BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT KYOTO OWLS
07/17/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT KYOTO OWLS
GAME ID: 6645 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 17TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Yokohama Kingfishers (26-45) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Kyoto Owls (43-29) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 X 5 10 0
Kingfishers Throttled by Owls, 5-1
Kento Okada brought his A-game to help Kyoto defeat the Yokohama Kingfishers, 5-1. The winner was Okada. He threw 7.0 innings of 4-hit ball. The loser was Kiyoji Nakamura. The Owls have now reeled off 7 straight wins.

Okada had a consequential at-bat in the bottom of the third for the Owls. Coming up with runners on 2nd and 3rd and Kyoto trailing 1-0, he hit a 2-run single.

"The guys are feeling pretty good about where they're at right now," said Owls manager Tomoya Nagao. "We have a lot of guys playing with confidence."
YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Ishikawa CF 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 .313 6 27
B. Martin 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272 11 27
T. Kaneshige RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .223 6 28
T. Iwamoto LF 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 .239 7 10
   b-I. Shinseki PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .237 4 9
   d-M. Kobashi 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 0 2
K. Hirata SS, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .367 3 16
   c-M. Takagi PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252 0 20
F. Sonoda 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .214 6 24
N. Nagashima C 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .326 0 5
T. Kamiya 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .242 9 27
   a-K. Kagawa PH, SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .091 0 0
K. Nakamura P 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .212 0 2
   C. Tsugawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-K. Kimura PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .313 9 33
Totals 31 1 5 1 3 10 16      
a - K. Kagawa pinch hit for T. Kamiya in the 6th
b - I. Shinseki pinch hit for T. Iwamoto in the 8th
c - M. Takagi pinch hit for K. Hirata in the 8th
d - M. Kobashi substituted for I. Shinseki in the 8th
e - K. Kimura pinch hit for C. Tsugawa in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: K. Ishikawa , T. Kaneshige 2 , N. Nagashima , K. Nakamura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Sonoda , K. Nakamura
Sac Fly: T. Iwamoto
Hit by Pitch: B. Martin , K. Hirata
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Ishikawa (27)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hirata-Kamiya-Martin)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Yamamoto RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .264 9 29
S. Smith LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .259 15 33
B. Arai SS 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .286 13 36
H. Yamashita C 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .226 21 47
T. Wada 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .309 15 47
M. Smith CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .253 12 42
T. Kato 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .257 18 55
T. Endo 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .307 6 28
K. Okada P 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .188 0 3
   a-S. Onodera PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .342 7 18
   K. Kon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   S. Kikuchi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 5 10 5 1 3 14      
a - S. Onodera pinch hit for K. Okada in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Kato (9, 3rd Inning off K. Nakamura, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Wada (15, 6th Inning off K. Nakamura, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Yamamoto , S. Smith , B. Arai , H. Yamashita , T. Wada 4 , M. Smith , T. Kato 3 , T. Endo , K. Okada
2-out RBI: T. Kato
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , H. Yamashita 2 , T. Endo
GIDP: S. Smith
Hit by Pitch: B. Arai
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Yamamoto (10) , T. Endo (4)
YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Nakamura L (5-7) 7.0 8 4 4 1 2 1 123 4.12   
C. Tsugawa 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 19 4.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Nakamura 46
Batters Faced: K. Nakamura 30, C. Tsugawa 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Nakamura 5-13, C. Tsugawa 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Nakamura 123-76, C. Tsugawa 19-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Tsugawa 1-1
Hit Batsmen: K. Nakamura
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Okada W (7-4) 7.0 4 1 1 2 6 0 121 3.58   
K. Kon H (1) 1.2 1 0 0 1 3 0 34 4.06   
S. Kikuchi 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 5.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Okada 69
Batters Faced: K. Okada 29, K. Kon 7, S. Kikuchi 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Okada 7-8, K. Kon 0-2, S. Kikuchi 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Okada 121-71, K. Kon 34-19, S. Kikuchi 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Kikuchi 1-0
WP: K. Okada
Hit Batsmen: K. Okada 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kento Okada
Ballpark: Owls Park
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 19160
Special Notes: 2B Teruo Kamiya was injured on a defensive play.
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