| BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT KYOTO OWLS 09/08/1961 | | | | | |
| BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT KYOTO OWLS | GAME ID: 6810 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 1961 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Yokohama Kingfishers (54-56) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | Kyoto Owls (57-53) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | | | | |
Owls 3-2 Losers to Yokohama | Both teams had their chances, but the Yokohama Kingfishers eventually prevailed.
The Yokohama Kingfishers used the hitting of first baseman Kimiyasu Aoki to subdue the Kyoto Owls, 3-2. For the game, Aoki went 3 for 4 with a home run and a double. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. The winner was Toshinori Osada, who threw 117 pitches over 8 innings. The left-hander was charged with 2 runs on 5 hits.
Yoshiyasu Maeda, who is tied for 8th in the EL in doubles with 23, helped out the Yokohama cause in the top of the sixth inning with a run-scoring double. For the game, the second baseman went 2 for 4 with a double.
Yokohama manager Tommy McDonell praised his team's "businesslike approach."
By defeating Kyoto, the 5th-place Kingfishers improved to 54-56. | |
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YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE | | KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - S. Fukuda substituted for K. Aoki in the 7th b - T. Oishi pinch hit for T. Osada in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: K. Aoki (4, 5th Inning off T. Miyata, 1 on, 2 outs) , Y. Maeda (23, 6th Inning off T. Miyata, 2 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: K. Aoki (13, 7th Inning off T. Miyata, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: K. Aoki 7 , T. Kaneshige , F. Sonoda , Y. Maeda 3 2-out RBI: K. Aoki , Y. Maeda Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Sato , T. Kaneshige , T. Osada GIDP: M. Kobayashi Hit by Pitch: F. Sonoda Team LOB: 9
BASERUNNING CS: D. Sato (4)
FIELDING Errors: Y. Okazaki (6) | | | | |
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YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE | | KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE | |
Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | T. Osada W (7-8) | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 117 | 4.11 | K. Yagi SV (6) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2.28 | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | T. Miyata L (11-8) | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 131 | 4.64 | S. Shindo | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 6.02 | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Kimiyasu Aoki Ballpark: Owls Park Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph Start Time: 7:05 PM JST Time: 2:44 Attendance: 35988 |
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