BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS
05/30/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS
GAME ID: 5514 - THURSDAY, MAY 30TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kyoto Owls (19-9) 0 0 1 0 8 0 3 0 0 12 11 0
Yokohama Kingfishers (11-17) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 4 7 2
Owls Win, 12-4
At Kanagawa Stadium, the Yokohama Kingfishers and Kyoto Owls were greeted by an enthusiastic crowd.

The Kyoto Owls cruised to a win over the Yokohama Kingfishers, 12-4, at Kanagawa Stadium. Tensui Kato, who finished 5th in the EL in home runs with 18 in 1969, led the way, going 2-for-5 for Kyoto. Kyoto is flying high at 19-9.

With Kyoto leading 5-0 in the top of the fifth, Kato came up to bat against Yokohama pitcher Munenao Shintani. Kato hit a knuckle curve to right for a grand slam home run. His 8th home run of the season put the Owls on top, 9-0.

"We're a talented bunch when we're playing well," said Kato. "I think we showed that here."
KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Yamamoto RF 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .281 4 15
   a-H. Otsu PH, RF 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .500 1 4
S. Smith LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .280 5 14
   b-K. Seki PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 0 0
B. Arai SS 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 .295 6 17
H. Yamashita C 4 1 1 2 1 0 2 .212 5 17
T. Wada 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .284 5 22
   c-M. Yokoyama PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .100 0 0
M. Smith CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .277 3 16
T. Kato 3B 5 2 2 4 0 2 1 .283 8 28
T. Endo 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .318 3 18
K. Okada P 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 .188 0 0
   M. Sekiguchi P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 12 11 12 6 6 12      
a - H. Otsu pinch hit for K. Yamamoto in the 7th
b - K. Seki pinch hit for S. Smith in the 7th
c - M. Yokoyama pinch hit for T. Wada in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Yamamoto (5, 3rd Inning off M. Shintani, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Wada (5, 5th Inning off M. Shintani, 2 on, 0 outs) , T. Kato (3, 7th Inning off D. Jimbo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Kato (8, 5th Inning off M. Shintani, 3 on, 0 outs) , H. Otsu (1, 7th Inning off D. Jimbo, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Yamamoto 4 , H. Otsu 4 , S. Smith , B. Arai , H. Yamashita , T. Wada 2 , M. Smith , T. Kato 6
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Yamashita , T. Wada
GIDP: H. Yamashita , M. Yokoyama
Sac Fly: B. Arai
Hit by Pitch: B. Arai
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Smith (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Ishikawa CF 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .361 4 14
   b-K. Kawashima PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .318 0 3
B. Martin 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .293 4 12
M. Takagi LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .235 0 6
K. Kimura C 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .256 4 14
T. Kaneshige RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .287 3 12
F. Sonoda 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .163 1 6
B. Fukuhara SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .250 3 9
T. Kamiya 2B 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .224 3 10
M. Shintani P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273 0 3
   D. Jimbo P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   N. Tominaga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-K. Hirata PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 3 9
   Y. Nishizawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 4 7 4 0 7 5      
a - K. Hirata pinch hit for N. Tominaga in the 8th
b - K. Kawashima pinch hit for K. Ishikawa in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Kaneshige (2, 2nd Inning off K. Okada, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Ishikawa (4, 6th Inning off K. Okada, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Kamiya (3, 8th Inning off K. Okada, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Kimura (4, 9th Inning off M. Sekiguchi, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Ishikawa 4 , B. Martin , M. Takagi , K. Kimura 4 , T. Kaneshige 3 , T. Kamiya 4
2-out RBI: K. Ishikawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Fukuhara
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: F. Sonoda (4) , T. Kamiya (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Kamiya-Fukuhara-Martin, Fukuhara-Kamiya-Martin)
KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Okada W (3-1) 7.1 5 2 2 0 5 2 82 2.91   
M. Sekiguchi 1.2 2 2 2 0 2 1 29 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Okada 65
Batters Faced: K. Okada 27, M. Sekiguchi 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Okada 7-10, M. Sekiguchi 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Okada 82-52, M. Sekiguchi 29-21
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Shintani L (2-2) 4.0 7 9 9 5 2 1 117 6.75   
D. Jimbo 3.0 4 3 2 1 2 1 45 5.25   
N. Tominaga 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 2.50   
Y. Nishizawa 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 3.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Shintani 9
Batters Faced: M. Shintani 25, D. Jimbo 15, N. Tominaga 2, Y. Nishizawa 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Shintani 6-4, D. Jimbo 3-3, N. Tominaga 2-0, Y. Nishizawa 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Shintani 117-68, D. Jimbo 45-27, N. Tominaga 11-7, Y. Nishizawa 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Tominaga 1-0
WP: M. Shintani
Hit Batsmen: M. Shintani
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tensui Kato
Ballpark: Kanagawa Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM JST
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 8782
Special Notes: Rain delay of 15 minutes in the 6th inning. SP Kento Okada was injured while pitching.
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