 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON KYOTO OWLS AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS 08/06/1962 |  |  | | | |
 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | KYOTO OWLS AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS | GAME ID: 6724 - MONDAY, AUGUST 6TH , 1962 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Kyoto Owls (39-40) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | Yokohama Kingfishers (49-33) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 7 | 7 | 0 | | |  | |
Kingfishers Win at Home, 7-3 | Not everyone stuck through the 18-minute rain delay, but those who did went home happy.
The Yokohama Kingfishers had to overcome a big game from Kyoto right fielder Katsuki Taira to leave Kanagawa Stadium with a victory. And they did, winning, 7-3. Taira was 4 for 4 with a double and 3 singles. Yokohama raised its record to 49-33 with the win.
In the bottom of the fourth, Yokohama center fielder Souhei Tamura had a productive at-bat. With the bases loaded and one out, Tamura stroked a 2-run single to center. It made the score 2-1, Yokohama. For the game, he was 2 for 4 with 2 singles. He drove in 2 runs.
Tamura said his team "played with determination." | |
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KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE | | YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - S. Miyazawa pinch hit for S. Kikuchi in the 6th b - K. Seki pinch hit for S. Shindo in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: B. Arai (19, 3rd Inning off S. Hirayama, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Taira (6, 4th Inning off S. Hirayama, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Nishio (12, 6th Inning off S. Hirayama, 2 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: T. Hayashi , T. Matsui , B. Arai 2 , T. Shimada , K. Taira 5 , T. Hasegawa , N. Nishio 2 2-out RBI: N. Nishio Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , Y. Yoshida 2 , N. Nishio , S. Kikuchi , S. Miyazawa GIDP: T. Hasegawa Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING SB: T. Matsui (6) | | | | |
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KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE | | YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | S. Kikuchi L (8-8) | 5.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 3.87 | S. Shindo | 3.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 2.43 | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | S. Hirayama W (9-4) | 6.1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 107 | 3.97 | M. Mori | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 4.50 | K. Yagi | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3.58 | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Katsuki Taira Ballpark: Kanagawa Stadium Weather: Cloudy (85 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph Start Time: 2:35 PM JST Time: 2:51 Attendance: 29339 Special Notes: Rain delay of 18 minutes in the 3rd inning. |
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