BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS
05/07/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS
GAME ID: 5155 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 7TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kyoto Owls (4-3) 0 2 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 8 12 2
Yokohama Kingfishers (2-5) 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 8 2
Kyoto Earn 8-4 Victory at Kanagawa Stadium
The Kyoto Owls and Yokohama Kingfishers completed their game despite the rain.

The Kyoto Owls defeated the Yokohama Kingfishers, 8-4, in Eastern League action at Kanagawa Stadium. Akihito Otani pulled his weight. The 19-year veteran was 2 for 4 with 2 home runs and was hit by a pitch, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice. Yokohama now has a record of 2-5.

Kyoto won the game in part because of Minehiro Smith. The center fielder ripped a 2-run home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Owls ahead, 5-3. For the game, Smith had 1 double and 1 home run in 5 at-bats.

"Very pleased with the effort on our side," said Smith.
KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Yamamoto RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .192 1 2
S. Smith LF 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 .400 2 2
T. Wada SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .080 0 2
M. Smith CF 5 1 2 3 0 0 5 .269 1 5
H. Yamashita C 5 1 2 1 0 3 1 .182 2 6
A. Otani 1B 4 2 2 3 0 0 3 .500 2 3
T. Kato 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 .385 1 4
T. Endo 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 1 2
U. Tomita P 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .143 0 0
Totals 40 8 12 7 2 6 16      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Yamamoto (2, 7th Inning off C. Tsugawa, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Smith (1, 9th Inning off T. Yoshimura, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Otani 2 (2, 2nd Inning off B. Sauerwein, 1 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off B. Sauerwein, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Smith (1, 5th Inning off B. Sauerwein, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Yamamoto 2 , S. Smith 2 , T. Wada , M. Smith 6 , H. Yamashita 2 , A. Otani 8 , T. Kato , T. Endo
2-out RBI: M. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Smith , T. Kato 2 , U. Tomita
Hit by Pitch: A. Otani
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: T. Wada (2) , A. Otani (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Endo-Wada-Otani)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Ishikawa CF 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .276 0 1
T. Kaneshige 1B 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .179 0 4
K. Kimura C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .280 1 4
T. Iwamoto RF 1 2 0 0 3 0 1 .316 2 4
M. Takagi LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .353 0 1
B. Fukuhara SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .227 0 1
   b-I. Shinseki PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .375 2 3
   c-T. Hamada SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
K. Hirata 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .500 0 1
Y. Ryu 3B 4 1 0 0 0 2 3 .211 0 4
B. Sauerwein P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   C. Tsugawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-K. Kagawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. Yoshimura P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-N. Nagashima PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 3 3 5 17      
a - K. Kagawa pinch hit for C. Tsugawa in the 7th
b - I. Shinseki pinch hit for B. Fukuhara in the 8th
c - T. Hamada substituted for I. Shinseki in the 9th
d - N. Nagashima pinch hit for T. Yoshimura in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: K. Ishikawa 3 , T. Kaneshige , M. Takagi , K. Hirata 2 , B. Sauerwein
2-out RBI: K. Hirata
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kaneshige , T. Iwamoto , K. Hirata
GIDP: K. Ishikawa
Sac Bunt: M. Takagi , B. Sauerwein
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Ishikawa (3) , T. Iwamoto (2)
CS: M. Takagi (1)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Iwamoto (2) , Y. Ryu (4)
KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
U. Tomita W (1-0) 9.0 8 4 1 3 5 0 124 1.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: U. Tomita 63
Batters Faced: U. Tomita 38
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: U. Tomita 11-9
Pitches - Strikes: U. Tomita 124-86
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Sauerwein L (0-1) 6.0 8 6 3 0 4 3 98 4.91   
C. Tsugawa 1.0 2 1 1 2 0 0 32 2.25   
T. Yoshimura 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 32 6.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Sauerwein 42
Batters Faced: B. Sauerwein 27, C. Tsugawa 7, T. Yoshimura 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Sauerwein 8-6, C. Tsugawa 3-0, T. Yoshimura 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Sauerwein 98-54, C. Tsugawa 32-16, T. Yoshimura 32-20
WP: C. Tsugawa
Hit Batsmen: T. Yoshimura
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Akihito Otani
Ballpark: Kanagawa Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 10867
Special Notes: Rain delay of 15 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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