 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON RAKISUTA RAMS AT SAPPORO BEARS 05/30/1974 |  |  | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | RAKISUTA RAMS AT SAPPORO BEARS | | GAME ID: 5504 - THURSDAY, MAY 30TH , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | R | H | E | | Rakisuta Rams (10-18) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 3 | | Sapporo Bears (10-18) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 0 | | |  | |
| Bears Prevail, 4-3, in 12 Innings | The Sapporo Bears snuck past the Rakisuta Rams, 4-3, in 12 innings. Sapporo pitcher Masaru Ryu, in particular, had a standout performance. Sapporo reliever Yukinobu Nobuhara picked up the win, upping his record to 1-2. Gunji Matsuda absorbed the loss. Sapporo has a record of 10-18.
The Bears got a clutch hit from right fielder Kenichi Hotta. In the bottom of the 12th, he delivered a run-scoring single to win the game for the Bears.
"This kind of game is tough on the heart," said winning manager Ritsuo Yoshida. | |
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| RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE | | SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - M. Nakamura pinch hit for G. Yagi in the 8th b - Y. Ishihara pinch hit for S. Kamo in the 8th c - R. Morimoto substituted for M. Nakamura in the 8th d - G. McCauley substituted for Y. Shiina in the 8th e - S. Nakayama pinch hit for S. Hayakawa in the 10th
BATTING Doubles: R. Onishi (3, 7th Inning off M. Ryu, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Matsui (1, 9th Inning off E. Yamaoka, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: R. Onishi 2 , S. Fukushima 2 , H. Nomura 2 , S. Kamo , Y. Ishihara , S. Murata , T. Matsui 3 , K. Imakake 2-out RBI: R. Onishi , S. Fukushima Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Fukushima 2 , S. Murata , Y. Shiina Team LOB: 11
FIELDING Errors: S. Fukushima 3 (7) Double Plays: 2 (Murata-Nomura-Murata, Fukushima-Matsui-Murata) | | | a - K. Sato pinch ran for T. Yamamoto in the 3rd b - T. Kusumoto substituted for K. Sato in the 4th c - N. Fukuda pinch hit for M. Ryu in the 7th d - K. Yoneda pinch hit for E. Yamaoka in the 9th e - S. Carpenter pinch hit for Y. Nobuhara in the 12th
BATTING Doubles: N. Toyama (7, 4th Inning off Y. Shiina, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Shiotani (5, 12th Inning off G. Matsuda, 1 on, 1 out) Total Bases: T. Yamamoto 2 , T. Kusumoto , M. Shiotani 3 , K. Hotta 2 , S. Murata 2 , N. Toyama 2 , M. Ryu Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kusumoto , M. Shiotani , K. Hotta , S. Arakawa GIDP: K. Hotta , S. Arakawa Sac Bunt: K. Taira 2 Team LOB: 10
BASERUNNING SB: S. Murata (6) CS: N. Toyama 2 (3) | | |
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| RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE | | SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE | |
PITCHING Game Score: Y. Shiina 58 Batters Faced: Y. Shiina 30, S. Hayakawa 6, G. Matsuda 11, S. Yasuda 1 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Shiina 5-9, S. Hayakawa 3-1, G. Matsuda 2-3, S. Yasuda 0-0 Pitches - Strikes: Y. Shiina 113-72, S. Hayakawa 22-15, G. Matsuda 47-34, S. Yasuda 4-2 Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Hayakawa 1-1 , S. Yasuda 2-1 WP: S. Hayakawa | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | M. Ryu | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 121 | 7.67 | | E. Yamaoka | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 6.55 | | Y. Nobuhara W (1-2) | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 7.16 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Masaru Ryu Ballpark: Sapporo Stadium Weather: Partly Cloudy (47 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph Start Time: 7:35 PM JST Time: 3:49 Attendance: 8310 Special Notes: LF Takatoshi Yamamoto was injured while running the bases. |
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