BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT RAKISUTA RAMS
06/30/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT RAKISUTA RAMS
GAME ID: 6605 - MONDAY, JUNE 30TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sapporo Bears (23-33) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 13 1
Rakisuta Rams (28-29) 0 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 X 6 10 2
Okada Powers Rams Offense
The umbrellas came out during the Rakisuta-Sapporo contest at Rakisuta Stadium.

In the 6-5 Rakisuta win over Sapporo, the impact of Makoto Okada was substantial. Okada, who is the 6th-best prospect in the Rams organization, went 2-2 with a home run and 2 walks, while scoring 2 and driving in 3. Gunji Matsuda finished to wrap up his 10th save.

With Rakisuta leading 1-0 in the bottom of the second, Juro Esaki hit a run-scoring single off Sapporo pitcher Tomochika Takada. It put the Rams ahead 2-0.

"No time for posing," said Esaki. "The next game will be here before you know it."

With the win, Rakisuta has a record of 28-29. Sapporo falls to 23-33.
SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Murata SS 5 1 1 0 1 2 7 .209 7 16
M. Shiotani 1B, 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .220 3 10
T. Kusumoto LF 4 1 1 4 0 1 2 .296 7 31
K. Hotta RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 5 .325 10 28
G. Nakashima 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .235 4 19
T. Yamamoto CF 4 0 2 0 1 1 2 .221 1 6
S. Fukui 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .253 5 14
   c-Y. Akamine PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 .233 1 5
S. Arakawa C 5 0 2 0 0 2 6 .242 4 8
T. Takada P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 2
   a-N. Fukuda PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271 2 9
   T. Nakagawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 0
   b-N. Toyama PH 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .293 5 24
   Y. Nobuhara P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-Y. Nakamura PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 0 3
Totals 40 5 13 5 5 8 34      
a - N. Fukuda pinch hit for T. Takada in the 5th
b - N. Toyama pinch hit for T. Nakagawa in the 7th
c - Y. Akamine pinch hit for S. Fukui in the 7th
d - Y. Nakamura pinch hit for Y. Nobuhara in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Fukui (4, 2nd Inning off J. Esaki, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Murata (3, 3rd Inning off J. Esaki, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Arakawa (6, 5th Inning off J. Esaki, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Yamamoto (3, 9th Inning off G. Matsuda, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Kusumoto (7, 7th Inning off S. Yamashita, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Murata 2 , M. Shiotani 2 , T. Kusumoto 4 , K. Hotta , G. Nakashima , T. Yamamoto 3 , S. Fukui 2 , S. Arakawa 3 , N. Fukuda , N. Toyama
2-out RBI: N. Toyama
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Murata 2 , T. Kusumoto , K. Hotta , G. Nakashima , S. Arakawa
GIDP: S. Fukui
Hit by Pitch: T. Kusumoto
Team LOB: 14

FIELDING
Errors: T. Yamamoto (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Fukui-Nakashima-Shiotani, Nakashima-Murata-Shiotani)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Onishi CF 5 0 1 1 0 2 3 .264 8 22
G. Yagi LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 .273 7 24
S. Nakayama RF 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .245 1 4
   b-M. Nakamura PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .228 0 5
   G. Matsuda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Y. Ishihara 1B 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .268 5 15
K. Imakake C 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .264 0 22
T. Matsui 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .197 2 7
M. Okada SS 2 2 2 3 2 0 0 .667 1 3
K. Harada 3B 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .286 2 3
   c-Y. Takeda PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .176 0 1
J. Esaki P 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .074 0 1
   K. Fujimoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-S. Kamo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .234 0 28
   S. Yamashita P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Morita P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-S. Fukushima 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 9 27
Totals 31 6 10 6 6 3 20      
a - S. Kamo pinch hit for K. Fujimoto in the 6th
b - M. Nakamura pinch hit for S. Nakayama in the 7th
c - Y. Takeda pinch hit for K. Harada in the 7th
d - S. Fukushima substituted for B. Morita in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: Y. Ishihara (5, 2nd Inning off T. Takada, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Okada (1, 3rd Inning off T. Takada, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Onishi , G. Yagi , S. Nakayama 2 , Y. Ishihara 6 , M. Okada 5 , J. Esaki
2-out RBI: R. Onishi , M. Okada
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Yagi 2 , Y. Takeda
GIDP: S. Nakayama , Y. Ishihara
Sac Bunt: T. Matsui
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: R. Onishi (7) , M. Okada (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Okada-Matsui-Ishihara)
OF assists: 1 (Onishi(Arakawa at 2nd base))
SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Takada L (3-6) 4.0 7 5 5 2 2 2 78 4.32   
T. Nakagawa 2.0 2 1 0 2 1 0 40 4.29   
Y. Nobuhara 2.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 31 3.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Takada 28
Batters Faced: T. Takada 20, T. Nakagawa 9, Y. Nobuhara 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Takada 3-6, T. Nakagawa 3-1, Y. Nobuhara 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Takada 78-49, T. Nakagawa 40-21, Y. Nobuhara 31-18
WP: T. Takada
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Esaki W (3-7) 5.2 8 0 0 0 4 0 97 4.48   
K. Fujimoto 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 6.43   
S. Yamashita 0.0 2 4 3 1 0 1 16 30.00   
B. Morita H (2) 1.0 1 1 0 3 1 0 25 3.86   
G. Matsuda SV (10) 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 39 2.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Esaki 57
Batters Faced: J. Esaki 25, K. Fujimoto 1, S. Yamashita 4, B. Morita 7, G. Matsuda 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Esaki 7-5, K. Fujimoto 0-0, S. Yamashita 0-0, B. Morita 0-2, G. Matsuda 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Esaki 97-65, K. Fujimoto 3-2, S. Yamashita 16-8, B. Morita 25-9, G. Matsuda 39-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Fujimoto 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Esaki
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Makoto Okada
Ballpark: Rakisuta Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 4:10
Attendance: 13244
Special Notes: Rain delay of 53 minutes in the 5th inning.
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