BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
DENKI DYNAMICS AT KYOTO OWLS
07/18/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
DENKI DYNAMICS AT KYOTO OWLS
GAME ID: 6649 - FRIDAY, JULY 18TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Denki Dynamics (43-30) 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 7 1
Kyoto Owls (40-34) 1 0 0 2 0 1 7 0 X 11 12 0
Kato Helps Kyoto Cruise to 11-3 Win
The Kyoto Owls met little resistance from the Denki Dynamics, beating them, 11-3, at Owls Park. Tensui Kato led the way. He belted 2 home runs, while scoring 3 times and driving in 5 for Kyoto. The winning pitcher was two-time All-Star Kento Okada. He tossed 94 pitches over 7 innings, allowing 3 runs on 6 hits. The victory gives Kyoto a record of 40-34.

With Kyoto leading 7-3 in the bottom of the seventh, Kato came up to bat against Denki pitcher Spider Munson. Kato hit a forkball to left for a grand slam home run. His 11th home run of the season put the Owls on top, 11-3.

"That's what this team is about," said Kato, "picking each other up."
DENKI BATTING LINESCORE KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Kaji 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 6 24
   e-H. Yamada PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Jimbo CF 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .338 10 43
   a-T. Wakayama PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 5 12
   c-S. Kinoshita SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143 0 1
S. Ishida SS 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .283 25 62
   b-H. Yokota PR, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .224 1 7
K. Hirao 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .281 23 67
K. Ihara C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .294 3 25
T. Takahashi 3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .262 8 30
Y. Oki RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .308 4 26
I. Muramoto LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .218 1 11
T. Moriyama P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171 0 1
   S. Munson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   S. IIda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-S. Tanaka PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265 0 3
Totals 34 3 7 2 2 4 15      
a - T. Wakayama pinch ran for S. Jimbo in the 7th
b - H. Yokota pinch ran for S. Ishida in the 7th
c - S. Kinoshita substituted for T. Wakayama in the 7th
d - S. Tanaka pinch hit for S. IIda in the 9th
e - H. Yamada pinch hit for J. Kaji in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Jimbo (13, 1st Inning off K. Okada, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Takahashi (8, 2nd Inning off K. Okada, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Kinoshita (1, 9th Inning off Y. Takimoto, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Jimbo (10, 5th Inning off K. Okada, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Ishida (25, 5th Inning off K. Okada, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Jimbo 6 , S. Kinoshita 2 , S. Ishida 4 , T. Takahashi 3 , Y. Oki
2-out RBI: S. Jimbo , S. Ishida
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Yokota , K. Hirao , K. Ihara , I. Muramoto
Hit by Pitch: S. Jimbo , S. Ishida 2
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: T. Takahashi (18)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Fujimoto RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .178 3 6
S. Smith LF 5 1 0 0 0 2 1 .264 12 20
B. Arai SS 3 2 3 1 2 0 0 .287 21 58
H. Yamashita C 3 1 0 0 2 0 3 .246 6 17
M. Smith CF 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .291 9 41
T. Kato 3B 5 3 3 5 0 0 4 .270 11 34
S. Onodera 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .165 2 10
T. Endo 2B 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .188 8 22
K. Okada P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 0 2
   a-T. Manabe PH 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .263 4 7
   Y. Takimoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 11 12 10 5 4 10      
a - T. Manabe pinch hit for K. Okada in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Arai (6, 5th Inning off T. Moriyama, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Arai (21, 1st Inning off T. Moriyama, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Endo (8, 4th Inning off T. Moriyama, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Kato 2 (11, 6th Inning off T. Moriyama, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off S. Munson, 3 on, 0 outs) , T. Manabe (4, 7th Inning off T. Moriyama, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Fujimoto , B. Arai 7 , M. Smith 2 , T. Kato 9 , T. Endo 4 , T. Manabe 5
2-out RBI: B. Arai , T. Endo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Yamashita , T. Kato 2
Team LOB: 7
DENKI PITCHING LINESCORE KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Moriyama L (3-5) 6.0 8 5 5 1 4 4 102 4.96   
S. Munson 0.0 2 6 5 3 0 1 29 2.79   
S. IIda 2.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 35 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Moriyama 39
Batters Faced: T. Moriyama 27, S. Munson 6, S. IIda 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Moriyama 10-4, S. Munson 0-0, S. IIda 1-5
Pitches - Strikes: T. Moriyama 102-58, S. Munson 29-15, S. IIda 35-23
WP: S. Munson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Okada W (8-2) 7.0 6 3 3 1 3 2 94 3.53   
Y. Takimoto 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 29 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Okada 55
Batters Faced: K. Okada 31, Y. Takimoto 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Okada 8-10, Y. Takimoto 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: K. Okada 94-53, Y. Takimoto 29-17
WP: K. Okada
Hit Batsmen: K. Okada 3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tensui Kato
Ballpark: Owls Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 22830
Special Notes: CF Sukeichi Jimbo was injured being hit by a pitch. SS Shigeru Ishida was injured being hit by a pitch.
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