BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT RAKISUTA RAMS
05/02/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT RAKISUTA RAMS
GAME ID: 5128 - THURSDAY, MAY 2ND , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kyoto Owls (2-0) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 3 7 8 1
Rakisuta Rams (0-2) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 5 9 0
Owls Tag Rams with 7-5 Loss
Kyoto second baseman Tamotsu Endo had a 3-RBI performance, which helped his team down the Rakisuta Rams, 7-5. The save went to Kenshin Kon, number 1 for him. Kyoto, with the win, is 2-0.

Endo had a game-changing home run in the top of the seventh. On a first pitch sinker from Juro Esaki, he banged a 3-run home run to left, giving the Owls a 4-2 lead. It was the 1st home run of the year for Endo.

Endo told a local reporter: "My job is to go out and play as hard as I can."
KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Yamamoto RF 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .125 0 1
S. Smith LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .625 1 4
   K. Kon P 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Arai SS 5 0 1 1 0 2 3 .222 1 2
H. Yamashita C 4 1 0 0 0 1 4 .000 0 0
T. Wada 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .429 0 3
M. Smith CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .333 1 2
T. Kato 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 1
T. Endo 2B 3 2 1 3 0 1 0 .143 1 3
U. Tomita P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-S. Onodera LF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 7 8 7 2 6 14      
a - S. Onodera substituted for U. Tomita in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Yamamoto (1, 9th Inning off G. Matsuda, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Endo (1, 7th Inning off J. Esaki, 2 on, 2 outs) , M. Smith (1, 9th Inning off J. Esaki, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Yamamoto 2 , S. Smith 2 , B. Arai , T. Wada , M. Smith 4 , T. Kato , T. Endo 4
2-out RBI: K. Yamamoto , S. Smith , B. Arai , T. Endo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Yamashita , T. Wada
Sac Bunt: U. Tomita
Hit by Pitch: H. Yamashita , T. Endo , S. Onodera
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: S. Smith (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Onishi CF 5 1 1 2 0 0 0 .222 1 2
S. Fukushima 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222 0 0
Y. Ishihara 1B, RF 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .400 0 0
H. Nomura SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .200 0 0
G. Yagi LF 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .333 0 2
S. Kamo RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .250 0 0
   a-M. Nakamura PH, 1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Matsui 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0
K. Imakake C 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .429 0 0
J. Esaki P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   G. Matsuda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-S. Nakayama PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 36 5 9 4 3 3 10      
a - M. Nakamura pinch hit for S. Kamo in the 8th
b - S. Nakayama pinch hit for G. Matsuda in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Onishi (1, 9th Inning off K. Kon, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Onishi 4 , S. Fukushima , Y. Ishihara 2 , H. Nomura , G. Yagi 2 , K. Imakake 2
2-out RBI: , G. Yagi 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Kamo , T. Matsui
Team LOB: 7
KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
U. Tomita W (1-0) 7.2 7 3 3 2 3 0 118 3.52   
K. Kon SV (1) 1.1 2 2 2 1 0 1 23 13.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: U. Tomita 54
Batters Faced: U. Tomita 32, K. Kon 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: U. Tomita 7-13, K. Kon 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: U. Tomita 118-70, K. Kon 23-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Kon 2-0
WP: U. Tomita
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Esaki L (0-1) 8.2 6 6 6 1 6 2 139 6.23   
G. Matsuda 0.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 17 27.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Esaki 53
Batters Faced: J. Esaki 36, G. Matsuda 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Esaki 12-8, G. Matsuda 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Esaki 139-88, G. Matsuda 17-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Matsuda 1-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Esaki 3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tamotsu Endo
Ballpark: Rakisuta Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (56 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM JST
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 15081
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