BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT SAPPORO BEARS
06/20/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT SAPPORO BEARS
GAME ID: 5647 - FRIDAY, JUNE 20TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kyoto Owls (26-21) 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 13 0
Sapporo Bears (20-27) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 4 12 0
Kato Hits Two Dingers, Owls Win, 9-4
The Kyoto Owls took on the Sapporo Bears at Sapporo Stadium.

Tensui Kato knocked in 3 runs to help Kyoto beat Sapporo, 9-4. Kato produced 1 single and 2 home runs. The victory gives the Owls a record of 26-21.

Early in the game, Kato had a 2-run home run for Kyoto. It was his 6th home run of the season and put the Owls on top, 2-0.

"A great team win and something real positive we can build on," said Kato after the game.
KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Fujimoto CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .263 1 3
A. Otani RF 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 .314 2 5
T. Wada 1B 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .302 10 32
B. Arai SS 4 2 1 2 1 1 3 .290 14 42
T. Kato 3B 4 2 3 3 0 1 1 .253 6 21
S. Onodera LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .172 1 4
T. Endo 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .191 6 17
K. Seki C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 0 1
   a-M. Yokoyama PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .357 1 2
   c-A. Yokota C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 4 7
K. Okada P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .174 0 0
   b-M. Smith PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .317 6 29
   K. Kon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 9 13 9 2 6 10      
a - M. Yokoyama pinch hit for K. Seki in the 9th
b - M. Smith pinch hit for K. Okada in the 9th
c - A. Yokota substituted for M. Yokoyama in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Wada (6, 5th Inning off T. Nakagawa, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Yokoyama (2, 9th Inning off Y. Miyazaki, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Onodera (1, 2nd Inning off Y. Yamanaka, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Kato 2 (6, 2nd Inning off Y. Yamanaka, 1 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off Y. Yamanaka, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Fujimoto (1, 3rd Inning off Y. Yamanaka, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Arai (14, 3rd Inning off Y. Yamanaka, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Fujimoto 5 , A. Otani , T. Wada 4 , B. Arai 4 , T. Kato 9 , S. Onodera 4 , M. Yokoyama 2 , M. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kato
GIDP: T. Endo
Team LOB: 4
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Murata SS 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 .202 5 10
S. Fukui 3B 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 .239 5 13
T. Kusumoto LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .305 6 27
K. Hotta RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .315 8 25
N. Toyama CF 5 1 3 1 0 0 3 .304 5 21
G. Nakashima 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .259 2 15
K. Yoneda 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .220 1 4
S. Arakawa C 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .218 4 8
Y. Yamanaka P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 0 0
   T. Nakagawa P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .182 0 0
   a-N. Fukuda PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 2 9
   Y. Miyazaki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-Y. Akamine PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 0 2
Totals 39 4 12 4 2 6 14      
a - N. Fukuda pinch hit for T. Nakagawa in the 7th
b - Y. Akamine pinch hit for Y. Miyazaki in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Yoneda 2 (3, 5th Inning off K. Okada, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off K. Okada, 0 on, 2 outs) , G. Nakashima (3, 6th Inning off K. Okada, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Arakawa (4, 3rd Inning off K. Okada, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Fukui (5, 6th Inning off K. Okada, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Hotta (8, 6th Inning off K. Okada, 0 on, 1 out) , N. Toyama (5, 8th Inning off K. Okada, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Fukui 5 , T. Kusumoto , K. Hotta 5 , N. Toyama 6 , G. Nakashima 2 , K. Yoneda 4 , S. Arakawa 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Murata , N. Toyama , S. Arakawa 2
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Fukui-Nakashima-Yoneda, Murata-Nakashima)
KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Okada W (5-1) 8.0 10 4 4 1 6 4 117 4.50   
K. Kon 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 21 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Okada 51
Batters Faced: K. Okada 35, K. Kon 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Okada 8-10, K. Kon 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Okada 117-82, K. Kon 21-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Yamanaka L (2-4) 4.0 6 7 7 1 4 5 61 4.56   
T. Nakagawa 3.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 46 4.70   
Y. Miyazaki 2.0 5 2 2 0 0 0 26 10.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Yamanaka 25
Batters Faced: Y. Yamanaka 19, T. Nakagawa 12, Y. Miyazaki 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Yamanaka 4-4, T. Nakagawa 4-3, Y. Miyazaki 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Yamanaka 61-41, T. Nakagawa 46-29, Y. Miyazaki 26-18
Balk: Y. Yamanaka
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tensui Kato
Ballpark: Sapporo Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 13564
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