 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON KYOTO OWLS AT RAKISUTA RAMS 09/19/1963 |  |  | | | |
 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | KYOTO OWLS AT RAKISUTA RAMS | GAME ID: 6850 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH , 1963 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Kyoto Owls (59-61) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | Rakisuta Rams (52-53) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 4 | 6 | 0 | | |  | |
Rams Raise Rally Flag, Beat Kyoto, 4-1 | The game between Rakisuta and Kyoto is in the books, despite a little rain.
The Rakisuta Rams picked up a win at Rakisuta Stadium, taking down the Kyoto Owls, 4-1. Starting pitcher Masakado Matsuda was a big reason why. Rakisuta reliever Kuranosuke Takashima picked up the win, while Naizen Sano took the loss for Kyoto.
The game was at a stalemate until second baseman Takanori Matsui came to bat in the bottom of the eighth. Facing Kyoto pitcher Naizen Sano, he hit a 1-0 splitter for a run-scoring single. It was a game-changer, putting Rakisuta on top, 2-1.
Matsui called the win "a lesson in teamwork."
Kyoto has now lost 5 in a row. | |
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KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE | | RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - J. McDonald pinch hit for T. Hayashi in the 8th b - S. Miyazawa substituted for T. Takeuchi in the 8th
BATTING Doubles: B. Arai (18, 1st Inning off M. Matsuda, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Seki (11, 4th Inning off M. Matsuda, 0 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: T. Hayashi , B. Arai 2 , Y. Yoshida , K. Seki 2 , T. Takeuchi Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Shimada , K. Yamamoto , G. Yokoyama Team LOB: 6 | | | a - S. Fukuda pinch hit for M. Matsuda in the 7th
BATTING Doubles: S. Onodera (8, 1st Inning off T. Takeuchi, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Matsui (8, 1st Inning off T. Takeuchi, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: F. Sato , S. Onodera 3 , T. Matsui 3 , M. Ezaki 2-out RBI: T. Matsui , M. Ezaki Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Matsui , K. Harada 2 , K. Yamamoto Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING SB: F. Sato (4) | | |
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KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE | | RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | T. Takeuchi | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 97 | 3.71 | N. Sano L (3-6) | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 4.19 | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | M. Matsuda | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 97 | 3.34 | K. Takashima W (3-3) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 5.40 | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Masakado Matsuda Ballpark: Rakisuta Stadium Weather: Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph Start Time: 7:05 PM JST Time: 2:59 Attendance: 9375 Special Notes: Rain delay of 31 minutes in the 7th inning. |
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