BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS
08/06/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS
GAME ID: 6724 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 6TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kyoto Owls (49-36) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 8 1
Yokohama Kingfishers (32-54) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 11 0
Kingfishers Defeated, 3-2, After Kyoto Rallies
The Yokohama Kingfishers got a sterling performance from pitcher Kiyoji Nakamura, but the Kyoto Owls still prevailed, 3-2. Nakamura threw 7.0 innings of shutout ball. The second-place Owls improved to 49-36.

Kyoto used the timely hitting of Manzo Yokoyama to seize the win. The pinch hitter stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the ninth inning to put the Owls on top, 3-2. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it was a game-changer.

"It was a good effort all around," said Yokoyama.
KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Yamamoto RF 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 .280 11 35
S. Smith LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .255 20 47
   c-M. Yokoyama PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .310 1 6
   d-A. Otani LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 0 4
B. Arai SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .287 18 47
H. Yamashita C 5 1 1 0 0 3 4 .242 25 56
T. Wada 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .323 19 59
M. Smith CF 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 .248 13 49
T. Kato 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .249 22 61
   K. Kon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Manabe 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .206 3 8
U. Tomita P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .119 0 0
   a-S. Onodera PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .326 7 18
   M. Matsunaga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-K. Shoji 3B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3 5 8 18      
a - S. Onodera pinch hit for U. Tomita in the 7th
b - K. Shoji substituted for M. Matsunaga in the 8th
c - M. Yokoyama pinch hit for S. Smith in the 9th
d - A. Otani substituted for M. Yokoyama in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: K. Shoji (1, 9th Inning off Y. Nishizawa, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Manabe (3, 9th Inning off Y. Nishizawa, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Yokoyama , H. Yamashita , T. Wada , M. Smith 2 , T. Manabe 4 , S. Onodera , K. Shoji 3
2-out RBI: M. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Yamashita , T. Kato , T. Manabe , U. Tomita
GIDP: H. Yamashita
Hit by Pitch: T. Kato
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: T. Manabe (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Manabe-Arai-Wada, Smith-Yamashita)
OF assists: 3 (Smith(Kimura at home), Smith(Fukuhara at home), Yamamoto(Kagawa at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Ishikawa CF, RF 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .301 7 28
B. Martin 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .263 11 28
T. Kaneshige LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .221 8 35
   c-Z. Yoshida RF, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 2 6
K. Kimura C 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .301 10 37
T. Iwamoto RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .277 12 21
   b-M. Takagi PH, LF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .260 0 23
F. Sonoda 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .203 7 27
B. Fukuhara SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 .231 11 34
T. Kamiya 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 .240 9 27
   d-K. Hirata PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .305 5 22
K. Nakamura P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .171 0 2
   a-I. Shinseki PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 4 9
   Y. Nishizawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   N. Tominaga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-K. Kagawa PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
Totals 34 2 11 2 2 6 24      
a - I. Shinseki pinch hit for K. Nakamura in the 7th
b - M. Takagi pinch hit for T. Iwamoto in the 8th
c - Z. Yoshida substituted for T. Kaneshige in the 9th
d - K. Hirata pinch hit for T. Kamiya in the 9th
e - K. Kagawa pinch hit for N. Tominaga in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Takagi (12, 8th Inning off K. Kon, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Ishikawa 2 , B. Martin , T. Kaneshige 2 , K. Kimura , M. Takagi 2 , F. Sonoda , B. Fukuhara , K. Hirata , K. Kagawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Martin , T. Kaneshige , B. Fukuhara , T. Kamiya
GIDP: B. Martin
Sac Bunt: K. Nakamura
Hit by Pitch: B. Martin
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Martin (13) , T. Kaneshige (4) , B. Fukuhara (15)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kamiya-Fukuhara-Martin)
KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
U. Tomita 6.0 7 1 1 2 4 0 104 4.15   
M. Matsunaga 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1.59   
K. Kon W (3-5) 2.0 4 1 1 0 2 0 30 3.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: U. Tomita 56
Batters Faced: U. Tomita 26, M. Matsunaga 3, K. Kon 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: U. Tomita 6-5, M. Matsunaga 1-2, K. Kon 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: U. Tomita 104-61, M. Matsunaga 5-5, K. Kon 30-20
Hit Batsmen: U. Tomita
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Nakamura 7.0 2 0 0 4 7 0 116 3.73   
Y. Nishizawa L (7-8), BS (6) 1.0 6 3 3 1 1 1 43 4.71   
N. Tominaga 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 5.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Nakamura 76
Batters Faced: K. Nakamura 28, Y. Nishizawa 10, N. Tominaga 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Nakamura 8-6, Y. Nishizawa 2-0, N. Tominaga 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Nakamura 116-69, Y. Nishizawa 43-30, N. Tominaga 11-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Tominaga 2-0
WP: K. Nakamura
Hit Batsmen: K. Nakamura
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kiyoji Nakamura
Ballpark: Kanagawa Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (85 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM JST
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 9448
Special Notes: Rain delay of 15 minutes in the 7th inning.
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