BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
07/20/1961
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
GAME ID: 6659 - THURSDAY, JULY 20TH , 1961 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kyoto Owls (33-36) 0 5 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 11 14 2
Hosho Reliables (38-31) 1 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 8 8 5
Hosho Dealt 11-8 Defeat
The Kyoto Owls topped the Hosho Reliables, 11-8, with second baseman Takanori Matsui playing a big role. Matsui was 2 for 5 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 times and driving in 4 for the Owls in the win. Picking up the win was Seishiro Kikuchi. He went 5 innings, allowing 8 runs on 8 hits. The right--hander struck out 0 and walked 3. Earning his 8th save for Kyoto was Naizen Sano.

Takiji Hayashi, who finished 5th in the EL in OPS with .893 in 1956, aided the Kyoto cause with a run-scoring single in the top of the fourth. For the game, the left fielder went 3-6 with a double and 2 singles, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once.

"We've got some hairy guys on our side, too," said Kyoto manager Takejiro Yonemura.

The win makes Kyoto 33-36.
KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Shimada 3B 6 2 1 0 0 0 4 .293 10 50
T. Hayashi LF 6 1 3 2 0 0 1 .275 7 32
Y. Yoshida 1B 2 0 0 1 2 1 6 .301 8 45
B. Arai SS 5 0 2 3 0 0 3 .285 19 45
N. Nishio CF 5 2 1 0 0 0 6 .248 16 54
T. Matsui 2B 5 2 2 4 0 1 1 .289 6 30
K. Taira RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .284 2 5
T. Hasegawa C 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .219 5 25
S. Kikuchi P 3 3 2 0 0 0 1 .265 1 4
   a-G. Yokoyama PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .241 3 14
   H. Saito P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-S. Nojima PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 3 8
   N. Sano P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 43 11 14 11 3 3 26      
a - G. Yokoyama pinch hit for S. Kikuchi in the 6th
b - S. Nojima pinch hit for H. Saito in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Matsui (7, 2nd Inning off T. Smith, 1 on, 0 outs) , T. Hasegawa (9, 2nd Inning off T. Smith, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Hayashi (14, 9th Inning off Y. Mizuno, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Matsui (6, 4th Inning off S. Takahashi, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Shimada , T. Hayashi 4 , B. Arai 2 , N. Nishio , T. Matsui 6 , K. Taira , T. Hasegawa 3 , S. Kikuchi 2
2-out RBI: , B. Arai 2 , T. Matsui
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , N. Nishio 2
GIDP: T. Matsui
Sac Fly: Y. Yoshida
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Nishio (2)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Shimada (12) , T. Matsui (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Arai-Matsui-Yoshida)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Hamasaki LF 5 1 1 2 0 0 0 .284 4 33
Y. Hirata SS 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 .301 10 30
S. Morioka 3B 5 1 3 3 0 0 0 .331 13 47
S. Kawakami 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .289 5 34
T. Hamano CF 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .231 4 32
M. Yamaguchi RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .232 5 24
J. Kono C 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .258 6 33
Y. Smith 2B 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 .268 6 29
T. Smith P 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .267 0 4
   S. Takahashi P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
   M. Toyama P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-K. Nemoto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 0 3
   Y. Mizuno P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 1 1
Totals 36 8 8 7 3 2 8      
a - K. Nemoto pinch hit for M. Toyama in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Morioka 2 (19, 2nd Inning off S. Kikuchi, 2 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off S. Kikuchi, 0 on, 2 outs) , Y. Smith (11, 3rd Inning off S. Kikuchi, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Morioka (13, 1st Inning off S. Kikuchi, 0 on, 2 outs) , Y. Smith (6, 5th Inning off S. Kikuchi, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Hamasaki , S. Morioka 8 , M. Yamaguchi , J. Kono , Y. Smith 6
2-out RBI: K. Hamasaki , S. Morioka 2 , Y. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Hirata , S. Kawakami , T. Hamano , T. Smith
GIDP: J. Kono
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Hirata (28) , S. Morioka (15) , S. Kawakami 2 (7) , Y. Smith (15)
Double Plays: 1 (Morioka-Smith-Kawakami)
OF assists: 1 (Hamasaki(Hasegawa at home))
KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Kikuchi W (6-6) 5.0 8 8 3 3 0 2 79 4.92   
H. Saito H (3) 3.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 31 4.80   
N. Sano SV (8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 5.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Kikuchi 26
Batters Faced: S. Kikuchi 27, H. Saito 9, N. Sano 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Kikuchi 7-7, H. Saito 4-3, N. Sano 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Kikuchi 79-52, H. Saito 31-22, N. Sano 12-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Smith L (5-7) 3.0 7 8 3 1 2 0 67 2.95   
S. Takahashi 4.0 6 3 0 1 1 1 64 3.23   
M. Toyama 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.87   
Y. Mizuno 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 14 6.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Smith 22
Batters Faced: T. Smith 20, S. Takahashi 21, M. Toyama 2, Y. Mizuno 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Smith 3-4, S. Takahashi 5-6, M. Toyama 2-0, Y. Mizuno 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Smith 67-44, S. Takahashi 64-43, M. Toyama 3-2, Y. Mizuno 14-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Takahashi 2-2 , M. Toyama 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Takanori Matsui
Ballpark: Nagoya Minami Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 14 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 24335
Special Notes: Rain delay of 30 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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