BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT KYOTO OWLS
09/14/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT KYOTO OWLS
GAME ID: 6827 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sapporo Bears (52-71) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 7 0
Kyoto Owls (68-56) 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 X 7 8 0
Owls Clonk Bears, 7-3
The Kyoto Owls topped the Sapporo Bears, 7-3, in Eastern League action at Owls Park. The standout performance belonged to Kyoto pitcher and Urasoe, Japan, native Ukita Tomita. The second-place Owls have won 4 straight games.

In the bottom of the sixth, Kyoto right fielder Sukeichi Onodera had a productive at-bat. With the bases loaded and one out, Onodera stroked a run-scoring single to center. It made the score 3-1, Kyoto. For the game, he went 2-4 with 2 singles, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once.

"It's a mindset," said Tomita. "Just trying to do your job, trying to be consistent."
SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Murata SS 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .232 16 35
Y. Akamine 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .216 3 10
T. Kusumoto LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .279 10 58
K. Hotta RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .290 16 59
N. Toyama CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .305 12 47
J. Dow 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .259 2 7
K. Yoneda 3B 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .263 5 30
S. Arakawa C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256 14 41
   b-T. Yamamoto PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .212 3 17
T. Takada P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .140 0 3
   S. Kanehara P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-N. Fukuda PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 4 19
   N. Burns P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-Y. Nakamura PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .300 0 5
Totals 30 3 7 3 5 2 15      
a - N. Fukuda pinch hit for S. Kanehara in the 8th
b - T. Yamamoto pinch hit for S. Arakawa in the 9th
c - Y. Nakamura pinch hit for N. Burns in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Hotta (24, 9th Inning off U. Tomita, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: T. Kusumoto (5, 6th Inning off U. Tomita, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Murata 2 , T. Kusumoto 4 , K. Hotta 2 , N. Toyama , S. Arakawa
2-out RBI: T. Kusumoto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Akamine , K. Hotta , Y. Nakamura
GIDP: K. Hotta , K. Yoneda
Sac Bunt: T. Takada
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Murata (23)
CS: K. Hotta (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Dow-Murata-Akamine)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Smith LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .261 19 41
M. Smith CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272 18 61
T. Wada 1B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .297 18 80
B. Arai SS 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .298 34 94
H. Yamashita C 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .254 25 51
T. Endo 2B 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .212 12 34
S. Onodera RF 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .205 3 17
T. Kato 3B 4 1 1 2 0 2 2 .247 15 58
U. Tomita P 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .088 0 3
Totals 29 7 8 7 3 7 9      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Wada (16, 6th Inning off T. Takada, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Kato (13, 6th Inning off T. Takada, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Smith , T. Wada 3 , B. Arai , H. Yamashita , S. Onodera 2 , T. Kato 2
2-out RBI: S. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Smith
GIDP: H. Yamashita
Sac Bunt: T. Endo , U. Tomita
Sac Fly: U. Tomita
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Wada-Arai-Wada, Arai-Endo-Wada)
SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Takada L (7-11) 5.2 6 7 7 3 5 0 108 5.59   
S. Kanehara 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 26 1.80   
N. Burns 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 4.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Takada 31
Batters Faced: T. Takada 27, S. Kanehara 5, N. Burns 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Takada 9-4, S. Kanehara 2-0, N. Burns 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Takada 108-62, S. Kanehara 26-16, N. Burns 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Kanehara 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
U. Tomita W (11-8) 9.0 7 3 3 5 2 0 114 3.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: U. Tomita 58
Batters Faced: U. Tomita 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: U. Tomita 14-8
Pitches - Strikes: U. Tomita 114-69
WP: U. Tomita
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ukita Tomita
Ballpark: Owls Park
Weather: Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 21163
Special Notes: Rain delay of 15 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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