BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT SAPPORO BEARS
09/17/1974
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BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT SAPPORO BEARS
GAME ID: 6836 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kyoto Owls (73-53) 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 7 11 1
Sapporo Bears (51-76) 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 10 0
Owls Defeat Bears, 7-5
Kyoto left fielder Shun Smith helped his team beat the Sapporo Bears, 7-5. Smith, who is a two-time All-Star, went 2 for 3 for the Owls. Harry Caltagirone got the win, improving to 3-6. He worked 7.1 innings, giving up 5 runs on 9 hits, while striking out 2 and walking 4. Getting the save was Matashichi Matsunaga, his 4th.

Kyoto first baseman Toyohiro Wada delivered a 2-run home run in the top of the fifth. Overall, he went 3 for 5, including 1 home run, 1 single, and 1 double. He scored 1 run and batted in 2.

"You never take a win for granted in this league," said Smith.

The Owls improved their record to 73-53 with the win over Sapporo.
KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Yamamoto RF 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 .269 14 46
S. Smith LF 3 1 2 2 2 0 0 .265 24 63
B. Arai SS 3 1 0 0 2 1 3 .303 30 79
T. Wada 1B 5 1 3 2 0 0 2 .310 29 86
M. Smith CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .274 20 68
T. Kato 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .269 26 80
A. Yokota C 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .228 3 10
T. Endo 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .313 7 37
H. Caltagirone P 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .100 1 1
   M. Matsunaga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 7 11 7 5 3 19      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Wada (22, 7th Inning off K. Hashimoto, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Yokota (3, 4th Inning off T. Nakagawa, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Wada (29, 5th Inning off T. Nakagawa, 1 on, 1 out) , H. Caltagirone (1, 6th Inning off T. Nakagawa, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Smith 2 , T. Wada 7 , M. Smith , T. Kato , A. Yokota 4 , T. Endo 2 , H. Caltagirone 4
2-out RBI: S. Smith , T. Kato
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Arai , A. Yokota 3
GIDP: M. Smith
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Yamamoto (14)
CS: S. Smith (14)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Kato (23)
Double Plays: 1 (Endo-Arai-Wada)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Shiotani 1B 3 1 2 1 2 0 0 .246 10 38
T. Kusumoto LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 6 .302 12 42
K. Hotta RF 5 1 1 1 0 0 4 .250 10 54
S. Murata SS 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .261 10 63
K. Yoneda 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .257 4 36
N. Toyama CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .257 7 29
   K. Hashimoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-K. Sato PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .226 4 14
   Y. Nobuhara P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-Y. Akamine PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .194 2 3
G. Nakashima 2B 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .220 9 36
H. Nakazawa C 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .279 9 25
T. Nakagawa P 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .236 1 3
   a-T. Yamamoto CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .213 8 30
Totals 33 5 10 5 6 2 22      
a - T. Yamamoto substituted for T. Nakagawa in the 6th
b - K. Sato pinch hit for K. Hashimoto in the 8th
c - Y. Akamine pinch hit for Y. Nobuhara in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Shiotani (28, 4th Inning off H. Caltagirone, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Hotta (10, 3rd Inning off H. Caltagirone, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Shiotani 3 , T. Kusumoto 2 , K. Hotta 4 , S. Murata , K. Yoneda , K. Sato , G. Nakashima , H. Nakazawa
2-out RBI: M. Shiotani , G. Nakashima
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Kusumoto 2
GIDP: K. Hotta
Sac Bunt: K. Yoneda , G. Nakashima
Sac Fly: S. Murata
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Murata (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Murata-Nakashima-Shiotani)
KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Caltagirone W (3-6) 7.1 9 5 5 4 2 1 129 6.75   
M. Matsunaga SV (4) 1.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 29 5.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Caltagirone 38
Batters Faced: H. Caltagirone 33, M. Matsunaga 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Caltagirone 12-6, M. Matsunaga 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: H. Caltagirone 129-79, M. Matsunaga 29-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Matsunaga 2-2
WP: H. Caltagirone
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Nakagawa L (7-11) 5.2 7 6 6 5 1 3 120 4.23   
K. Hashimoto 2.1 3 1 1 0 1 0 36 3.18   
Y. Nobuhara 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Nakagawa 27
Batters Faced: T. Nakagawa 29, K. Hashimoto 9, Y. Nobuhara 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Nakagawa 7-9, K. Hashimoto 3-2, Y. Nobuhara 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Nakagawa 120-59, K. Hashimoto 36-28, Y. Nobuhara 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Hashimoto 1-0
WP: T. Nakagawa 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shun Smith
Ballpark: Sapporo Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (56 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM JST
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 10323
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