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.
SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Tanaka LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .213 5 6
T. Yamamoto 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .269 0 2
U. Ota RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .290 4 15
S. Nishimoto 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .262 3 11
   c-N. Kodama 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 0 1
R. Onishi CF 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .277 2 12
K. Takayama 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .268 1 6
   a-T. Ishii PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .227 1 2
   S. Soga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Ishikawa SS 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .149 0 2
S. Takahashi C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .167 3 4
T. Takada P 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 .333 0 1
   b-H. Sato PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .091 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 2 1 8 15      
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)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Morioka 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .291 1 12
B. Bloom 1B 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .266 5 15
Y. Hirata SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .313 1 12
J. Kono C 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .313 3 10
H. Dunham LF, RF 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 .212 2 6
M. Yamaguchi RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 .197 2 5
   a-M. Tanoue PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .286 1 4
   c-K. Katagiri RF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Hamano CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .275 2 10
Y. Smith 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .247 4 12
T. Smith P 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .167 0 0
   S. Takahashi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   b-S. Kawakami PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .091 1 1
   Z. Tsuji P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 2 9 1 5 6 23      
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
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   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Takada 57
Batters Faced: T. Takada 36, S. Soga 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Takada 9-6, S. Soga 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Takada 101-64, S. Soga 15-10
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   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Smith 60
Batters Faced: T. Smith 27, S. Takahashi 5, Z. Tsuji 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Smith 5-9, S. Takahashi 0-2, Z. Tsuji 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Smith 100-68, S. Takahashi 14-10, Z. Tsuji 11-7
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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