BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
08/25/1975
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BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
GAME ID: 6773 - MONDAY, AUGUST 25TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kyoto Owls (58-48) 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 8 12 1
Hosho Reliables (66-39) 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 10 1
Arai Clouts 2 Homers in 8-5 Kyoto Win
Kyoto shortstop Bungo Arai was instrumental in helping the Owls triumph, 8-5, over the Hosho Reliables. Arai slugged 2 home runs. He drove in 5 runs and scored twice. Kyoto is now 58-48, while Hosho is 66-39.

The game was all tied up in the top of the ninth, until Arai delivered big-time for Kyoto, stroking a dramatic 3-run home run off Motomu Taira. The game-changing hit put the Owls on top, 8-5.

"I like our moxie," said Owls manager Tomoya Nagao.
KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Yamamoto RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .263 1 13
M. Fujimoto LF, 1B 5 0 2 0 0 2 2 .227 5 11
T. Wada 3B 2 3 0 0 3 0 2 .284 18 74
B. Arai SS 5 2 2 5 0 1 1 .298 30 80
H. Yamashita C 5 1 1 1 0 2 1 .244 16 36
M. Smith CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .283 16 52
T. Manabe 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .263 4 8
S. Onodera 1B 4 0 2 1 0 2 3 .169 2 11
   K. Kon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
M. Sekiguchi P 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .182 0 2
   a-A. Otani 1B, LF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .275 2 8
Totals 37 8 12 8 3 9 15      
a - A. Otani substituted for M. Sekiguchi in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Smith (16, 8th Inning off M. Taira, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Arai 2 (30, 3rd Inning off K. Kawamoto, 1 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off M. Taira, 2 on, 2 outs) , H. Yamashita (16, 6th Inning off K. Kawamoto, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Fujimoto 2 , B. Arai 8 , H. Yamashita 4 , M. Smith 3 , T. Manabe 2 , S. Onodera 2 , A. Otani
2-out RBI: , B. Arai 2 , M. Smith , S. Onodera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Fujimoto , S. Onodera , M. Sekiguchi
GIDP: T. Wada 2
Sac Bunt: M. Sekiguchi
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: T. Manabe (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Arai-Manabe-Onodera)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Kodama CF 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .254 14 40
H. Dunham LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .266 28 78
Y. Watanabe 1B 5 1 1 3 0 1 2 .270 32 77
D. Nakamura SS 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 .252 15 51
B. McCullough 3B 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .278 13 42
Y. Kawata C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .211 4 34
S. Nitta RF 3 0 2 1 1 1 1 .274 9 28
R. Endo 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 6 .189 4 13
   M. Taira P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
K. Kawamoto P 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .109 0 1
   a-C. Mochizuki 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 2 9
   b-T. Kurosawa PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .337 6 27
Totals 37 5 10 5 4 5 19      
a - C. Mochizuki substituted for K. Kawamoto in the 8th
b - T. Kurosawa pinch hit for C. Mochizuki in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Kodama (10, 1st Inning off M. Sekiguchi, 0 on, 0 outs) , Y. Kawata (8, 5th Inning off M. Sekiguchi, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: Y. Watanabe (32, 3rd Inning off M. Sekiguchi, 2 on, 1 out) , D. Nakamura (15, 5th Inning off M. Sekiguchi, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Kodama 3 , Y. Watanabe 4 , D. Nakamura 5 , B. McCullough 2 , Y. Kawata 2 , S. Nitta 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Watanabe , D. Nakamura , R. Endo , K. Kawamoto
GIDP: R. Endo
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Kodama (36)

FIELDING
Errors: B. McCullough (18)
Double Plays: 2 (Endo-Nakamura-Watanabe, Nakamura-Endo-Watanabe)
KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Sekiguchi 7.0 10 5 4 4 4 2 124 4.92   
K. Kon W (3-8) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 2.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Sekiguchi 39
Batters Faced: M. Sekiguchi 35, K. Kon 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Sekiguchi 8-8, K. Kon 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Sekiguchi 124-74, K. Kon 20-14
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Kawamoto 7.1 8 5 5 2 7 2 118 3.67   
M. Taira L (2-3), BS (3) 1.2 4 3 3 1 2 1 34 1.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Kawamoto 47
Batters Faced: K. Kawamoto 31, M. Taira 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Kawamoto 8-5, M. Taira 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Kawamoto 118-73, M. Taira 34-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Taira 1-1
WP: K. Kawamoto
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bungo Arai
Ballpark: Nagoya Minami Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (82 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 26589
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