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.
KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Shimada 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .297 13 65
T. Hayashi LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .278 15 62
Y. Yoshida 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .274 13 57
B. Arai SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .294 21 60
K. Taira RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .281 4 16
T. Hasegawa C 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .261 11 50
G. Yokoyama 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .244 3 17
E. Cone CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .086 0 4
S. Kikuchi P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .208 1 4
   K. Miyaji P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Matsui PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 12 51
   H. Saito P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 0 3 0 4 5 14      
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))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Hamasaki LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .299 8 50
Y. Hirata SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .295 15 49
S. Morioka 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .314 15 59
S. Kawakami 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 .301 13 50
T. Hamano CF 4 1 3 0 0 0 3 .239 5 38
M. Yamaguchi RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 .215 6 31
J. Kono C 4 2 3 5 0 0 1 .303 10 52
Y. Smith 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .240 6 33
T. Smith P 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .244 0 4
   S. Takahashi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
   a-K. Nemoto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259 1 9
   S. Minami P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 0 0
Totals 32 5 11 5 3 3 20      
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)
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   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Kikuchi 37
Batters Faced: S. Kikuchi 27, K. Miyaji 5, H. Saito 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Kikuchi 6-8, K. Miyaji 2-0, H. Saito 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Kikuchi 94-57, K. Miyaji 14-9, H. Saito 14-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Smith W (7-9) 6.1 2 0 0 3 2 0 98 3.10   
S. Takahashi 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 24 3.75   
S. Minami 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 4.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Smith 68
Batters Faced: T. Smith 24, S. Takahashi 6, S. Minami 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Smith 7-9, S. Takahashi 1-2, S. Minami 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Smith 98-59, S. Takahashi 24-15, S. Minami 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Takahashi 1-0
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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