BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT SAPPORO BEARS
08/15/1974
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BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT SAPPORO BEARS
GAME ID: 6746 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 15TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kyoto Owls (54-42) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0
Sapporo Bears (41-56) 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 2 X 8 13 1
Kusumoto Powers Bears to 8-2 Win
The Sapporo Bears beat the Kyoto Owls, 8-2, at Sapporo Stadium. Sapporo left fielder Tomiyuki Kusumoto led the way. He hit 2 home runs, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 4. The winning pitcher was former first round draft pick Chiko Abe. He tossed 134 pitches over 7.1 innings, allowing 2 runs on 9 hits. The save went to Eisaku Yamaoka, number 12 for him.

The Bears got an important contribution from center fielder Takatoshi Yamamoto, who in the bottom of the sixth punched a first pitch sinker to left for a 2-run home run. It was his 8th home run of the season and put the Bears ahead, 6-2.

"Enjoyed this one," Kusumoto told the Sapporo Gazette. "But it's back to work tomorrow."

With the victory, the Bears record stands at 41-56.
KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Smith RF, LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 .255 21 50
A. Otani 1B 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 .233 1 5
B. Arai 2B 4 0 1 0 1 2 0 .304 22 57
T. Wada SS 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .319 23 69
M. Smith CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .262 16 59
T. Kato 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 4 .259 23 66
S. Onodera LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 .324 7 19
   A. Perales P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   S. Kikuchi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Yokoyama PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .260 1 6
   M. Matsunaga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Yokota C 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 .225 2 7
U. Tomita P 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .109 0 0
   a-H. Otsu LF, RF 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 .250 1 4
Totals 35 2 9 2 5 7 26      
a - H. Otsu substituted for U. Tomita in the 3rd
b - M. Yokoyama pinch hit for S. Kikuchi in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Otsu (1, 8th Inning off C. Abe, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Otani (1, 1st Inning off C. Abe, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Smith , A. Otani 4 , B. Arai , T. Wada , M. Smith , T. Kato , S. Onodera , A. Yokota , H. Otsu 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Smith , A. Otani 2 , S. Onodera , M. Yokoyama
GIDP: A. Otani , T. Kato
Hit by Pitch: A. Yokota
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
OF assists: 2 (Smith(Kusumoto at 3rd base), Smith(Wada at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Shiotani 1B 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .241 10 34
T. Kusumoto LF 5 3 3 4 0 0 3 .293 11 34
N. Toyama CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258 5 23
   a-T. Yamamoto PR, CF 3 2 1 2 0 0 2 .240 8 28
S. Murata SS 3 1 1 1 2 0 2 .289 10 52
K. Yoneda 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 .268 3 28
N. Fukuda RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .250 4 13
S. Arakawa C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .192 7 21
T. Wada 2B 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .176 3 6
   E. Yamaoka P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Abe P 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .061 0 0
   b-G. Nakashima 2B 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .224 8 31
Totals 34 8 13 8 5 2 21      
a - T. Yamamoto pinch ran for N. Toyama in the 3rd
b - G. Nakashima substituted for C. Abe in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Kusumoto 2 (11, 3rd Inning off U. Tomita, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off M. Matsunaga, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Yamamoto (8, 6th Inning off A. Perales, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Shiotani 2 , T. Kusumoto 9 , N. Toyama , T. Yamamoto 4 , S. Murata , N. Fukuda , S. Arakawa , T. Wada 2 , C. Abe
2-out RBI: T. Yamamoto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Shiotani , S. Murata , K. Yoneda 2
Sac Bunt: K. Yoneda
Hit by Pitch: N. Toyama
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Yamamoto (5) , S. Murata 2 (14)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Murata (8)
Double Plays: 2 (Yoneda-Wada-Shiotani, Yoneda-Nakashima-Shiotani)
KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
U. Tomita 2.0 4 2 2 2 2 1 52 4.13   
A. Perales L (5-1) 3.2 8 4 4 0 0 1 74 3.00   
S. Kikuchi 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.66   
M. Matsunaga 2.0 1 2 2 3 0 1 37 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: U. Tomita 36
Batters Faced: U. Tomita 12, A. Perales 18, S. Kikuchi 1, M. Matsunaga 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: U. Tomita 1-2, A. Perales 7-3, S. Kikuchi 1-0, M. Matsunaga 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: U. Tomita 52-29, A. Perales 74-47, S. Kikuchi 2-1, M. Matsunaga 37-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Perales 1-1
Hit Batsmen: U. Tomita
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Abe W (6-6) 7.1 9 2 2 5 6 1 134 5.03   
E. Yamaoka SV (12) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 3.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Abe 53
Batters Faced: C. Abe 37, E. Yamaoka 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Abe 9-6, E. Yamaoka 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Abe 134-75, E. Yamaoka 14-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Yamaoka 2-0
WP: C. Abe
Hit Batsmen: C. Abe
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tomiyuki Kusumoto
Ballpark: Sapporo Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 11251
Special Notes: Nobuyori Toyama and Ukita Tomita were ejected in the 3rd inning for igniting a bench-clearing brawl.
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