yamakawa, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Kamai , J. Koda 5 , T. Takahashi 2 , R. Tamura 2 , K. Usui , T. Kobayashi
2-out RBI: J. Koda , K. Usui
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Kamai , T. Takahashi , S. Sato
GIDP: S. Sato
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Kamai 2 (44)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Takahashi-Kamai-Koda, Kamai-Takahashi-Koda)
OF assists: 1 (Yamamoto(Hayashida at 3rd base))
KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Yamakawa W (17-10) 7.0 7 3 3 1 2 1 94 2.49   
S. Soga 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 4.68   
T. Hirata 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 4.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Yamakawa 52
Batters Faced: R. Yamakawa 29, S. Soga 3, T. Hirata 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Yamakawa 4-15, S. Soga 1-1, T. Hirata 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Yamakawa 94-61, S. Soga 10-7, T. Hirata 10-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Kobayashi L (9-15) 5.0 11 9 9 9 4 0 129 4.76   
K. Usui 4.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 42 2.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Kobayashi 4
Batters Faced: T. Kobayashi 32, K. Usui 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Kobayashi 5-3, K. Usui 3-7
Pitches - Strikes: T. Kobayashi 129-63, K. Usui 42-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Usui 2-2
WP: T. Kobayashi
Hit Batsmen: K. Usui
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kouyuu Kira
Ballpark: Kotei Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 7 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM JST
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 12867
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