BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT RAKISUTA RAMS
09/15/1962
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT RAKISUTA RAMS
GAME ID: 6828 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH , 1962 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kyoto Owls (58-59) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 6 0
Rakisuta Rams (62-51) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2
Owls Victorious at Rakisuta, 2-1
The Kyoto Owls eked out a 2-1 win versus the Rakisuta Rams at Rakisuta Stadium. Nobody did more than pitcher Seishiro Kikuchi. He was terrific. Kikuchi picked up the win for Kyoto, going 6 innings. He gave up 1 run on 2 hits. He now sports a record of 11-12. The 4th-place Owls now have a win-loss record of 58-59.

Takanori Matsui, who is tied for 8th in the EL with a .467 slugging percentage, had a direct impact on the outcome. Matsui contributed a run-scoring walk in the top of the seventh inning to put Kyoto up, 2-1.

"Seishiro just settled in and did what he does," said Kyoto manager Takejiro Yonemura.
KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Hayashi LF 4 0 1 0 1 2 1 .236 13 49
   b-E. Cone LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .175 1 6
T. Matsui 2B 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 .288 18 68
B. Arai SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .279 26 75
T. Shimada 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .269 15 53
Y. Yoshida 1B 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .271 16 56
K. Taira RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .259 2 38
N. Nishio CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .274 20 69
T. Hasegawa C 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .249 12 44
S. Kikuchi P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .206 0 4
   a-K. Seki PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .220 4 15
   K. Usui P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115 1 8
Totals 32 2 6 2 4 10 17      
a - K. Seki pinch hit for S. Kikuchi in the 7th
b - E. Cone substituted for T. Hayashi in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: Y. Yoshida (3, 6th Inning off M. Arakaki, 0 on, 2 outs) , N. Nishio (2, 7th Inning off M. Arakaki, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Matsui (18, 6th Inning off M. Arakaki, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Hayashi , T. Matsui 4 , Y. Yoshida 4 , N. Nishio 3 , T. Hasegawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Hayashi , T. Shimada , K. Taira , N. Nishio
GIDP: K. Taira , S. Kikuchi
Sac Bunt: S. Kikuchi
Team LOB: 8
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Nishimura 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 2 17
T. Hashiguchi 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .269 9 44
S. Onodera RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .304 15 70
S. Nishimura LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .351 11 76
K. Harada 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .247 15 75
   a-G. Kawamoto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 2 26
   b-P. Ponder 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202 1 18
   d-F. Sato PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .206 0 7
T. Ito CF 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .200 4 15
T. Otani C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .236 16 46
   G. Ishii P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 1 1
K. Sakata SS 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .205 1 2
M. Arakaki P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .152 0 1
   c-S. Suzuki C 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 0 4
Totals 30 1 3 1 2 6 10      
a - G. Kawamoto pinch hit for K. Harada in the 7th
b - P. Ponder substituted for G. Kawamoto in the 8th
c - S. Suzuki substituted for M. Arakaki in the 8th
d - F. Sato pinch hit for P. Ponder in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Nishimura (34, 2nd Inning off S. Kikuchi, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Sakata (1, 3rd Inning off S. Kikuchi, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Onodera , S. Nishimura 2 , K. Sakata 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Nishimura , T. Otani
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: O. Nishimura (12) , K. Harada (16)
Double Plays: 2 (Nishimura-Sakata-Hashiguchi, Sakata-Nishimura-Hashiguchi)
KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Kikuchi W (11-12) 6.0 2 1 1 2 3 1 95 4.03   
K. Usui SV (6) 3.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 36 4.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Kikuchi 65
Batters Faced: S. Kikuchi 22, K. Usui 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Kikuchi 6-9, K. Usui 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: S. Kikuchi 95-57, K. Usui 36-24
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Arakaki L (11-14) 7.1 6 2 2 4 8 1 121 3.32   
G. Ishii 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 3.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Arakaki 62
Batters Faced: M. Arakaki 32, G. Ishii 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Arakaki 8-4, G. Ishii 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Arakaki 121-71, G. Ishii 15-13
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Seishiro Kikuchi
Ballpark: Rakisuta Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM JST
Time: 2:34
Attendance: 21715
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