 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON KYOTO OWLS AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS 06/08/1975 |  |  | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | KYOTO OWLS AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS | | GAME ID: 5573 - SUNDAY, JUNE 8TH , 1975 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Kyoto Owls (20-16) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | | Yokohama Kingfishers (13-23) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | | |  | |
| Arai has 3 hits in Owls Win | The Kyoto Owls topped the Yokohama Kingfishers by a score of 4-3. Leading the way was shortstop Bungo Arai. Arai went 3 for 4 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3 for the Owls. Norikazu Takai picked up the win, lifting his record to 3-3 on the season. He struck out 4 and walked 0 in 7 innings, while yielding 3 runs. The Owls have now won 4 straight.
With Kyoto leading 2-0 in the top of the fifth, Arai hit a sinker from Bill Sauerwein for a 2-run double. It was his 4th double of the season and put the Owls ahead, 4-0.
"We had the game right there for the taking," said Yokohama manager Johnny Ruby. "But we decided not to take it." | |
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| KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE | | YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE | |
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | AVG | HR | RBI | | S. Smith LF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .262 | 8 | 11 | | M. Smith CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .312 | 5 | 23 | | T. Wada 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .248 | 6 | 25 | | B. Arai SS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .283 | 10 | 30 | | T. Kato 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .225 | 2 | 10 | | A. Yokota C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | 3 | 6 | | T. Endo 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .236 | 5 | 13 | | A. Otani RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .318 | 2 | 3 | | K. Kon P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | | N. Takai P | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .143 | 0 | 0 | | a-S. Onodera RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .190 | 0 | 2 | | Totals | 34 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | | | | a - S. Onodera substituted for N. Takai in the 8th
BATTING Doubles: B. Arai (4, 5th Inning off B. Sauerwein, 2 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: B. Arai (10, 4th Inning off B. Sauerwein, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: M. Smith , B. Arai 7 , T. Endo , A. Otani 2 , N. Takai 2-out RBI: B. Arai Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Smith , T. Wada , T. Kato Sac Bunt: T. Kato Sac Fly: T. Endo Team LOB: 8
FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Arai-Endo-Wada) | | | a - T. Kamiya pinch hit for B. Sauerwein in the 8th
BATTING Doubles: Y. Ryu (1, 6th Inning off N. Takai, 0 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: M. Takagi (2, 6th Inning off N. Takai, 2 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: M. Takagi 4 , Y. Ryu 3 , Y. Murakami 2-out RBI: M. Takagi GIDP: Y. Murakami Sac Bunt: B. Sauerwein Team LOB: 0
FIELDING Errors: K. Hirata (2) , T. Hamada (1) OF assists: 2 (Iwamoto(Yokota at 3rd base), Takagi(Endo at home)) | | |
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| KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE | | YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | N. Takai W (3-3) | 7.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 82 | 3.90 | | K. Kon SV (8) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2.49 | | | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Bungo Arai Ballpark: Kanagawa Stadium Weather: Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph Start Time: 7:05 PM JST Time: 2:43 Attendance: 12130 Special Notes: Rain delay of 21 minutes in the 3rd inning. |
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