BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT KYOTO OWLS
07/04/1962
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT KYOTO OWLS
GAME ID: 6611 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 4TH , 1962 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hosho Reliables (35-21) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 1
Kyoto Owls (26-31) 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 X 5 7 1
Owls Dump Hosho, 5-2, to Win 4th in a Row
Kyoto Owls starter Kuniaki Usui pitched his team past the Hosho Reliables, 5-2. Naizen Sano earned save number 10 this season. So far in 1962, Kyoto is 26-31.

The Owls got a big at-bat from right fielder Katsuki Taira. For the game, Taira went 1 for 4 with a double and a walk. In the bottom of the third, with runners on 1st and 2nd, he stroked a run-scoring double. His 3rd double of the season gave Kyoto a 3-2 lead.

"It was a good effort all around," said Taira.
HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Hamano CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .271 3 21
Y. Hirata SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .305 7 32
S. Morioka 3B 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .328 11 40
S. Kawakami 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .273 6 25
H. Dunham RF 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 .167 0 1
   c-Z. Abe PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .278 3 9
   d-H. Ishikawa RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 3 8
Y. Smith 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .246 3 18
Y. Kawata C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .319 0 7
K. Hamasaki LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 1 13
S. Minami P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .308 0 0
   a-M. Tanoue PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .355 2 7
   M. Toyama P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-K. Katagiri PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .125 1 4
   G. Tsukamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-J. Kono PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .279 5 28
Totals 33 2 8 1 3 5 16      
a - M. Tanoue pinch hit for S. Minami in the 5th
b - K. Katagiri pinch hit for M. Toyama in the 7th
c - Z. Abe pinch hit for H. Dunham in the 8th
d - H. Ishikawa substituted for Z. Abe in the 8th
e - J. Kono pinch hit for G. Tsukamoto in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Morioka (10, 3rd Inning off K. Usui, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Hamano (14, 5th Inning off K. Usui, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Hamano 3 , S. Morioka 4 , S. Kawakami 2 , Y. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Morioka , H. Dunham , Y. Smith , Y. Kawata
GIDP: Y. Kawata
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Smith (14)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Hayashi LF 4 1 0 0 1 1 8 .219 3 22
T. Matsui 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .245 8 36
B. Arai SS 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .293 15 46
T. Shimada 3B 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 .302 7 26
Y. Yoshida 1B 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 .258 8 27
K. Taira RF 4 0 1 1 1 2 5 .271 0 12
K. Seki C 3 0 1 0 2 0 4 .208 1 7
N. Nishio CF 3 0 1 1 1 2 3 .291 8 28
K. Usui P 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 .111 1 6
   N. Sano P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .500 0 2
Totals 31 5 7 4 13 7 31      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Seki (2, 2nd Inning off S. Minami, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Taira (3, 3rd Inning off S. Minami, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Arai (15, 3rd Inning off S. Minami, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Matsui , B. Arai 4 , T. Shimada , Y. Yoshida , K. Taira 2 , K. Seki 2 , N. Nishio
2-out RBI: T. Shimada
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Hayashi 2 , T. Matsui , B. Arai , T. Shimada , K. Taira , K. Seki , N. Sano
Sac Fly: N. Nishio
Team LOB: 16

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Hayashi (6)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Taira (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Arai-Matsui-Yoshida)
OF assists: 1 (Taira(Kawakami at home))
PB: K. Seki
HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Minami L (3-4) 4.0 5 4 4 8 4 1 89 5.75   
M. Toyama 2.0 2 1 0 3 3 0 59 3.75   
G. Tsukamoto 2.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 26 2.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Minami 32
Batters Faced: S. Minami 25, M. Toyama 12, G. Tsukamoto 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Minami 5-3, M. Toyama 1-2, G. Tsukamoto 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: S. Minami 89-42, M. Toyama 59-38, G. Tsukamoto 26-13
WP: S. Minami
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Usui W (5-2) 7.2 8 2 2 3 4 0 114 3.36   
N. Sano SV (10) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 2.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Usui 56
Batters Faced: K. Usui 32, N. Sano 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Usui 6-11, N. Sano 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: K. Usui 114-72, N. Sano 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Sano 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kuniaki Usui
Ballpark: Owls Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 5:05 PM JST
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 23881
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