BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT KYOTO OWLS
05/24/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT KYOTO OWLS
GAME ID: 5197 - FRIDAY, MAY 24TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sapporo Bears (7-16) 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 5 11 2
Kyoto Owls (15-8) 2 14 3 3 1 0 3 0 X 26 21 0
Endo Shines in 26-5 Kyoto Win
The Kyoto Owls blasted the Sapporo Bears, 26-5. Tamotsu Endo was one of the hitting stars. He went 4 for 4 with a home run, a double, 2 singles, a walk, and was hit by a pitch. He scored 3 times and drove in 6 for Kyoto. The setback makes the Bears 7-16.

Hiroshi Yamashita, who finished 4th in the EL in slugging percentage with .493 in 1970, chipped in a 3-run home run for Kyoto in the bottom of the second. For the game, the catcher had 2 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 2 runs scored, and 3 runs batted in.

"We lit up the scoreboard," said Kyoto manager Tomoya Nagao.
SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Yamamoto LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .206 3 8
M. Shiotani 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .156 1 6
K. Hotta RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .287 2 8
N. Toyama CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .273 1 3
S. Carpenter 1B 4 2 2 1 0 1 3 .242 5 6
K. Yoneda SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .312 2 7
G. Nakashima 2B 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 3 9
   a-T. Wada PH, 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .304 0 3
S. Arakawa C 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .100 0 3
M. Ryu P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   Y. Nobuhara P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   N. Fukuda P 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .412 1 3
   T. Kusumoto P 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .267 1 3
   Y. Nakamura P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .100 0 0
   H. Nakazawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326 4 13
Totals 37 5 11 5 2 6 15      
a - T. Wada pinch hit for G. Nakashima in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Fukuda (2, 3rd Inning off N. Takai, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Wada (1, 8th Inning off N. Takai, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Carpenter (5, 8th Inning off N. Takai, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Yamamoto , M. Shiotani , K. Hotta , N. Toyama 2 , S. Carpenter 5 , G. Nakashima , T. Wada 2 , S. Arakawa , N. Fukuda 2
2-out RBI: G. Nakashima , S. Arakawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Shiotani , Y. Nakamura
GIDP: K. Yoneda
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: N. Toyama (3) , K. Yoneda (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Yamamoto RF 5 2 2 3 1 0 2 .255 4 13
A. Otani 1B 6 3 1 1 1 0 6 .167 0 1
B. Arai SS 7 4 4 2 0 1 1 .321 6 15
H. Yamashita C 5 2 2 3 2 1 1 .239 5 15
T. Wada 3B 4 3 3 3 3 0 0 .266 3 19
M. Smith CF 3 4 1 3 4 0 2 .282 3 15
S. Onodera LF 5 4 3 3 0 0 6 .346 2 7
T. Endo 2B 4 3 4 6 1 0 0 .368 3 17
N. Takai P 4 1 1 2 0 1 6 .071 0 2
Totals 43 26 21 26 12 3 24      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Yamamoto (3, 1st Inning off M. Ryu, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Wada (4, 1st Inning off M. Ryu, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Endo (4, 4th Inning off N. Fukuda, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Endo (3, 2nd Inning off M. Ryu, 1 on, 0 outs) , H. Yamashita (5, 2nd Inning off Y. Nobuhara, 2 on, 2 outs) , S. Onodera (2, 3rd Inning off N. Fukuda, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Yamamoto 3 , A. Otani , B. Arai 4 , H. Yamashita 5 , T. Wada 4 , M. Smith , S. Onodera 6 , T. Endo 8 , N. Takai
2-out RBI: K. Yamamoto , B. Arai , H. Yamashita , T. Wada 2 , S. Onodera , T. Endo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Otani 2 , M. Smith , S. Onodera , N. Takai
Sac Bunt: N. Takai 2
Sac Fly: K. Yamamoto
Hit by Pitch: S. Onodera , T. Endo
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Arai-Endo-Otani)
SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Ryu L (0-3) 1.1 9 10 10 2 2 1 58 9.12   
Y. Nobuhara 0.1 4 6 1 0 0 1 23 9.49   
N. Fukuda 2.1 4 6 6 3 0 1 56 23.14   
T. Kusumoto 2.0 3 1 1 1 0 0 46 4.50   
Y. Nakamura 1.2 1 3 3 6 1 0 56 16.20   
H. Nakazawa 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Ryu -10
Batters Faced: M. Ryu 15, Y. Nobuhara 7, N. Fukuda 14, T. Kusumoto 11, Y. Nakamura 12, H. Nakazawa 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Ryu 1-1, Y. Nobuhara 1-0, N. Fukuda 3-4, T. Kusumoto 3-3, Y. Nakamura 3-1, H. Nakazawa 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Ryu 58-37, Y. Nobuhara 23-13, N. Fukuda 56-32, T. Kusumoto 46-25, Y. Nakamura 56-23, H. Nakazawa 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Nobuhara 2-2 , H. Nakazawa 1-0
WP: Y. Nakamura
Hit Batsmen: Y. Nobuhara , T. Kusumoto
Balk: N. Fukuda , Y. Nakamura
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Takai W (4-1) 9.0 11 5 5 2 6 1 124 3.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Takai 49
Batters Faced: N. Takai 39
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Takai 14-6
Pitches - Strikes: N. Takai 124-84
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tamotsu Endo
Ballpark: Owls Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 21263
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