| BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON KYOTO OWLS AT HOSHO RELIABLES 08/25/1961 | | | | | |
| BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | KYOTO OWLS AT HOSHO RELIABLES | GAME ID: 6779 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 25TH , 1961 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Kyoto Owls (49-48) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | Hosho Reliables (54-44) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 11 | 1 | | | | |
Kono Shines in 5-0 Hosho Win | Jokichi Kono drove in all 5 runs for the Hosho Reliables, helping them beat the Kyoto Owls, 5-0. Takamichi Smith was the winner. Over 6.1 innings, he yielded no runs on 2 hits, with 3 walks and 2 strikeouts. Hosho, at 54-44, holds down second place in the Eastern League.
Hosho took a 5-0 lead on Kono's 10th home run of the season. The grand slam home run, which he hit off Seishiro Kikuchi in the bottom of the sixth, propelled Hosho to the win.
"This team keeps finding a way to win," said Hosho manager Shun Kawamura. | |
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KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE | | HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - T. Matsui pinch hit for K. Miyaji in the 8th
BATTING Total Bases: T. Shimada , Y. Yoshida , B. Arai Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Hasegawa GIDP: T. Hayashi Team LOB: 7
FIELDING Errors: G. Yokoyama (13) Double Plays: 2 (Shimada-Hasegawa-Yoshida, Yokoyama-Arai-Yoshida) OF assists: 1 (Cone(Smith at 3rd base)) | | | a - K. Nemoto pinch hit for S. Takahashi in the 8th
BATTING Doubles: T. Smith (2, 6th Inning off S. Kikuchi, 0 on, 2 outs) , K. Hamasaki (28, 7th Inning off K. Miyaji, 0 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: J. Kono 2 (10, 5th Inning off S. Kikuchi, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off S. Kikuchi, 3 on, 1 out) Total Bases: K. Hamasaki 2 , S. Morioka , T. Hamano 3 , M. Yamaguchi , J. Kono 9 , T. Smith 3 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Hirata , M. Yamaguchi , J. Kono , K. Nemoto GIDP: T. Hamano , Y. Smith Sac Bunt: K. Hamasaki Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING SB: T. Hamano (1)
FIELDING Errors: S. Morioka (20) Double Plays: 1 (Hirata-Smith-Kawakami) | | |
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KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE | | HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE | |
Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | S. Kikuchi L (11-7) | 6.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 94 | 4.03 | K. Miyaji | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8.59 | H. Saito | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3.86 | | | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Jokichi Kono Ballpark: Nagoya Minami Stadium Weather: Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph Start Time: 7:35 PM JST Time: 2:56 Attendance: 29651 Special Notes: Rain delay of 22 minutes in the 7th inning. |
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