BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT KYOTO OWLS
07/07/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT KYOTO OWLS
GAME ID: 5540 - MONDAY, JULY 7TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sapporo Bears (27-35) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Kyoto Owls (33-29) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 X 5 7 3
Owls 5-1 Victors Over Sapporo
The rain could not dampen the enthusiasm of Kyoto fans at Owls Park.

The Kyoto Owls picked up a win at Owls Park, topping the Sapporo Bears, 5-1. On the mound for Kyoto was right-hander Takamitsu Fujiwara. He played a principal role in the triumph. Kyoto has now won 3 in a row.

Hiroshi Yamashita helped his team take an early lead with a run-scoring single. It came in the first inning, making the score 1-0, Owls.

"I'm just looking to see the ball, hit the ball," said Yamashita.
SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Murata SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .205 7 17
Y. Akamine 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .229 1 6
T. Kusumoto LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .298 7 33
K. Hotta RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .314 11 30
N. Toyama CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .304 7 29
G. Nakashima 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .220 4 19
   c-T. Yamamoto PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .221 2 8
S. Fukui 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234 5 14
S. Arakawa C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241 5 9
Y. Kuramoto P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Shiotani PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .215 3 11
   T. Yoshimura P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-N. Fukuda PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 2 10
   E. Yamaoka P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 1 3 1 1 5 14      
a - M. Shiotani pinch hit for Y. Kuramoto in the 6th
b - N. Fukuda pinch hit for T. Yoshimura in the 8th
c - T. Yamamoto pinch hit for G. Nakashima in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Murata (4, 1st Inning off T. Fujiwara, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Hotta (11, 4th Inning off T. Fujiwara, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Murata 2 , K. Hotta 4 , M. Shiotani
2-out RBI: K. Hotta
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Hotta , T. Yamamoto
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Kusumoto (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Yamamoto RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .235 1 6
S. Smith LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .263 10 18
T. Wada 1B 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 .322 12 41
B. Arai SS 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .279 18 54
H. Yamashita C 3 0 1 1 1 2 2 .260 6 16
M. Smith CF 3 1 1 2 1 1 4 .302 9 37
T. Kato 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 7 .265 9 27
T. Endo 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .199 7 20
T. Fujiwara P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .171 0 4
   K. Kon P 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 0 1
Totals 30 5 7 5 5 7 19      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Smith (9, 1st Inning off Y. Kuramoto, 3 on, 1 out) , T. Endo 2 (6, 6th Inning off T. Yoshimura, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off E. Yamaoka, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: S. Smith (2, 1st Inning off Y. Kuramoto, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Smith 3 , T. Wada , B. Arai , H. Yamashita , M. Smith 2 , T. Endo 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Smith , T. Kato 2 , T. Endo
Sac Fly: K. Kon
Hit by Pitch: B. Arai
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: B. Arai (6) , T. Kato 2 (10)
SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Kuramoto L (3-7) 5.0 5 3 3 4 5 0 103 3.76   
T. Yoshimura 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 32 0.00   
E. Yamaoka 1.0 1 2 2 1 0 0 19 4.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Kuramoto 46
Batters Faced: Y. Kuramoto 25, T. Yoshimura 7, E. Yamaoka 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Kuramoto 3-7, T. Yoshimura 4-0, E. Yamaoka 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Kuramoto 103-64, T. Yoshimura 32-20, E. Yamaoka 19-10
Hit Batsmen: Y. Kuramoto
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Fujiwara W (7-6) 7.0 3 1 0 0 3 1 77 3.19   
K. Kon SV (12) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 27 3.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Fujiwara 72
Batters Faced: T. Fujiwara 24, K. Kon 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Fujiwara 9-8, K. Kon 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Fujiwara 77-52, K. Kon 27-17
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Takamitsu Fujiwara
Ballpark: Owls Park
Weather: Cloudy (89 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM JST
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 17760
Special Notes: Rain delay of 27 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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