BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT KYOTO OWLS
10/01/1961
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BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT KYOTO OWLS
GAME ID: 6873 - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1ST , 1961 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sapporo Bears (72-55) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
Kyoto Owls (68-61) 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 4 7 1
Owls Handle Bears, 4-2
The Kyoto Owls picked up a win at Owls Park, downing the Sapporo Bears, 4-2. On the mound for Kyoto was right-hander Seishiro Kikuchi, who played a pivotal role in the win. Kikuchi, who is tied for 7th in the EL with a 1.27 WHIP, went the distance for Kyoto. He gave up 2 runs on 5 hits. The 4th-place Owls bumped their record to 68-61.

Naonobu Nishio, who finished 3rd in the EL in RBI with 94 last year, took Sapporo hurler Kazumi Yoshida deep in the bottom of the second. His 2-run home run put the Owls on top, 2-1. In all, Nishio had 2 singles in addition to the home run, while going 3 for 4.

"I always intend to finish what I've started," said Kikuchi.
SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Yamamoto 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .251 8 57
U. Ota RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .300 16 63
T. Nakamura 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .304 7 50
S. Nishimoto LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .290 23 87
H. Yoshida CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .259 15 88
M. Ishikawa SS 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .240 8 59
   a-T. Ishii PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 5 28
K. Takayama 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .246 2 43
   b-T. Tanaka PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .291 7 24
K. Yamamoto C 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 .226 7 34
K. Yoshida P 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0
   W. Shibata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 2 2 4 19      
a - T. Ishii pinch hit for M. Ishikawa in the 9th
b - T. Tanaka pinch hit for K. Takayama in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: U. Ota , T. Nakamura , S. Nishimoto , H. Yoshida , M. Ishikawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Yamamoto , K. Yoshida
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: U. Ota (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Hayashi LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .260 16 75
   a-E. Cone LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .155 0 6
T. Matsui 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .305 17 71
Y. Yoshida 1B 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .279 17 79
B. Arai SS 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .299 26 84
N. Nishio CF 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .244 28 99
K. Taira RF 4 0 0 1 0 0 5 .264 5 27
T. Hasegawa C 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .264 14 62
C. Tokunaga 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .194 1 4
S. Kikuchi P 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .242 1 8
Totals 30 4 7 4 3 3 11      
a - E. Cone substituted for T. Hayashi in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: N. Nishio (28, 2nd Inning off K. Yoshida, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Hayashi , B. Arai 2 , N. Nishio 6 , T. Hasegawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Taira , S. Kikuchi
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Matsui (5)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Tokunaga (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Yoshida)
SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Yoshida L (0-1) 7.1 5 4 4 2 2 1 88 2.50   
W. Shibata 0.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 23 5.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Yoshida 52
Batters Faced: K. Yoshida 28, W. Shibata 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Yoshida 10-9, W. Shibata 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Yoshida 88-59, W. Shibata 23-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Kikuchi W (13-9) 9.0 5 2 2 2 4 0 111 3.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Kikuchi 71
Batters Faced: S. Kikuchi 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Kikuchi 15-7
Pitches - Strikes: S. Kikuchi 111-68
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Seishiro Kikuchi
Ballpark: Owls Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM JST
Time: 2:20
Attendance: 37878
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