BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
08/24/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
GAME ID: 6775 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 24TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kyoto Owls (58-46) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 1
Hosho Reliables (64-40) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 X 4 6 0
Reliables Use Late Score to Top Owls, 4-3
The Hosho Reliables picked up a win at Nagoya Minami Stadium, downing the Kyoto Owls, 4-3. On the mound for Hosho was right-hander Kiyoharu Kawamoto, who played a pivotal role in the win. The win was credited to Motomu Taira in relief. His record improves to 6-6. Norikazu Takai took the loss. Hosho is now 64-40.

Hosho went up, 4-3, on Daijiro Nakamura's 12th double of the season. The bases-clearing double, which Nakamura hit in the bottom of the eighth, left Kyoto pitcher Norikazu Takai shaking his head.

"My job is to go out and execute," said Kawamoto.
KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Yamamoto RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .271 11 39
S. Smith LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .258 21 51
B. Arai SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .299 22 60
H. Yamashita C 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 .249 29 64
T. Wada 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .310 24 72
M. Smith CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .257 17 60
T. Kato 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .269 25 70
T. Manabe 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .227 4 16
N. Takai P 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .125 0 2
Totals 35 3 8 3 0 9 9      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Smith (15, 2nd Inning off K. Kawamoto, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Arai (10, 4th Inning off K. Kawamoto, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Yamashita (29, 4th Inning off K. Kawamoto, 1 on, 0 outs) , T. Wada (24, 4th Inning off K. Kawamoto, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Smith , B. Arai 2 , H. Yamashita 4 , T. Wada 4 , M. Smith 3 , T. Kato , N. Takai
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Yamashita , T. Manabe 2
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: H. Yamashita (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Ikeda RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 13 49
H. Dunham LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .293 32 72
   b-S. Nitta PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .233 2 12
   c-K. Hayashida LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 4 14
Y. Watanabe 1B 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .298 38 85
B. McCullough 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .225 19 54
A. Yamane CF 4 2 1 0 0 1 3 .209 11 37
D. Nakamura SS 4 0 3 3 0 1 0 .301 11 50
Y. Kawata C 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .230 2 26
R. Endo 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .253 2 23
K. Kawamoto P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .173 0 1
   a-T. Kurosawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .300 5 18
   M. Taira P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .800 0 3
Totals 29 4 6 4 3 7 14      
a - T. Kurosawa pinch hit for K. Kawamoto in the 7th
b - S. Nitta pinch hit for H. Dunham in the 8th
c - K. Hayashida substituted for S. Nitta in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Nakamura (12, 8th Inning off N. Takai, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Yamane , D. Nakamura 4 , Y. Kawata , R. Endo
2-out RBI: D. Nakamura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Endo , T. Kurosawa
Sac Fly: R. Endo
Hit by Pitch: Y. Kawata
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Yamane (14)
KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Takai L (13-7) 8.0 6 4 4 3 7 0 135 3.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Takai 58
Batters Faced: N. Takai 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Takai 12-5
Pitches - Strikes: N. Takai 135-85
Hit Batsmen: N. Takai
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Kawamoto 7.0 6 3 3 0 7 2 100 4.19   
M. Taira W (6-6) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 25 2.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Kawamoto 60
Batters Faced: K. Kawamoto 27, M. Taira 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Kawamoto 7-7, M. Taira 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Kawamoto 100-70, M. Taira 25-18
WP: K. Kawamoto
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kiyoharu Kawamoto
Ballpark: Nagoya Minami Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM JST
Time: 2:40
Attendance: 27231
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