BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT KYOTO OWLS
06/24/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT KYOTO OWLS
GAME ID: 6581 - MONDAY, JUNE 24TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sapporo Bears (19-32) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 2
Kyoto Owls (30-19) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Bears Rack Up 2-0 Win Versus Kyoto
Owls Park was the site of a competitive game between the Kyoto Owls and Sapporo Bears.

Sapporo beat Kyoto on the strength of starting pitcher Tatsuki Nakagawa's fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a win, 2-0. Nakagawa yielded no runs over 7 innings to notch the win. He scattered 5 hits, walked 3, and struck out 4. His record improves to 5-3. Eisaku Yamaoka closed it out for Sapporo, earning his 5th save.

In the top of the fourth, Gunji Nakashima delivered a clutch hit. With two gone and a runner on 2nd, the Sapporo second baseman hit a run-scoring single, putting the Bears in front, 2-0.

Afterward, Nakashima deflected to his teammates. "Heck of an effort all around," he said.

By defeating Kyoto, the 5th-place Bears improved to 19-32.
SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Shiotani 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .180 2 10
   c-S. Carpenter 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195 6 8
T. Kusumoto LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .274 3 9
K. Sato RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .250 2 7
S. Murata SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .254 6 24
G. Nakashima 2B 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .236 5 20
   a-N. Fukuda PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .324 2 6
   d-T. Yamamoto LF, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 6 17
N. Toyama CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .268 3 14
   b-K. Hotta PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .264 3 20
   e-T. Wada 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 1 4
S. Arakawa C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .163 2 9
S. Fukui 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .143 0 2
T. Nakagawa P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 0 2
   E. Yamaoka P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2 1 6 13      
a - N. Fukuda pinch hit for G. Nakashima in the 9th
b - K. Hotta pinch hit for N. Toyama in the 9th
c - S. Carpenter substituted for M. Shiotani in the 9th
d - T. Yamamoto substituted for N. Fukuda in the 9th
e - T. Wada substituted for K. Hotta in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Murata (11, 2nd Inning off U. Tomita, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Kusumoto , K. Sato , S. Murata 2 , G. Nakashima , K. Hotta , T. Nakagawa
2-out RBI: G. Nakashima
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kusumoto
GIDP: N. Toyama , S. Arakawa
Sac Bunt: S. Murata , T. Nakagawa
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: S. Fukui 2 (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Yamamoto RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 .258 7 24
S. Smith LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .251 12 25
B. Arai SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .279 11 28
H. Yamashita C 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .248 16 35
T. Wada 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .315 9 33
M. Smith CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .262 7 29
T. Kato 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .260 12 38
T. Endo 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .324 4 22
   a-M. Yokoyama PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .158 0 0
   b-T. Manabe 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 1 3
U. Tomita P 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .080 0 0
   c-S. Onodera PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .357 3 11
Totals 34 0 6 0 3 8 18      
a - M. Yokoyama pinch hit for T. Endo in the 8th
b - T. Manabe substituted for M. Yokoyama in the 9th
c - S. Onodera pinch hit for U. Tomita in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Wada (10, 8th Inning off E. Yamaoka, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Smith 2 , B. Arai 2 , T. Wada 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Yamashita , T. Wada , M. Yokoyama , U. Tomita
Sac Bunt: M. Smith
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Smith (9)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Endo-Arai-Wada, Arai-Manabe-Wada)
SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Nakagawa W (5-3) 7.0 5 0 0 3 4 0 108 3.53   
E. Yamaoka SV (5) 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 28 5.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Nakagawa 68
Batters Faced: T. Nakagawa 31, E. Yamaoka 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Nakagawa 9-8, E. Yamaoka 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Nakagawa 108-63, E. Yamaoka 28-18
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
U. Tomita L (4-4) 9.0 6 2 2 1 6 0 111 3.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: U. Tomita 72
Batters Faced: U. Tomita 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: U. Tomita 14-7
Pitches - Strikes: U. Tomita 111-75
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tatsuki Nakagawa
Ballpark: Owls Park
Weather: Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM JST
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 20389
Special Notes: Rain delay of 58 minutes in the 4th inning.
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