BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT SAPPORO BEARS
05/08/1963
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT SAPPORO BEARS
GAME ID: 5160 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 8TH , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hosho Reliables (6-2) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 9 1
Sapporo Bears (5-3) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 2
Reliables Deal Bears 4-1 Defeat
The Hosho Reliables handed the Sapporo Bears a 4-1 defeat at Sapporo Stadium. Catcher Jokichi Kono starred for Hosho. He went 3-3 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk. Eichiro Ueno picked up the win, improving his season record to 2-0. He struck out 3 in 6 innings. The loss puts Sapporo at 5-3.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Tomohiko Hamano? The Hosho center fielder had a 2-run double in the top of the fourth inning to put the Reliables on top, 2-1. For the game, Hamano had 1 double and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

Kono called the win a testament to his team's "tenacity."
HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bloom 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .345 2 5
   S. Takahashi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-Z. Abe PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   M. Yanagi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Y. Hirata SS 5 1 1 1 0 1 1 .419 1 6
S. Morioka 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .233 1 4
J. Kono C 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 .321 1 2
H. Dunham LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .250 0 2
M. Yamaguchi RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .259 0 0
T. Hamano CF 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 .308 0 4
Y. Smith 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .345 0 2
E. Ueno P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   a-M. Tanoue PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 0 1
   b-S. Kawakami 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 4 9 4 3 5 13      
a - M. Tanoue pinch hit for E. Ueno in the 7th
b - S. Kawakami substituted for M. Tanoue in the 7th
c - Z. Abe pinch hit for S. Takahashi in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Hamano (2, 4th Inning off M. de los Santos, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: Y. Hirata (1, 8th Inning off M. de los Santos, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Kono (1, 8th Inning off M. de los Santos, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Z. Abe , Y. Hirata 4 , J. Kono 6 , H. Dunham , M. Yamaguchi , T. Hamano 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Dunham , E. Ueno
GIDP: T. Hamano , Y. Smith
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: S. Morioka (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Hirata-Smith-Bloom)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Tanaka LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .172 1 1
   c-T. Ishii PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   T. Wada P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Yamamoto 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .294 0 1
U. Ota RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .406 2 5
S. Nishimoto 1B, LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 2 6
R. Onishi CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .300 1 8
K. Takayama 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .261 1 2
M. Ishikawa SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .125 0 1
   a-N. Kodama PH, SS 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .111 0 1
S. Takahashi C 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .130 0 0
M. de los Santos P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   b-H. Sato PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1 1 7 8      
a - N. Kodama pinch hit for M. Ishikawa in the 7th
b - H. Sato pinch hit for M. de los Santos in the 8th
c - T. Ishii pinch hit for T. Tanaka in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Takayama (1, 4th Inning off E. Ueno, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Yamamoto , U. Ota , R. Onishi , K. Takayama 3 , S. Takahashi
2-out RBI: T. Yamamoto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Ishikawa 2 , N. Kodama
GIDP: S. Nishimoto
Sac Bunt: M. de los Santos
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Takayama (1)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Yamamoto 2 (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Yamamoto-Ishikawa-Nishimoto, de los Santos-Takahashi-Nishimoto)
HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Ueno W (2-0) 6.0 5 1 1 1 3 0 87 1.98   
S. Takahashi H (2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 25 3.38   
M. Yanagi SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Ueno 60
Batters Faced: E. Ueno 23, S. Takahashi 6, M. Yanagi 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Ueno 6-8, S. Takahashi 2-1, M. Yanagi 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Ueno 87-56, S. Takahashi 25-17, M. Yanagi 19-14
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. de los Santos L (0-2) 8.0 8 4 4 3 4 2 110 4.72   
T. Wada 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. de los Santos 51
Batters Faced: M. de los Santos 35, T. Wada 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. de los Santos 10-8, T. Wada 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. de los Santos 110-73, T. Wada 12-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jokichi Kono
Ballpark: Sapporo Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (45 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM JST
Time: 2:35
Attendance: 27775
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