BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT SAPPORO BEARS
09/17/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT SAPPORO BEARS
GAME ID: 6835 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Kyoto Owls (72-53) 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 8 0
Sapporo Bears (51-75) 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 2
Owls Trip Bears, 4-3, in Extra Innings
The Kyoto Owls picked up a win at Sapporo Stadium, knocking off the Sapporo Bears, 4-3, in 10 innings. On the mound for Kyoto was right-hander Takamitsu Fujiwara. He played a pivotal role in the triumph. Kyoto bumps their record to 72-53 with the win.

Kyoto used the timely hitting of Toyohiro Wada to seize the win. The first baseman stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the tenth inning to put the Owls on top, 4-3. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

"Takamitsu had good stuff. When he did get into a compromising count, he made the most of it," said Kyoto manager Tomoya Nagao.
KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Yamamoto RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .272 14 46
S. Smith LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .262 24 61
   d-S. Onodera PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 9 23
   e-A. Otani LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 2 9
B. Arai SS 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .305 30 79
H. Yamashita C 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .255 33 75
T. Wada 1B 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 .306 28 84
M. Smith CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .275 20 68
T. Kato 3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .269 26 79
   K. Kon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-A. Yokota PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .227 2 9
   M. Matsunaga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Endo 2B 2 0 0 0 1 2 5 .311 7 37
   a-M. Yokoyama PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262 2 9
   b-T. Manabe 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 6 21
T. Fujiwara P 3 0 1 2 0 0 3 .218 1 6
   c-K. Shoji 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
Totals 38 4 8 3 5 7 21      
a - M. Yokoyama pinch hit for T. Endo in the 8th
b - T. Manabe substituted for M. Yokoyama in the 8th
c - K. Shoji substituted for T. Fujiwara in the 8th
d - S. Onodera pinch hit for S. Smith in the 9th
e - A. Otani substituted for S. Onodera in the 9th
f - A. Yokota pinch hit for K. Kon in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Kato (14, 4th Inning off Y. Yamanaka, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Arai , H. Yamashita , T. Wada , M. Smith 2 , T. Kato 3 , T. Fujiwara
2-out RBI: T. Fujiwara
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Yamamoto 2 , A. Yokota
GIDP: T. Wada
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Endo-Arai-Wada, Shoji-Wada)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Shiotani 1B, 3B 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 .243 10 37
T. Kusumoto LF 4 2 3 0 1 0 0 .300 12 42
K. Hotta RF 4 0 0 1 0 1 4 .251 9 53
S. Murata SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .261 10 62
K. Yoneda 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .257 4 36
   b-K. Sato PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .217 4 14
   d-S. Carpenter 3B, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 9 17
G. Nakashima 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .219 9 35
   c-N. Fukuda PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .235 5 15
   e-T. Wada 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172 4 7
T. Yamamoto CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .214 8 30
S. Arakawa C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .190 8 24
Y. Yamanaka P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .089 1 2
   a-Y. Akamine PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 2 3
   E. Yamaoka P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-N. Toyama PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 7 29
Totals 33 3 6 3 5 4 12      
a - Y. Akamine pinch hit for Y. Yamanaka in the 7th
b - K. Sato pinch hit for K. Yoneda in the 9th
c - N. Fukuda pinch hit for G. Nakashima in the 9th
d - S. Carpenter substituted for K. Sato in the 10th
e - T. Wada substituted for N. Fukuda in the 10th
f - N. Toyama pinch hit for E. Yamaoka in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Kusumoto (21, 1st Inning off T. Fujiwara, 1 on, 0 outs) , S. Murata (27, 3rd Inning off T. Fujiwara, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Arakawa (8, 4th Inning off T. Fujiwara, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Kusumoto 4 , S. Murata 2 , K. Yoneda , S. Arakawa 2
2-out RBI: S. Murata , K. Yoneda
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Yoneda , Y. Yamanaka
GIDP: T. Yamamoto , S. Arakawa
Sac Fly: K. Hotta
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: K. Yoneda (25) , E. Yamaoka (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Arakawa-Nakashima-Shiotani)
KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Fujiwara 7.1 5 3 3 3 1 0 90 3.13   
K. Kon W (5-7) 1.2 0 0 0 2 3 0 25 3.02   
M. Matsunaga SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 5.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Fujiwara 54
Batters Faced: T. Fujiwara 29, K. Kon 6, M. Matsunaga 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Fujiwara 14-6, K. Kon 1-0, M. Matsunaga 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Fujiwara 90-51, K. Kon 25-13, M. Matsunaga 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Kon 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Yamanaka 7.0 7 3 3 4 7 0 125 3.97   
E. Yamaoka L (7-9) 3.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 54 3.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Yamanaka 54
Batters Faced: Y. Yamanaka 31, E. Yamaoka 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Yamanaka 8-5, E. Yamaoka 3-6
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Yamanaka 125-74, E. Yamaoka 54-35
WP: Y. Yamanaka
Balk: Y. Yamanaka
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Takamitsu Fujiwara
Ballpark: Sapporo Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 12:35 PM JST
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 10492
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