BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS
06/19/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS
GAME ID: 5638 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sapporo Bears (16-31) 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 9 1
Yokohama Kingfishers (18-29) 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 X 4 8 1
Yokohama Tacks 4-3 Loss on Sapporo
The Yokohama Kingfishers beat the Sapporo Bears, 4-3, at Kanagawa Stadium. Yokohama catcher Kunisada Kimura banged out 2 singles and 1 double, while driving in 2 runs. NorogumiOda Tominaga earned the save for Yokohama, his 2nd. The Kingfishers improved their record to 18-29 by beating Sapporo.

In the bottom of the seventh, Yokohama left fielder Toyoji Iwamoto hit a run-scoring single to center field. The clutch hit made it 4-3, Kingfishers.

"We're feeling good in this clubhouse right now after that one," Kimura told the Yokohama Times.
SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Shiotani 1B, 3B 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 .193 2 10
T. Kusumoto LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .278 3 9
K. Hotta RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .267 3 18
S. Murata SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .256 6 24
G. Nakashima 2B 5 2 2 0 0 0 4 .248 5 18
T. Yamamoto CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .228 6 16
S. Arakawa C 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .170 2 9
S. Fukui 3B 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .154 0 1
   a-K. Sato PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .229 2 6
   b-K. Yoneda 3B, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 2 12
   c-N. Fukuda PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .312 2 6
   Y. Nobuhara P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Ryu P 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .067 0 0
   d-S. Carpenter PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .195 6 8
Totals 36 3 9 3 4 5 19      
a - K. Sato pinch hit for S. Fukui in the 6th
b - K. Yoneda substituted for K. Sato in the 6th
c - N. Fukuda pinch hit for K. Yoneda in the 8th
d - S. Carpenter pinch hit for M. Ryu in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: T. Kusumoto , K. Hotta , S. Murata , G. Nakashima 2 , T. Yamamoto , S. Arakawa , S. Fukui , K. Sato
2-out RBI: S. Fukui
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kusumoto , G. Nakashima 2 , M. Ryu
GIDP: K. Hotta
Hit by Pitch: S. Murata
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: G. Nakashima (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Fukui-Nakashima-Shiotani)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Iwamoto LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .219 3 5
   N. Tominaga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Martin 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .287 7 19
T. Kaneshige RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .213 4 17
K. Kimura C 4 1 3 2 0 0 2 .309 6 24
K. Ishikawa CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .348 5 18
F. Sonoda 3B 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 .182 5 15
B. Fukuhara SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .242 7 17
K. Hirata 2B 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .352 3 14
M. Shintani P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 0 3
   a-T. Kamiya PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .268 7 20
   b-M. Takagi LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 0 16
Totals 30 4 8 4 3 2 16      
a - T. Kamiya pinch hit for M. Shintani in the 7th
b - M. Takagi substituted for T. Kamiya in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Iwamoto (1, 1st Inning off M. Ryu, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Martin (4, 3rd Inning off M. Ryu, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Kimura (7, 6th Inning off M. Ryu, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Iwamoto 3 , B. Martin 2 , K. Kimura 4 , K. Ishikawa , K. Hirata
2-out RBI: , K. Kimura 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Kimura , K. Ishikawa , B. Fukuhara
GIDP: K. Hirata
Sac Fly: F. Sonoda
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Ishikawa (19)
CS: F. Sonoda (1)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Hirata (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Hirata-Fukuhara-Martin)
SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Ryu L (0-7) 7.0 8 4 4 2 1 0 92 6.79   
Y. Nobuhara 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 10 5.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Ryu 44
Batters Faced: M. Ryu 31, Y. Nobuhara 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Ryu 11-8, Y. Nobuhara 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Ryu 92-60, Y. Nobuhara 10-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Shintani W (4-4) 7.0 8 3 3 4 3 0 127 7.11   
N. Tominaga SV (2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 33 3.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Shintani 48
Batters Faced: M. Shintani 32, N. Tominaga 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Shintani 9-8, N. Tominaga 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Shintani 127-70, N. Tominaga 33-21
WP: N. Tominaga
Hit Batsmen: N. Tominaga
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kunisada Kimura
Ballpark: Kanagawa Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 4:35 PM JST
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 9648
Special Notes: Rain delay of 20 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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