| BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON SAPPORO BEARS AT KYOTO OWLS 09/29/1961 | | | | | |
| BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | SAPPORO BEARS AT KYOTO OWLS | GAME ID: 6871 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH , 1961 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Sapporo Bears (72-53) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | Kyoto Owls (66-61) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 | 10 | 1 | | | | |
Owls Tag Bears with 6-1 Loss | The Kyoto Owls took on the Sapporo Bears at Owls Park.
Kyoto Owls pitcher Isoroku Furuta was in top form, leading his team past the Sapporo Bears, 6-1. Furuta, now 11-9, was the winner. In 8.1 innings, he gave up 5 hits, while striking out 5, walking 4, and allowing 1 run.
Takiji Hayashi, who finished 5th in the EL in runs with 81 last year, had a timely hit in the bottom of the sixth inning. With one out and runners on 1st and 2nd, the Kyoto left fielder hit a run-scoring single. That put the Owls in front, 6-1.
"We have a lot of confidence in Isoroku," said Kyoto manager Takejiro Yonemura.
The win puts the Owls at 66-61, while the Bears drop to 72-53. | |
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SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE | | KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE | |
| | BATTING Doubles: K. Taira (9, 4th Inning off T. Takada, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Nishio (22, 6th Inning off T. Takada, 1 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: Y. Yoshida (17, 6th Inning off T. Takada, 2 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: T. Hayashi , T. Matsui , Y. Yoshida 5 , B. Arai , N. Nishio 2 , K. Taira 2 , T. Hasegawa 2 , I. Furuta 2-out RBI: Y. Yoshida , N. Nishio Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Matsui , N. Nishio 2 , K. Taira 2 Hit by Pitch: T. Hasegawa Team LOB: 9
BASERUNNING SB: T. Matsui (14)
FIELDING Errors: I. Furuta (2) Double Plays: 2 (Furuta-Arai-Yoshida, Arai-Matsui-Yoshida) | | |
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SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE | | KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE | |
Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | T. Takada L (16-5) | 6.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 109 | 4.16 | K. Yoshida | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0.84 | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | I. Furuta W (11-9) | 8.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 108 | 3.22 | H. Saito | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3.12 | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Isoroku Furuta Ballpark: Owls Park Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph Start Time: 7:05 PM JST Time: 2:39 Attendance: 36301 |
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