BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
RAKISUTA RAMS AT SAPPORO BEARS
07/02/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
RAKISUTA RAMS AT SAPPORO BEARS
GAME ID: 6601 - TUESDAY, JULY 2ND , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Rakisuta Rams (24-33) 0 1 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 13 4
Sapporo Bears (21-38) 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 8 14 2
Rams Rally Late to Clip Sapporo
Extra innings were needed to determine a winner at Sapporo Stadium.

The Rakisuta Rams had to overcome a big game from Sapporo first baseman Masao Shiotani to leave Sapporo Stadium with a victory. And they did, winning, 9-8, in 12 innings. Shiotani slugged 2 home runs. Rakisuta is now 24-33.

Rakisuta relied on the hitting of Ryunosuke Onishi to pick up the win. The center fielder ripped a run-scoring single in the top of the 12th inning to put the Rams on top, 9-8. For the game, Onishi had 1 triple and 1 single in 6 at-bats.

"We didn't go down without a fight," said Sapporo manager Ritsuo Yoshida.
RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Onishi CF 6 2 2 1 1 1 0 .250 11 27
S. Fukushima 3B 5 0 3 4 1 1 0 .311 5 19
Y. Ishihara 1B 7 0 2 0 0 1 5 .306 7 22
H. Nomura SS 5 0 1 0 1 2 3 .302 16 44
G. Yagi LF 5 2 1 0 0 0 5 .259 4 21
S. Nakayama RF 5 1 2 1 1 0 3 .283 1 8
T. Matsui 2B 5 1 1 1 1 1 5 .265 1 17
   K. Fujimoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
K. Imakake C 5 2 1 2 1 0 5 .243 2 23
K. Wada P 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .222 0 3
   G. Matsuda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Nakamura PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 1 5
   S. Hayakawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-S. Kamo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 1 18
   S. Suzuki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   c-G. McCauley 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 3 9
Totals 47 9 13 9 7 7 26      
a - M. Nakamura pinch hit for G. Matsuda in the 8th
b - S. Kamo pinch hit for S. Hayakawa in the 10th
c - G. McCauley substituted for S. Suzuki in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Nakayama (1, 2nd Inning off C. Abe, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Imakake (5, 4th Inning off C. Abe, 2 on, 1 out) , S. Fukushima (7, 4th Inning off C. Abe, 3 on, 1 out) , H. Nomura (5, 9th Inning off E. Yamaoka, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: R. Onishi (1, 6th Inning off J. Jackson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Onishi 4 , S. Fukushima 4 , Y. Ishihara 2 , H. Nomura 2 , G. Yagi , S. Nakayama 3 , T. Matsui , K. Imakake 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Nomura , G. Yagi , T. Matsui , K. Imakake
GIDP: Y. Ishihara , K. Imakake
Sac Bunt: G. McCauley
Hit by Pitch: S. Fukushima , G. Yagi
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Ishihara (2) , H. Nomura (13) , T. Matsui (4) , K. Imakake (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Shiotani 1B 7 2 4 2 1 0 6 .205 6 16
N. Toyama CF 6 0 1 0 1 1 3 .267 4 16
K. Hotta RF 6 0 1 0 1 1 2 .266 3 23
T. Kusumoto LF 4 1 0 0 2 0 5 .279 3 11
K. Yoneda 3B 5 1 3 0 1 0 2 .325 2 14
T. Wada 2B 5 1 0 0 0 1 5 .174 1 4
   d-T. Yamamoto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 6 19
   f-G. Nakashima 2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .225 5 21
S. Fukui SS 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 .161 0 3
   E. Yamaoka P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-S. Arakawa PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .168 2 11
   M. Ryu P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059 0 0
   g-S. Carpenter PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .205 8 11
   T. Nakagawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 2
H. Nakazawa C 6 1 3 4 1 0 2 .306 5 18
C. Abe P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .056 0 0
   J. Jackson P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125 0 0
   a-K. Sato PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .244 2 9
   K. Yamada P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-N. Fukuda PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 2 7
   Y. Nobuhara P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-S. Murata PH, SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 6 .253 8 32
Totals 51 8 14 8 10 6 36      
a - K. Sato pinch hit for J. Jackson in the 6th
b - N. Fukuda pinch hit for K. Yamada in the 7th
c - S. Murata pinch hit for Y. Nobuhara in the 8th
d - T. Yamamoto pinch hit for T. Wada in the 10th
e - S. Arakawa pinch hit for E. Yamaoka in the 10th
f - G. Nakashima substituted for T. Yamamoto in the 11th
g - S. Carpenter pinch hit for M. Ryu in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Nakazawa (4, 4th Inning off K. Wada, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Shiotani (11, 7th Inning off K. Wada, 0 on, 2 outs) , N. Toyama (10, 11th Inning off S. Suzuki, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Shiotani 2 (6, 3rd Inning off K. Wada, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off K. Wada, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Nakazawa (5, 7th Inning off K. Wada, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Shiotani 11 , N. Toyama 2 , K. Hotta , K. Yoneda 3 , S. Fukui , H. Nakazawa 7 , S. Murata
2-out RBI: S. Murata
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Shiotani 2 , N. Toyama , T. Kusumoto 2 , K. Yoneda , T. Wada , S. Carpenter , H. Nakazawa , J. Jackson
Sac Bunt: N. Toyama , S. Fukui
Hit by Pitch: T. Kusumoto , K. Yoneda
Team LOB: 21

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Yoneda (1)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Hotta (2) , K. Yoneda (6)
Double Plays: 2 (Yoneda-Wada-Shiotani, Nakashima-Murata-Shiotani)
RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Wada 6.2 10 7 6 4 3 3 131 5.58   
G. Matsuda H (2) 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 13 7.06   
S. Hayakawa BS (5) 2.0 1 1 0 0 1 0 30 4.98   
S. Suzuki 1.2 2 0 0 3 1 0 40 3.68   
K. Fujimoto W (1-0) 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 18 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Wada 27
Batters Faced: K. Wada 37, G. Matsuda 3, S. Hayakawa 9, S. Suzuki 10, K. Fujimoto 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Wada 10-7, G. Matsuda 0-1, S. Hayakawa 4-1, S. Suzuki 3-1, K. Fujimoto 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Wada 131-77, G. Matsuda 13-5, S. Hayakawa 30-20, S. Suzuki 40-19, K. Fujimoto 18-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Matsuda 1-0 , K. Fujimoto 2-0
Hit Batsmen: K. Wada 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Abe 3.1 6 7 6 3 4 0 75 5.47   
J. Jackson 2.2 4 1 1 0 1 0 42 3.25   
K. Yamada 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 6.48   
Y. Nobuhara 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 13 5.33   
E. Yamaoka 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 24 5.04   
M. Ryu 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 20 6.65   
T. Nakagawa L (5-5) 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 16 4.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Abe 21
Batters Faced: C. Abe 20, J. Jackson 12, K. Yamada 3, Y. Nobuhara 4, E. Yamaoka 8, M. Ryu 5, T. Nakagawa 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Abe 4-1, J. Jackson 5-2, K. Yamada 1-2, Y. Nobuhara 1-1, E. Yamaoka 3-3, M. Ryu 0-2, T. Nakagawa 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Abe 75-47, J. Jackson 42-28, K. Yamada 10-5, Y. Nobuhara 13-6, E. Yamaoka 24-15, M. Ryu 20-12, T. Nakagawa 16-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Jackson 1-0
WP: E. Yamaoka
Hit Batsmen: C. Abe , T. Nakagawa
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Masao Shiotani
Ballpark: Sapporo Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (56 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 4:22
Attendance: 9044
Special Notes: 3B Shingen Fukui was injured while running the bases.
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