BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT KYOTO OWLS
08/31/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT KYOTO OWLS
GAME ID: 6790 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sapporo Bears (44-67) 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0
Kyoto Owls (63-48) 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 4 6 0
Owls Claim 4-3 Win
The Kyoto Owls picked up a win at Owls Park, knocking off the Sapporo Bears, 4-3. On the mound for Kyoto was right-hander Takamitsu Fujiwara. He played a key role in the triumph. Fujiwara picked up the win for Kyoto, going 7 innings. He gave up 3 runs on 6 hits. He now sports a record of 12-5. With the win, the Owls improved to 63-48.

The Owls beat the Bears with some clutch hitting. The single by Manzo Yokoyama in the bottom of the seventh is a good example. With two down, Yokoyama gave his team the lead, 4-3, when he came through with the big hit.

After the game, Yokoyama applauded his team's resolve. "We kept our focus on the task before us," he said.
SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Shiotani 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .235 10 37
T. Yamamoto LF 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .225 8 29
K. Hotta RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .251 8 44
S. Murata SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .272 10 54
K. Yoneda 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .248 3 28
N. Toyama CF 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .250 6 25
   a-K. Sato PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 3 13
G. Nakashima 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 8 31
   b-Y. Akamine PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .312 1 2
S. Arakawa C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .182 7 21
C. Abe P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .049 0 1
Totals 31 3 6 3 2 6 8      
a - K. Sato pinch hit for N. Toyama in the 9th
b - Y. Akamine pinch hit for G. Nakashima in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: N. Toyama (6, 2nd Inning off T. Fujiwara, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Shiotani 2 , K. Hotta , S. Murata 2 , N. Toyama 4
2-out RBI: S. Murata
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Hotta , K. Yoneda
Sac Bunt: K. Yoneda
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Shiotani 2 (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Yamamoto RF 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .280 13 43
S. Smith LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .254 21 52
B. Arai SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .297 24 63
H. Yamashita C 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .248 31 67
T. Wada 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .320 26 79
M. Smith CF 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 .266 20 66
T. Kato 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275 25 72
T. Manabe 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .217 5 18
T. Fujiwara P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 1 4
   a-M. Yokoyama PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .283 1 7
   K. Kon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 4 6 3 2 4 8      
a - M. Yokoyama pinch hit for T. Fujiwara in the 7th

BATTING
Triples: K. Yamamoto (2, 1st Inning off C. Abe, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Smith (20, 2nd Inning off C. Abe, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Yamamoto (13, 3rd Inning off C. Abe, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Yamamoto 7 , B. Arai , M. Smith 5 , M. Yokoyama
2-out RBI: M. Yokoyama
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Smith-Kato)
OF assists: 1 (Smith(Shiotani at 3rd base))
SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Abe L (6-9) 8.0 6 4 4 2 4 2 132 5.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Abe 56
Batters Faced: C. Abe 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Abe 14-6
Pitches - Strikes: C. Abe 132-84
WP: C. Abe
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Fujiwara W (12-5) 7.0 6 3 3 1 4 1 69 3.02   
K. Kon SV (20) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 27 3.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Fujiwara 56
Batters Faced: T. Fujiwara 27, K. Kon 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Fujiwara 9-7, K. Kon 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Fujiwara 69-49, K. Kon 27-16
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Takamitsu Fujiwara
Ballpark: Owls Park
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM JST
Time: 2:28
Attendance: 27651
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