BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT SAPPORO BEARS
09/29/1961
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BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT SAPPORO BEARS
GAME ID: 6831 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH , 1961 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kyoto Owls (65-61) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 6 2
Sapporo Bears (72-52) 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 X 5 12 0
Owls Losers, 5-2, to Sapporo
Eager fans turned out for a matchup between the Sapporo Bears and Kyoto Owls.

Behind a solid performance from second baseman Torai Yamamoto, the Sapporo Bears defeated the Kyoto Owls, 5-2. Yamamoto was 4-5 with 4 singles. He drove in 2 runs for the Bears. The save went to Senichi Soga, his 18th this season.

In the bottom of the first inning, first baseman Masuami Smith had a 2-run double for Sapporo. It was his 6th double of the season and put the Bears on top, 2-0.

"Good to pick up this win," Yamamoto said.

The first-place Bears bumped their record to 72-52.
KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Shimada 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 18 84
   a-K. Seki 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 5 16
   b-G. Yokoyama 3B 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .256 3 20
T. Hayashi LF 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .259 16 74
Y. Yoshida 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .278 16 76
B. Arai SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .297 26 83
N. Nishio CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 27 96
   c-S. Nojima PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .319 6 19
   d-E. Cone CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .140 0 5
T. Matsui 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .304 16 69
K. Taira RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271 5 26
T. Hasegawa C 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 .260 14 61
S. Kikuchi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 1 8
   K. Sato P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   C. Sasaki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-S. Miyazawa PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .270 7 28
   S. Shindo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .161 0 3
Totals 29 2 6 2 2 7 11      
a - K. Seki substituted for T. Shimada in the 3rd
b - G. Yokoyama substituted for K. Seki in the 3rd
c - S. Nojima pinch hit for N. Nishio in the 4th
d - E. Cone substituted for S. Nojima in the 4th
e - S. Miyazawa pinch hit for C. Sasaki in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Yokoyama (9, 8th Inning off S. Yoshida, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Yokoyama 2 , Y. Yoshida 2 , E. Cone , K. Taira , T. Hasegawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Nojima
GIDP: T. Matsui , K. Sato
Sac Fly: T. Hayashi
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: T. Hayashi (10) , T. Matsui (12)
Double Plays: 1 (Arai-Matsui-Yoshida)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Yamamoto 2B 5 0 4 2 0 0 2 .256 8 57
K. Takayama 3B 5 1 0 0 0 0 5 .246 1 42
S. Nishimoto LF 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 .292 22 85
   b-T. Tanaka LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 7 24
H. Yoshida CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .263 15 88
M. Smith 1B 4 0 2 3 0 0 0 .254 5 22
U. Ota RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .303 16 63
S. Takahashi C 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .263 4 29
M. Ishikawa SS 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .243 8 59
A. Komatsu P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 0 9
   S. Yoshida P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .077 0 0
   a-T. Ishii PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .254 5 28
   S. Soga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 5 12 5 0 2 17      
a - T. Ishii pinch hit for S. Yoshida in the 8th
b - T. Tanaka substituted for S. Nishimoto in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Smith (6, 1st Inning off S. Kikuchi, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Yamamoto 4 , S. Nishimoto 2 , M. Smith 3 , U. Ota , M. Ishikawa 3
2-out RBI: , T. Yamamoto 2 , M. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Takayama , S. Nishimoto , U. Ota
GIDP: T. Ishii
Sac Bunt: S. Yoshida , A. Komatsu
Hit by Pitch: S. Takahashi
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Nishimoto (12)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Ishikawa-Yamamoto-Smith, Yamamoto-Ishikawa-Smith)
KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Kikuchi L (12-9) 2.0 5 3 3 0 1 0 0 3.93   
K. Sato 4.2 5 1 1 0 1 0 62 1.23   
C. Sasaki 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5.56   
S. Shindo 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 15 5.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Kikuchi 31
Batters Faced: S. Kikuchi 12, K. Sato 20, C. Sasaki 1, S. Shindo 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Kikuchi 2-3, K. Sato 10-4, C. Sasaki 1-0, S. Shindo 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Kikuchi 0-26, K. Sato 62-45, C. Sasaki 5-2, S. Shindo 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Sasaki 1-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Shindo
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Komatsu 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.43   
S. Yoshida W (8-7) 5.2 5 2 2 2 7 0 87 5.76   
S. Soga SV (18) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 2.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Komatsu 53
Batters Faced: A. Komatsu 7, S. Yoshida 23, S. Soga 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Komatsu 4-3, S. Yoshida 4-5, S. Soga 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Komatsu 0-16, S. Yoshida 87-56, S. Soga 7-5
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Torai Yamamoto
Ballpark: Owls Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM JST
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 33042
Special Notes: The game on the original date was suspended in the 3rd inning due to bad weather and rescheduled.
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