 | 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. | |
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KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE | | SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE | |
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) | | | 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 | | |
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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. 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 | | |
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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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