BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
RAKISUTA RAMS AT SAPPORO BEARS
06/16/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
RAKISUTA RAMS AT SAPPORO BEARS
GAME ID: 5606 - MONDAY, JUNE 16TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Rakisuta Rams (22-21) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 8 3
Sapporo Bears (17-26) 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 5 8 1
Bears Beat Rakisuta, 5-4
The Sapporo Bears found a way to sneak past the Rakisuta Rams, 5-4, in 10 innings. Sapporo right fielder Nampo Fukuda, for one, had a standout performance. Sapporo is now 17-26, while Rakisuta is 22-21.

The game was still up for grabs in the bottom of the tenth. With one out, Fukuda hit a fastball from Shungo Yasuda for a run-scoring single. The Bears, in dramatic fashion, had a walk-off win.

Sapporo manager Ritsuo Yoshida praised his team's "energy."
RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Onishi CF 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .265 8 21
G. Yagi LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .265 3 16
S. Fukushima 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .286 8 22
H. Nomura SS 4 1 1 0 1 2 2 .290 8 23
K. Imakake C 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .250 0 16
S. Kamo RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254 0 25
   a-M. Nakamura PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238 0 5
   b-S. Nakayama RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 0 1
   c-Y. Ishihara PH, RF 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .266 3 8
T. Matsui 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .222 1 6
G. McCauley 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .203 4 19
J. Esaki P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .050 0 0
   d-Y. Matsumoto PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .219 0 1
   S. Yasuda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 4 8 4 3 6 19      
a - M. Nakamura pinch hit for S. Kamo in the 6th
b - S. Nakayama substituted for M. Nakamura in the 6th
c - Y. Ishihara pinch hit for S. Nakayama in the 8th
d - Y. Matsumoto pinch hit for J. Esaki in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Matsumoto (2, 9th Inning off S. Kanehara, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: Y. Ishihara (3, 8th Inning off Y. Miyazaki, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Fukushima 2 , H. Nomura , K. Imakake , Y. Ishihara 4 , T. Matsui , G. McCauley , Y. Matsumoto 2
2-out RBI: Y. Ishihara
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Yagi 3 , H. Nomura
GIDP: H. Nomura
Sac Bunt: J. Esaki
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: S. Fukushima 2 (6) , H. Nomura (10)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Murata SS 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 .188 2 7
M. Shiotani 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .209 2 6
T. Kusumoto LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .297 4 21
N. Toyama CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .291 4 20
   S. Kanehara P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   g-H. Nakazawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .125 0 0
N. Fukuda RF 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 .275 1 6
G. Nakashima 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .273 2 15
S. Fukui 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .216 4 12
   c-Y. Akamine PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 0 2
   e-Y. Nakamura C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 3
S. Arakawa C 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .221 3 6
   d-K. Hotta PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327 6 23
   f-T. Wada 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 0 0
Y. Kuramoto P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   E. Yamaoka P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-K. Yoneda PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .194 1 4
   Y. Miyazaki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. Yamamoto CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 5
Totals 36 5 8 5 0 3 13      
a - K. Yoneda pinch hit for E. Yamaoka in the 6th
b - T. Yamamoto substituted for Y. Miyazaki in the 8th
c - Y. Akamine pinch hit for S. Fukui in the 8th
d - K. Hotta pinch hit for S. Arakawa in the 8th
e - Y. Nakamura substituted for Y. Akamine in the 9th
f - T. Wada substituted for K. Hotta in the 9th
g - H. Nakazawa pinch hit for S. Kanehara in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Murata (2, 6th Inning off J. Esaki, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: T. Kusumoto (1, 10th Inning off S. Yasuda, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Toyama (4, 6th Inning off J. Esaki, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Fukuda (1, 6th Inning off J. Esaki, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Murata 2 , T. Kusumoto 3 , N. Toyama 4 , N. Fukuda 6 , G. Nakashima , S. Arakawa
2-out RBI: S. Murata , S. Arakawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Shiotani , N. Toyama 2 , S. Arakawa , Y. Kuramoto , K. Yoneda
Sac Bunt: G. Nakashima , S. Fukui 2
Hit by Pitch: T. Kusumoto 2
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Murata (8) , T. Kusumoto (9)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Fukui (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Nakashima-Murata-Shiotani)
RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Esaki 8.0 6 4 2 0 2 2 120 4.83   
S. Yasuda L (2-3) 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 20 1.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Esaki 60
Batters Faced: J. Esaki 35, S. Yasuda 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Esaki 11-11, S. Yasuda 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Esaki 120-81, S. Yasuda 20-14
Hit Batsmen: J. Esaki 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Kuramoto 5.2 5 0 0 1 2 0 101 3.88   
E. Yamaoka H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.02   
Y. Miyazaki 1.2 2 4 4 2 0 1 29 10.80   
S. Kanehara W (2-2) 2.1 1 0 0 0 4 0 36 2.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Kuramoto 60
Batters Faced: Y. Kuramoto 23, E. Yamaoka 1, Y. Miyazaki 9, S. Kanehara 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Kuramoto 7-7, E. Yamaoka 1-0, Y. Miyazaki 3-2, S. Kanehara 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Kuramoto 101-68, E. Yamaoka 7-4, Y. Miyazaki 29-15, S. Kanehara 36-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Yamaoka 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nampo Fukuda
Ballpark: Sapporo Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (56 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 7303
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