BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT RAKISUTA RAMS
09/14/1974
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BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT RAKISUTA RAMS
GAME ID: 6827 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kyoto Owls (70-53) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 11 1
Rakisuta Rams (59-64) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
Win Goes to Owls in Tight Contest
Kyoto pitcher Norikazu Takai had a large part in his team beating the Rakisuta Rams, 4-2. The right-hander kept opposing batters in check throughout the game. With this game in the books, Kyoto is 70-53, Rakisuta 59-64.

Kyoto relied on the bat of Shun Smith to get the win. The left fielder produced a 2-run double in the top of the ninth inning to put the Owls ahead, 4-2. For the game, Smith had 1 double and 1 home run in 5 at-bats.

"Getting the win feels nice," said Smith. "More importantly, I had a good game."
KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Yamamoto RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .275 14 46
S. Smith LF 5 1 2 3 0 0 2 .263 24 61
B. Arai SS 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 .304 28 76
H. Yamashita C 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .255 33 75
T. Wada 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .304 27 81
M. Smith CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .273 20 68
T. Kato 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .266 26 78
   K. Kon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Endo 2B 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .313 7 36
N. Takai P 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .136 0 2
   a-K. Shoji 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .375 0 0
Totals 35 4 11 4 4 4 17      
a - K. Shoji substituted for N. Takai in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Smith (15, 9th Inning off S. Hayakawa, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Smith (24, 1st Inning off Y. Shiina, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Endo (7, 7th Inning off Y. Shiina, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Yamamoto , S. Smith 6 , B. Arai 2 , H. Yamashita , T. Kato , T. Endo 5 , N. Takai , K. Shoji
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Yamamoto , M. Smith 2
GIDP: H. Yamashita
Sac Bunt: N. Takai
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: T. Kato (21)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Fujimoto CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .327 1 4
G. Yagi LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .271 11 46
Y. Ishihara RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .300 17 41
H. Nomura SS 4 1 2 0 0 2 2 .249 29 80
S. Fukushima 3B 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 .313 16 51
   b-M. Nakamura PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .268 2 13
S. Murata 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .211 2 12
   c-R. Onishi PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .227 15 38
   d-G. McCauley 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 4 13
T. Matsui 2B 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 .250 8 43
K. Imakake C 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 .239 5 45
Y. Shiina P 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .127 0 4
   a-S. Nakayama PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 4 20
   S. Hayakawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   e-Y. Matsumoto PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273 0 1
Totals 35 2 8 2 3 10 22      
a - S. Nakayama pinch hit for Y. Shiina in the 7th
b - M. Nakamura pinch hit for S. Fukushima in the 8th
c - R. Onishi pinch hit for S. Murata in the 8th
d - G. McCauley substituted for R. Onishi in the 9th
e - Y. Matsumoto pinch hit for S. Hayakawa in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Imakake (10, 3rd Inning off N. Takai, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Nomura (10, 4th Inning off N. Takai, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Matsui (6, 4th Inning off N. Takai, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Fujimoto 2 , G. Yagi , Y. Ishihara , H. Nomura 3 , T. Matsui 2 , K. Imakake 2
2-out RBI: T. Matsui
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Yagi 2 , K. Imakake , Y. Shiina
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Fujimoto (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Nomura-Matsui-Nakamura)
OF assists: 1 (Ishihara(Takai at home))
KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Takai 7.0 7 2 0 2 6 0 98 3.45   
K. Kon W (4-7) 2.0 1 0 0 1 4 0 31 3.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Takai 63
Batters Faced: N. Takai 30, K. Kon 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Takai 6-8, K. Kon 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Takai 98-69, K. Kon 31-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Kon 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Shiina 7.0 8 2 2 2 3 2 115 3.80   
S. Hayakawa L (4-6) 2.0 3 2 2 2 1 0 33 4.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Shiina 54
Batters Faced: Y. Shiina 30, S. Hayakawa 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Shiina 8-9, S. Hayakawa 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Shiina 115-75, S. Hayakawa 33-21
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Norikazu Takai
Ballpark: Rakisuta Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 17858
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