BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT SAPPORO BEARS
05/10/1963
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT SAPPORO BEARS
GAME ID: 5162 - FRIDAY, MAY 10TH , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hosho Reliables (7-3) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 7 0
Sapporo Bears (6-4) 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 3 6 0
Bears Foil Reliables, 3-2
The Sapporo Bears scored a tight, 3-2 win versus the Hosho Reliables at Sapporo Stadium. Sapporo pitcher Takashi Muraoka held his own in the contest. Kazou Nakamoto recorded his 1st save for Sapporo. Hosho, with the loss, is still a stout 7-3.

In the bottom of the fourth, Sapporo third baseman Kohsuke Takayama had a productive at-bat. With a runner on 3rd and two out, Takayama stroked a run-scoring single to right. It made the score 3-0, Sapporo. For the game, he was 2-3 with 2 singles and a walk.

"Takashi is tough to beat when he's hitting his spots," said Sapporo manager Kenjiro Hirata.
HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Morioka SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 1 4
   a-Y. Smith SS, 2B 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .371 1 5
B. Bloom 1B 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 .368 3 9
Y. Hirata 2B, SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .410 1 6
Z. Abe 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .375 0 0
H. Dunham RF 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .229 0 3
T. Hamano CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .276 0 4
Y. Kawata C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .111 0 1
K. Hamasaki LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 0 0
   b-K. Katagiri PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
K. Ota P 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333 0 0
   I. Yamamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2 1 7 12      
a - Y. Smith substituted for S. Morioka in the 3rd
b - K. Katagiri pinch hit for K. Hamasaki in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: Z. Abe (2, 2nd Inning off T. Muraoka, 0 on, 0 outs) , Y. Hirata (4, 4th Inning off T. Muraoka, 0 on, 1 out) , Y. Smith (3, 6th Inning off T. Muraoka, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: K. Hamasaki (1, 5th Inning off T. Muraoka, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Smith 2 , Y. Hirata 3 , Z. Abe 2 , H. Dunham , K. Hamasaki 3 , K. Ota
2-out RBI: H. Dunham
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Dunham , T. Hamano , Y. Kawata , K. Katagiri , K. Ota
Sac Bunt: T. Hamano
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Dunham (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Takayama 3B 3 1 2 1 1 0 2 .276 1 3
H. Fujioka 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 0 0
S. Nishimoto RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222 2 6
T. Ishii 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .167 0 1
   K. Nakamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Onishi CF 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 .294 1 8
H. Sato LF, 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 .000 0 0
M. Ishikawa SS 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 .167 0 1
S. Takahashi C 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .143 1 1
T. Muraoka P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 0 1
   a-T. Tanaka PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 2 2
Totals 27 3 6 3 6 4 15      
a - T. Tanaka pinch hit for T. Muraoka in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Ishikawa (1, 4th Inning off K. Ota, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Takahashi (1, 2nd Inning off K. Ota, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Takayama 2 , H. Fujioka , T. Ishii , M. Ishikawa 2 , S. Takahashi 4
2-out RBI: K. Takayama , T. Ishii
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Takayama , H. Fujioka , H. Sato 2
Sac Bunt: H. Fujioka , M. Ishikawa , T. Muraoka
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Takayama (2)
HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Ota L (0-1) 6.0 6 3 3 5 2 1 110 3.75   
I. Yamamoto 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 25 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Ota 45
Batters Faced: K. Ota 29, I. Yamamoto 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Ota 11-5, I. Yamamoto 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Ota 110-58, I. Yamamoto 25-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Yamamoto 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Muraoka W (1-0) 8.0 7 2 2 0 6 0 102 3.77   
K. Nakamoto SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 13 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Muraoka 66
Batters Faced: T. Muraoka 31, K. Nakamoto 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Muraoka 9-9, K. Nakamoto 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Muraoka 102-70, K. Nakamoto 13-7
WP: T. Muraoka
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Takashi Muraoka
Ballpark: Sapporo Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (53 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 2:34
Attendance: 16339
Special Notes: Sunao Morioka was ejected in the 3rd inning for arguing a strike call.
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