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."
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)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Ishikawa CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .284 2 9
M. Takagi LF 4 1 1 3 0 0 0 .298 2 14
T. Iwamoto RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 9 21
K. Hirata 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186 1 4
T. Kaneshige 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .281 2 12
T. Hamada SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .118 0 0
Y. Ryu 3B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .267 3 15
Y. Murakami C 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .121 0 1
B. Sauerwein P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 0 1
   a-T. Kamiya PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186 4 12
   T. Yoshimura P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 3 4 3 0 5 3      
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))
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   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Takai 63
Batters Faced: N. Takai 24, K. Kon 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Takai 9-8, K. Kon 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: N. Takai 82-57, K. Kon 18-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Sauerwein L (0-7) 8.0 8 4 2 2 3 1 100 5.81   
T. Yoshimura 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 9.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Sauerwein 55
Batters Faced: B. Sauerwein 35, T. Yoshimura 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Sauerwein 10-10, T. Yoshimura 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Sauerwein 100-65, T. Yoshimura 15-9
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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