BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT SAPPORO BEARS
08/28/1963
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT SAPPORO BEARS
GAME ID: 6785 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28TH , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kyoto Owls (53-49) 3 0 0 3 0 0 5 0 0 11 11 2
Sapporo Bears (50-46) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 8 0
Owls Rough Up Bears, 11-1
Getting a good performance from second baseman John McDonald, the Kyoto Owls defeated the Sapporo Bears, 11-1. McDonald was 2-5 with 2 home runs and a walk, while adding 6 RBI and scoring twice for the Owls. Kyoto has run its win streak to 4 straight.

In the top of the first, McDonald had a 2-run home run for Kyoto. It was his 6th home run of the season and put the Owls on top, 2-0.

"It was a tough night at the plate," said Sapporo manager Kenjiro Hirata.
KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Shimada 3B 0 3 0 0 6 0 0 .252 14 49
J. McDonald 2B 5 2 2 6 1 1 7 .251 6 29
B. Arai SS 6 0 2 3 0 0 2 .345 14 44
S. Nishimura LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .255 3 17
   a-J. Hara PH, LF 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .385 0 3
Y. Yoshida RF 4 1 0 0 2 1 2 .259 11 45
T. Hayashi 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .238 13 49
K. Yamamoto CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .204 3 25
T. Hasegawa C 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .245 8 30
T. Miyata P 4 2 1 0 1 3 2 .224 0 6
   S. Shindo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
Totals 37 11 11 11 11 7 21      
a - J. Hara pinch hit for S. Nishimura in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Hayashi (13, 1st Inning off T. Wada, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Arai (15, 4th Inning off T. Wada, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. McDonald 2 (6, 1st Inning off T. Wada, 1 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off T. Muraoka, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. McDonald 8 , B. Arai 3 , T. Hayashi 3 , K. Yamamoto 2 , T. Hasegawa 2 , T. Miyata
2-out RBI: J. McDonald , B. Arai , T. Hayashi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. McDonald , S. Nishimura 2 , Y. Yoshida , K. Yamamoto
Sac Fly: T. Hasegawa
Hit by Pitch: T. Hayashi
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Shimada (16)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Arai (12) , S. Nishimura (2)
Double Plays: 3 (Arai-Hayashi, Shimada-McDonald-Hayashi, Arai-McDonald-Hayashi)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Tanaka LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .265 13 36
T. Yamamoto 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .246 1 24
U. Ota RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .280 11 50
S. Nishimoto 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .266 19 65
M. Jenks C 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .237 0 5
R. Onishi CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .238 5 31
K. Takayama 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .217 4 27
M. Ishikawa SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .199 6 34
T. Wada P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .100 0 0
   T. Muraoka P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231 0 1
   W. Shibata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Ishii PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 4 13
   K. Okada P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
   b-N. Kodama PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265 2 13
Totals 33 1 8 1 3 5 17      
a - T. Ishii pinch hit for W. Shibata in the 7th
b - N. Kodama pinch hit for K. Okada in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: U. Ota (18, 1st Inning off T. Miyata, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Tanaka , T. Yamamoto , U. Ota 2 , M. Jenks 2 , K. Takayama 2 , T. Muraoka
2-out RBI: K. Takayama
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: U. Ota , S. Nishimoto , M. Ishikawa 2
GIDP: T. Yamamoto , N. Kodama
Team LOB: 8
KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Miyata W (8-9) 8.0 7 1 1 3 5 0 123 3.38   
S. Shindo 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Miyata 66
Batters Faced: T. Miyata 33, S. Shindo 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Miyata 7-10, S. Shindo 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Miyata 123-77, S. Shindo 5-3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Wada L (8-7) 3.2 5 6 6 5 2 1 92 5.17   
T. Muraoka 3.0 5 5 5 5 1 1 76 3.23   
W. Shibata 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.18   
K. Okada 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 37 2.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Wada 22
Batters Faced: T. Wada 21, T. Muraoka 19, W. Shibata 1, K. Okada 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Wada 5-4, T. Muraoka 5-3, W. Shibata 0-0, K. Okada 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Wada 92-51, T. Muraoka 76-37, W. Shibata 3-3, K. Okada 37-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Muraoka 1-0 , W. Shibata 2-0
WP: T. Muraoka
Hit Batsmen: K. Okada
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John McDonald
Ballpark: Sapporo Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 3:44
Attendance: 15378
Special Notes: Rain delay of 34 minutes in the 3rd inning. Tomonori Shimada ties the EL regular season game record for bases on balls with 5. Tomonori Shimada sets the EL regular season game record for bases on balls with 6.
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