 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON RAKISUTA RAMS AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS 06/20/1975 |  |  | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | RAKISUTA RAMS AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS | | GAME ID: 5194 - FRIDAY, JUNE 20TH , 1975 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Rakisuta Rams (24-23) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | | Yokohama Kingfishers (16-30) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | | |  | |
| Rams Upend Kingfishers, 3-2 | The Rakisuta Rams and Yokohama Kingfishers played an entertaining game for Kanagawa Stadium patrons.
The Rakisuta Rams managed to get by the Yokohama Kingfishers, 3-2, at Kanagawa Stadium. Rakisuta pitcher Yoshimatsu Shiina set himself apart with his performance. In 7.2 innings, Shiina surrendered 5 hits, while striking out 2 and walking 2. He allowed 2 runs. Sadatake Suzuki collected save number 1.
Rakisuta used the hitting of Hideharu Nomura to pick up the win. The shortstop clubbed a solo home run in the top of the eighth inning to put the Rams on top, 3-1. For the game, Nomura had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.
"We had the right guys up at the right times," said Yokohama manager Johnny Ruby. "We just didn't cash in."
Yokohama has now lost 4 straight. | |
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| RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE | | YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - Y. Ishihara pinch hit for B. Morita in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: R. Onishi (6, 1st Inning off M. Oyama, 0 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: H. Nomura (9, 8th Inning off Y. Nishizawa, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: R. Onishi 3 , G. Yagi , S. Fukushima , H. Nomura 5 , T. Matsui Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Kamo , Y. Shiina GIDP: G. Yagi Sac Bunt: T. Matsui Hit by Pitch: G. Yagi Team LOB: 6
FIELDING Double Plays: 2 (McCauley-Nomura-Matsui, Nomura-McCauley-Matsui) | | | a - K. Kagawa pinch hit for T. Kamiya in the 7th b - K. Ishikawa pinch hit for M. Oyama in the 7th c - N. Nagashima pinch hit for Y. Nishizawa in the 9th
BATTING Home Runs: K. Kimura (5, 8th Inning off Y. Shiina, 0 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: K. Kimura 4 , T. Iwamoto , I. Shinseki 2 , K. Kagawa , M. Oyama 2-out RBI: K. Kimura Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Otsuki , K. Ishikawa , N. Nagashima GIDP: K. Kimura , Y. Otsuki Sac Bunt: Y. Otsuki 2 Sac Fly: K. Kagawa Hit by Pitch: I. Shinseki Team LOB: 7
FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Otsuki-Kamiya-Kaneshige) PB: K. Kimura | | |
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| RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE | | YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | Y. Shiina W (4-2) | 7.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 112 | 2.90 | | B. Morita H (1) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5.40 | | S. Suzuki SV (1) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15.63 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | M. Oyama L (4-5) | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 95 | 3.29 | | Y. Nishizawa | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 1.74 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Yoshimatsu Shiina Ballpark: Kanagawa Stadium Weather: Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph Start Time: 3:05 PM JST Time: 3:21 Attendance: 12511 Special Notes: Rain delay of 39 minutes in the 5th inning. Katsuaki Ishikawa was ejected in the 7th inning for arguing a strike call. |
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