BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT KYOTO OWLS
05/22/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT KYOTO OWLS
GAME ID: 5195 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 22ND , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sapporo Bears (7-14) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1
Kyoto Owls (13-8) 0 4 1 4 0 0 0 1 X 10 8 1
Yamashita, Owls Clobber Bears, 10-0
Powered by Hiroshi Yamashita, the Kyoto Owls downed the Sapporo Bears, 10-0. Yamashita belted 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice for the Owls. The victory makes Kyoto 13-8.

With Kyoto leading 6-0 in the bottom of the fourth, Yamashita batted against Sapporo pitcher Tatsuki Nakagawa. Yamashita hit a curveball to right for a 3-run home run. His 4th home run of the season put the Owls on top, 9-0.

"Nothing to write home about," Sapporo manager Ritsuo Yoshida said, when asked afterward about the game.
SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Yamamoto LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .204 3 8
T. Kusumoto CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .267 1 3
K. Hotta RF 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .264 2 8
S. Murata SS 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .247 2 12
G. Nakashima 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .232 2 7
   a-K. Sato PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 0 1
   d-K. Yoneda 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 2 7
K. Taira 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 .308 0 1
   b-N. Fukuda PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .400 1 3
   E. Yamaoka P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Wada 3B, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 4 5 .273 0 3
H. Nakazawa C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .326 4 13
T. Nakagawa P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 2
   J. Jackson P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333 0 0
   c-M. Shiotani 2B, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .132 1 5
Totals 36 0 8 0 1 11 21      
a - K. Sato pinch hit for G. Nakashima in the 8th
b - N. Fukuda pinch hit for K. Taira in the 8th
c - M. Shiotani substituted for J. Jackson in the 8th
d - K. Yoneda substituted for K. Sato in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: T. Kusumoto , K. Hotta , S. Murata 3 , K. Sato , K. Taira , H. Nakazawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Taira , T. Wada
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: G. Nakashima (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Yamamoto RF 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .235 2 7
   a-S. Onodera PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 1 4
   b-H. Otsu RF 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 .333 0 1
S. Smith LF 5 1 1 2 0 0 1 .286 5 13
T. Wada SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .225 2 12
H. Yamashita C 3 2 2 4 1 0 0 .222 4 12
M. Smith CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .268 3 11
T. Kato 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .247 6 17
A. Otani 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
   c-K. Watanabe PH, 1B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
T. Endo 2B 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .305 2 9
U. Tomita P 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
   K. Kon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 10 8 10 5 4 9      
a - S. Onodera pinch ran for K. Yamamoto in the 2nd
b - H. Otsu substituted for S. Onodera in the 3rd
c - K. Watanabe pinch hit for A. Otani in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Endo (3, 2nd Inning off T. Nakagawa, 2 on, 0 outs)
Triples: K. Yamamoto (1, 2nd Inning off T. Nakagawa, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Yamashita 2 (4, 3rd Inning off T. Nakagawa, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off T. Nakagawa, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Yamamoto 3 , H. Otsu , S. Smith , H. Yamashita 8 , A. Otani , K. Watanabe , T. Endo 2
2-out RBI: H. Otsu , H. Yamashita
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Smith , M. Smith
Sac Bunt: K. Kon
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: T. Wada (5)
SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Nakagawa L (2-1) 3.2 6 9 5 4 1 2 93 4.89   
J. Jackson 3.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 42 3.38   
E. Yamaoka 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 16 6.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Nakagawa 16
Batters Faced: T. Nakagawa 22, J. Jackson 11, E. Yamaoka 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Nakagawa 7-3, J. Jackson 5-3, E. Yamaoka 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Nakagawa 93-49, J. Jackson 42-27, E. Yamaoka 16-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
U. Tomita W (3-1) 7.2 8 0 0 1 10 0 125 3.60   
K. Kon 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 2.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: U. Tomita 72
Batters Faced: U. Tomita 33, K. Kon 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: U. Tomita 4-9, K. Kon 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: U. Tomita 125-81, K. Kon 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Kon 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hiroshi Yamashita
Ballpark: Owls Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 17780
Special Notes: RF Kinmochi Yamamoto was injured while running the bases.
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