 | | 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. | |
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| SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE | | KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE | |
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) | | | 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) | | |
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| 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 | | | | 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 | | |
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| 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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