 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON RAKISUTA RAMS AT KYOTO OWLS 09/30/1962 |  |  | | | |
 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | RAKISUTA RAMS AT KYOTO OWLS | GAME ID: 6875 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH , 1962 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Rakisuta Rams (66-61) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | Kyoto Owls (65-65) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | | |  | |
Owls Nip Rams, 2-1 | The Owls faced a stiff challenge from Rakisuta pitcher Masakado Matsuda, but persevered to claim a win at Owls Park. The final score was 2-1. Matsuda went 7 innings and allowed 1 run. The Owls bumped their record to 65-65 with this win.
The climactic moment came in the bottom of the ninth for Kyoto. That's when Naonobu Nishio, who is tied for 9th in the EL in total bases with 221, hit a run-scoring double off Genya Ishii to win the game. The home crowd erupted in celebration.
When asked about his performance after the game, Nishio said: "Like everyone else, I'm just doing my job." | |
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RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE | | KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - T. Otani pinch hit for M. Matsuda in the 8th b - G. Kawamoto pinch hit for T. Hashiguchi in the 8th c - F. Sato pinch hit for O. Nishimura in the 9th d - P. Ponder substituted for F. Sato in the 9th
BATTING Total Bases: S. Onodera , S. Nishimura 2 , M. Matsuda Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Hashiguchi GIDP: K. Harada Sac Fly: T. Ito Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING CS: O. Nishimura (1)
FIELDING Errors: K. Harada (19) Double Plays: 3 (Suzuki-Nishimura, Hashiguchi-Ezaki-Hashiguchi, Harada-Nishimura-Hashiguchi) | | | a - T. Hasegawa pinch hit for K. Usui in the 8th b - S. Miyazawa pinch hit for K. Taira in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: N. Nishio (18, 9th Inning off G. Ishii, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: T. Shimada , K. Taira 2 , N. Nishio 2 , K. Seki , T. Hasegawa 2-out RBI: N. Nishio Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Shimada , B. Arai GIDP: Y. Yoshida , T. Matsui Sac Bunt: N. Nishio , T. Kobayashi Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING CS: T. Shimada (7)
FIELDING Errors: K. Seki (2) Triple Plays: 1 (Shimada-Matsui-Hayashi) | | |
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RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE | | KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE | |
Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | M. Matsuda | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 83 | 3.18 | G. Ishii L (6-5) | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 3.43 | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | T. Kobayashi | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 93 | 4.27 | K. Usui | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4.19 | N. Sano W (5-9) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2.94 | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Masakado Matsuda Ballpark: Owls Park Weather: Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph Start Time: 2:05 PM JST Time: 2:49 Attendance: 32268 Special Notes: Rain delay of 18 minutes in the 3rd inning. |
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