BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT SAPPORO BEARS
07/07/1950
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT SAPPORO BEARS
GAME ID: 6756 - FRIDAY, JULY 7TH , 1950 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kyoto Owls (26-31) 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 8 3
Sapporo Bears (31-26) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 9 1
Kyoto Hands Sapporo 5-2 Defeat
The Kyoto Owls reigned over the Sapporo Bears in damp conditions.

The Sapporo Bears went down to defeat to Tomohito Kimura and his Kyoto teammates. The final score was 5-2 in favor of the Owls. Kimura got the win, improving to 7-10. He allowed 6 hits and walked 0 over 5 innings. Kimura allowed 1 run. Earning his 5th save of the year was Morihiro Matsumura.

Noriyuki Okamoto had a nice at-bat for the Owls with one out in the top of the fourth. With a runner on 1st, the third baseman hit a run-scoring triple, which would prove important in the Kyoto win.

"I'm trying to keep it simple," said Okamoto. "Just do my job."

Their 26-31 record puts the Owls second in the Eastern League.
KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Aoki RF 3 0 0 0 2 2 3 .238 7 20
Z. Oki 2B 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .260 0 22
Y. Okazaki LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .313 1 14
   b-H. Takei 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 2 16
N. Okamoto 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .248 3 29
S. Miyazawa 1B, LF 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 .263 4 18
S. Kishida SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .268 3 28
T. Asao C 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .282 4 16
T. Hayashi CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .269 0 1
T. Kimura P 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .268 0 2
   a-M. Nakano PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .267 1 10
   Y. Kawai P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Iwamoto PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .325 3 18
   M. Matsumura P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 5 8 5 3 2 12      
a - M. Nakano pinch hit for T. Kimura in the 6th
b - H. Takei substituted for Y. Okazaki in the 8th
c - J. Iwamoto pinch hit for Y. Kawai in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Kishida (8, 4th Inning off E. Ueno, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Nakano (4, 6th Inning off E. Ueno, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: N. Okamoto (6, 4th Inning off E. Ueno, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Okamoto 3 , S. Miyazawa , S. Kishida 2 , T. Asao , T. Hayashi , T. Kimura , M. Nakano 2 , J. Iwamoto
2-out RBI: M. Nakano
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Aoki , N. Okamoto
GIDP: Z. Oki
Sac Bunt: Z. Oki
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: N. Okamoto 2 (13) , S. Kishida (8)
Double Plays: 2 (Oki-Kishida-Miyazawa, Oki-Kishida-Miyazawa)
OF assists: 1 (Aoki(Nakagawa at 3rd base))
PB: T. Asao
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Yoshida CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258 4 25
M. Matsuda 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .296 4 19
M. Takahashi LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .278 6 26
K. Ishii 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .261 12 43
T. Ishikawa 2B 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .277 8 30
H. Nakagawa RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .309 7 32
H. Fujioka SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .253 1 22
S. Kishimoto C 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .214 7 20
   b-T. Saito PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204 1 5
E. Ueno P 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .320 0 2
   W. Shibata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Kubota PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .173 4 13
   K. Sato P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-M. Okamoto PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .385 0 5
Totals 36 2 9 1 1 3 18      
a - M. Kubota pinch hit for W. Shibata in the 7th
b - T. Saito pinch hit for S. Kishimoto in the 9th
c - M. Okamoto pinch hit for K. Sato in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: M. Matsuda , K. Ishii , T. Ishikawa 3 , H. Nakagawa , H. Fujioka , S. Kishimoto , M. Okamoto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Ueno
GIDP: M. Takahashi , H. Nakagawa
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: K. Ishii (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Fujioka-Ishikawa-Matsuda)
KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Kimura W (7-10) 5.0 6 1 1 0 1 0 78 4.31   
Y. Kawai 3.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 49 1.69   
M. Matsumura SV (5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 4.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Kimura 52
Batters Faced: T. Kimura 21, Y. Kawai 12, M. Matsumura 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Kimura 5-7, Y. Kawai 4-3, M. Matsumura 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Kimura 78-54, Y. Kawai 49-28, M. Matsumura 13-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Ueno L (8-6) 6.0 7 5 4 2 2 0 98 3.85   
W. Shibata 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5.02   
K. Sato 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 26 2.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Ueno 40
Batters Faced: E. Ueno 28, W. Shibata 3, K. Sato 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Ueno 7-9, W. Shibata 2-1, K. Sato 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Ueno 98-62, W. Shibata 7-5, K. Sato 26-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tomohito Kimura
Ballpark: Sapporo Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 34742
Special Notes: Rain delay of 39 minutes in the 5th inning.
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