BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
RAKISUTA RAMS AT KYOTO OWLS
08/27/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
RAKISUTA RAMS AT KYOTO OWLS
GAME ID: 6784 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Rakisuta Rams (52-55) 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 6 11 0
Kyoto Owls (60-48) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 11 1
Rams Lick Owls, 6-3
The Rakisuta Rams topped the Kyoto Owls, 6-3, with shortstop Hideharu Nomura playing a big role. Nomura went 1 for 3 with a home run and 2 walks. He scored 2 times and drove in 2 for the Rams in the win. The winning pitcher was Kinichi Harada. He tossed 102 pitches over 7 innings, allowing 3 runs on 9 hits. Sadato Hayakawa nailed down his 18th save.

In the top of the sixth, with the game tied, the Owls allowed the Rams to take a 3-2 lead on a base hit and Kyoto error.

"It's nice to deliver when your team's counting on you," said Murata.

With this game in the books, Rakisuta is 52-55, Kyoto 60-48.
RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Onishi CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .232 15 36
T. Matsui 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .248 6 34
   b-Y. Ishihara PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 17 39
   c-G. McCauley 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191 4 12
H. Nomura SS 3 2 1 2 2 1 1 .269 27 74
S. Murata 1B 5 2 2 1 0 0 3 .206 1 8
S. Nakayama LF 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .271 2 16
S. Kamo RF 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .233 2 31
K. Harada 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .190 0 5
H. Wada C 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .176 2 6
K. Harada P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .104 1 4
   a-S. Fukushima PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .307 14 40
   S. Hayakawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 6 11 5 3 8 21      
a - S. Fukushima pinch hit for K. Harada in the 8th
b - Y. Ishihara pinch hit for T. Matsui in the 9th
c - G. McCauley substituted for Y. Ishihara in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: S. Kamo (3, 8th Inning off S. Kikuchi, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Nomura (27, 3rd Inning off K. Okada, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Murata (1, 9th Inning off A. Perales, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Onishi , T. Matsui , H. Nomura 4 , S. Murata 5 , S. Nakayama 2 , S. Kamo 3 , K. Harada 2 , S. Fukushima
2-out RBI: H. Nomura , S. Murata , K. Harada , S. Fukushima
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Onishi , T. Matsui , S. Nakayama , K. Harada
GIDP: K. Harada
Sac Bunt: K. Harada
Hit by Pitch: H. Wada 2
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Matsui 2 (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Nomura-Matsui-Murata, Harada-Matsui-Murata, Harada-McCauley-Murata)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Yamamoto RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .276 12 40
A. Otani CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .235 2 9
   b-T. Kato PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267 25 71
   c-M. Smith CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262 19 65
B. Arai SS 5 1 3 0 0 1 1 .304 24 62
T. Wada 1B 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 .318 25 75
T. Manabe 2B 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 .228 5 18
S. Onodera LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .325 8 21
A. Yokota C 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .241 2 9
K. Shoji 3B 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 .286 0 0
K. Okada P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .146 0 3
   a-S. Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .254 21 51
   S. Kikuchi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-H. Yamashita PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .248 31 67
   A. Perales P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 3 11 2 5 4 18      
a - S. Smith pinch hit for K. Okada in the 6th
b - T. Kato pinch hit for A. Otani in the 7th
c - M. Smith substituted for T. Kato in the 8th
d - H. Yamashita pinch hit for S. Kikuchi in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Wada (20, 4th Inning off K. Harada, 1 on, 0 outs) , S. Onodera (3, 6th Inning off K. Harada, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Arai (11, 7th Inning off K. Harada, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Yamamoto 2 , B. Arai 4 , T. Wada 3 , S. Onodera 3 , A. Yokota , K. Shoji
2-out RBI: A. Yokota
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Otani , T. Wada , S. Smith , H. Yamashita
GIDP: M. Smith , S. Onodera , A. Yokota
Sac Bunt: T. Manabe , K. Okada
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Yamamoto (6)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Otani (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Arai-Manabe-Wada)
RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Harada W (13-8) 7.0 9 3 3 3 3 0 102 2.99   
S. Hayakawa SV (18) 2.0 2 0 0 2 1 0 32 3.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Harada 47
Batters Faced: K. Harada 31, S. Hayakawa 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Harada 10-6, S. Hayakawa 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Harada 102-67, S. Hayakawa 32-18
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Okada L (7-9) 6.0 7 4 4 1 7 1 112 3.41   
S. Kikuchi 2.0 2 1 1 2 1 0 40 5.57   
A. Perales 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 18 3.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Okada 48
Batters Faced: K. Okada 27, S. Kikuchi 10, A. Perales 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Okada 5-5, S. Kikuchi 4-1, A. Perales 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Okada 112-74, S. Kikuchi 40-22, A. Perales 18-11
WP: S. Kikuchi
Hit Batsmen: K. Okada 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hideharu Nomura
Ballpark: Owls Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (86 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM JST
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 20947
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