 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON DENKI DYNAMICS AT SAPPORO BEARS 05/20/1962 |  |  | | | |
 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | DENKI DYNAMICS AT SAPPORO BEARS | GAME ID: 5187 - SUNDAY, MAY 20TH , 1962 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Denki Dynamics (8-8) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Sapporo Bears (8-10) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | X | 8 | 12 | 1 | | |  | |
Yamamoto Stars for Bears in 8-1 Win | The Sapporo Bears topped the Denki Dynamics, 8-1, at Sapporo Stadium. Sapporo second baseman Torai Yamamoto was a spark plug for the offense. He went 3 for 3 with a home run, a double, and 2 walks, while scoring 3 times and driving in 2. Tsugunosuke Takeuchi, the winner, improved to 1-0. He held the Dynamics to 1 run on 3 hits over 9 innings, while striking out 3 and walking 3. The victory makes Sapporo 8-10.
With Sapporo leading 2-1 in the bottom of the fifth, Yamamoto hit a slider from Komiya Takahashi for a solo home run. It was his 1st home run of the season and put the Bears ahead, 3-1.
Said losing manager Tadashi Iwamoto: "We need to play with more of an edge." | |
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DENKI BATTING LINESCORE | | SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - S. Umeda pinch hit for R. Iwasa in the 7th b - K. Tsuda pinch hit for G. Matsumoto in the 7th c - O. Ichimura substituted for S. Umeda in the 7th d - M. Nakamura substituted for K. Tsuda in the 7th e - S. Sekiguchi pinch hit for H. Sakai in the 8th
BATTING Home Runs: E. Yoshimura (6, 1st Inning off T. Takeuchi, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: E. Yoshimura 4 , K. Hirao , K. Takahashi Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Tsuda GIDP: E. Yoshimura , O. Ichimura Team LOB: 4
FIELDING Errors: M. Nakasone (1) , H. Kajioka (3) Double Plays: 1 (Hirao-Iwasa-Hirao) OF assists: 1 (Yoshimura(Yoshida at home)) | | | a - T. Tanaka substituted for S. Nishimoto in the 8th b - M. Smith pinch hit for T. Ide in the 8th c - H. Fujioka pinch ran for T. Tanaka in the 8th d - T. Hashimoto substituted for M. Smith in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: T. Nakamura (1, 1st Inning off K. Takahashi, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Yamamoto (3, 3rd Inning off K. Takahashi, 0 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: T. Takeuchi (1, 3rd Inning off K. Takahashi, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Yamamoto (1, 5th Inning off K. Takahashi, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: T. Yamamoto 7 , U. Ota 2 , T. Nakamura 3 , H. Yoshida , S. Takahashi , T. Takeuchi 6 2-out RBI: T. Yamamoto , U. Ota , T. Nakamura , H. Yoshida Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Nishimoto 2 , H. Yoshida , K. Takayama GIDP: U. Ota Hit by Pitch: T. Tanaka Team LOB: 10
BASERUNNING SB: T. Yamamoto (2)
FIELDING Errors: K. Takayama (5) Double Plays: 2 (Nakamura-Ide-Takeuchi, Yamamoto-Fujioka-Nakamura) | | |
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DENKI PITCHING LINESCORE | | SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE | |
PITCHING Game Score: K. Takahashi 48 Batters Faced: K. Takahashi 28, H. Sakai 4, T. Takanezawa 7, H. Kobayashi 3 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Takahashi 9-4, H. Sakai 1-1, T. Takanezawa 1-1, H. Kobayashi 1-0 Pitches - Strikes: K. Takahashi 103-62, H. Sakai 17-11, T. Takanezawa 30-17, H. Kobayashi 7-4 Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Sakai 1-0 , H. Kobayashi 1-1 WP: T. Takanezawa Hit Batsmen: H. Kobayashi | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | T. Takeuchi W (1-0) | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 108 | 1.04 | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Torai Yamamoto Ballpark: Sapporo Stadium Weather: Clear skies (53 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph Start Time: 2:35 PM JST Time: 2:48 Attendance: 25525 Special Notes: LF Tetsuya Tanaka was injured being hit by a pitch. |
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