BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT KYOTO OWLS
09/24/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT KYOTO OWLS
GAME ID: 6855 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Yokohama Kingfishers (53-81) 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 5 1
Kyoto Owls (78-56) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 3
Kingfishers Beat Owls, 8-2
The Yokohama Kingfishers rode a solid performance from 23-year-old starting pitcher Munenao Shintani to a win, beating the Kyoto Owls, 8-2, at Owls Park. Shintani, now 8-14, was the winner. In 7.1 innings, he gave up 5 hits, while striking out 5, walking 3, and allowing 2 runs. Yokohama is now 53-81, Kyoto 78-56.

The Kingfishers benefited from an error in the top of the third inning. Yokohama was leading 2-0 when Fujimaro Sonoda hit a 2-run single that was misplayed. It put Yokohama in front, 4-0.

"I just tried to make good contact," said Sonoda.
YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Ishikawa CF 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 .289 9 45
K. Kimura C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .276 14 57
M. Takagi LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .246 4 34
T. Iwamoto RF 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 .265 20 43
T. Kaneshige 1B 3 2 1 2 1 1 0 .226 13 57
F. Sonoda 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .195 7 35
B. Fukuhara SS 3 2 1 3 1 1 0 .236 14 46
T. Kamiya 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .188 10 33
M. Shintani P 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125 0 3
   C. Tsugawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-K. Hirata PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285 8 33
   N. Tominaga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
Totals 33 8 5 8 4 7 7      
a - K. Hirata pinch hit for C. Tsugawa in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Ishikawa (28, 9th Inning off S. Kikuchi, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Kaneshige (13, 2nd Inning off K. Okada, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Fukuhara (14, 3rd Inning off K. Okada, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Ishikawa 2 , T. Iwamoto , T. Kaneshige 4 , F. Sonoda , B. Fukuhara 4
2-out RBI: K. Ishikawa , F. Sonoda , B. Fukuhara
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Kimura
GIDP: F. Sonoda
Hit by Pitch: K. Kimura
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Fukuhara (19)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Kaneshige (6)
Double Plays: 2 (Sonoda-Kamiya-Kaneshige, Sonoda-Kamiya-Kaneshige)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Yamamoto RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .266 16 49
S. Smith LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .271 25 65
B. Arai SS 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .294 30 82
T. Wada 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .303 29 89
M. Smith CF 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .274 22 72
T. Kato 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .268 29 87
A. Yokota C 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .215 3 10
T. Endo 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .308 8 38
K. Okada P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 0 4
   A. Perales P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-S. Onodera PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317 9 25
   S. Kikuchi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 1 1
Totals 31 2 5 2 3 5 9      
a - S. Onodera pinch hit for A. Perales in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Arai (15, 6th Inning off M. Shintani, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Smith (19, 6th Inning off M. Shintani, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Yamamoto , S. Smith , B. Arai 2 , T. Wada , M. Smith 2
2-out RBI: M. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kato
GIDP: B. Arai , T. Wada
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: S. Smith (7) , T. Kato (25) , K. Okada (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Arai-Endo-Wada)
YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Shintani W (8-14) 7.1 5 2 2 3 5 0 115 5.10   
C. Tsugawa 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.97   
N. Tominaga 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 5.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Shintani 62
Batters Faced: M. Shintani 30, C. Tsugawa 1, N. Tominaga 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Shintani 6-10, C. Tsugawa 1-0, N. Tominaga 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Shintani 115-66, C. Tsugawa 3-2, N. Tominaga 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Tsugawa 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Okada L (10-10) 6.0 4 7 2 3 5 2 96 3.17   
A. Perales 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 3.29   
S. Kikuchi 2.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 40 5.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Okada 48
Batters Faced: K. Okada 27, A. Perales 3, S. Kikuchi 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Okada 6-7, A. Perales 1-1, S. Kikuchi 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Okada 96-56, A. Perales 9-6, S. Kikuchi 40-22
Hit Batsmen: K. Okada
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Munenao Shintani
Ballpark: Owls Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM JST
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 28473
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