 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON RAKISUTA RAMS AT HOSHO RELIABLES 06/08/1963 |  |  | | | |
 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | RAKISUTA RAMS AT HOSHO RELIABLES | GAME ID: 5567 - SATURDAY, JUNE 8TH , 1963 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Rakisuta Rams (13-12) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 1 | Hosho Reliables (18-17) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | | |  | |
Reliables Fall to Rams Late | The Rakisuta Rams topped the Hosho Reliables, 4-0, with catcher Teiljo Otani playing a big role. Otani went 4-4 with a home run and 3 singles, while scoring 2 for the Rams in the win. The winning pitcher was Sadato Hayakawa. His record now stands at 3-2. The left-hander went 8 innings, allowing no runs on 7 hits for the Rams. The third-place Rams improved to 13-12.
Otani had a game-changing home run in the top of the eighth. On a 2-2 fastball from Niou Nagao, he banged a solo home run to right, giving the Rams a 1-0 lead. It was the 1st home run of the year for Otani.
"It was a solid team effort," said Otani after the game. | |
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RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE | | HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - T. Hashiguchi pinch hit for S. Hayakawa in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: D. Finch (5, 8th Inning off K. Ota, 2 on, 1 out) Home Runs: T. Otani (1, 8th Inning off N. Nagao, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Ito (4, 9th Inning off K. Ota, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: S. Fukuda 2 , D. Finch 2 , T. Ito 4 , T. Otani 7 , S. Hayakawa , T. Hashiguchi 2-out RBI: S. Fukuda Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Fukuda , D. Finch , K. Harada , M. Ezaki GIDP: O. Nishimura Team LOB: 6
FIELDING Errors: K. Harada (4) Double Plays: 2 (Nishimura-Ezaki-Finch, Finch-Ezaki-Finch) | | | BATTING Doubles: H. Ishikawa (1, 3rd Inning off S. Hayakawa, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: S. Morioka 2 , H. Dunham , Z. Abe , T. Hamano , Y. Smith , H. Ishikawa 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Morioka , Y. Hirata , Y. Kawata GIDP: Y. Hirata , Y. Smith Sac Bunt: N. Nagao Team LOB: 8
FIELDING Errors: N. Nagao (1) Double Plays: 1 (Smith-Morioka-Hirata) OF assists: 1 (Dunham(Fukuda at home)) | | |
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RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE | | HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE | |
Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | S. Hayakawa W (3-2) | 8.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 123 | 1.61 | F. Kodama | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.00 | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | N. Nagao L (4-3) | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 85 | 2.10 | K. Ota | 2.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 6.52 | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Teiljo Otani Ballpark: Nagoya Minami Stadium Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph Start Time: 1:35 PM JST Time: 2:35 Attendance: 15661 |
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