BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT RAKISUTA RAMS
09/19/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT RAKISUTA RAMS
GAME ID: 6850 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Kyoto Owls (71-58) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1
Rakisuta Rams (62-67) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 1
2-1 Rakisuta Win Thrills Crowd
In a low-scoring contest, Rakisuta pitcher Shigeyoshi Taira was marvelous, enabling his team to nab a 2-1 win in 12 innings. The loss makes Kyoto 71-58.

The Rams got a clutch hit from catcher Kuranosuke Imakake. In the bottom of the 12th, he delivered a run-scoring single to win the game for the Rams.

"We saved our best for last," said Taira.
KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Yamamoto RF 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 .249 1 13
S. Smith LF 6 1 1 0 0 0 2 .260 20 43
T. Wada SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .299 18 83
H. Yamashita C 4 0 0 0 1 3 4 .249 26 56
T. Kato 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247 16 62
T. Hori CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
S. Onodera 1B 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .206 3 17
T. Endo 2B 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .211 12 35
U. Tomita P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .085 0 3
   a-B. Arai PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296 35 96
   H. Sakamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. Manabe PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 4 8
   S. Kikuchi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-M. Abe PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 3
   H. Caltagirone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 41 1 6 0 4 6 17      
a - B. Arai pinch hit for U. Tomita in the 8th
b - T. Manabe pinch hit for H. Sakamoto in the 10th
c - M. Abe pinch hit for S. Kikuchi in the 12th

BATTING
Total Bases: K. Yamamoto , S. Smith , T. Kato , S. Onodera , T. Endo 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Wada , H. Yamashita , T. Endo
GIDP: T. Hori
Sac Bunt: T. Kato
Hit by Pitch: T. Wada
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Smith (21)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Wada (15)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Hayashi CF 4 0 1 0 2 2 5 .224 1 3
S. Nakayama 1B, LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .301 4 17
S. Fukushima 3B 6 0 1 0 0 1 4 .265 16 51
H. Nomura SS 5 0 1 0 1 1 4 .297 23 60
R. Onishi LF, RF 5 0 1 0 1 2 3 .259 18 54
K. Imakake C 4 1 1 1 1 0 5 .242 2 51
S. Kamo RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .259 1 47
   c-M. Nakamura PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .209 4 14
G. McCauley 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .194 5 30
   a-Y. Ishihara PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .227 9 29
   b-T. Matsui 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .209 7 28
S. Taira P 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .158 0 5
   K. Fujimoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-K. Miyahara PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 0 0
   Y. Shiina P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 0 1
   e-Y. Matsumoto PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 0 2
   S. Yamashita P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 42 2 8 1 6 11 30      
a - Y. Ishihara pinch hit for G. McCauley in the 7th
b - T. Matsui substituted for Y. Ishihara in the 8th
c - M. Nakamura pinch hit for S. Kamo in the 9th
d - K. Miyahara pinch hit for K. Fujimoto in the 9th
e - Y. Matsumoto pinch hit for Y. Shiina in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Fukushima (19, 4th Inning off U. Tomita, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Nakayama (5, 12th Inning off H. Caltagirone, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: O. Hayashi , S. Nakayama 3 , S. Fukushima 2 , H. Nomura , R. Onishi , K. Imakake , S. Kamo
2-out RBI: K. Imakake
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , O. Hayashi 2 , H. Nomura , K. Imakake 2
Sac Bunt: S. Nakayama , K. Imakake
Hit by Pitch: Y. Matsumoto
Team LOB: 14

FIELDING
Errors: H. Nomura (24)
Double Plays: 1 (McCauley-Nomura-Nakayama)
KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
U. Tomita 7.0 3 1 0 3 8 0 113 2.94   
H. Sakamoto 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 34 2.11   
S. Kikuchi 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 25 3.75   
H. Caltagirone L (1-1) 0.2 2 1 1 1 2 0 18 6.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: U. Tomita 74
Batters Faced: U. Tomita 28, H. Sakamoto 8, S. Kikuchi 10, H. Caltagirone 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: U. Tomita 8-5, H. Sakamoto 3-3, S. Kikuchi 2-3, H. Caltagirone 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: U. Tomita 113-74, H. Sakamoto 34-21, S. Kikuchi 25-18, H. Caltagirone 18-12
WP: U. Tomita
Hit Batsmen: S. Kikuchi
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Taira 8.0 5 1 1 2 5 0 114 3.66   
K. Fujimoto 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 14 4.67   
Y. Shiina 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 29 3.07   
S. Yamashita W (2-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Taira 71
Batters Faced: S. Taira 30, K. Fujimoto 5, Y. Shiina 9, S. Yamashita 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Taira 11-7, K. Fujimoto 3-0, Y. Shiina 2-3, S. Yamashita 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Taira 114-75, K. Fujimoto 14-6, Y. Shiina 29-20, S. Yamashita 10-7
WP: S. Taira
Hit Batsmen: Y. Shiina
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shigeyoshi Taira
Ballpark: Rakisuta Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM JST
Time: 3:55
Attendance: 14049
Special Notes: Rain delay of 15 minutes in the 4th inning.
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