 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON SAPPORO BEARS AT KYOTO OWLS 06/04/1963 |  |  | | | |
 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | SAPPORO BEARS AT KYOTO OWLS | GAME ID: 5538 - TUESDAY, JUNE 4TH , 1963 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Sapporo Bears (14-14) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | Kyoto Owls (18-13) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | | |  | |
Bears Earn Clutch Win, 2-1 | The Sapporo Bears eked out a 2-1 win versus the Kyoto Owls at Owls Park. Nobody did more than pitcher Seikichi Nagamatsu. He was terrific. Senichi Soga closed it out for Sapporo, earning his 7th save. The Bears bumped their record to 14-14 with this win.
Kohsuke Takayama, who is tied for 7th in the EL in stolen bases with 2, aided the Sapporo cause with a run-scoring single in the top of the sixth. For the game, the third baseman went 2 for 4 with a double.
"Tough loss," said Kyoto manager Takejiro Yonemura. "But we'll rebound from it." | |
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SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE | | KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - K. Hayashida substituted for K. Nakamoto in the 8th b - H. Sato substituted for S. Nishimoto in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: K. Takayama (2, 2nd Inning off T. Takeuchi, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Yamamoto (3, 6th Inning off T. Takeuchi, 0 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: S. Nishimoto (4, 8th Inning off T. Takeuchi, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: T. Tanaka , T. Yamamoto 2 , S. Nishimoto 4 , K. Takayama 3 2-out RBI: K. Takayama Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Tanaka , R. Onishi , S. Takahashi Sac Bunt: T. Yamamoto Team LOB: 7
FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Takayama-Nishimoto) PB: S. Takahashi | | | | |
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SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE | | KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE | |
Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | S. Nagamatsu | 6.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 105 | 1.64 | K. Nakamoto W (1-1) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.50 | S. Soga SV (7) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0.41 | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | T. Takeuchi L (3-1) | 7.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 105 | 4.70 | N. Sano | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2.84 | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Seikichi Nagamatsu Ballpark: Owls Park Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph Start Time: 7:05 PM JST Time: 2:49 Attendance: 17664 Special Notes: Ukyo Ota was ejected in the 8th inning for arguing a strike call. |
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