BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT RAKISUTA RAMS
06/16/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT RAKISUTA RAMS
GAME ID: 5614 - SUNDAY, JUNE 16TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sapporo Bears (15-29) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 8 3
Rakisuta Rams (19-24) 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 0
Bears Edge Past Rams, 5-4
Rakisuta center fielder Ryunosuke Onishi had a terrific game, but it still wasn't enough to get his team a win. Onishi was 2-5 with a home run, while scoring 2 times and driving in 3, even as Sapporo beat the Rams, 5-4. Eisaku Yamaoka earned the save for Sapporo, his 2nd. With the win, the Bears improved to 15-29.

Sapporo used a timely hit from Takatoshi Yamamoto to get the win. The pinch hitter stroked a 2-run double in the top of the eighth inning to put the Bears ahead, 5-4. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it was a difference-maker.

Yamamoto called winning a team effort. "It's not the same guy every time," he said. "It's the sum of the parts."
SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Shiotani 1B 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .197 2 9
   a-K. Sato PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .206 2 4
   b-S. Carpenter 1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .198 6 8
T. Kusumoto LF 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .268 3 9
K. Hotta RF 4 1 1 3 1 1 4 .275 3 17
S. Murata SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .260 6 23
   c-N. Fukuda PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 2 6
   f-T. Wada 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .211 1 4
G. Nakashima 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .237 4 17
N. Toyama CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .278 3 13
S. Fukui 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .062 0 0
   d-T. Yamamoto PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .224 6 16
   E. Yamaoka P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
H. Nakazawa C 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .305 4 13
Y. Yamanaka P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 1 2
   e-K. Yoneda PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .303 2 12
Totals 33 5 8 5 6 3 24      
a - K. Sato pinch hit for M. Shiotani in the 7th
b - S. Carpenter substituted for K. Sato in the 7th
c - N. Fukuda pinch hit for S. Murata in the 8th
d - T. Yamamoto pinch hit for S. Fukui in the 8th
e - K. Yoneda pinch hit for Y. Yamanaka in the 8th
f - T. Wada substituted for N. Fukuda in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Yamamoto (7, 8th Inning off S. Taira, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Hotta (3, 1st Inning off S. Taira, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Shiotani , T. Kusumoto 2 , K. Hotta 4 , N. Fukuda , G. Nakashima , T. Yamamoto 2 , H. Nakazawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kusumoto , S. Murata , G. Nakashima , K. Yoneda
Sac Bunt: T. Kusumoto , Y. Yamanaka
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Carpenter (2)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Nakashima (7) , N. Toyama (5) , K. Yoneda (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Onishi CF 5 2 2 3 0 0 0 .253 9 21
S. Fukushima 3B 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 .302 3 7
Y. Ishihara 1B, RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .333 5 19
H. Nomura SS 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 .349 14 38
G. Yagi LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .280 3 17
S. Kamo RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .246 1 13
   a-M. Nakamura PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .139 0 1
T. Matsui 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .263 1 14
H. Wada C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .179 1 2
S. Taira P 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   b-S. Nakayama PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242 1 4
   G. Matsuda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 4 7 4 3 5 15      
a - M. Nakamura pinch hit for S. Kamo in the 8th
b - S. Nakayama pinch hit for S. Taira in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Onishi (9, 3rd Inning off Y. Yamanaka, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Onishi 5 , S. Fukushima 2 , Y. Ishihara 2 , H. Nomura
2-out RBI: R. Onishi , S. Fukushima
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Yagi , S. Kamo
Sac Bunt: H. Nomura
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Matsui (2)
SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Yamanaka W (3-3) 7.0 7 4 3 3 5 1 109 5.20   
E. Yamaoka SV (2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 5.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Yamanaka 51
Batters Faced: Y. Yamanaka 32, E. Yamaoka 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Yamanaka 8-8, E. Yamaoka 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Yamanaka 109-74, E. Yamaoka 22-14
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Taira L (2-4) 8.0 8 5 5 4 1 1 126 4.24   
G. Matsuda 1.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 23 8.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Taira 43
Batters Faced: S. Taira 36, G. Matsuda 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Taira 13-10, G. Matsuda 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Taira 126-71, G. Matsuda 23-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ryunosuke Onishi
Ballpark: Rakisuta Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 14023
Special Notes: Rain delay of 34 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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