BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT RAKISUTA RAMS
06/14/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT RAKISUTA RAMS
GAME ID: 5607 - FRIDAY, JUNE 14TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sapporo Bears (14-28) 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 0
Rakisuta Rams (18-23) 0 2 3 0 3 0 0 3 X 11 12 0
Nomura hits 2 home runs to Ignite Rams Offense
The skies opened up and the rain fell at Rakisuta Stadium.

The Rakisuta Rams downed the Sapporo Bears, 11-5, at Rakisuta Stadium. Hideharu Nomura led the way, going 2-for-3 for Rakisuta. The Rams sit in 4th place in the Eastern League with a record of 18-23.

Nomura contributed a big hit, a 3-run home run, for Rakisuta in the bottom of the third. With his team trailing 3-2, Nomura took a cutter from Masaru Ryu and stroked the home run to center. His 14th home run of the season allowed the Rams to leap in front, 5-3.

"There's a lot in this game you can't control. Just take what the game gives you. I was just doing my best to help the team win," Nomura told the Rakisuta Daily News.
SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Shiotani 1B 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .193 2 9
T. Kusumoto LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .267 3 9
K. Hotta RF 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .276 2 14
S. Murata SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .257 5 21
G. Nakashima 2B 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .222 4 16
T. Yamamoto CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .219 6 14
S. Arakawa C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .175 1 8
   J. Jackson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
   K. Yamada P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-K. Sato PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .212 2 4
   E. Yamaoka P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Fukui 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .083 0 0
M. Ryu P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .083 0 0
   a-Y. Nakamura C 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
Totals 33 5 9 5 4 5 15      
a - Y. Nakamura substituted for M. Ryu in the 5th
b - K. Sato pinch hit for K. Yamada in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Murata (8, 3rd Inning off Y. Shiina, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Shiotani 2 , T. Kusumoto 2 , K. Hotta , S. Murata 2 , G. Nakashima , T. Yamamoto , Y. Nakamura
2-out RBI: T. Kusumoto , K. Hotta , S. Murata , G. Nakashima , T. Yamamoto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Nakashima , T. Yamamoto , S. Arakawa
GIDP: T. Kusumoto
Sac Bunt: M. Ryu
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Kusumoto 2 (2) , K. Hotta (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Onishi CF 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 .247 7 17
G. Yagi LF 5 2 4 0 0 0 0 .279 3 16
H. Nomura SS 3 2 2 5 2 0 0 .352 14 38
S. Fukushima 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .305 3 6
S. Kamo RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .242 1 11
S. Murata 1B 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .312 0 2
T. Matsui 2B 3 2 2 3 1 0 0 .271 1 14
K. Imakake C 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .226 2 17
Y. Shiina P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .100 0 2
   a-S. Nakayama PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 1 4
   S. Hayakawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-Y. Ishihara PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338 5 19
   S. Suzuki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 35 11 12 11 5 5 9      
a - S. Nakayama pinch hit for Y. Shiina in the 7th
b - Y. Ishihara pinch hit for S. Hayakawa in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Murata (3, 8th Inning off E. Yamaoka, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Yagi (2, 8th Inning off E. Yamaoka, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Matsui (1, 2nd Inning off M. Ryu, 1 on, 2 outs) , H. Nomura 2 (14, 3rd Inning off M. Ryu, 2 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off M. Ryu, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Onishi (7, 5th Inning off M. Ryu, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Imakake (2, 8th Inning off E. Yamaoka, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Onishi 4 , G. Yagi 5 , H. Nomura 8 , S. Murata 3 , T. Matsui 5 , K. Imakake 4
2-out RBI: T. Matsui
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Fukushima , S. Kamo
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Matsui-Nomura-Murata)
SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Ryu L (0-6) 4.1 7 8 8 1 2 4 84 7.01   
J. Jackson 2.0 1 0 0 3 2 0 43 3.30   
K. Yamada 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 8.64   
E. Yamaoka 1.0 4 3 3 1 1 1 31 6.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Ryu 18
Batters Faced: M. Ryu 21, J. Jackson 9, K. Yamada 2, E. Yamaoka 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Ryu 7-4, J. Jackson 1-2, K. Yamada 2-0, E. Yamaoka 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Ryu 84-55, J. Jackson 43-21, K. Yamada 6-3, E. Yamaoka 31-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Yamada 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Shiina W (5-2) 7.0 7 5 5 4 4 0 123 5.40   
S. Hayakawa H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 4.54   
S. Suzuki 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 3.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Shiina 43
Batters Faced: Y. Shiina 32, S. Hayakawa 3, S. Suzuki 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Shiina 9-8, S. Hayakawa 2-0, S. Suzuki 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Shiina 123-69, S. Hayakawa 16-12, S. Suzuki 13-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hideharu Nomura
Ballpark: Rakisuta Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 14 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM JST
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 13218
Special Notes: Rain delay of 19 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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