BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
RAKISUTA RAMS AT KYOTO OWLS
09/05/1975
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BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
RAKISUTA RAMS AT KYOTO OWLS
GAME ID: 6801 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Rakisuta Rams (55-61) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 11 0
Kyoto Owls (64-52) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 1
Rams Score 3-1 Win Over Kyoto
Rakisuta and Kyoto put this game in the books despite some rain.

The Rakisuta Rams earned a close win over the Kyoto Owls, thanks in part to Juro Esaki. The Rakisuta right-hander, who is tied for 3rd in the EL in innings pitched with 183.0, played a key role in the 3-1 victory. In 7 innings, Esaki surrendered 5 hits, while striking out 9 and walking 0. He allowed 1 run. Yoshimatsu Shiina was credited with the save, his 8th in 10 tries.

Hideharu Nomura, who led the EL in on-base percentage with .405 in 1968, had a direct impact on the outcome. Nomura contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the fifth inning to put Rakisuta up, 2-0.

In postgame remarks, Nomura applauded his team's "toughness."

The second-place Owls now sit at 64-52.
RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Hayashi CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .188 1 1
G. Yagi LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .258 18 43
S. Fukushima 3B 5 0 4 1 0 0 0 .271 15 47
H. Nomura SS 4 0 2 1 1 1 3 .310 23 55
M. Nakamura 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .220 4 13
S. Kamo RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .248 1 43
T. Matsui 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .212 5 23
   a-Y. Ishihara PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .244 9 29
   c-R. Onishi PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .257 17 43
   d-G. McCauley 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197 5 28
K. Imakake C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .244 1 47
J. Esaki P 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .107 0 2
   b-S. Nakayama PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .300 4 14
   Y. Shiina P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 0 1
Totals 38 3 11 2 3 5 19      
a - Y. Ishihara pinch hit for T. Matsui in the 8th
b - S. Nakayama pinch hit for J. Esaki in the 8th
c - R. Onishi pinch ran for Y. Ishihara in the 8th
d - G. McCauley substituted for R. Onishi in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: O. Hayashi , G. Yagi 2 , S. Fukushima 4 , H. Nomura 2 , S. Kamo , Y. Ishihara
2-out RBI: S. Fukushima , H. Nomura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Hayashi , H. Nomura , M. Nakamura 2 , S. Kamo , T. Matsui , J. Esaki
Sac Bunt: M. Nakamura
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Nomura-Matsui-Nakamura)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Fujimoto RF 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .246 5 11
S. Smith LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .259 19 38
B. Arai SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .302 33 89
H. Yamashita C 4 1 1 1 0 3 1 .250 20 42
T. Wada 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .289 18 75
M. Smith CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .276 17 57
T. Kato 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .251 14 55
T. Endo 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .207 12 34
   a-S. Onodera PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .171 3 15
   b-T. Manabe 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 4 8
N. Takai P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .136 0 2
   H. Caltagirone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-M. Abe PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
   S. Kikuchi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 28 1 5 1 0 12 8      
a - S. Onodera pinch hit for T. Endo in the 7th
b - T. Manabe substituted for S. Onodera in the 8th
c - M. Abe pinch hit for H. Caltagirone in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: H. Yamashita (20, 7th Inning off J. Esaki, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Fujimoto , S. Smith , H. Yamashita 4 , T. Wada , T. Kato
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Yamashita , T. Endo , S. Onodera
GIDP: B. Arai
Sac Bunt: S. Smith , M. Smith
Hit by Pitch: M. Fujimoto , T. Wada
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Kato (1)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Manabe (3)
PB: H. Yamashita
RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Esaki W (10-9) 7.0 5 1 1 0 9 1 100 3.98   
Y. Shiina SV (8) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 24 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Esaki 72
Batters Faced: J. Esaki 26, Y. Shiina 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Esaki 9-1, Y. Shiina 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Esaki 100-68, Y. Shiina 24-16
Hit Batsmen: J. Esaki 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Takai L (8-11) 6.2 9 2 2 1 4 0 122 3.84   
H. Caltagirone 1.1 1 1 0 1 0 0 24 5.89   
S. Kikuchi 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 22 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Takai 51
Batters Faced: N. Takai 30, H. Caltagirone 7, S. Kikuchi 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Takai 8-8, H. Caltagirone 2-2, S. Kikuchi 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Takai 122-80, H. Caltagirone 24-12, S. Kikuchi 22-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Caltagirone 1-0
WP: H. Caltagirone
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juro Esaki
Ballpark: Owls Park
Weather: Rain (79 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 25053
Special Notes: Rain delay of 25 minutes in the 7th inning.
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