BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
RAKISUTA RAMS AT KYOTO OWLS
07/24/1962
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
RAKISUTA RAMS AT KYOTO OWLS
GAME ID: 6695 - TUESDAY, JULY 24TH , 1962 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Rakisuta Rams (41-29) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 0
Kyoto Owls (34-39) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 10 0
Kyoto Nets 3-2 Win Versus Rams
Owls Park was host to some intense drama.

The Kyoto Owls locked up a win at Owls Park, knocking off the Rakisuta Rams, 3-2. On the mound for Kyoto was right-hander Kuniaki Usui. He played a major role in the triumph. The win makes Kyoto 34-39.

Takanori Matsui was the walk-off hero for Kyoto. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Owls second baseman hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"You have to win 1-0, 3-2, 2-1 games if you want to get to where you want to go," said Owls manager Takejiro Yonemura.
RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Ito CF 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .208 1 9
   a-G. Kawamoto PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .241 2 16
   c-Y. Ogawa 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 1 8
T. Hashiguchi 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .294 8 36
   b-F. Sato PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 0 7
   d-K. Mitsui CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 3 8
S. Onodera RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .277 10 43
S. Nishimura LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .345 5 42
K. Harada 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .222 12 47
O. Nishimura 2B, SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .250 0 1
T. Otani C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .252 11 34
M. Ezaki SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .221 12 31
   e-S. Tanaka PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 1
   f-P. Ponder SS, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204 1 18
Y. Yamanaka P 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .062 1 1
   K. Abe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 29 2 3 2 4 4 8      
a - G. Kawamoto pinch hit for T. Ito in the 8th
b - F. Sato pinch hit for T. Hashiguchi in the 8th
c - Y. Ogawa substituted for G. Kawamoto in the 8th
d - K. Mitsui substituted for F. Sato in the 8th
e - S. Tanaka pinch hit for M. Ezaki in the 9th
f - P. Ponder substituted for S. Tanaka in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Onodera (8, 6th Inning off K. Usui, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Onodera (10, 4th Inning off K. Usui, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Onodera 6 , M. Ezaki
2-out RBI: S. Onodera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Harada 2
Sac Bunt: F. Sato
Hit by Pitch: S. Nishimura
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 4 (Ezaki-Nishimura-Hashiguchi, Ezaki-Nishimura-Hashiguchi, Ezaki-Nishimura-Hashiguchi, Otani-Ponder)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Hayashi LF 2 0 0 0 3 0 2 .226 5 29
T. Matsui 2B 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .247 8 39
B. Arai SS 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .292 18 54
T. Shimada 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .279 8 32
Y. Yoshida 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .272 9 31
K. Taira RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 0 20
   b-S. Miyazawa PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .236 2 9
T. Hasegawa C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .273 8 27
N. Nishio CF 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .271 11 38
K. Usui P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .091 1 6
   a-K. Seki PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .205 1 7
   S. Shindo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-G. Yokoyama PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .302 2 6
Totals 31 3 10 3 7 4 11      
a - K. Seki pinch hit for K. Usui in the 7th
b - S. Miyazawa pinch hit for K. Taira in the 9th
c - G. Yokoyama pinch hit for S. Shindo in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Arai (18, 1st Inning off Y. Yamanaka, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Matsui 2 , B. Arai 5 , T. Hasegawa , N. Nishio 3 , K. Seki , G. Yokoyama
2-out RBI: T. Matsui
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Hayashi
GIDP: T. Matsui , Y. Yoshida , N. Nishio
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Hayashi (3) , S. Miyazawa (1)
RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Yamanaka 7.1 7 2 2 4 2 1 104 3.42   
K. Abe L (1-3) 1.1 3 1 1 3 2 0 42 3.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Yamanaka 54
Batters Faced: Y. Yamanaka 29, K. Abe 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Yamanaka 9-7, K. Abe 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Yamanaka 104-60, K. Abe 42-20
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Usui 7.0 3 2 2 2 2 1 86 3.41   
S. Shindo W (2-1) 2.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 33 2.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Usui 63
Batters Faced: K. Usui 27, S. Shindo 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Usui 9-10, S. Shindo 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: K. Usui 86-55, S. Shindo 33-16
WP: S. Shindo
Hit Batsmen: K. Usui
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kuniaki Usui
Ballpark: Owls Park
Weather: Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 23637
Special Notes: Rain delay of 51 minutes in the 6th inning.
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