BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT SAPPORO BEARS
05/07/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT SAPPORO BEARS
GAME ID: 5149 - TUESDAY, MAY 7TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Kyoto Owls (6-1) 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 1
Sapporo Bears (3-4) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 7 0
Bears Get Clutch Win, 4-3
The Sapporo Bears had to overcome a fine effort from Kyoto pitcher Ukita Tomita to win, 4-3, in 11 innings at Sapporo Stadium. Tomita went 9 innings and allowed 3 runs. Sapporo has a record of 3-4.

The Bears got a clutch hit from second baseman Tango Wada. In the bottom of the 11th, he hit a run-scoring single to center, to win the game for the Bears.

"That was fun, that was just good baseball," said Wada.
KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Yamamoto RF 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .161 0 3
S. Smith LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276 2 6
   b-M. Yokoyama PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
   S. Kikuchi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Wada SS 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .370 2 9
H. Yamashita C 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .200 1 2
M. Smith CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .308 2 7
T. Kato 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .345 4 12
S. Onodera 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 0 1
T. Endo 2B 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .320 1 6
U. Tomita P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Arai PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .174 1 2
   c-A. Otani LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 3 6 3 3 4 12      
a - B. Arai pinch hit for U. Tomita in the 10th
b - M. Yokoyama pinch hit for S. Smith in the 10th
c - A. Otani substituted for B. Arai in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Yamamoto (2, 3rd Inning off T. Nakagawa, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Smith (4, 6th Inning off T. Nakagawa, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Wada (2, 4th Inning off T. Nakagawa, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Yamashita (1, 6th Inning off T. Nakagawa, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Yamamoto 3 , T. Wada 4 , H. Yamashita 4 , M. Smith 2 , T. Endo
2-out RBI: K. Yamamoto , H. Yamashita
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Yamamoto , S. Smith , T. Wada , M. Smith , T. Kato
Sac Bunt: U. Tomita 2
Hit by Pitch: S. Smith
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Smith (2)
CS: T. Endo (1)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Wada (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Yamamoto LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 2 5
S. Carpenter 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .105 0 0
   c-K. Sato PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   Y. Nobuhara P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   E. Yamaoka P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-K. Yoneda PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 2
   J. Jackson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
K. Hotta RF 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 .276 1 2
S. Murata SS 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 .292 1 6
M. Shiotani 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .091 0 0
T. Kusumoto CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .111 1 1
G. Nakashima 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261 1 2
   a-N. Fukuda PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 1 2
   b-T. Wada 2B 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 .222 0 3
H. Nakazawa C 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .385 1 4
T. Nakagawa P 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .400 0 2
   d-K. Taira 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
Totals 40 4 7 4 2 6 12      
a - N. Fukuda pinch hit for G. Nakashima in the 7th
b - T. Wada substituted for N. Fukuda in the 8th
c - K. Sato pinch hit for S. Carpenter in the 8th
d - K. Taira substituted for T. Nakagawa in the 9th
e - K. Yoneda pinch hit for E. Yamaoka in the 10th

BATTING
Home Runs: H. Nakazawa (1, 3rd Inning off U. Tomita, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Hotta , S. Murata , N. Fukuda , T. Wada , H. Nakazawa 5 , T. Nakagawa
2-out RBI: K. Hotta , T. Wada
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Murata , H. Nakazawa , T. Nakagawa
Hit by Pitch: T. Yamamoto
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Murata (3)
KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
U. Tomita 9.0 6 3 2 0 6 1 112 2.70   
S. Kikuchi L (0-1) 1.2 1 1 1 2 0 0 34 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: U. Tomita 71
Batters Faced: U. Tomita 35, S. Kikuchi 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: U. Tomita 10-11, S. Kikuchi 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: U. Tomita 112-77, S. Kikuchi 34-21
Hit Batsmen: U. Tomita
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Nakagawa 8.0 6 3 3 2 2 2 117 3.60   
Y. Nobuhara 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 1.59   
E. Yamaoka 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 4.32   
J. Jackson W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Nakagawa 58
Batters Faced: T. Nakagawa 32, Y. Nobuhara 3, E. Yamaoka 4, J. Jackson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Nakagawa 11-10, Y. Nobuhara 1-1, E. Yamaoka 2-1, J. Jackson 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Nakagawa 117-72, Y. Nobuhara 7-5, E. Yamaoka 17-7, J. Jackson 8-5
Hit Batsmen: T. Nakagawa
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ukita Tomita
Ballpark: Sapporo Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (45 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM JST
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 9662
Special Notes: Rain delay of 19 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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