BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT KYOTO OWLS
07/28/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT KYOTO OWLS
GAME ID: 6701 - SUNDAY, JULY 28TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sapporo Bears (34-47) 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 6 10 2
Kyoto Owls (48-32) 4 3 0 4 3 1 0 0 X 15 14 2
Smith Stars for Owls in 15-6 Win
Kyoto and Sapporo put this game in the books despite some rain.

Shun Smith led Kyoto to a win over Sapporo. The final score was 15-6. The Iwata, Japan native collected 2 extra-base hits, including 1 home run and 1 double. Kyoto reliever Alexis Perales snagged the win, upping his record to 5-0. Chiko Abe shouldered the loss.

Toyohiro Wada, who is tied for 3rd in the EL with a .990 OPS, came through for Kyoto with a 3-run home run in the bottom of the first. The first baseman went 2 for 4 for the game, including 1 home run and 1 double. He scored 1 run and collected 5 runs batted in.

"We'll pop the top on a cold beverage and get back to work tomorrow," Wada said.

Kyoto goes to 48-32, Sapporo to 34-47.
SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Shiotani 1B 3 2 2 0 0 0 1 .235 10 25
   a-K. Yamasaki PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 1 1
   b-S. Carpenter 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .206 9 13
T. Kusumoto LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .292 7 23
K. Hotta RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .260 7 37
S. Murata SS 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 .275 10 45
K. Yoneda 3B 3 1 2 2 1 0 1 .272 3 21
T. Yamamoto CF 4 1 1 3 0 0 5 .241 7 26
G. Nakashima 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .224 7 28
S. Arakawa C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .187 6 17
C. Abe P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .037 0 0
   K. Yamada P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   Y. Nobuhara P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   c-K. Sato PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .238 3 10
   E. Yamaoka P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 6 10 6 5 4 18      
a - K. Yamasaki pinch hit for M. Shiotani in the 7th
b - S. Carpenter substituted for K. Yamasaki in the 7th
c - K. Sato pinch hit for Y. Nobuhara in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Yamamoto (7, 1st Inning off N. Takai, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Shiotani 2 , K. Hotta , S. Murata 3 , K. Yoneda 2 , T. Yamamoto 4 , G. Nakashima
2-out RBI: , K. Yoneda 2 , T. Yamamoto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Carpenter , K. Hotta , T. Yamamoto
GIDP: T. Yamamoto , Y. Nobuhara , K. Sato
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Murata (5)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Murata (7) , G. Nakashima (14)
OF assists: 1 (Yamamoto(Otsu at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Yamamoto RF 4 3 2 0 1 0 1 .281 11 32
S. Smith LF 4 3 2 4 0 0 3 .258 19 45
   a-H. Otsu PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222 1 4
   c-K. Seki 1B, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 0 0
B. Arai SS 3 2 1 1 2 0 2 .290 17 44
H. Yamashita C 4 2 3 3 0 1 3 .253 24 53
T. Wada 1B 4 1 2 5 0 1 1 .321 18 56
   b-A. Otani PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .222 0 4
M. Smith CF 5 1 1 1 0 2 1 .244 13 47
T. Kato 3B 5 1 3 1 0 1 0 .258 22 60
T. Manabe 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .184 1 6
N. Takai P 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .116 0 2
   A. Perales P 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   d-S. Onodera PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .329 7 18
   S. Kikuchi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 15 14 15 6 8 16      
a - H. Otsu pinch hit for S. Smith in the 7th
b - A. Otani pinch hit for T. Wada in the 7th
c - K. Seki substituted for H. Otsu in the 8th
d - S. Onodera pinch hit for A. Perales in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Smith (8, 4th Inning off K. Yamada, 1 on, 0 outs) , T. Wada (18, 5th Inning off K. Yamada, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Wada (18, 1st Inning off C. Abe, 2 on, 1 out) , S. Smith (19, 2nd Inning off C. Abe, 2 on, 1 out) , H. Yamashita (24, 4th Inning off K. Yamada, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Smith (13, 4th Inning off K. Yamada, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Kato (22, 6th Inning off Y. Nobuhara, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Yamamoto 2 , S. Smith 6 , B. Arai , H. Yamashita 6 , T. Wada 6 , M. Smith 4 , T. Kato 6
2-out RBI: T. Wada , M. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Smith , S. Onodera
Sac Fly: H. Yamashita
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Yamamoto (11) , S. Smith (15)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Arai (13) , T. Kato (15)
Double Plays: 3 (Arai-Manabe-Wada, Arai-Manabe-Wada, Manabe-Arai-Otani)
SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Abe L (4-6) 2.0 5 7 6 2 3 2 0 5.33   
K. Yamada 2.2 6 7 4 3 2 2 70 4.50   
Y. Nobuhara 2.1 2 1 1 1 2 1 32 4.41   
E. Yamaoka 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 4.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Abe 17
Batters Faced: C. Abe 14, K. Yamada 18, Y. Nobuhara 9, E. Yamaoka 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Abe 1-2, K. Yamada 3-3, Y. Nobuhara 1-3, E. Yamaoka 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Abe 0-35, K. Yamada 70-37, Y. Nobuhara 32-20, E. Yamaoka 12-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Nobuhara 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Takai 2.0 5 4 4 1 1 1 0 3.68   
A. Perales W (5-0) 6.0 5 2 2 4 3 0 92 3.00   
S. Kikuchi 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Takai 26
Batters Faced: N. Takai 13, A. Perales 24, S. Kikuchi 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Takai 2-3, A. Perales 8-3, S. Kikuchi 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: N. Takai 0-29, A. Perales 92-57, S. Kikuchi 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Perales 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shun Smith
Ballpark: Owls Park
Weather: Cloudy (87 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 12:05 PM JST
Time: 4:38
Attendance: 23052
Special Notes: The game on the original date was suspended in the 3rd inning due to bad weather and rescheduled. Rain delay of 17 minutes in the 4th inning.
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