BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT KYOTO OWLS
08/13/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT KYOTO OWLS
GAME ID: 6738 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sapporo Bears (38-57) 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 8 6 0
Kyoto Owls (51-44) 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 10 2
Down Goes Kyoto, 8-5
Bungo Arai had a good game, but he could not keep the Kyoto Owls from falling, 8-5, to the Sapporo Bears at Owls Park. The Kyoto shortstop was 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2 in the loss. The victory puts Sapporo at 38-57.

Sapporo used a clutch at-bat from Masao Shiotani to capture the win. The first baseman hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the second inning to put the Bears ahead, 5-2. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"The boys were really swinging the bats today," winning manager Ritsuo Yoshida said.
SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Shiotani 1B 4 1 1 3 1 1 1 .219 6 20
S. Fukui SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .228 7 21
   a-N. Fukuda PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 3 17
   b-S. Murata SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .226 15 32
T. Kusumoto LF 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 .275 10 44
K. Hotta RF 3 2 1 0 2 1 3 .289 14 45
N. Toyama CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 .302 10 38
G. Nakashima 2B 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .213 6 30
K. Yoneda 3B 4 2 2 3 0 0 0 .255 3 13
H. Nakazawa C 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .183 1 4
T. Takada P 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 .129 0 3
   T. Yoshimura P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-Y. Akamine PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .219 1 6
   S. Kanehara P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 8 6 8 6 5 19      
a - N. Fukuda pinch hit for S. Fukui in the 7th
b - S. Murata substituted for N. Fukuda in the 7th
c - Y. Akamine pinch hit for T. Yoshimura in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Kusumoto (11, 5th Inning off M. Sekiguchi, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Shiotani (6, 2nd Inning off M. Sekiguchi, 2 on, 2 outs) , K. Yoneda (3, 8th Inning off H. Sakamoto, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Shiotani 4 , T. Kusumoto 2 , K. Hotta , K. Yoneda 5 , Y. Akamine
2-out RBI: M. Shiotani , T. Kusumoto , K. Yoneda
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , N. Toyama 2 , T. Takada
Sac Bunt: S. Fukui , N. Toyama
Sac Fly: T. Takada
Hit by Pitch: N. Toyama
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Fukui-Nakashima-Shiotani)
OF assists: 1 (Hotta(Arai at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Yamamoto RF 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 .257 1 11
S. Smith LF 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .257 15 30
T. Wada 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .301 17 69
B. Arai SS 4 2 3 2 0 1 0 .295 28 72
H. Yamashita C 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .235 12 27
M. Smith CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .285 12 45
T. Kato 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .271 13 47
T. Endo 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .199 11 29
M. Sekiguchi P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .179 0 1
   A. Perales P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Manabe PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 4 7
   H. Sakamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-S. Onodera PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .163 2 10
Totals 34 5 10 5 3 7 11      
a - T. Manabe pinch hit for A. Perales in the 7th
b - S. Onodera pinch hit for H. Sakamoto in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Arai (28, 1st Inning off T. Takada, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Endo (11, 2nd Inning off T. Takada, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Wada (17, 3rd Inning off T. Takada, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Wada 4 , B. Arai 6 , H. Yamashita 2 , M. Smith 2 , T. Endo 5
2-out RBI: B. Arai
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kato
GIDP: T. Endo
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Smith (5)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Yamamoto (2) , M. Smith (5)
PB: H. Yamashita
SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Takada W (6-8) 5.1 7 5 5 3 4 3 99 5.45   
T. Yoshimura H (1) 2.2 3 0 0 0 2 0 47 2.08   
S. Kanehara SV (18) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 1.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Takada 35
Batters Faced: T. Takada 24, T. Yoshimura 10, S. Kanehara 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Takada 5-5, T. Yoshimura 0-5, S. Kanehara 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Takada 99-60, T. Yoshimura 47-35, S. Kanehara 10-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Yoshimura 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Sekiguchi L (5-9) 5.0 3 6 6 4 2 1 83 4.93   
A. Perales 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 3.72   
H. Sakamoto 2.0 3 2 2 2 3 1 53 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Sekiguchi 35
Batters Faced: M. Sekiguchi 23, A. Perales 7, H. Sakamoto 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Sekiguchi 4-9, A. Perales 2-4, H. Sakamoto 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Sekiguchi 83-45, A. Perales 20-12, H. Sakamoto 53-32
Hit Batsmen: M. Sekiguchi
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bungo Arai
Ballpark: Owls Park
Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 18560
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