BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT RAKISUTA RAMS
08/20/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT RAKISUTA RAMS
GAME ID: 6762 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kyoto Owls (54-47) 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0
Rakisuta Rams (49-52) 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 4 4 1
Rams Dismiss Owls, 4-3
The Rakisuta Rams scored a tight, 4-3 win versus the Kyoto Owls at Rakisuta Stadium. Rakisuta pitcher Juro Esaki held his own in the contest. By defeating Kyoto, the 4th-place Rams improved to 49-52.

Shouta Fukushima, who is tied for 8th in the EL in bases on balls with 41, took Kyoto hurler Michinaga Sekiguchi deep in the bottom of the fifth. His solo home run put the Rams on top, 4-3. In all, Fukushima had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 4.

"We made a couple of mistakes," said Kyoto skipper Tomoya Nagao, "and it cost us."
KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Yamamoto RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .256 1 13
S. Smith LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259 16 32
T. Wada 1B 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 .291 17 71
B. Arai SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .295 28 74
H. Yamashita C 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .239 13 31
M. Smith CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 6 .278 14 48
T. Kato 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .258 13 48
T. Endo 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .208 12 30
M. Sekiguchi P 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .190 0 2
   a-T. Manabe PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 4 8
Totals 32 3 6 3 2 6 22      
a - T. Manabe pinch hit for M. Sekiguchi in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: K. Yamamoto , B. Arai , H. Yamashita , M. Smith , T. Kato , M. Sekiguchi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Arai , M. Smith , T. Kato , T. Endo
Sac Bunt: S. Smith , M. Smith
Hit by Pitch: S. Smith
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kato-Endo-Wada)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Onishi CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .266 14 36
G. Yagi LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .262 17 41
S. Fukushima 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .270 15 45
H. Nomura SS 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .311 21 50
K. Imakake C 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .262 0 44
S. Nishioka 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 1 16
   a-M. Okada 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .294 1 5
S. Kamo RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .241 1 42
M. Nakamura 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .223 4 13
J. Esaki P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 0 2
   b-S. Nakayama PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 4 14
   K. Fujimoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 27 4 4 3 4 4 11      
a - M. Okada substituted for S. Nishioka in the 4th
b - S. Nakayama pinch hit for J. Esaki in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Onishi (13, 1st Inning off M. Sekiguchi, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Nomura (21, 1st Inning off M. Sekiguchi, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Fukushima (15, 5th Inning off M. Sekiguchi, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Onishi 2 , S. Fukushima 5 , H. Nomura 4
2-out RBI: H. Nomura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Onishi , H. Nomura
GIDP: S. Fukushima
Sac Bunt: M. Okada
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: S. Nishioka (4)
KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Sekiguchi L (5-10) 8.0 4 4 4 4 4 2 111 4.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Sekiguchi 58
Batters Faced: M. Sekiguchi 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Sekiguchi 6-14
Pitches - Strikes: M. Sekiguchi 111-69
WP: M. Sekiguchi
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Esaki W (8-9) 7.0 5 3 1 2 5 0 118 4.36   
K. Fujimoto SV (2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 25 6.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Esaki 62
Batters Faced: J. Esaki 30, K. Fujimoto 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Esaki 10-6, K. Fujimoto 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Esaki 118-75, K. Fujimoto 25-15
Hit Batsmen: J. Esaki
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juro Esaki
Ballpark: Rakisuta Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 2:35
Attendance: 15806
Special Notes: 2B Shiro Nishioka was injured in a collision at a base.
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