 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT SAPPORO BEARS 06/01/1963 |  |  | | | |
 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT SAPPORO BEARS | GAME ID: 5525 - SATURDAY, JUNE 1ST , 1963 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Yokohama Kingfishers (14-8) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | Sapporo Bears (13-12) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | | |  | |
Arakawa Lifts Kingfishers to 5-3 Win | Kingfishers catcher Sukeyasu Arakawa put his stamp on his team's 5-3 win over the Sapporo Bears. Arakawa went 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once for Yokohama in the contest. Masatoshi Sakai earned the win to go to 1-1. He allowed 3 runs on 6 hits, with 4 walks and 4 strikeouts in 7.2 innings of work. Sapporo falls to 13-12.
Yokohama third baseman Fujimaro Sonoda helped his team take an early lead. In the top of the first, with the bases loaded, he grounded out, driving in 1 run.
"Just trying to keep things simple and helping the team win any way I can," Arakawa told a local reporter after the game. | |
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YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE | | SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - G. Lacey substituted for H. Yoshida in the 7th b - T. Nakamura pinch hit for H. Sasaki in the 9th
BATTING Home Runs: S. Arakawa (6, 7th Inning off T. Takada, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: T. Kaneshige 2 , S. Arakawa 6 , S. Fukui 2 , T. Nakamura 2-out RBI: S. Arakawa Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Yoshida , T. Kaneshige , S. Arakawa Sac Bunt: M. Sakai Team LOB: 8
FIELDING Double Plays: 2 (Fukui-Sato-Okazaki, Fukui-Sato-Lacey) | | | | |
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YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE | | SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE | |
Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | M. Sakai W (1-1) | 7.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 103 | 3.23 | H. Sasaki H (2) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.97 | N. Shimada SV (1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0.00 | | | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Sukeyasu Arakawa Ballpark: Sapporo Stadium Weather: Cloudy (55 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph Start Time: 7:35 PM JST Time: 3:07 Attendance: 17934 Special Notes: Rain delay of 25 minutes in the 7th inning. |
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