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.
RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Onishi CF 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 .229 5 11
S. Fukushima 3B 6 0 2 1 0 1 3 .217 1 2
H. Nomura SS 6 0 2 0 0 1 2 .352 9 22
G. Yagi LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .241 2 11
   a-M. Nakamura PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 0 1
   c-R. Morimoto LF 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .200 0 1
S. Kamo RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .233 1 7
   b-Y. Ishihara PH, RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .340 2 9
S. Murata 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .316 0 2
   S. Hayakawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-S. Nakayama PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 1 3
   G. Matsuda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   S. Yasuda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Matsui 2B 3 2 2 0 2 0 0 .169 0 5
K. Imakake C 5 0 1 1 0 1 4 .247 1 9
Y. Shiina P 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .091 0 2
   d-G. McCauley 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .323 3 7
Totals 47 3 11 3 3 13 21      
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)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Yamamoto LF 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .207 3 8
   a-K. Sato PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 1 3
   b-T. Kusumoto LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .236 1 3
M. Shiotani 3B 6 0 2 0 0 2 5 .170 1 7
K. Hotta RF 6 1 2 1 0 0 3 .284 2 9
S. Murata SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .266 4 15
N. Toyama CF 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .310 2 8
G. Nakashima 2B 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 .247 4 11
K. Taira 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .235 0 1
S. Arakawa C 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .156 1 5
M. Ryu P 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .143 0 0
   c-N. Fukuda PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .368 1 3
   E. Yamaoka P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-K. Yoneda PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 2 8
   Y. Nobuhara P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-S. Carpenter PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 5 6
Totals 43 4 11 2 3 8 26      
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)
RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Shiina 7.0 6 3 2 2 5 0 113 5.92   
S. Hayakawa 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 22 3.97   
G. Matsuda L (1-4) 2.1 3 1 1 1 2 0 47 9.26   
S. Yasuda 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.24   
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   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Ryu 59
Batters Faced: M. Ryu 30, E. Yamaoka 8, Y. Nobuhara 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Ryu 6-9, E. Yamaoka 2-2, Y. Nobuhara 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Ryu 121-80, E. Yamaoka 31-22, Y. Nobuhara 37-25
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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