BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT KYOTO OWLS
06/05/1975
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BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT KYOTO OWLS
GAME ID: 5539 - THURSDAY, JUNE 5TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sapporo Bears (13-21) 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 6 11 0
Kyoto Owls (18-16) 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 X 7 11 0
Arai Gets 400th Home Run
It was a historic day in the life of Bungo Arai. The 37-year-old Kyoto shortstop recorded the 400th homer of his career in the Owls 7-6 triumph over the Sapporo Bears.

In the clubhouse after the game, Arai told BNN, "I was just looking for a ball to drive, and I got one."

A check of his lifetime stats shows Arai has played in 2007 games with a .289 batting average. Among his 2047 hits are 400 home runs. He has also scored 1203 runs and driven in 1176 runs.
SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Murata SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .217 2 6
   b-N. Fukuda PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 4
   E. Yamaoka P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Shiotani 1B, 3B 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 .221 2 5
T. Kusumoto LF 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 .265 3 16
K. Hotta RF 5 1 4 3 0 0 0 .342 6 21
N. Toyama CF 4 0 2 2 0 1 4 .318 2 17
G. Nakashima 2B 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 .242 2 10
S. Fukui 3B, SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .236 4 12
S. Arakawa C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .253 2 4
Y. Kuramoto P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   Y. Nobuhara P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-Y. Akamine PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .281 0 1
Totals 34 6 11 6 4 7 14      
a - Y. Akamine pinch hit for Y. Nobuhara in the 8th
b - N. Fukuda pinch hit for S. Murata in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Hotta 2 (7, 1st Inning off T. Fujiwara, 1 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off T. Fujiwara, 1 on, 2 outs) , N. Toyama (9, 3rd Inning off T. Fujiwara, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Murata , M. Shiotani 2 , T. Kusumoto , K. Hotta 6 , N. Toyama 3 , S. Fukui
2-out RBI: N. Toyama
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Murata , N. Toyama , G. Nakashima , S. Fukui
Sac Bunt: Y. Kuramoto
Sac Fly: G. Nakashima
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Murata (7) , T. Kusumoto (7)
CS: K. Hotta (1) , N. Toyama (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Fujimoto RF 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .500 0 0
M. Smith CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .311 5 21
T. Wada 1B 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .242 4 20
B. Arai SS 4 2 4 5 0 0 0 .277 9 27
T. Kato 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .230 2 10
S. Smith LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .256 8 11
A. Yokota C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .244 2 4
T. Endo 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .240 5 12
T. Fujiwara P 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .238 0 3
   a-M. Yokoyama PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .400 1 2
   K. Kon P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 34 7 11 7 1 5 12      
a - M. Yokoyama pinch hit for T. Fujiwara in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Arai (3, 1st Inning off Y. Kuramoto, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Endo (3, 4th Inning off Y. Kuramoto, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Smith (8, 2nd Inning off Y. Kuramoto, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Arai 2 (9, 3rd Inning off Y. Kuramoto, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off Y. Kuramoto, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Fujimoto 2 , B. Arai 11 , S. Smith 4 , A. Yokota , T. Endo 2 , T. Fujiwara , M. Yokoyama
2-out RBI: , B. Arai 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kato , T. Fujiwara
Sac Fly: T. Wada
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Fujimoto (1)
SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Kuramoto L (1-4) 6.2 10 7 7 1 5 3 108 4.27   
Y. Nobuhara 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15.43   
E. Yamaoka 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 4.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Kuramoto 30
Batters Faced: Y. Kuramoto 31, Y. Nobuhara 1, E. Yamaoka 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Kuramoto 7-8, Y. Nobuhara 0-1, E. Yamaoka 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Kuramoto 108-76, Y. Nobuhara 1-1, E. Yamaoka 13-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Fujiwara W (5-3) 7.0 11 6 6 4 6 0 140 3.22   
K. Kon SV (7) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 2.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Fujiwara 33
Batters Faced: T. Fujiwara 34, K. Kon 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Fujiwara 7-6, K. Kon 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: T. Fujiwara 140-87, K. Kon 20-13
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bungo Arai
Ballpark: Owls Park
Weather: Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM JST
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 14650
Special Notes: Rain delay of 15 minutes in the 4th inning.
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