BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT RAKISUTA RAMS
08/18/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT RAKISUTA RAMS
GAME ID: 6760 - MONDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kyoto Owls (53-46) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 0
Rakisuta Rams (48-51) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 6 1
Rakisuta Topples Kyoto, 3-1
In a low-scoring tilt between the Rakisuta Rams and the Kyoto Owls, Kinichi Harada, who finished 4th in the EL in ERA with 2.39 in 1968, was the difference-maker. The Rakisuta right-hander spearheaded the 3-1 win. Yoshimatsu Shiina was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 4 of 5 save opportunities. Today's win puts Rakisuta at 48-51, while Kyoto falls to 53-46.

The Rams got a big boost from catcher Kuranosuke Imakake who had a run-scoring ground out in the bottom of the first inning off Owls hurler Ukita Tomita. It was his 44th RBI of the season and put Rakisuta on top, 1-0.

"It was just a matter of executing," said Rakisuta manager Kinzo Yoshimura.
KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Yamamoto RF 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 .262 1 13
S. Smith LF 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 .257 15 30
T. Wada 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .296 17 70
B. Arai SS 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 .299 28 74
H. Yamashita C 4 0 2 0 0 2 2 .243 13 31
M. Smith CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .278 13 47
T. Kato 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .261 13 47
T. Endo 2B 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .212 12 30
   a-S. Onodera PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .155 2 10
U. Tomita P 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .061 0 1
   H. Sakamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. Manabe PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260 4 8
Totals 33 1 8 1 5 9 17      
a - S. Onodera pinch hit for T. Endo in the 9th
b - T. Manabe pinch hit for H. Sakamoto in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Endo (12, 7th Inning off K. Harada, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Yamamoto 2 , S. Smith , B. Arai , H. Yamashita 2 , T. Endo 4 , U. Tomita
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Smith , T. Wada , M. Smith 2 , T. Kato
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Yamamoto (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Arai-Endo-Wada, Kato-Endo-Wada)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Onishi CF 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 .265 14 36
G. Yagi LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .268 17 41
S. Fukushima 3B 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 .270 14 44
H. Nomura SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .309 19 47
K. Imakake C 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .265 0 44
S. Nishioka 2B 3 0 1 2 0 1 1 .239 1 16
S. Kamo RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241 1 42
T. Matsui 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .218 4 18
K. Harada P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .118 0 3
   a-M. Nakamura PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 4 13
   Y. Shiina P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 0 1
Totals 27 3 6 3 3 5 12      
a - M. Nakamura pinch hit for K. Harada in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Imakake (10, 6th Inning off U. Tomita, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Onishi 2 , G. Yagi , H. Nomura , K. Imakake 2 , S. Nishioka
2-out RBI: S. Nishioka
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Nishioka
GIDP: H. Nomura 2
Hit by Pitch: S. Fukushima , M. Nakamura
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Onishi (7)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Nomura (16)
Double Plays: 1 (Nomura-Matsui)
OF assists: 1 (Yagi(Smith at 2nd base))
KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
U. Tomita L (10-6) 7.1 6 3 3 3 5 0 124 2.84   
H. Sakamoto 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: U. Tomita 56
Batters Faced: U. Tomita 30, H. Sakamoto 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: U. Tomita 9-5, H. Sakamoto 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: U. Tomita 124-72, H. Sakamoto 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Sakamoto 1-0
Hit Batsmen: U. Tomita 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Harada W (10-5) 7.0 6 1 1 4 6 1 107 2.99   
Y. Shiina SV (4) 2.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 38 3.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Harada 63
Batters Faced: K. Harada 28, Y. Shiina 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Harada 7-5, Y. Shiina 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: K. Harada 107-64, Y. Shiina 38-21
WP: K. Harada
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kinichi Harada
Ballpark: Rakisuta Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM JST
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 15810
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