BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT KYOTO OWLS
09/13/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT KYOTO OWLS
GAME ID: 6826 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sapporo Bears (52-70) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1
Kyoto Owls (67-56) 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 X 7 7 1
Multi-HR Day for Yamashita as Owls Overpower Bears, 7-1
Hiroshi Yamashita left his imprint on the 7-1 Kyoto win against the Sapporo Bears. Yamashita, who is tied for 7th in the EL in home runs with 25, went 3 for 4 with 2 home runs, while adding 4 RBI and scoring twice. The winning pitcher was Takamitsu Fujiwara. He's now 15-8. He went 9 innings, allowing 1 run on 6 hits for the Owls. The Kyoto win streak is now 3 games.

The Owls got a big at-bat from shortstop Bungo Arai. For the game, Arai was 1-2 with a home run and 2 walks. He scored 2 times and drove in 3. In the bottom of the first, with runners on 1st and 2nd, he stroked a 3-run home run. His 34th home run of the season gave Kyoto a 3-0 lead.

"I really like what we did out there today," Yamashita said after the game.
SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Murata SS 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 .229 16 35
M. Shiotani 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .230 8 27
T. Kusumoto LF 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .276 10 57
K. Hotta RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .290 16 59
N. Toyama CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .306 12 46
J. Dow 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .268 2 7
K. Yoneda 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .269 5 29
S. Arakawa C 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .255 14 41
N. Shimada P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264 1 4
   T. Nakagawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 0
   a-N. Fukuda PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245 4 19
   N. Burns P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 1 6 1 3 1 11      
a - N. Fukuda pinch hit for T. Nakagawa in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Dow (6, 7th Inning off T. Fujiwara, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Shiotani , K. Hotta 2 , J. Dow 3 , S. Arakawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Hotta , N. Toyama , N. Fukuda
GIDP: T. Kusumoto , J. Dow , K. Yoneda
Sac Bunt: N. Shimada
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: K. Yoneda (7)
Double Plays: 3 (Yoneda-Dow-Shiotani, Yoneda-Shiotani, Dow-Murata-Shiotani)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Fujimoto RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .242 5 13
S. Smith LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .261 19 40
T. Wada 1B 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 .295 18 80
B. Arai SS 2 2 1 3 2 1 1 .299 34 93
H. Yamashita C 4 2 3 4 0 0 1 .253 25 51
M. Smith CF 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .274 18 61
T. Kato 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .247 15 56
T. Endo 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .213 12 34
T. Fujiwara P 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 .145 0 4
Totals 28 7 7 7 8 6 17      
BATTING
Home Runs: B. Arai (34, 1st Inning off N. Shimada, 2 on, 1 out) , H. Yamashita 2 (25, 3rd Inning off N. Shimada, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off N. Burns, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Fujimoto , B. Arai 4 , H. Yamashita 9 , T. Endo , T. Fujiwara
2-out RBI: H. Yamashita
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Wada , T. Endo
GIDP: M. Fujimoto 2 , M. Smith
Sac Bunt: S. Smith
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: S. Smith (6)
Double Plays: 3 (Fujiwara-Arai-Wada, Kato-Endo-Wada, Kato-Endo-Wada)
SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Shimada L (10-14) 4.1 5 5 5 7 4 2 88 4.97   
T. Nakagawa 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 5.32   
N. Burns 2.0 1 2 2 1 2 1 37 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Shimada 30
Batters Faced: N. Shimada 24, T. Nakagawa 5, N. Burns 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Shimada 4-3, T. Nakagawa 3-1, N. Burns 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Shimada 88-43, T. Nakagawa 16-13, N. Burns 37-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Nakagawa 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Fujiwara W (15-8) 9.0 6 1 1 3 1 0 117 3.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Fujiwara 69
Batters Faced: T. Fujiwara 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Fujiwara 14-9
Pitches - Strikes: T. Fujiwara 117-73
WP: T. Fujiwara
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hiroshi Yamashita
Ballpark: Owls Park
Weather: Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM JST
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 19981
Special Notes: Rain delay of 15 minutes in the 6th inning.
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