BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT KYOTO OWLS
09/15/1963
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT KYOTO OWLS
GAME ID: 6828 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sapporo Bears (58-53) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 1
Kyoto Owls (59-56) 0 0 5 0 3 0 0 4 X 12 10 0
Owls, Seki Blast Bears, 12-1
The Kyoto Owls topped the Sapporo Bears by a score of 12-1. Leading the way was catcher Koto Seki. Seki was 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 4 for the Owls. The victory gives the Owls a record of 59-56.

In the bottom of the third, Kyoto left fielder Seisaku Nishimura had a productive at-bat. With the bases loaded and one out, Nishimura stroked a run-scoring single to right. It made the score 3-1, Kyoto. For the game, he went 1-3.

Sapporo manager Kenjiro Hirata called the blowout loss "not my idea of a good time."
SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Tanaka LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .265 16 42
   c-I. Arakaki PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   W. Shibata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Onishi CF, RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .247 5 32
U. Ota RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .274 16 62
   d-S. Katayama PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .400 1 3
   e-K. Hayashida RF, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .108 1 2
S. Nishimoto 1B, LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .270 23 71
S. Takahashi C 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .235 17 50
T. Yamamoto 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .242 2 32
M. Ishikawa SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .197 6 35
K. Takayama 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 3 .217 5 33
T. Wada P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .130 0 0
   a-N. Kodama PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .248 3 14
   S. Nagamatsu P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 0 5
   b-H. Sato PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 1 3
Totals 34 1 8 1 1 8 21      
a - N. Kodama pinch hit for T. Wada in the 5th
b - H. Sato pinch hit for S. Nagamatsu in the 7th
c - I. Arakaki pinch hit for T. Tanaka in the 7th
d - S. Katayama pinch hit for U. Ota in the 8th
e - K. Hayashida substituted for S. Katayama in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Takahashi (13, 2nd Inning off Y. Goto, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Nishimoto (11, 4th Inning off Y. Goto, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Onishi 2 , S. Nishimoto 3 , S. Takahashi 3 , K. Takayama 2
2-out RBI: K. Takayama
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Ishikawa , K. Takayama , T. Wada
GIDP: U. Ota
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: M. Ishikawa (28)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Shimada 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .249 16 55
J. McDonald 2B 5 2 1 1 0 1 2 .248 6 31
B. Arai SS 4 3 1 2 1 0 1 .334 17 51
S. Nishimura LF 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .261 5 28
   a-N. Nishio PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241 13 64
Y. Yoshida RF 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 .250 11 50
   b-J. Hara PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 0 3
   d-G. Yokoyama 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 1 13
T. Hayashi 1B 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 .230 13 54
   c-T. Endo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 0 0
   e-T. Hasegawa RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 8 30
K. Yamamoto CF 3 2 2 1 1 0 2 .238 4 36
K. Seki C 4 2 3 4 0 1 0 .312 11 44
Y. Goto P 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .153 0 6
   K. Takenaka P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 12 10 12 4 5 15      
a - N. Nishio pinch hit for S. Nishimura in the 7th
b - J. Hara pinch hit for Y. Yoshida in the 7th
c - T. Endo pinch hit for T. Hayashi in the 7th
d - G. Yokoyama substituted for J. Hara in the 8th
e - T. Hasegawa substituted for T. Endo in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: K. Seki (11, 8th Inning off W. Shibata, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Arai (17, 8th Inning off W. Shibata, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Shimada , J. McDonald , B. Arai 4 , S. Nishimura , K. Yamamoto 2 , K. Seki 6 , Y. Goto
2-out RBI: B. Arai , K. Yamamoto , K. Seki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Yamamoto , Y. Goto
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Arai-McDonald-Hayashi)
SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Wada L (8-9) 4.0 4 5 5 2 3 0 58 5.18   
S. Nagamatsu 2.0 2 3 0 2 1 0 37 4.01   
W. Shibata 2.0 4 4 4 0 1 2 31 3.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Wada 35
Batters Faced: T. Wada 19, S. Nagamatsu 11, W. Shibata 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Wada 8-2, S. Nagamatsu 2-3, W. Shibata 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Wada 58-34, S. Nagamatsu 37-20, W. Shibata 31-21
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Goto W (10-10) 8.1 8 1 1 1 7 0 111 2.59   
K. Takenaka 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 3.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Goto 69
Batters Faced: Y. Goto 33, K. Takenaka 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Goto 9-8, K. Takenaka 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Goto 111-77, K. Takenaka 8-5
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Koto Seki
Ballpark: Owls Park
Weather: Rain (79 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM JST
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 17853
Special Notes: Rain delay of 24 minutes in the 6th inning.
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