BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT RAKISUTA RAMS
07/08/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT RAKISUTA RAMS
GAME ID: 6618 - MONDAY, JULY 8TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kyoto Owls (36-26) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Rakisuta Rams (29-34) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 2 5 1
Esaki Now 2-7 After Subduing Owls
Juro Esaki pitched a gem to lead Rakisuta to victory over the Kyoto Owls, 2-0. At 29-34, Rakisuta is in 4th place in the Eastern League.

Esaki scattered 6 hits over 8 innings for the Rams. With the win, Esaki goes to 2-7 on the year with 61 strikeouts.

"Juro set the tone," said Kinzo Yoshimura, the Rams manager.
KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Yamamoto RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .257 8 25
S. Smith LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .253 14 31
B. Arai SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .307 13 36
H. Yamashita C 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .239 20 44
T. Wada 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .315 12 41
   b-H. Otsu PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 4
M. Smith CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .257 9 35
T. Kato 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .260 15 47
T. Endo 2B 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .324 6 28
U. Tomita P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .100 0 0
   a-M. Yokoyama PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .148 0 1
Totals 33 0 7 0 2 7 16      
a - M. Yokoyama pinch hit for U. Tomita in the 9th
b - H. Otsu pinch ran for T. Wada in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Wada (13, 9th Inning off S. Hayakawa, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Arai 2 , H. Yamashita , T. Wada 2 , M. Smith , T. Endo 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Smith , B. Arai , T. Kato , M. Yokoyama
Sac Bunt: U. Tomita
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Arai-Endo-Wada)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Onishi CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 12 28
S. Fukushima 3B 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .309 5 21
Y. Ishihara 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .302 7 22
   S. Hayakawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
H. Nomura SS 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 .305 18 49
G. Yagi LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .273 5 25
S. Kamo RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .242 1 20
T. Matsui 2B 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 .255 2 20
K. Imakake C 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .228 2 26
J. Esaki P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .206 0 5
   a-S. Nakayama PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278 1 9
   b-G. McCauley 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 3 9
Totals 28 2 5 2 2 9 8      
a - S. Nakayama pinch hit for J. Esaki in the 8th
b - G. McCauley substituted for S. Nakayama in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: H. Nomura (18, 4th Inning off U. Tomita, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Fukushima , Y. Ishihara , H. Nomura 4 , S. Kamo , T. Matsui
2-out RBI: H. Nomura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Esaki
GIDP: K. Imakake
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Matsui (3)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Onishi (6)
KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
U. Tomita L (5-5) 8.0 5 2 2 2 9 1 123 3.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: U. Tomita 71
Batters Faced: U. Tomita 30
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: U. Tomita 5-9
Pitches - Strikes: U. Tomita 123-82
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Esaki W (2-7) 8.0 6 0 0 1 6 0 118 5.44   
S. Hayakawa SV (10) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 25 4.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Esaki 75
Batters Faced: J. Esaki 31, S. Hayakawa 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Esaki 8-10, S. Hayakawa 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Esaki 118-83, S. Hayakawa 25-16
WP: J. Esaki
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juro Esaki
Ballpark: Rakisuta Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 2:40
Attendance: 13755
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