BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
RAKISUTA RAMS AT KYOTO OWLS
06/20/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
RAKISUTA RAMS AT KYOTO OWLS
GAME ID: 5647 - THURSDAY, JUNE 20TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Rakisuta Rams (19-28) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 9 0
Kyoto Owls (29-17) 3 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 X 9 14 0
Yamashita Fuels 9-2 Kyoto Triumph
The Kyoto Owls pinned a convincing loss on the Rakisuta Rams, 9-2, at Owls Park. Hiroshi Yamashita was a main factor in the win. He hit 2 home runs, while adding 5 RBI and scoring twice for Kyoto. Kyoto raised its record to 29-17 with the win.

Early in the game, Yamashita had a 3-run home run for Kyoto. It was his 15th home run of the season and put the Owls on top, 3-0.

"We didn't help ourselves, it's as simple as that," said losing manager Kinzo Yoshimura.
RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Onishi CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242 10 22
S. Fukushima 3B, 2B 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .302 4 10
Y. Ishihara 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .327 5 19
H. Nomura SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .333 14 39
G. Yagi LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .277 4 19
S. Kamo RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .238 1 13
   a-R. Morimoto PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 0 1
K. Imakake C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .229 2 19
   d-Y. Matsumoto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 1
G. McCauley 2B 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .283 3 9
   b-K. Harada PH, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263 0 2
K. Harada P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .062 1 3
   S. Suzuki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   c-M. Nakamura PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .233 1 5
   S. Yasuda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 2 9 2 1 7 16      
a - R. Morimoto pinch hit for S. Kamo in the 7th
b - K. Harada pinch hit for G. McCauley in the 7th
c - M. Nakamura pinch hit for S. Suzuki in the 8th
d - Y. Matsumoto pinch hit for K. Imakake in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: S. Fukushima , Y. Ishihara 2 , H. Nomura , G. Yagi 2 , K. Imakake , G. McCauley , M. Nakamura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Nomura , G. Yagi , K. Harada
GIDP: Y. Ishihara , K. Harada
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Ishihara-Nomura-Ishihara, Nomura-Fukushima-Ishihara)
OF assists: 1 (Onishi(Onodera at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Yamamoto RF, CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .265 7 23
T. Endo 2B 4 2 3 0 0 1 0 .324 4 20
   d-T. Manabe PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222 1 3
B. Arai SS 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 .276 10 27
H. Yamashita C 4 2 2 5 0 1 2 .252 15 34
T. Wada 1B 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 .308 8 32
   a-K. Watanabe PH, 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .667 0 0
M. Smith CF 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .276 7 29
   b-H. Otsu PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .400 1 4
T. Kato 3B 4 1 0 0 0 1 4 .271 12 38
S. Onodera LF 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .366 3 11
   c-K. Seki PH, LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
M. Sekiguchi P 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
Totals 34 9 14 8 3 5 15      
a - K. Watanabe pinch hit for T. Wada in the 7th
b - H. Otsu pinch hit for M. Smith in the 7th
c - K. Seki pinch hit for S. Onodera in the 8th
d - T. Manabe pinch hit for T. Endo in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Wada (9, 5th Inning off S. Suzuki, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Endo (5, 5th Inning off K. Harada, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Yamashita 2 (15, 1st Inning off K. Harada, 2 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off K. Harada, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Endo 4 , B. Arai 2 , H. Yamashita 8 , T. Wada 2 , K. Watanabe , M. Smith 2 , S. Onodera 2 , K. Seki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Yamamoto , H. Yamashita
GIDP: T. Manabe , T. Kato
Sac Bunt: M. Sekiguchi
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Kato-Endo-Wada, Arai-Endo-Wada)
RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Harada L (6-5) 4.0 9 8 8 2 2 2 75 4.15   
S. Suzuki 3.0 4 1 1 0 3 0 50 2.95   
S. Yasuda 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 17 6.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Harada 12
Batters Faced: K. Harada 22, S. Suzuki 12, S. Yasuda 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Harada 7-2, S. Suzuki 2-3, S. Yasuda 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Harada 75-45, S. Suzuki 50-36, S. Yasuda 17-8
WP: K. Harada
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Sekiguchi W (1-0) 9.0 9 2 2 1 7 0 118 1.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Sekiguchi 67
Batters Faced: M. Sekiguchi 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Sekiguchi 14-4
Pitches - Strikes: M. Sekiguchi 118-78
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hiroshi Yamashita
Ballpark: Owls Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 2:38
Attendance: 19612
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