BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
07/20/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
GAME ID: 6656 - SATURDAY, JULY 20TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kyoto Owls (45-29) 0 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 9 10 0
Hosho Reliables (46-28) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Owls Top Reliables, 9-0, Behind Fujiwara
The Kyoto Owls picked up a win at Nagoya Minami Stadium, topping the Hosho Reliables, 9-0. On the mound for Kyoto was right-hander Takamitsu Fujiwara. He played a principal role in the triumph. The win makes Kyoto 45-29.

Fujiwara's performance can only be described as masterful. He notched 6 strikeouts in 8.2 innings while allowing 5 hits. Fujiwara, who finished 2nd in the EL in ERA with 3.04 in 1971, goes to 7-4 on the year with 67 strikeouts.

"This team is playing at a high level right now," said Owls manager Tomoya Nagao.
KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Yamamoto RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .262 9 29
   a-H. Otsu PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 1 4
S. Smith LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 6 .255 16 36
B. Arai SS 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 .282 13 36
H. Yamashita C 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 .230 22 48
T. Wada 1B 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .312 15 47
   b-K. Watanabe PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 0 0
M. Smith CF 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 .253 12 44
T. Kato 3B 5 3 2 3 0 0 5 .261 20 58
T. Endo 2B 3 0 1 1 2 0 1 .303 6 29
T. Fujiwara P 2 0 1 2 1 0 1 .207 0 3
   A. Perales P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 9 10 9 9 3 24      
a - H. Otsu pinch hit for K. Yamamoto in the 7th
b - K. Watanabe pinch hit for T. Wada in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Wada (16, 5th Inning off S. Saito, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Kato 2 (20, 3rd Inning off S. Saito, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off S. Sumi, 1 on, 1 out) , H. Yamashita (22, 5th Inning off S. Saito, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Yamamoto , H. Yamashita 4 , T. Wada 3 , M. Smith 2 , T. Kato 8 , T. Endo , T. Fujiwara
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Otsu , S. Smith 2 , B. Arai
GIDP: B. Arai
Sac Bunt: T. Fujiwara 2
Team LOB: 10
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Ikeda RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .275 9 38
H. Dunham LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .287 25 58
Y. Watanabe 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .281 22 52
B. McCullough 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .254 15 47
A. Yamane CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .233 9 24
D. Nakamura SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .276 5 30
Y. Kawata C 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .239 2 22
   b-E. Ryu PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .161 0 3
M. Nakajima 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .276 1 11
S. Saito P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .152 0 4
   S. Sumi P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   a-T. Kurosawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309 3 12
   R. Saito P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 0 1
Totals 32 0 5 0 3 6 15      
a - T. Kurosawa pinch hit for S. Sumi in the 8th
b - E. Ryu pinch hit for Y. Kawata in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Dunham (8, 8th Inning off T. Fujiwara, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Dunham 2 , Y. Watanabe , B. McCullough , D. Nakamura , Y. Kawata
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Watanabe , D. Nakamura , M. Nakajima
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: Y. Watanabe (2)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Nakamura (18)
Double Plays: 1 (McCullough-Nakajima-Watanabe)
OF assists: 1 (Yamane(Endo at 3rd base))
KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Fujiwara W (7-4) 8.2 5 0 0 3 6 0 134 2.62   
A. Perales 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Fujiwara 77
Batters Faced: T. Fujiwara 34, A. Perales 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Fujiwara 9-11, A. Perales 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Fujiwara 134-84, A. Perales 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Perales 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Saito L (6-5) 4.1 7 7 7 5 1 2 86 3.51   
S. Sumi 3.2 3 2 2 2 1 1 68 5.01   
R. Saito 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 20 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Saito 17
Batters Faced: S. Saito 23, S. Sumi 18, R. Saito 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Saito 9-1, S. Sumi 5-6, R. Saito 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Saito 86-46, S. Sumi 68-39, R. Saito 20-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Sumi 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Takamitsu Fujiwara
Ballpark: Nagoya Minami Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM JST
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 25065
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