BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT RAKISUTA RAMS
09/15/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT RAKISUTA RAMS
GAME ID: 6828 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kyoto Owls (71-53) 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 7 11 1
Rakisuta Rams (59-65) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 5 9 0
Arai Stars in 7-5 Win for Kyoto
Behind a fine performance from Bungo Arai, the Kyoto Owls knocked off the Rakisuta Rams, 7-5. Arai went 2 for 4 with 2 home runs and a walk. He scored 3 times and drove in 3 for the Owls. Kenshin Kon earned his 22nd save, after closing out the game. The Owls improved their record to 71-53 by beating Rakisuta.

Toyohiro Wada, who is tied for 4th in the EL with a .398 on-base percentage, contributed to the Kyoto win with a 2-run home run in the top of the ninth. For the game, the first baseman had 2 hits in 3 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 2 runs scored, and 2 RBI.

"At the end of the day, wins and losses are really the only thing that matters," said Arai.
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 1 .275 14 46
S. Smith LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .264 24 61
B. Arai SS 4 3 2 3 1 1 1 .306 30 79
T. Wada 1B 3 2 2 2 2 0 1 .307 28 83
M. Smith CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .273 20 68
A. Yokota C 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .229 2 9
T. Kato 3B 4 1 1 1 1 1 4 .266 26 79
T. Endo 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 .313 7 37
K. Okada P 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .161 0 4
   a-M. Yokoyama PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267 2 9
   K. Kon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 7 11 7 7 4 22      
a - M. Yokoyama pinch hit for K. Okada in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Kato (13, 2nd Inning off K. Wada, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Endo (8, 2nd Inning off K. Wada, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Yokota (4, 4th Inning off K. Wada, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Arai 2 (30, 3rd Inning off K. Wada, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off K. Wada, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Wada (28, 9th Inning off G. Matsuda, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Yamamoto , S. Smith 2 , B. Arai 8 , T. Wada 5 , M. Smith , A. Yokota 2 , T. Kato 2 , T. Endo 2
2-out RBI: B. Arai , T. Kato , T. Endo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Yamamoto , K. Okada 3
GIDP: M. Yokoyama
Sac Bunt: M. Smith
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Kato (2)
CS: S. Smith (13)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Kato (22)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Fujimoto CF 5 2 2 2 0 1 1 .333 2 6
G. Yagi LF 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 .271 12 47
Y. Ishihara RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .302 17 42
H. Nomura SS 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .249 29 81
S. Fukushima 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .312 16 51
M. Nakamura 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .267 2 13
T. Matsui 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .248 8 43
K. Imakake C 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .239 5 45
K. Wada P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .172 2 6
   a-R. Onishi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .226 15 38
   G. Matsuda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-S. Nakayama PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 4 20
Totals 37 5 9 5 2 4 13      
a - R. Onishi pinch hit for K. Wada in the 7th
b - S. Nakayama pinch hit for G. Matsuda in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Nomura (11, 7th Inning off K. Okada, 1 on, 2 outs) , Y. Ishihara (11, 7th Inning off K. Okada, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Yagi (12, 6th Inning off K. Okada, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Fujimoto (2, 9th Inning off K. Kon, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Fujimoto 5 , G. Yagi 4 , Y. Ishihara 3 , H. Nomura 2 , S. Fukushima , M. Nakamura , K. Imakake
2-out RBI: Y. Ishihara , H. Nomura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Fujimoto , S. Fukushima , M. Nakamura , T. Matsui
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Imakake (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Nomura-Matsui-Nakamura)
KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Okada W (9-9) 7.0 8 4 4 2 4 1 105 3.22   
K. Kon SV (22) 2.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 25 3.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Okada 47
Batters Faced: K. Okada 32, K. Kon 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Okada 11-6, K. Kon 1-5
Pitches - Strikes: K. Okada 105-66, K. Kon 25-16
WP: K. Okada
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Wada L (7-9) 7.0 9 5 5 4 4 2 145 4.58   
G. Matsuda 2.0 2 2 2 3 0 1 41 6.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Wada 39
Batters Faced: K. Wada 33, G. Matsuda 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Wada 3-13, G. Matsuda 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: K. Wada 145-82, G. Matsuda 41-27
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bungo Arai
Ballpark: Rakisuta Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 16414
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