BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT SAPPORO BEARS
07/11/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT SAPPORO BEARS
GAME ID: 6627 - THURSDAY, JULY 11TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Kyoto Owls (36-29) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0
Sapporo Bears (25-41) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 6 1
Bears Get Past Kyoto, 3-2
The Sapporo Bears earned a win at Sapporo Stadium, leveling the Kyoto Owls, 3-2, in 10. Masaru Ryu played a big role in his team's success. At 25-41, the Bears claim 5th place in the Eastern League.

The Bears got a clutch hit from first baseman Sam Carpenter. In the bottom of the tenth, he delivered a run-scoring single to win the game for the Bears.

"This game showed the grit and grind of our guys," said Carpenter.
KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Yamamoto RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .258 9 28
S. Smith LF 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .250 14 31
B. Arai SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .295 13 36
T. Wada 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .314 12 42
M. Smith CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .262 10 36
T. Kato 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257 16 50
A. Yokota C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .146 1 3
   b-M. Yokoyama PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .138 0 1
   d-T. Manabe 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 1 5
T. Endo 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 6 28
   c-H. Yamashita PH, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .228 20 44
M. Sekiguchi P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-S. Onodera PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .387 6 17
   K. Kon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 2 3 2 2 5 6      
a - S. Onodera pinch hit for M. Sekiguchi in the 8th
b - M. Yokoyama pinch hit for A. Yokota in the 10th
c - H. Yamashita pinch hit for T. Endo in the 10th
d - T. Manabe substituted for M. Yokoyama in the 10th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Smith (10, 2nd Inning off M. Ryu, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Yamamoto (9, 3rd Inning off M. Ryu, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Yamamoto 4 , M. Smith 4 , T. Kato
2-out RBI: K. Yamamoto
GIDP: T. Wada
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Smith (13)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Sekiguchi-Wada)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Murata SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .244 8 34
   c-N. Fukuda PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 2 7
   d-K. Yamasaki SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 1 1
M. Shiotani 1B 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .216 7 18
   a-K. Sato PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .240 2 9
   b-S. Carpenter 1B 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 .220 9 13
K. Hotta RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .269 5 31
N. Toyama CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .245 4 18
K. Yoneda 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .291 3 15
T. Yamamoto LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .248 6 22
   Y. Nobuhara P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
G. Nakashima 2B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .224 6 23
H. Nakazawa C 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .293 5 18
M. Ryu P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .050 0 0
   e-T. Kusumoto LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .287 3 12
Totals 33 3 6 3 4 4 11      
a - K. Sato pinch hit for M. Shiotani in the 6th
b - S. Carpenter substituted for K. Sato in the 7th
c - N. Fukuda pinch hit for S. Murata in the 8th
d - K. Yamasaki substituted for N. Fukuda in the 9th
e - T. Kusumoto substituted for M. Ryu in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Toyama (11, 4th Inning off M. Sekiguchi, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Carpenter (9, 8th Inning off K. Kon, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Murata , S. Carpenter 5 , N. Toyama 2 , G. Nakashima 2
2-out RBI: , S. Carpenter 2 , N. Toyama
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Hotta , K. Yoneda , H. Nakazawa
Sac Bunt: H. Nakazawa
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Murata (11)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Yamasaki (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Yamasaki-Nakashima-Carpenter)
KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Sekiguchi 7.0 3 1 1 3 4 0 101 2.52   
K. Kon L (2-5), BS (5) 2.2 3 2 2 1 0 1 25 4.37   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Sekiguchi 68
Batters Faced: M. Sekiguchi 26, K. Kon 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Sekiguchi 9-7, K. Kon 4-4
Pitches - Strikes: M. Sekiguchi 101-63, K. Kon 25-19
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Ryu 9.1 3 2 2 2 5 2 122 6.05   
Y. Nobuhara W (2-3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Ryu 77
Batters Faced: M. Ryu 33, Y. Nobuhara 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Ryu 14-8, Y. Nobuhara 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Ryu 122-77, Y. Nobuhara 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Nobuhara 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Masaru Ryu
Ballpark: Sapporo Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM JST
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 9302
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