BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT KYOTO OWLS
06/06/1963
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BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT KYOTO OWLS
GAME ID: 5540 - THURSDAY, JUNE 6TH , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sapporo Bears (15-15) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Kyoto Owls (19-14) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 X 3 6 0
Owls Shut Out Bears, 3-0
The Kyoto Owls got a magnificent performance from pitcher Seishiro Kikuchi, who muffled the Sapporo offense en route to a tight, 3-0 Owls win at Owls Park. The winner was Kikuchi. He threw 6.1 innings of shutout ball. The loser was Tomochika Takada. The win for the Owls raised their record to 19-14.

Bungo Arai, who is tied for 3rd in the EL in home runs with 6, contributed to the Kyoto win with a run-scoring single in the bottom of the sixth. For the game, the shortstop had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 2 runs scored, and 2 runs batted in.

Arai said his team "played with determination."
SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Tanaka LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .234 7 9
T. Yamamoto 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .244 0 3
U. Ota RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .256 4 16
S. Nishimoto 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .248 4 14
R. Onishi CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .254 3 13
K. Takayama 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .255 1 8
   a-H. Sato PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
M. Ishikawa SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .192 0 6
M. Jenks C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .208 0 3
T. Takada P 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .263 0 1
   K. Suenaga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
Totals 31 0 4 0 3 5 11      
a - H. Sato pinch hit for K. Takayama in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Onishi (6, 6th Inning off S. Kikuchi, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Tanaka , T. Yamamoto , R. Onishi 2 , M. Ishikawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Nishimoto , R. Onishi , K. Takayama
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: M. Ishikawa (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Yamamoto-Ishikawa-Nishimoto)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Hayashi 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .250 7 16
T. Matsui 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .219 6 15
B. Arai SS 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .323 6 18
T. Shimada 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .266 4 16
Y. Yoshida RF 2 0 1 1 2 1 1 .292 3 17
N. Nishio LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .234 6 23
K. Yamamoto CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .077 0 1
K. Seki C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .148 0 0
S. Kikuchi P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .059 0 0
   I. Furuta P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
   a-S. Miyazawa PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267 1 2
   S. Shindo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 3 6 3 4 6 11      
a - S. Miyazawa pinch hit for I. Furuta in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Yoshida (5, 6th Inning off T. Takada, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Arai (6, 8th Inning off T. Takada, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Hayashi , T. Matsui , B. Arai 5 , Y. Yoshida 2 , S. Miyazawa
2-out RBI: Y. Yoshida
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Matsui , N. Nishio
GIDP: B. Arai
Sac Bunt: T. Matsui
Team LOB: 7
SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Takada L (5-3) 7.1 6 3 3 3 6 1 110 2.04   
K. Suenaga 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 5.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Takada 57
Batters Faced: T. Takada 31, K. Suenaga 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Takada 6-9, K. Suenaga 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Takada 110-65, K. Suenaga 11-4
WP: T. Takada
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Kikuchi W (3-2) 6.1 4 0 0 2 3 0 103 2.47   
I. Furuta H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 3.22   
S. Shindo SV (2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Kikuchi 66
Batters Faced: S. Kikuchi 25, I. Furuta 3, S. Shindo 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Kikuchi 11-5, I. Furuta 0-1, S. Shindo 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: S. Kikuchi 103-65, I. Furuta 12-5, S. Shindo 18-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Seishiro Kikuchi
Ballpark: Owls Park
Weather: Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 2:30
Attendance: 15452
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