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.
YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Yoshida LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .239 3 11
   a-G. Lacey 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .316 0 2
Y. Okazaki 1B, LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .224 1 13
D. Sato SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276 3 9
T. Kaneshige RF 3 2 3 1 1 0 0 .402 6 19
F. Sonoda 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .211 3 22
S. Tamura CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .220 4 19
S. Fukui 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .255 0 6
H. Onishi C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .200 1 1
T. Sato P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .133 0 0
   b-K. Aoki PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278 0 0
   H. Sasaki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2 2 7 13      
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)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Tanaka LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .224 7 8
T. Yamamoto 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .241 0 3
U. Ota RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .254 4 16
T. Ishii 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .276 1 2
R. Onishi CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .265 2 12
M. Ishikawa SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .189 0 6
M. Jenks C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 0 3
   a-H. Sato PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 0 0
N. Kodama 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333 0 1
M. de los Santos P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
Totals 33 1 5 1 2 4 12      
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)
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   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Sato 65
Batters Faced: T. Sato 29, H. Sasaki 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Sato 8-9, H. Sasaki 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Sato 115-78, H. Sasaki 31-18
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   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. de los Santos 72
Batters Faced: M. de los Santos 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. de los Santos 8-10
Pitches - Strikes: M. de los Santos 118-77
WP: M. de los Santos
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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