BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT KYOTO OWLS
05/23/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT KYOTO OWLS
GAME ID: 5199 - FRIDAY, MAY 23RD , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Yokohama Kingfishers (5-16) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 0
Kyoto Owls (13-9) 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 X 6 13 0
Owls Beat Kingfishers, 6-1
The Kyoto Owls dealt the Yokohama Kingfishers a 6-1 loss at Owls Park. Tamotsu Endo was the star on offense. He went 3 for 3 with a home run and 2 singles. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. The Kingfishers, now 5-16, continue their slow start.

With Kyoto leading 2-0 in the bottom of the third, Endo hit a fastball from Bill Sauerwein for a 3-run home run. It was his 3rd home run of the season and put the Owls ahead, 5-0.

Endo said his team "played with determination."
YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Ishikawa CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262 2 6
M. Takagi LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .255 1 4
T. Iwamoto RF 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .254 5 8
K. Kimura C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .208 1 5
T. Kaneshige 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .261 1 8
B. Fukuhara SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .250 1 3
K. Hirata 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .292 0 2
Y. Ryu 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .241 2 9
B. Sauerwein P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
   a-I. Shinseki PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 4 9
   M. Kanda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   b-K. Kagawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   C. Tsugawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 1 6 1 3 2 16      
a - I. Shinseki pinch hit for B. Sauerwein in the 5th
b - K. Kagawa pinch hit for M. Kanda in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: K. Ishikawa , M. Takagi , K. Kimura , B. Fukuhara , K. Hirata 2
2-out RBI: K. Hirata
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Iwamoto , T. Kaneshige , Y. Ryu
GIDP: K. Hirata 2
Sac Bunt: M. Takagi
Hit by Pitch: T. Kaneshige
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Takagi (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Ryu-Hirata-Kaneshige, Kanda-Kaneshige)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Smith LF 3 2 2 1 2 0 1 .289 5 7
M. Smith CF 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .309 3 15
T. Wada 1B 4 1 3 1 1 1 1 .267 2 13
B. Arai SS 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 .274 4 14
H. Yamashita C 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .186 4 9
T. Endo 2B 3 1 3 3 0 0 0 .211 3 10
S. Onodera RF 4 0 2 0 0 2 2 .174 0 1
T. Kato 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .272 1 7
N. Takai P 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .154 0 0
Totals 34 6 13 6 5 7 19      
BATTING
Home Runs: T. Endo (3, 3rd Inning off B. Sauerwein, 2 on, 2 outs) , S. Smith (5, 4th Inning off B. Sauerwein, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Smith 5 , T. Wada 3 , B. Arai , H. Yamashita , T. Endo 6 , S. Onodera 2 , N. Takai
2-out RBI: T. Endo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Arai , H. Yamashita , T. Kato 2
GIDP: M. Smith
Sac Bunt: T. Endo
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Smith (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Endo-Arai-Wada, Kato-Endo-Wada)
YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Sauerwein L (0-4) 4.0 9 6 6 3 4 2 93 7.00   
M. Kanda 3.0 4 0 0 0 3 0 37 4.50   
C. Tsugawa 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 22 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Sauerwein 21
Batters Faced: B. Sauerwein 23, M. Kanda 12, C. Tsugawa 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Sauerwein 3-4, M. Kanda 3-2, C. Tsugawa 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Sauerwein 93-58, M. Kanda 37-28, C. Tsugawa 22-11
WP: B. Sauerwein 2 , C. Tsugawa
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Takai W (1-2) 9.0 6 1 1 3 2 0 133 3.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Takai 70
Batters Faced: N. Takai 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Takai 12-11
Pitches - Strikes: N. Takai 133-79
Hit Batsmen: N. Takai
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tamotsu Endo
Ballpark: Owls Park
Weather: Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM JST
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 20574
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