 | 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. | |
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RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE | | KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE | |
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) | | | 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) | | |
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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 | | | 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 | | |
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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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