 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON SAPPORO BEARS AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS 05/17/1975 |  | | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | SAPPORO BEARS AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS | | GAME ID: 5181 - SATURDAY, MAY 17TH , 1975 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Sapporo Bears (9-7) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 2 | | Yokohama Kingfishers (4-12) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | | |  | |
| Kusumoto 3-for-4 to Fuel Bears Offense | Conditions were not ideal but Sapporo and Yokohama were able to put their game in the books.
Tomiyuki Kusumoto helped his team muscle past the Yokohama Kingfishers, 7-2. In the game, the Sapporo left fielder was 3 for 4 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He drove in 4 runs and scored once. Naruki Shimada, the winner, improved to 4-0. He held the Kingfishers to 2 runs on 5 hits over 7.2 innings, while striking out 3 and walking 3.
Kusumoto had a game-changing home run in the top of the sixth. On a 1-0 fastball from Bill Sauerwein, he banged a 2-run home run to left-center, giving the Bears a 4-2 lead. It was the 1st home run of the year for Kusumoto.
"We took home the win," said Kusumoto. "What's not to like?"
The Kingfishers, now 4-12, continue their slow start.
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| SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE | | YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE | |
BATTING
Doubles: T. Kusumoto (4, 1st Inning off B. Sauerwein, 2 on, 2 outs) , S. Arakawa (2, 6th Inning off B. Sauerwein, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Kusumoto (1, 6th Inning off B. Sauerwein, 1 on, 0 outs) , N. Toyama (2, 7th Inning off C. Tsugawa, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Murata , M. Shiotani 3 , N. Toyama 5 , K. Hotta , T. Kusumoto 7 , G. Nakashima 2 , S. Fukui , S. Arakawa 2
2-out RBI: T. Kusumoto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Shiotani , G. Nakashima 2 , N. Shimada
GIDP: S. Fukui 2
Team LOB: 8
FIELDING
Errors: S. Murata (2) , N. Shimada (2)
Double Plays: 3 (Nakashima-Murata-Shiotani, Fukui-Nakashima-Shiotani, Fukui-Nakashima-Shiotani) | | | a - K. Hirata pinch hit for C. Tsugawa in the 8th
BATTING
Home Runs: T. Iwamoto (4, 2nd Inning off N. Shimada, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Takagi , K. Kimura , T. Iwamoto 4 , B. Fukuhara , B. Sauerwein
2-out RBI: B. Sauerwein
GIDP: K. Kimura , T. Kaneshige , Y. Murakami
Sac Bunt: T. Kamiya
Team LOB: 3
BASERUNNING
CS: M. Takagi (2)
FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Fukuhara-Kamiya-Kaneshige, Fukuhara-Kamiya-Kaneshige) | | |
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| SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE | | YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | N. Shimada W (4-0) | 7.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 99 | 1.88 | | S. Kanehara | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 6.57 | | | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Tomiyuki Kusumoto
Ballpark: Kanagawa Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 8980
Special Notes: Rain delay of 21 minutes in the 6th inning. |
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