BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT RAKISUTA RAMS
06/14/1956
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT RAKISUTA RAMS
GAME ID: 5607 - THURSDAY, JUNE 14TH , 1956 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sapporo Bears (25-14) 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 0
Rakisuta Rams (16-21) 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 X 6 12 1
Rams Do In Bears, 6-5
The Rakisuta Rams defeated the Sapporo Bears, 6-5, at Rakisuta Stadium. Seisaku Nishimura, who finished 2nd in the EL in runs with 89 in 1954, was a standout performer for Rakisuta. His 3 hits included 1 single and 2 doubles -- this in addition to the 1 run he scored and 1 he knocked in. Masakado Matsuda, who is tied for 8th in the EL in strikeouts with 35, was the winning pitcher. Over 6 innings, he allowed 5 runs on 7 hits, with 4 walks and 11 strikeouts. Rakisuta is in 5th place in the Eastern League with a record of 16-21.

Mutsuhito Ezaki hit a 2-run triple off Steve Noel in the bottom of the sixth, which put the Rams in front, 6-5. Ezaki had 1 single, in addition to the triple. For the game, he went 2 for 4.

"We found a way to get it done," Nishimura said.
SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Fujioka SS 5 1 1 0 0 3 1 .258 10 30
H. Yoshida CF 5 1 3 0 0 2 0 .303 4 12
T. Nakamura LF 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .314 1 5
S. Nishimoto RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .287 8 25
M. Smith 2B 3 1 2 1 1 0 2 .339 6 23
   a-O. Maeda PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 3
   c-Y. Okuda 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
K. Osawa 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 5 .290 6 17
K. Yamamoto C 3 0 1 3 1 1 3 .211 2 12
G. Maeda 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .185 1 7
   b-H. Nakagawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265 4 25
   d-S. Saeki 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 0 0
S. Noel P 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .154 0 0
   G. Fujii P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   e-K. Ishii PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 1 3
Totals 35 5 9 5 4 13 18      
a - O. Maeda pinch ran for M. Smith in the 8th
b - H. Nakagawa pinch hit for G. Maeda in the 8th
c - Y. Okuda substituted for O. Maeda in the 8th
d - S. Saeki substituted for H. Nakagawa in the 8th
e - K. Ishii pinch hit for G. Fujii in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Nakamura (6, 1st Inning off M. Matsuda, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Yamamoto (2, 1st Inning off M. Matsuda, 3 on, 2 outs) , H. Fujioka (10, 2nd Inning off M. Matsuda, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Fujioka 2 , H. Yoshida 3 , T. Nakamura 2 , S. Nishimoto , M. Smith 2 , K. Yamamoto 2
2-out RBI: K. Yamamoto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Fujioka , M. Smith , G. Maeda , H. Nakagawa
GIDP: K. Yamamoto , G. Maeda
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Smith-Fujioka-Osawa, Nishimoto-Yamamoto)
OF assists: 1 (Nishimoto(Ezaki at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Kadota CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .217 4 9
P. Ponder 2B 3 0 0 1 0 2 1 .272 1 7
G. Kawamoto 1B 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .297 3 19
S. Nishimura LF 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .403 3 23
T. Otani C 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .203 1 17
S. Tanaka RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .356 2 15
E. Miura 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .241 3 15
M. Ezaki SS 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .228 1 11
M. Matsuda P 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
   a-K. Muramoto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .083 0 1
   I. Kanazawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-Y. Ishikawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .280 4 11
   Y. Nagashima P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 6 12 6 1 5 12      
a - K. Muramoto pinch hit for M. Matsuda in the 6th
b - Y. Ishikawa pinch hit for I. Kanazawa in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Otani (3, 4th Inning off S. Noel, 1 on, 0 outs) , S. Nishimura 2 (9, 5th Inning off S. Noel, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off G. Fujii, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Ezaki (2, 6th Inning off S. Noel, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Kadota , S. Nishimura 5 , T. Otani 3 , S. Tanaka 2 , E. Miura , M. Ezaki 4 , M. Matsuda
2-out RBI: S. Nishimura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Otani 2
GIDP: E. Miura
Sac Fly: P. Ponder
Hit by Pitch: G. Kawamoto
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Nishimura (5)

FIELDING
Errors: P. Ponder (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Ezaki-Ponder-Kawamoto, Ponder-Ezaki-Kawamoto)
SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Noel L (5-3) 5.1 10 6 6 1 4 0 82 3.41   
G. Fujii 2.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 41 1.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Noel 27
Batters Faced: S. Noel 27, G. Fujii 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Noel 5-6, G. Fujii 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: S. Noel 82-55, G. Fujii 41-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Fujii 1-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Noel
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Matsuda W (3-6) 6.0 7 5 5 4 11 0 110 4.75   
I. Kanazawa H (1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 37 4.78   
Y. Nagashima SV (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 1.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Matsuda 45
Batters Faced: M. Matsuda 28, I. Kanazawa 7, Y. Nagashima 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Matsuda 5-1, I. Kanazawa 1-2, Y. Nagashima 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Matsuda 110-69, I. Kanazawa 37-25, Y. Nagashima 17-11
WP: M. Matsuda
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Seisaku Nishimura
Ballpark: Rakisuta Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 14 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 8460
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