 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON SAPPORO BEARS AT HOSHO RELIABLES 05/27/1963 |  |  | | | |
 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | SAPPORO BEARS AT HOSHO RELIABLES | GAME ID: 5492 - MONDAY, MAY 27TH , 1963 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Sapporo Bears (12-10) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | Hosho Reliables (15-10) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | | |  | |
Bears Drop Reliables, 4-2 | Sapporo Bears starter Tomochika Takada pitched his team past the Hosho Reliables, 4-2. Takada, now 5-1, was the winner. In 8 innings, he gave up 9 hits, while striking out 6, walking 5, and allowing 2 runs. Senichi Soga earned his 5th save, after closing out the game.
The Bears had to work out of trouble in the bottom of the ninth. The score was 4-2, Sapporo, with no one out. Hosho, with the bases empty, was mounting a threat. Sunao Morioka dug in at the plate, but on a 1-2 curveball, he grounded out.
The win puts Sapporo at 12-10. | |
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SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE | | HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - T. Ishii pinch hit for K. Takayama in the 9th b - H. Sato pinch hit for T. Takada in the 9th c - N. Kodama substituted for S. Nishimoto in the 9th
BATTING Total Bases: T. Tanaka , T. Yamamoto , S. Nishimoto 2 , R. Onishi , K. Takayama , S. Takahashi , T. Takada 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Nishimoto , R. Onishi , T. Takada GIDP: T. Tanaka Team LOB: 5
FIELDING Errors: M. Ishikawa (5) Double Plays: 3 (Yamamoto-Ishikawa-Nishimoto, Ishikawa-Yamamoto-Nishimoto, Takayama-Yamamoto-Nishimoto) | | | a - M. Tanoue pinch hit for M. Yamaguchi in the 8th b - S. Kawakami pinch hit for S. Takahashi in the 8th c - K. Katagiri substituted for M. Tanoue in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: J. Kono (4, 2nd Inning off T. Takada, 0 on, 0 outs) , Y. Smith (6, 8th Inning off T. Takada, 0 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: M. Tanoue (1, 8th Inning off T. Takada, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: B. Bloom 2 , Y. Hirata , J. Kono 3 , H. Dunham , M. Yamaguchi , M. Tanoue 4 , Y. Smith 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Kono , Y. Smith 2 , T. Smith , S. Kawakami GIDP: Y. Hirata 2 , T. Hamano Sac Bunt: M. Yamaguchi Team LOB: 10
FIELDING Errors: T. Hamano (3) Double Plays: 1 (Hirata-Smith-Bloom) PB: J. Kono 2 | | |
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SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE | | HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE | |
Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | T. Takada W (5-1) | 8.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 101 | 1.51 | S. Soga SV (5) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.53 | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | T. Smith L (1-4) | 7.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 100 | 3.35 | S. Takahashi | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1.45 | Z. Tsuji | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0.00 | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Tomochika Takada Ballpark: Nagoya Minami Stadium Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph Start Time: 7:05 PM JST Time: 2:31 Attendance: 15636 |
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