 | | 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. | |
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| KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE | | RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE | |
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) | | | 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) | | |
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| KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE | | RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| | | | 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 | | |
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| 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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