BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
05/01/1962
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
GAME ID: 5143 - TUESDAY, MAY 1ST , 1962 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Yokohama Kingfishers (1-0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 4 12 2
Hosho Reliables (0-1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 8 1
Yokohama Wins, 4-2
Nagoya Minami Stadium was the site of the home opener for the Hosho Reliables. The contest featured a prime matchup between Masatoshi Sakai of the visiting Yokohama Kingfishers and Shinki Kimura of the Reliables. The final score was 4-2, the Kingfishers getting the win. Masatoshi Sakai turned in the best performance. Sakai got the win, improving to 1-0. He gave up 6 hits and walked 1 over 6 innings. He allowed 1 run.

Tokita Oishi, who finished 5th in the EL in doubles with 25 in 1953, aided the Yokohama cause with a solo home run in the top of the seventh. For the game, the pinch hitter was 1-1 with a home run.

"The key at this level is throwing strike one," said Sakai. "Successful pitchers do it."
YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Aoki 1B 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .600 1 1
   c-S. Fukuda 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
D. Sato SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 0 0
Y. Okazaki LF 2 1 2 0 3 0 0 1.000 0 0
T. Kaneshige RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 8 .000 0 0
F. Sonoda 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 5 .250 0 1
Y. Maeda 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .250 0 0
S. Arakawa C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .000 0 0
   H. Sasaki P 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
S. Tamura CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .250 0 0
M. Sakai P 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .500 0 0
   a-T. Oishi PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1 1
   b-T. Kiyohara C 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .500 0 0
Totals 39 4 12 4 6 7 29      
a - T. Oishi pinch hit for M. Sakai in the 7th
b - T. Kiyohara substituted for T. Oishi in the 7th
c - S. Fukuda substituted for K. Aoki in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Oishi (1, 7th Inning off S. Kimura, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Aoki (1, 7th Inning off K. Ota, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Aoki 6 , Y. Okazaki 2 , F. Sonoda , Y. Maeda , H. Sasaki , S. Tamura , M. Sakai , T. Oishi 4 , T. Kiyohara
2-out RBI: F. Sonoda
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Fukuda , T. Kaneshige 2 , F. Sonoda 2 , S. Arakawa
Hit by Pitch: F. Sonoda
Team LOB: 15

BASERUNNING
SB: Y. Okazaki (1) , F. Sonoda (1)
CS: S. Tamura (1)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Sato (1) , T. Kaneshige (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Sakai-Sato-Aoki)
OF assists: 1 (Kaneshige(Kono at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Hamasaki LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   b-Z. Abe PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-K. Katagiri LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Y. Hirata SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .333 0 0
S. Morioka 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
S. Kawakami 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   K. Ota P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   H. Taylor Jr. P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-M. Tanoue PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Kono C 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .500 1 1
M. Yamaguchi RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
T. Hamano CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-S. Ando PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Y. Smith 2B 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .667 0 0
S. Kimura P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   a-H. Ishikawa 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 1 2 3 9      
a - H. Ishikawa substituted for S. Kimura in the 7th
b - Z. Abe pinch hit for K. Hamasaki in the 8th
c - K. Katagiri substituted for Z. Abe in the 9th
d - M. Tanoue pinch hit for H. Taylor Jr. in the 9th
e - S. Ando pinch hit for T. Hamano in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Kono (1, 2nd Inning off M. Sakai, 0 on, 1 out) , Y. Smith (1, 3rd Inning off M. Sakai, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Kono (1, 9th Inning off H. Sasaki, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Y. Hirata , S. Kawakami , J. Kono 6 , M. Yamaguchi , S. Ando , Y. Smith 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Hamasaki , J. Kono , H. Ishikawa
GIDP: T. Hamano
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: Y. Smith (1)
CS: Y. Hirata (1)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Ishikawa (1)
PB: J. Kono
YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Sakai W (1-0) 6.0 6 1 0 1 1 0 81 0.00   
H. Sasaki SV (1) 3.0 2 1 1 1 2 1 43 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Sakai 58
Batters Faced: M. Sakai 23, H. Sasaki 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Sakai 10-4, H. Sasaki 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: M. Sakai 81-47, H. Sasaki 43-25
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Kimura 6.0 6 1 1 2 5 1 103 1.50   
K. Ota L (0-1) 2.1 6 3 2 4 1 1 77 7.71   
H. Taylor Jr. 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Kimura 59
Batters Faced: S. Kimura 27, K. Ota 17, H. Taylor Jr. 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Kimura 4-9, K. Ota 2-3, H. Taylor Jr. 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Kimura 103-64, K. Ota 77-43, H. Taylor Jr. 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Taylor Jr. 2-0
WP: H. Taylor Jr.
Hit Batsmen: S. Kimura
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Masatoshi Sakai
Ballpark: Nagoya Minami Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 31092
Special Notes: Rain delay of 18 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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