BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT KYOTO OWLS
06/26/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT KYOTO OWLS
GAME ID: 6583 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Sapporo Bears (20-33) 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 3 9 11 1
Kyoto Owls (31-20) 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 6 11 2
Bears Trip Owls, 9-6, in Extra Innings
The Sapporo Bears faced a tough opponent in Kyoto pitcher Takamitsu Fujiwara, but still scratched out a win at Owls Park by a final score of 9-6 in 10 innings. Fujiwara went 8 innings and allowed 4 runs. Today's win puts Sapporo at 20-33, while Kyoto falls to 31-20.

Sapporo took advantage of an error in the top of the tenth inning. The game was tied, 6-6, when Kai Yoneda hit a 2-run single that was misplayed. It put the Bears in front, 8-6.

"Baseball is a wild game -- a crazy game, sometimes," said Yoneda.
SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Shiotani 1B, 3B 6 1 0 0 0 1 4 .176 2 10
T. Kusumoto LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .270 3 9
   d-N. Toyama CF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .279 4 16
K. Hotta RF 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 .273 3 21
S. Murata SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .246 6 24
G. Nakashima 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .226 5 20
   E. Yamaoka P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   g-K. Yoneda PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .312 2 14
   h-H. Nakazawa C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 4 13
T. Yamamoto CF, LF 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 .249 6 19
S. Arakawa C 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 .165 2 11
   b-K. Sato PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .262 2 8
   e-S. Carpenter 1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .193 6 8
S. Fukui 3B, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .143 0 2
N. Shimada P 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .217 0 3
   a-T. Wada 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 1 4
   c-N. Fukuda PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .324 2 7
   f-Y. Nakamura C 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .222 0 0
   Y. Nobuhara P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 39 9 11 9 4 8 16      
a - T. Wada substituted for N. Shimada in the 8th
b - K. Sato pinch hit for S. Arakawa in the 9th
c - N. Fukuda pinch hit for T. Wada in the 9th
d - N. Toyama substituted for T. Kusumoto in the 9th
e - S. Carpenter substituted for K. Sato in the 9th
f - Y. Nakamura substituted for N. Fukuda in the 9th
g - K. Yoneda pinch hit for E. Yamaoka in the 10th
h - H. Nakazawa substituted for K. Yoneda in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Yamamoto 2 (10, 9th Inning off K. Kon, 0 on, 0 outs; 10th Inning off K. Kon, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Sato (2, 9th Inning off K. Kon, 1 on, 0 outs) , N. Toyama (9, 10th Inning off K. Kon, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Kusumoto , N. Toyama 2 , K. Hotta 2 , K. Yoneda , T. Yamamoto 5 , S. Arakawa , K. Sato 2 , S. Fukui
2-out RBI: K. Hotta , T. Yamamoto , S. Arakawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Shiotani , G. Nakashima
Sac Bunt: S. Murata , S. Fukui
Sac Fly: N. Fukuda
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Shiotani (1)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Fukui (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Nakashima-Murata-Shiotani)
OF assists: 1 (Toyama(Yamamoto at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Yamamoto RF 4 0 3 0 1 1 0 .267 7 24
S. Smith LF 4 1 0 0 0 1 5 .247 12 25
   b-M. Yokoyama PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .200 0 1
   c-A. Otani LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 1
   S. Kikuchi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Arai SS 5 0 1 1 0 1 4 .279 12 31
H. Yamashita C 5 1 2 2 0 2 3 .248 17 37
T. Wada 1B 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 .310 9 33
M. Smith CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .254 7 29
T. Kato 3B 5 1 1 2 0 1 4 .254 13 40
T. Endo 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .325 4 23
   K. Kon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-S. Onodera LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .372 3 11
T. Fujiwara P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .053 0 1
   a-T. Manabe 2B 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .261 1 3
Totals 39 6 11 6 5 8 21      
a - T. Manabe substituted for T. Fujiwara in the 9th
b - M. Yokoyama pinch hit for S. Smith in the 9th
c - A. Otani substituted for M. Yokoyama in the 10th
d - S. Onodera substituted for K. Kon in the 10th

BATTING
Home Runs: H. Yamashita (17, 1st Inning off N. Shimada, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Kato (13, 8th Inning off E. Yamaoka, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Yamamoto 3 , M. Yokoyama , B. Arai , H. Yamashita 5 , T. Kato 4 , T. Endo , S. Onodera , T. Manabe
2-out RBI: B. Arai , H. Yamashita , T. Kato
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Arai , H. Yamashita , T. Kato , T. Manabe
GIDP: T. Kato
Sac Bunt: T. Fujiwara
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: K. Yamamoto (4) , B. Arai (7)
SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Shimada 7.0 6 3 3 3 5 1 114 4.80   
E. Yamaoka W (3-6), BS (5) 2.0 4 3 3 1 2 1 30 5.53   
Y. Nobuhara SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 22 5.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Shimada 55
Batters Faced: N. Shimada 30, E. Yamaoka 10, Y. Nobuhara 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Shimada 8-7, E. Yamaoka 1-2, Y. Nobuhara 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: N. Shimada 114-64, E. Yamaoka 30-17, Y. Nobuhara 22-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Fujiwara 8.0 5 4 3 2 8 0 118 2.34   
K. Kon L (2-3), BS (3) 1.1 5 5 5 2 0 0 19 3.47   
S. Kikuchi 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 7.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Fujiwara 64
Batters Faced: T. Fujiwara 32, K. Kon 11, S. Kikuchi 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Fujiwara 10-6, K. Kon 2-2, S. Kikuchi 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Fujiwara 118-72, K. Kon 19-14, S. Kikuchi 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Kikuchi 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Takamitsu Fujiwara
Ballpark: Owls Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM JST
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 20553
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