BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT RAKISUTA RAMS
05/31/1963
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BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT RAKISUTA RAMS
GAME ID: 5515 - FRIDAY, MAY 31ST , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sapporo Bears (13-11) 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 9 0
Rakisuta Rams (9-11) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 1
Bears Win at Rakisuta, 5-2
The rain came, as predicted, but the Sapporo Bears and Rakisuta Rams were able to complete their ballgame.

The Sapporo Bears topped the Rakisuta Rams by a score of 5-2. Leading the way was left fielder Tetsuya Tanaka. Tanaka hit 2 home runs for the Bears. Earning his 6th save for Sapporo was Senichi Soga.

Sapporo used a clutch at-bat from Shinichi Takahashi to capture the win. The catcher hammered a 2-run home run in the top of the fourth inning to put the Bears ahead, 3-2. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"It doesn't matter if you're 10 games over .500 or 10 games under, it feels good to win," Takahashi told the Sapporo Times.

Sapporo goes to 13-11.
SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Tanaka LF 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 .219 7 8
T. Yamamoto 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .250 0 2
U. Ota RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .267 4 15
S. Nishimoto 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .253 3 12
R. Onishi CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .269 2 12
K. Takayama 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .256 1 6
M. Ishikawa SS 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .181 0 4
S. Takahashi C 4 1 1 2 0 1 5 .156 4 6
A. Komatsu P 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .214 2 5
   a-H. Sato PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 0 0
   S. Soga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 5 9 5 4 6 14      
a - H. Sato pinch hit for A. Komatsu in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Tanaka 2 (7, 3rd Inning off M. Matsuda, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off M. Matsuda, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Takahashi (4, 4th Inning off M. Matsuda, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Tanaka 9 , S. Nishimoto , R. Onishi , K. Takayama , M. Ishikawa 2 , S. Takahashi 4
2-out RBI: T. Tanaka
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Onishi , S. Takahashi
GIDP: T. Yamamoto
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Ishikawa-Yamamoto-Nishimoto, Ishikawa-Yamamoto-Nishimoto, Yamamoto-Ishikawa-Nishimoto)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Sato RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .254 0 2
D. Finch 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .193 0 2
S. Nishimura LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .291 1 4
K. Harada 3B 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .303 2 14
T. Ito CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .165 3 10
M. Ezaki SS 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .256 2 9
   a-T. Hashiguchi PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .296 0 2
P. Ponder 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .225 1 6
   b-S. Fukuda PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .172 1 4
   c-O. Nishimura SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .104 0 1
   e-K. Mitsui PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .071 0 0
T. Otani C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .225 0 1
M. Matsuda P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   G. Ishii P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 0 1
   d-Y. Ogawa PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .294 0 2
   S. Tanabe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 2 8 1 2 7 13      
a - T. Hashiguchi pinch hit for M. Ezaki in the 7th
b - S. Fukuda pinch hit for P. Ponder in the 7th
c - O. Nishimura substituted for S. Fukuda in the 8th
d - Y. Ogawa pinch hit for G. Ishii in the 8th
e - K. Mitsui pinch hit for O. Nishimura in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Ito (2, 2nd Inning off A. Komatsu, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Finch (4, 6th Inning off A. Komatsu, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Finch 2 , S. Nishimura , K. Harada 3 , T. Ito 2 , M. Ezaki 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Nishimura , K. Mitsui
GIDP: F. Sato , P. Ponder , T. Otani
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: K. Harada (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Ponder-Ezaki-Finch, Nishimura-Otani)
OF assists: 1 (Nishimura(Onishi at home))
SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Komatsu W (3-2) 8.0 6 2 2 1 7 0 96 2.38   
S. Soga SV (6) 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 25 0.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Komatsu 68
Batters Faced: A. Komatsu 28, S. Soga 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Komatsu 7-7, S. Soga 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Komatsu 96-65, S. Soga 25-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Matsuda L (0-3) 7.1 6 5 5 4 4 3 105 2.96   
G. Ishii 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 1.22   
S. Tanabe 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 18 1.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Matsuda 46
Batters Faced: M. Matsuda 31, G. Ishii 4, S. Tanabe 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Matsuda 11-6, G. Ishii 0-1, S. Tanabe 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Matsuda 105-67, G. Ishii 15-7, S. Tanabe 18-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Ishii 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tetsuya Tanaka
Ballpark: Rakisuta Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 11560
Special Notes: Rain delay of 22 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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