BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS
08/16/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS
GAME ID: 6753 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 16TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kyoto Owls (53-45) 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 6 1
Yokohama Kingfishers (38-59) 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 7 1
Kyoto Dismisses Yokohama, 6-4
The Kyoto Owls beat the Yokohama Kingfishers, 6-4. Kyoto pitcher and Kyoto, Japan, native Norikazu Takai led the way. Kenshin Kon locked down his 21st save. The third-place Owls sport a record of 53-45.

Bungo Arai had a key at-bat with two out in the top of the second for Kyoto. With the bases loaded and the Owls leading 2-0, he drew a walk, driving in 1 run.

Kyoto manager Tomoya Nagao commended his team for delivering "maximum effort."
KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Yamamoto RF 5 1 2 1 0 3 1 .258 1 13
S. Smith LF 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .257 15 30
T. Wada 1B 4 1 0 0 1 2 4 .299 17 70
B. Arai SS 4 0 1 2 1 1 0 .297 28 74
H. Yamashita C 2 0 0 1 3 1 0 .238 13 31
M. Smith CF 4 0 0 1 1 1 3 .281 13 47
T. Kato 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .265 13 47
T. Endo 2B 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .211 11 29
N. Takai P 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .143 0 2
   H. Sakamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-S. Onodera PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .156 2 10
   K. Kon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
Totals 33 6 6 5 9 11 16      
a - S. Onodera pinch hit for H. Sakamoto in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Arai (9, 1st Inning off K. Nakamura, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Yamamoto (8, 2nd Inning off K. Nakamura, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Yamamoto 3 , S. Smith , B. Arai 2 , T. Endo 2
2-out RBI: , B. Arai 2 , H. Yamashita , M. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Wada 2 , M. Smith , T. Kato
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Smith (17)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Smith (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Arai-Endo-Wada, Kato-Endo-Wada)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Ishikawa CF 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .253 5 24
T. Kaneshige 1B 2 1 0 0 3 2 1 .253 7 33
T. Iwamoto RF 3 1 1 0 0 2 3 .288 32 74
K. Kimura C 5 1 1 2 0 1 8 .268 6 29
I. Shinseki LF 3 0 1 2 2 0 0 .255 12 31
Y. Otsuki 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .246 8 21
B. Fukuhara SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238 8 21
   M. Kanda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   b-K. Hirata PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247 4 17
T. Kamiya 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .202 9 28
   c-M. Takagi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .213 4 25
   Z. Watanabe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
K. Nakamura P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .146 0 1
   a-K. Kagawa PH, SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .325 2 8
Totals 32 4 7 4 7 6 21      
a - K. Kagawa pinch hit for K. Nakamura in the 5th
b - K. Hirata pinch hit for M. Kanda in the 7th
c - M. Takagi pinch hit for T. Kamiya in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Ishikawa (20, 3rd Inning off N. Takai, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Ishikawa 3 , T. Iwamoto , K. Kimura , I. Shinseki , Y. Otsuki , K. Kagawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Kimura 2 , B. Fukuhara , M. Takagi
GIDP: K. Kimura , Y. Otsuki
Hit by Pitch: T. Iwamoto 2 , B. Fukuhara
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: I. Shinseki (1)
KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Takai W (8-8) 6.2 7 4 4 6 3 0 138 3.85   
H. Sakamoto H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.38   
K. Kon SV (21) 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 20 3.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Takai 41
Batters Faced: N. Takai 34, H. Sakamoto 1, K. Kon 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Takai 8-7, H. Sakamoto 0-1, K. Kon 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: N. Takai 138-71, H. Sakamoto 5-4, K. Kon 20-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Sakamoto 1-0
Hit Batsmen: N. Takai 3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Nakamura L (10-8) 5.0 4 5 5 9 5 0 127 3.18   
M. Kanda 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 25 6.03   
Z. Watanabe 2.0 2 1 0 0 2 0 33 4.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Nakamura 35
Batters Faced: K. Nakamura 28, M. Kanda 6, Z. Watanabe 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Nakamura 6-4, M. Kanda 1-1, Z. Watanabe 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Nakamura 127-66, M. Kanda 25-19, Z. Watanabe 33-22
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Norikazu Takai
Ballpark: Kanagawa Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (88 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM JST
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 12077
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