BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
RAKISUTA RAMS AT KYOTO OWLS
08/27/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
RAKISUTA RAMS AT KYOTO OWLS
GAME ID: 6696 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Rakisuta Rams (51-55) 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 6 9 1
Kyoto Owls (60-47) 1 0 1 5 0 0 1 0 X 8 9 0
Owls Reel In 8-6 Win
The Kyoto Owls overcame a good performance by Rakisuta third baseman Shouta Fukushima to knock off Rakisuta, 8-6, at Owls Park. Fukushima went 4-5 with a home run and 3 singles, while scoring 2 runs. The winning pitcher was Harry Caltagirone. He's now 2-4. He went 5.2 innings, allowing 6 runs on 6 hits for the Owls. Kenshin Kon locked down his 19th save.

Akihito Otani, who finished 3rd in the WL in home runs with 26 in 1962, chipped in a grand slam home run for Kyoto in the bottom of the fourth. For the game, the first baseman had 2 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 4 RBI.

"We'll sip on a cold one and savor this win," said Otani.

The Owls sit in second place in the Eastern League with a record of 60-47.
RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Onishi CF 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .232 15 36
T. Matsui 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .248 6 34
S. Fukushima 3B 5 2 4 1 0 0 1 .305 14 39
H. Nomura SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .268 26 72
Y. Ishihara 1B 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 .300 17 39
S. Nakayama LF 3 1 1 3 1 2 0 .263 2 16
S. Kamo RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .233 2 31
H. Wada C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .181 2 6
S. Taira P 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .048 0 0
   a-M. Nakamura PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .242 2 11
   G. Matsuda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   S. Suzuki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   b-G. Yagi PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270 9 43
Totals 35 6 9 6 4 9 12      
a - M. Nakamura pinch hit for S. Taira in the 6th
b - G. Yagi pinch hit for S. Suzuki in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: S. Nakayama (2, 4th Inning off H. Caltagirone, 2 on, 1 out) , S. Fukushima (14, 5th Inning off H. Caltagirone, 0 on, 2 outs) , Y. Ishihara (17, 6th Inning off H. Caltagirone, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Onishi , S. Fukushima 7 , Y. Ishihara 4 , S. Nakayama 4 , S. Kamo , G. Yagi
2-out RBI: R. Onishi , S. Fukushima
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Matsui , S. Fukushima
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Fukushima (2)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Taira (3)
PB: H. Wada
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Yamamoto RF 5 2 2 1 0 0 3 .274 12 40
A. Otani 1B 5 1 2 4 0 0 2 .240 2 9
B. Arai SS 4 2 1 1 1 2 1 .299 24 62
H. Yamashita C 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .248 31 67
T. Wada 3B 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 .316 25 75
M. Smith CF 5 1 1 2 0 0 6 .263 19 65
T. Manabe 2B 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .230 5 18
S. Onodera LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 .320 8 20
H. Caltagirone P 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 .083 0 0
   A. Perales P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-S. Smith PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .254 21 51
   K. Kon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 8 9 8 7 5 19      
a - S. Smith pinch hit for A. Perales in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: K. Yamamoto (12, 1st Inning off S. Taira, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Arai (24, 3rd Inning off S. Taira, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Otani (2, 4th Inning off S. Taira, 3 on, 1 out) , M. Smith (19, 7th Inning off G. Matsuda, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Yamamoto 5 , A. Otani 5 , B. Arai 4 , T. Wada 2 , M. Smith 4 , S. Onodera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Otani , M. Smith , S. Onodera
Sac Bunt: H. Caltagirone
Hit by Pitch: H. Yamashita , T. Manabe
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Otani (1)
RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Taira L (5-9) 5.0 7 7 5 5 3 3 126 4.22   
G. Matsuda 2.2 2 1 1 2 2 1 59 5.73   
S. Suzuki 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Taira 27
Batters Faced: S. Taira 29, G. Matsuda 12, S. Suzuki 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Taira 5-7, G. Matsuda 5-1, S. Suzuki 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Taira 126-69, G. Matsuda 59-34, S. Suzuki 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Suzuki 1-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Taira 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Caltagirone W (2-4) 5.2 6 6 6 4 7 3 103 6.37   
A. Perales H (1) 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 18 2.91   
K. Kon SV (19) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 3.39   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Caltagirone 36
Batters Faced: H. Caltagirone 27, A. Perales 5, K. Kon 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Caltagirone 5-5, A. Perales 0-2, K. Kon 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: H. Caltagirone 103-63, A. Perales 18-13, K. Kon 20-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Perales 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shouta Fukushima
Ballpark: Owls Park
Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 4:35 PM JST
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 21590
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