BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT RAKISUTA RAMS
09/13/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT RAKISUTA RAMS
GAME ID: 6826 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kyoto Owls (69-53) 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 13 0
Rakisuta Rams (59-63) 0 1 1 0 0 9 0 0 X 11 12 2
Rams Get Better of Owls, 11-8
Taysuke Fujimoto added some punch to the Rakisuta offense, helping them outmuscle the Kyoto Owls, 11-8. In the game, Fujimoto, who is the 4th-best prospect in the Rams organization, was 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3. The winning pitcher was Juro Esaki. He's now 8-13. He went 6 innings, allowing 6 runs on 10 hits for the Rams. The 4th-place Rams now have a win-loss record of 59-63.

The Rams extended their lead in the bottom of the sixth. With one out and the bases loaded, Hideharu Nomura hit a sacrifice fly to make it 8-6, Rakisuta.

"We just try to have good at-bats, whether we're winning, losing, or tied," said Nomura.
KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Yamamoto RF 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 .276 14 46
S. Smith LF 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .261 23 58
B. Arai SS 5 1 1 4 0 0 4 .301 28 76
H. Yamashita C 3 0 2 1 2 1 1 .256 33 75
T. Wada 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 .306 27 81
M. Smith CF 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .275 20 68
T. Kato 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .267 26 78
T. Endo 2B 3 2 1 1 0 1 2 .310 6 35
U. Tomita P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .150 0 1
   M. Matsunaga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Yokoyama PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .271 2 9
   A. Perales P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 8 13 8 3 3 19      
a - M. Yokoyama pinch hit for M. Matsunaga in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Smith 2 (17, 3rd Inning off J. Esaki, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off J. Esaki, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Arai (28, 1st Inning off J. Esaki, 2 on, 0 outs) , M. Yokoyama (2, 8th Inning off S. Hayakawa, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Yamamoto , S. Smith 3 , B. Arai 4 , H. Yamashita 2 , M. Smith 5 , T. Kato , T. Endo , M. Yokoyama 4
2-out RBI: H. Yamashita
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Yamamoto , T. Wada 2 , T. Kato , U. Tomita
GIDP: B. Arai , T. Wada 2
Sac Bunt: U. Tomita
Sac Fly: T. Endo
Hit by Pitch: S. Smith
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Smith (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Fujimoto CF 5 2 3 3 0 1 0 .320 1 4
G. Yagi LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .272 11 46
H. Nomura SS 4 0 0 1 0 2 4 .246 29 80
S. Fukushima 3B 5 2 3 1 0 0 1 .315 16 51
S. Murata 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .215 2 12
S. Nakayama RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .274 4 20
T. Matsui 2B 3 2 1 2 1 0 2 .249 8 41
K. Imakake C 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 .238 5 45
J. Esaki P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 0 6
   a-Y. Ishihara PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .301 17 41
   S. Suzuki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   b-G. McCauley PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .185 4 13
   S. Hayakawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
Totals 35 11 12 10 4 4 10      
a - Y. Ishihara pinch hit for J. Esaki in the 6th
b - G. McCauley pinch hit for S. Suzuki in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Matsui (8, 2nd Inning off U. Tomita, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Fujimoto (1, 3rd Inning off U. Tomita, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Fujimoto 6 , G. Yagi , S. Fukushima 3 , S. Murata , S. Nakayama 2 , T. Matsui 4 , Y. Ishihara
2-out RBI: S. Fukushima , S. Nakayama , T. Matsui
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Murata , T. Matsui
Sac Fly: H. Nomura
Hit by Pitch: G. Yagi
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: T. Fujimoto (1) , H. Nomura (20)
Double Plays: 3 (Nomura-Matsui-Murata, Nomura-Matsui-Murata, Matsui-Nomura-Murata)
KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
U. Tomita L (12-8) 5.1 9 9 9 2 2 2 102 4.36   
M. Matsunaga 1.2 3 2 2 2 1 0 31 6.20   
A. Perales 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 3.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: U. Tomita 14
Batters Faced: U. Tomita 28, M. Matsunaga 10, A. Perales 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: U. Tomita 4-10, M. Matsunaga 1-3, A. Perales 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: U. Tomita 102-63, M. Matsunaga 31-15, A. Perales 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Matsunaga 2-2
WP: M. Matsunaga
Hit Batsmen: U. Tomita
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Esaki W (8-13) 6.0 10 6 6 1 3 1 98 5.14   
S. Suzuki 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 15 3.29   
S. Hayakawa 2.0 2 2 1 1 0 1 30 3.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Esaki 30
Batters Faced: J. Esaki 30, S. Suzuki 4, S. Hayakawa 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Esaki 9-6, S. Suzuki 1-1, S. Hayakawa 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Esaki 98-61, S. Suzuki 15-9, S. Hayakawa 30-18
WP: J. Esaki
Hit Batsmen: J. Esaki
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Taysuke Fujimoto
Ballpark: Rakisuta Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 13 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM JST
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 18061
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