BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
07/22/1974
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
GAME ID: 6658 - MONDAY, JULY 22ND , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Kyoto Owls (46-30) 0 0 3 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 2 11 16 2
Hosho Reliables (47-29) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 1 10 9 2
Owls Get Hard-Earned Win
The Kyoto Owls weathered an outstanding game by Hosho first baseman Yukio Watanabe to topple the Reliables, 11-10. Watanabe hit 2 home runs. He drove in 5 runs and scored twice. Matashichi Matsunaga came out of the bullpen to earn the win. The left-hander allowed 1 run on 2 hits in 2 innings. His record now stands at 1-0. With the win, Kyoto has a record of 46-30. Hosho falls to 47-29.

Minehiro Smith drew 1 walk in 6 trips to the plate against the Reliables. With the game tied in the top of the 11th inning, he hit a sacrifice fly that put Kyoto in front, 10-9.

"Ugly win or not, we'll take it," said Smith.
KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Yamamoto RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .272 11 32
   a-K. Seki PH, LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .600 0 0
   f-S. Onodera PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .338 7 18
   M. Matsunaga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Smith LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .259 16 36
   b-T. Manabe PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .243 1 5
   d-A. Otani RF, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .226 0 4
B. Arai SS 6 3 3 4 0 0 2 .286 16 41
H. Yamashita C 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .231 22 48
   c-A. Yokota PH, C 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .167 1 3
T. Wada 1B 5 2 2 2 1 0 4 .313 16 49
M. Smith CF 4 0 0 1 1 1 3 .249 12 45
T. Kato 3B 5 0 0 0 1 0 4 .252 20 58
T. Endo 2B 6 0 2 2 0 1 0 .302 6 31
K. Okada P 4 1 0 0 0 2 1 .167 0 3
   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
   e-M. Yokoyama PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 1 5
   g-H. Otsu LF, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .222 1 4
Totals 49 11 16 10 3 7 22      
a - K. Seki pinch hit for K. Yamamoto in the 9th
b - T. Manabe pinch hit for S. Smith in the 9th
c - A. Yokota pinch hit for H. Yamashita in the 9th
d - A. Otani substituted for T. Manabe in the 9th
e - M. Yokoyama pinch hit for S. Kikuchi in the 10th
f - S. Onodera pinch hit for K. Seki in the 10th
g - H. Otsu substituted for M. Yokoyama in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Smith (7, 5th Inning off T. Masuda, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Wada (17, 8th Inning off R. Saito, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Endo (6, 8th Inning off R. Saito, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Yamamoto (11, 3rd Inning off T. Masuda, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Arai 2 (16, 3rd Inning off T. Masuda, 1 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off R. Saito, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Wada (16, 6th Inning off T. Masuda, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Yamamoto 5 , K. Seki , S. Smith 3 , B. Arai 9 , H. Yamashita , A. Yokota 2 , T. Wada 6 , T. Endo 3 , M. Yokoyama
2-out RBI: K. Yamamoto , B. Arai , T. Endo 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Otani , B. Arai , H. Yamashita , T. Kato , K. Okada , H. Otsu
Sac Fly: M. Smith
Hit by Pitch: H. Yamashita
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Smith (14)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Arai (11) , T. Endo (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Endo-Arai-Wada)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Ikeda RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .277 9 38
   a-T. Okinaka PH, RF 2 2 1 2 1 1 0 .364 4 10
H. Dunham LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .282 25 58
   c-S. Nitta PH, LF, CF 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 .194 1 9
Y. Watanabe 1B 5 2 3 5 1 1 2 .290 24 57
B. McCullough 3B 6 0 1 0 0 2 3 .249 15 47
A. Yamane CF 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .229 9 26
   d-K. Hayashida PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 2 10
D. Nakamura SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .278 5 31
   J. Yamagata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Y. Kawata C 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .237 2 22
   e-M. Tanoue PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 2 5
   f-E. Ryu C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .161 0 3
M. Nakajima 2B 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 .263 1 11
T. Masuda P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .229 0 4
   R. Saito P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 0 1
   b-T. Kurosawa PH 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 .309 3 13
   M. Taira P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .750 0 3
   g-C. Mochizuki SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 0 4
Totals 43 10 9 9 5 8 14      
a - T. Okinaka pinch hit for T. Ikeda in the 8th
b - T. Kurosawa pinch hit for R. Saito in the 9th
c - S. Nitta pinch hit for H. Dunham in the 9th
d - K. Hayashida pinch hit for A. Yamane in the 10th
e - M. Tanoue pinch hit for Y. Kawata in the 10th
f - E. Ryu substituted for M. Tanoue in the 11th
g - C. Mochizuki substituted for M. Taira in the 11th

BATTING
Home Runs: Y. Watanabe 2 (24, 9th Inning off K. Okada, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off K. Kon, 3 on, 2 outs) , T. Okinaka (4, 11th Inning off M. Matsunaga, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Ikeda , T. Okinaka 4 , S. Nitta , Y. Watanabe 9 , B. McCullough , D. Nakamura 2
2-out RBI: , T. Okinaka 2 , S. Nitta , Y. Watanabe , T. Kurosawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Watanabe , B. McCullough , M. Nakajima
GIDP: Y. Watanabe
Hit by Pitch: T. Ikeda
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Ikeda (13)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Okinaka (1) , Y. Watanabe (7)
KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Okada 8.2 5 2 1 0 7 1 140 3.38   
K. Kon 0.0 2 7 0 4 0 1 27 4.06   
S. Kikuchi 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 5.40   
M. Matsunaga W (1-0) 2.0 2 1 1 1 0 1 32 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Okada 75
Batters Faced: K. Okada 32, K. Kon 7, S. Kikuchi 1, M. Matsunaga 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Okada 6-12, K. Kon 0-0, S. Kikuchi 0-0, M. Matsunaga 5-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Okada 140-89, K. Kon 27-8, S. Kikuchi 6-4, M. Matsunaga 32-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Kon 1-1
Hit Batsmen: K. Okada
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Masuda 6.2 7 6 5 1 2 3 113 4.14   
R. Saito 2.1 5 3 3 1 1 1 47 3.28   
M. Taira L (4-6) 1.1 3 2 2 0 3 0 29 2.89   
J. Yamagata 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 12 2.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Masuda 39
Batters Faced: T. Masuda 30, R. Saito 13, M. Taira 7, J. Yamagata 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Masuda 8-10, R. Saito 2-4, M. Taira 1-0, J. Yamagata 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Masuda 113-72, R. Saito 47-29, M. Taira 29-17, J. Yamagata 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Saito 1-0 , J. Yamagata 2-2
WP: T. Masuda
Hit Batsmen: T. Masuda
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yukio Watanabe
Ballpark: Nagoya Minami Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 4:17
Attendance: 22705
Special Notes: Rain delay of 17 minutes in the 7th inning.
Monday, November 24th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.8 Build 82