BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
06/19/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
GAME ID: 5631 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kyoto Owls (28-17) 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 0
Hosho Reliables (31-15) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 8 3
Owls Knock Off Reliables at Nagoya Minami Stadium
The Kyoto Owls locked up a win at Nagoya Minami Stadium, knocking off the Hosho Reliables, 5-4. On the mound for Kyoto was right-hander Norikazu Takai. He played a major role in the triumph. With the win over Hosho, the Owls improved to 28-17.

Sukeichi Onodera helped his team take an early lead with a run-scoring single. It came in the first inning, making the score 3-0, Owls.

"You never take a win for granted in this league," said Onodera.
KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Smith LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .249 11 23
T. Endo 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .312 4 20
B. Arai SS 3 1 0 0 2 1 2 .268 10 26
H. Yamashita C 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .244 13 29
T. Wada 1B 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .305 8 32
M. Smith CF 4 1 2 3 0 0 2 .268 7 28
T. Kato 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .278 12 38
S. Onodera RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .342 3 10
N. Takai P 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .111 0 2
   a-M. Yokoyama PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 0 0
   K. Kon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 5 7 4 3 7 15      
a - M. Yokoyama pinch hit for N. Takai in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Smith (7, 3rd Inning off K. Kawamoto, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Smith , T. Endo , T. Wada 2 , M. Smith 5 , S. Onodera
2-out RBI: M. Smith , S. Onodera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Yamashita , M. Smith , T. Kato , N. Takai
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kato-Endo-Wada)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Ikeda RF 4 1 3 0 1 0 0 .279 4 22
H. Dunham LF 5 1 2 3 0 0 2 .277 15 32
Y. Watanabe 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .257 14 36
B. McCullough 3B 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 .239 7 28
D. Nakamura SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .241 3 19
M. Nakajima 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .375 0 3
C. Mochizuki CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .171 0 2
E. Ryu C 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .158 0 1
K. Kawamoto P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .273 0 0
   a-T. Kurosawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .385 2 8
   S. Sumi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-A. Yamane PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .239 7 20
Totals 33 4 8 4 5 7 16      
a - T. Kurosawa pinch hit for K. Kawamoto in the 6th
b - A. Yamane pinch hit for S. Sumi in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Nakajima (2, 4th Inning off N. Takai, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Dunham (15, 9th Inning off K. Kon, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Ikeda 3 , H. Dunham 5 , M. Nakajima 2 , E. Ryu 2
2-out RBI: H. Dunham , E. Ryu
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. McCullough , E. Ryu , K. Kawamoto , T. Kurosawa
GIDP: Y. Watanabe
Hit by Pitch: C. Mochizuki
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Ikeda (3)

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Watanabe (5) , D. Nakamura (13) , K. Kawamoto (2)
KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Takai W (8-2) 7.0 6 1 1 4 3 0 119 3.39   
K. Kon 2.0 2 3 3 1 4 1 40 2.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Takai 60
Batters Faced: N. Takai 30, K. Kon 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Takai 7-9, K. Kon 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Takai 119-66, K. Kon 40-23
Hit Batsmen: N. Takai
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Kawamoto L (3-3) 6.0 7 5 3 2 5 1 102 3.68   
S. Sumi 3.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 42 2.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Kawamoto 45
Batters Faced: K. Kawamoto 28, S. Sumi 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Kawamoto 8-5, S. Sumi 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: K. Kawamoto 102-65, S. Sumi 42-24
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Norikazu Takai
Ballpark: Nagoya Minami Stadium
Weather: Rain (77 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM JST
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 23541
Special Notes: Rain delay of 17 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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