 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON DENKI DYNAMICS AT SAPPORO BEARS 06/24/1963 |  |  | | | |
 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | DENKI DYNAMICS AT SAPPORO BEARS | GAME ID: 6581 - MONDAY, JUNE 24TH , 1963 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Denki Dynamics (12-31) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | Sapporo Bears (24-20) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 8 | 0 | | |  | |
Bears Improve to 24-20 with 3-0 Win | The Sapporo Bears got a magnificent effort from pitcher Tomochika Takada, who kept Denki hitters in check en route to a 3-0 Bears win at Sapporo Stadium. Takada yielded no runs over 8.1 innings to notch the win. He scattered 5 hits, walked 4, and struck out 4. His record improves to 7-4. Denki has now lost 4 straight.
The Bears got a big at-bat from shortstop Michihiko Ishikawa. For the game, Ishikawa was 1 for 2 with a home run and 2 walks, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. In the bottom of the sixth, with runners on 1st and 2nd, he stroked a 3-run home run. His 1st home run of the season gave Sapporo a 3-0 lead.
"I like the vibe in the clubhouse after a win," said Ishikawa. "It sure beats the alternative." | |
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DENKI BATTING LINESCORE | | SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - K. Tsuda pinch hit for Y. Nakamura in the 8th
BATTING Doubles: S. Kamo 2 (17, 4th Inning off T. Takada, 0 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off T. Takada, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: R. Tamura 2 , S. Kamo 4 , S. Takahashi , R. Iwasa Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Iwasa , M. Onishi 2 GIDP: S. Kamo , M. Onishi Hit by Pitch: J. Bullock Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING CS: J. Bullock (1)
FIELDING Errors: K. Hirao (9) OF assists: 2 (Takahashi(Takada at 2nd base), Kamo(Onishi at 3rd base)) | | | a - M. Jenks substituted for T. Takada in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: R. Onishi (10, 8th Inning off F. Iwamoto, 0 on, 1 out) Home Runs: M. Ishikawa (1, 6th Inning off Y. Nakamura, 2 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: T. Tanaka , T. Yamamoto , U. Ota 2 , R. Onishi 2 , K. Takayama , M. Ishikawa 4 , T. Takada 2-out RBI: M. Ishikawa Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: U. Ota , S. Nishimoto , S. Takahashi Team LOB: 8
FIELDING Double Plays: 2 (Ishikawa-Yamamoto-Nishimoto, Ishikawa-Yamamoto-Nishimoto) OF assists: 1 (Ota(Kamo at 3rd base)) | | |
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DENKI PITCHING LINESCORE | | SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE | |
Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | Y. Nakamura L (3-4) | 7.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 104 | 2.97 | F. Iwamoto | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2.08 | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | T. Takada W (7-4) | 8.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 112 | 2.17 | S. Soga SV (12) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.50 | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Tomochika Takada Ballpark: Sapporo Stadium Weather: Partly Cloudy (54 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph Start Time: 12:35 PM JST Time: 2:32 Attendance: 15924 |
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