BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
DENKI DYNAMICS AT KYOTO OWLS
08/20/1961
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
DENKI DYNAMICS AT KYOTO OWLS
GAME ID: 6756 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 20TH , 1961 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Denki Dynamics (30-60) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Kyoto Owls (47-45) 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 X 5 8 0
Kikuchi Pitches Owls to Shutout Victory
Seishiro Kikuchi was impressive at Owls Park in the 5-0 Kyoto Owls victory over the Denki Dynamics. The Kyoto pitcher mystified the Dynamics in a strong performance, giving up 2 hits and totaling 2 walks and 8 strikeouts.

"Seishiro had them chasing a lot of pitches and talking to themselves," Kyoto manager Takejiro Yonemura. "It was something special to watch."

To date, Kikuchi has a 11-6 mark in 22 starts with a 3.89 ERA. He has given up 139 hits in 152.2 innings, struck out 92 and issued 58 walks. Opposing clubs have compiled a .241 batting average against him.
DENKI BATTING LINESCORE KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Yoshimura RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .248 3 13
M. Nakasone 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278 12 56
S. Kamo CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .299 2 38
K. Tsuda 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .218 12 41
S. Takahashi LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260 7 43
R. Iwasa SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .209 11 47
H. Kajioka 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235 4 42
K. Ashida C 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .217 4 10
Y. Shiina P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .135 0 2
   T. Hara P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 0 0
   a-K. Matsuda PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 3 12
   K. Takahashi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 0 0
Totals 28 0 2 0 2 8 9      
a - K. Matsuda pinch hit for T. Hara in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Iwasa (15, 5th Inning off S. Kikuchi, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Iwasa 2 , Y. Shiina
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Tsuda , K. Ashida
GIDP: R. Iwasa
Hit by Pitch: M. Nakasone
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Kajioka-Nakasone-Tsuda, Nakasone-Iwasa-Tsuda)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Shimada 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .294 13 64
T. Hayashi LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .291 14 59
Y. Yoshida 1B 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 .277 13 55
B. Arai SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .288 21 58
N. Nishio CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .239 20 69
T. Matsui 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .295 12 48
K. Taira RF 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .307 4 16
T. Hasegawa C 3 1 1 2 0 1 2 .257 10 47
S. Kikuchi P 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .217 1 4
Totals 29 5 8 5 4 7 11      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Arai (13, 2nd Inning off Y. Shiina, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Yoshida (13, 3rd Inning off Y. Shiina, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Hasegawa (10, 6th Inning off Y. Shiina, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Shimada , Y. Yoshida 4 , B. Arai 2 , T. Matsui , K. Taira 2 , T. Hasegawa 4 , S. Kikuchi
2-out RBI: Y. Yoshida , K. Taira , T. Hasegawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Shimada , N. Nishio
GIDP: T. Hayashi , B. Arai
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Arai (3)
CS: T. Matsui (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Matsui-Arai-Yoshida)
DENKI PITCHING LINESCORE KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Shiina L (5-9) 6.0 7 5 5 3 6 2 99 4.04   
T. Hara 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 4.07   
K. Takahashi 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 5.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Shiina 41
Batters Faced: Y. Shiina 27, T. Hara 3, K. Takahashi 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Shiina 5-6, T. Hara 2-0, K. Takahashi 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Shiina 99-59, T. Hara 12-6, K. Takahashi 17-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Kikuchi W (11-6) 9.0 2 0 0 2 8 0 113 3.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Kikuchi 89
Batters Faced: S. Kikuchi 31
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Kikuchi 10-8
Pitches - Strikes: S. Kikuchi 113-73
Hit Batsmen: S. Kikuchi
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Seishiro Kikuchi
Ballpark: Owls Park
Weather: Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 2:25
Attendance: 35867
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