BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
05/18/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
GAME ID: 5182 - SATURDAY, MAY 18TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kyoto Owls (11-6) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 8 0
Hosho Reliables (11-5) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 2
Owls Get Clutch Win Versus Hosho
Kento Okada, who finished 5th in the EL in wins with 13 last year, was locked in. The right-hander led the Kyoto Owls to a 2-1 win against the Hosho Reliables at Nagoya Minami Stadium. Kenshin Kon finished to wrap up his 6th save. The win has Kyoto at 11-6.

Kyoto used the hitting of Bungo Arai to pick up the win. The shortstop clubbed a solo home run in the top of the eighth inning to put the Owls on top, 2-1. For the game, Arai had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"If you chase it, you need to get it," said Kyoto skipper Tomoya Nagao.
KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Yamamoto RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .214 2 5
S. Smith LF 4 1 3 1 0 0 2 .275 3 9
B. Arai SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .283 6 12
H. Yamashita C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .231 2 7
T. Wada 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 2 11
M. Smith CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .293 3 9
T. Kato 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .281 6 16
T. Endo 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 2 8
   a-M. Yokoyama PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 0 0
   b-T. Manabe 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 1 2
K. Okada P 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .222 0 0
   K. Kon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2 1 4 8      
a - M. Yokoyama pinch hit for T. Endo in the 7th
b - T. Manabe substituted for M. Yokoyama in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Smith (3, 1st Inning off K. Kawamoto, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Smith (3, 8th Inning off K. Kawamoto, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Arai (6, 8th Inning off M. Taira, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Smith 7 , B. Arai 5 , M. Smith 2 , K. Okada
2-out RBI: S. Smith , B. Arai
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Yamashita , M. Yokoyama
GIDP: S. Smith , T. Kato
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Smith (1)
CS: S. Smith (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kato-Endo-Wada)
OF assists: 1 (Smith(Watanabe at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Ikeda RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .267 1 7
   a-T. Okinaka RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .182 0 1
H. Dunham LF 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 .254 7 12
Y. Watanabe 1B 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 .208 2 5
B. McCullough 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .290 3 13
   b-T. Kurosawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .538 1 5
   c-M. Tanoue 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 1 2
A. Yamane CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .241 3 7
D. Nakamura SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .228 2 8
   d-S. Nitta PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
Y. Kawata C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 0 3
R. Endo 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .255 1 11
K. Kawamoto P 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .300 0 0
   M. Taira P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-K. Hayashida PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .308 2 5
Totals 27 1 5 1 4 8 15      
a - T. Okinaka substituted for T. Ikeda in the 7th
b - T. Kurosawa pinch hit for B. McCullough in the 8th
c - M. Tanoue substituted for T. Kurosawa in the 9th
d - S. Nitta pinch hit for D. Nakamura in the 9th
e - K. Hayashida pinch hit for M. Taira in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Nakamura (4, 7th Inning off K. Okada, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. McCullough , D. Nakamura 2 , S. Nitta , R. Endo , K. Kawamoto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Yamane , K. Hayashida
GIDP: B. McCullough
Sac Bunt: H. Dunham , Y. Kawata 2
Hit by Pitch: H. Dunham , Y. Watanabe
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Dunham (2)

FIELDING
Errors: B. McCullough (3) , D. Nakamura (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Nakamura-Endo-Watanabe, Endo-Nakamura-Watanabe)
OF assists: 1 (Yamane(Okada at 2nd base))
KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Okada W (1-1) 7.0 4 1 1 4 6 0 112 3.33   
K. Kon SV (6) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 27 2.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Okada 67
Batters Faced: K. Okada 28, K. Kon 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Okada 6-7, K. Kon 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Okada 112-68, K. Kon 27-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Kon 1-0
Hit Batsmen: K. Okada , K. Kon
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Kawamoto 7.2 6 1 1 1 3 1 104 3.25   
M. Taira L (1-1) 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 1 20 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Kawamoto 65
Batters Faced: K. Kawamoto 29, M. Taira 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Kawamoto 6-11, M. Taira 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Kawamoto 104-66, M. Taira 20-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kento Okada
Ballpark: Nagoya Minami Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM JST
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 23695
Special Notes: Rain delay of 31 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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