 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT SAPPORO BEARS 06/03/1963 |  |  | | | |
 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT SAPPORO BEARS | GAME ID: 5530 - MONDAY, JUNE 3RD , 1963 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Yokohama Kingfishers (16-8) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | Sapporo Bears (13-14) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | | |  | |
Kingfishers Capture 2-1 Win at Sapporo Stadium | The Yokohama Kingfishers downed the Sapporo Bears, 2-1, at Sapporo Stadium. The Kingfishers were led by Thoki Kaneshige. Kaneshige was 3 for 3 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk, while scoring 2 times. The save went to Hirotsugu Sasaki, number 3 for him. Yokohama has now won 5 games in a row.
Fujimaro Sonoda, the 10th overall pick in the 1958 draft, aided the Yokohama cause with a run-scoring double in the top of the fourth. For the game, the third baseman went 1 for 4 with a double.
"Runs were at a premium," said Yokohama manager Tommy McDonell. | |
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YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE | | SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - G. Lacey substituted for H. Yoshida in the 7th b - K. Aoki pinch hit for T. Sato in the 8th
BATTING Doubles: S. Fukui (4, 3rd Inning off M. de los Santos, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. Sonoda (4, 4th Inning off M. de los Santos, 1 on, 1 out) Home Runs: T. Kaneshige (6, 6th Inning off M. de los Santos, 0 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: T. Kaneshige 6 , F. Sonoda 2 , S. Fukui 2 , K. Aoki 2-out RBI: T. Kaneshige Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Okazaki , D. Sato , S. Fukui GIDP: F. Sonoda Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING SB: K. Aoki (1)
FIELDING Errors: H. Yoshida (2) , D. Sato (4) | | | a - H. Sato pinch hit for M. Jenks in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: T. Tanaka (3, 1st Inning off T. Sato, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: T. Tanaka 2 , U. Ota 2 , T. Ishii , N. Kodama Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Yamamoto , R. Onishi , M. Ishikawa Team LOB: 7
FIELDING Errors: T. Yamamoto (8) Double Plays: 2 (Yamamoto-Ishii, Ishikawa-Yamamoto-Ishii) | | |
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YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE | | SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE | |
Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | T. Sato W (3-3) | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 115 | 4.09 | H. Sasaki SV (3) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 5.84 | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | M. de los Santos L (0-5) | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 118 | 2.29 | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Thoki Kaneshige Ballpark: Sapporo Stadium Weather: Partly Cloudy (48 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph Start Time: 7:05 PM JST Time: 2:30 Attendance: 15064 |
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