BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
DENKI DYNAMICS AT KYOTO OWLS
07/13/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
DENKI DYNAMICS AT KYOTO OWLS
GAME ID: 6638 - SATURDAY, JULY 13TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Denki Dynamics (37-32) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 0
Kyoto Owls (39-29) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 X 3 9 1
Dynamics Fall to Owls Late
Fans watched the Kyoto Owls and the Denki Dynamics fight to the finish.

The Kyoto Owls picked up a win at Owls Park, courtesy of Ukita Tomita. The right-hander helped his team stop the Denki Dynamics, 3-2. The winning pitcher was Tomita, now 6-5. He tossed 9 innings of 3-hit ball, while walking 4 and fanning 5.

Shun Smith hit a 2-run home run off Hisao Ibe in the bottom of the eighth, which put the Owls ahead, 3-2. In addition to the homer, Smith had 1 double, while going 2 for 3.

Smith called the win a testament to his team's "tenacity."

Kyoto bumps their record to 39-29 with the win.
DENKI BATTING LINESCORE KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Kaji 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .249 11 31
Y. Oki RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 8 34
K. Hirao 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .300 24 49
S. Ishida SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .293 14 33
S. Jimbo CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .237 6 23
I. Muramoto LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .257 2 22
Y. Otsuki 3B 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .400 0 4
K. Sakata C 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .200 1 2
H. Ibe P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .154 0 0
Totals 30 2 3 2 4 5 10      
BATTING
Home Runs: K. Sakata (1, 5th Inning off U. Tomita, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Kaji , I. Muramoto , K. Sakata 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Ishida , K. Sakata
Sac Bunt: Y. Oki
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Ibe-Kaji-Hirao, Otsuki-Kaji-Hirao, Otsuki-Kaji-Hirao)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Yamamoto RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .264 9 29
   d-B. Arai PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .289 13 36
   e-H. Otsu RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 4
S. Smith LF 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .260 15 33
T. Wada SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .308 12 42
H. Yamashita C 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .228 21 47
M. Smith CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .253 10 36
T. Kato 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .257 18 53
A. Otani 1B 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .227 0 2
   a-M. Yokoyama PH, 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .194 0 2
T. Endo 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .312 6 28
   b-S. Onodera PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .358 6 17
   c-T. Manabe 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 1 5
U. Tomita P 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .091 0 0
Totals 30 3 9 3 2 2 14      
a - M. Yokoyama pinch hit for A. Otani in the 7th
b - S. Onodera pinch hit for T. Endo in the 7th
c - T. Manabe substituted for S. Onodera in the 8th
d - B. Arai pinch ran for K. Yamamoto in the 8th
e - H. Otsu substituted for B. Arai in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Kato (8, 5th Inning off H. Ibe, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Smith (6, 6th Inning off H. Ibe, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Yamamoto (9, 8th Inning off H. Ibe, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Smith (15, 8th Inning off H. Ibe, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Yamamoto 2 , S. Smith 6 , H. Yamashita , M. Smith , T. Kato 2 , A. Otani , M. Yokoyama , T. Endo
2-out RBI: A. Otani
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Yamashita , U. Tomita 2
GIDP: T. Wada , M. Smith , T. Kato
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: M. Yokoyama (1)
DENKI PITCHING LINESCORE KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Ibe L (6-7) 8.0 9 3 3 2 2 1 119 3.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Ibe 52
Batters Faced: H. Ibe 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Ibe 10-9
Pitches - Strikes: H. Ibe 119-77
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
U. Tomita W (6-5) 9.0 3 2 2 4 5 1 122 3.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: U. Tomita 74
Batters Faced: U. Tomita 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: U. Tomita 10-12
Pitches - Strikes: U. Tomita 122-72
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ukita Tomita
Ballpark: Owls Park
Weather: Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 22202
Special Notes: Rain delay of 34 minutes in the 3rd inning. RF Kinmochi Yamamoto was injured while running the bases.
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