BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT KYOTO OWLS
07/28/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT KYOTO OWLS
GAME ID: 6702 - SUNDAY, JULY 28TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sapporo Bears (35-47) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 7 0
Kyoto Owls (48-33) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 7 1
Owls Suffer 4-3 Setback
Though the conditions were not ideal, the Sapporo Bears and Kyoto Owls came back from a rain delay to finish their game.

The Sapporo Bears picked up a win at Owls Park, downing the Kyoto Owls, 4-3. On the mound for Sapporo was right-hander Masaru Ryu, who played a pivotal role in the win. The 5th-place Bears hiked their record to 35-47.

Sapporo used the hitting of Hiroiaki Nakazawa to pick up the win. The catcher clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the second inning to put the Bears on top, 2-0. For the game, Nakazawa had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"We put it together and came out with the win," Ryu said in postgame remarks. "That's the main thing."
SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Shiotani 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .236 10 25
T. Kusumoto LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .292 7 23
K. Hotta RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .260 7 37
S. Murata SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .274 10 46
K. Yoneda 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .272 3 22
N. Toyama CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257 5 22
   E. Yamaoka P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
G. Nakashima 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .221 7 28
   b-K. Sato PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 3 10
   c-T. Wada 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .164 2 5
H. Nakazawa C 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .293 6 20
M. Ryu P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 2
   a-T. Yamamoto CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 7 26
Totals 34 4 7 4 1 4 13      
a - T. Yamamoto substituted for M. Ryu in the 8th
b - K. Sato pinch hit for G. Nakashima in the 9th
c - T. Wada substituted for K. Sato in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Yoneda (8, 2nd Inning off K. Okada, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Hotta (14, 8th Inning off K. Okada, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: S. Murata (1, 8th Inning off K. Okada, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Nakazawa (6, 2nd Inning off K. Okada, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Shiotani , T. Kusumoto , K. Hotta 2 , S. Murata 3 , K. Yoneda 2 , H. Nakazawa 5
2-out RBI: H. Nakazawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Hotta , S. Murata
GIDP: H. Nakazawa
Hit by Pitch: K. Sato
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Murata-Nakashima-Shiotani, Nakashima-Murata-Shiotani)
PB: H. Nakazawa
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Yamamoto RF, CF 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 .280 11 33
S. Smith LF 4 1 2 2 1 0 2 .262 20 47
B. Arai SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .290 17 44
T. Wada 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .319 18 56
M. Smith CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .243 13 47
   b-H. Yamashita PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .252 24 53
   K. Kon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Kato 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .255 22 60
T. Manabe 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .192 1 6
   d-S. Onodera PH 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .325 7 18
A. Yokota C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .177 1 4
K. Okada P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .158 0 3
   a-M. Yokoyama PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .289 1 5
   c-A. Otani CF, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .219 0 4
Totals 32 3 7 3 5 6 15      
a - M. Yokoyama pinch hit for K. Okada in the 8th
b - H. Yamashita pinch hit for M. Smith in the 8th
c - A. Otani substituted for M. Yokoyama in the 9th
d - S. Onodera pinch hit for T. Manabe in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Yokoyama (1, 8th Inning off M. Ryu, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Smith (20, 8th Inning off M. Ryu, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Yamamoto , S. Smith 5 , B. Arai , T. Manabe , A. Yokota , M. Yokoyama 2
2-out RBI: K. Yamamoto , S. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Smith , H. Yamashita
GIDP: T. Wada , A. Yokota
Sac Bunt: T. Kato
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: T. Wada (10)
Double Plays: 1 (Arai-Manabe-Wada)
SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Ryu W (2-8) 7.2 5 2 2 5 4 1 120 5.31   
E. Yamaoka SV (10) 1.1 2 1 0 0 2 0 31 4.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Ryu 60
Batters Faced: M. Ryu 31, E. Yamaoka 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Ryu 11-6, E. Yamaoka 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Ryu 120-68, E. Yamaoka 31-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Yamaoka 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Okada L (7-5) 8.0 7 4 4 1 4 1 123 3.45   
K. Kon 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Okada 55
Batters Faced: K. Okada 33, K. Kon 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Okada 11-9, K. Kon 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Okada 123-73, K. Kon 7-3
WP: K. Okada
Hit Batsmen: K. Kon
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Masaru Ryu
Ballpark: Owls Park
Weather: Cloudy (86 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 3:35 PM JST
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 25640
Special Notes: Rain delay of 50 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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