BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT RAKISUTA RAMS
07/01/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT RAKISUTA RAMS
GAME ID: 6606 - TUESDAY, JULY 1ST , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sapporo Bears (24-33) 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 7 0
Rakisuta Rams (28-30) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 7 0
Sapporo Wins, 4-2
Behind an impressive start by Yoshifumi Kuramoto, Sapporo beat Rakisuta, 4-2. Sapporo is now 24-33, while Rakisuta is 28-30.

Sapporo used the hitting of Sukeyasu Arakawa to pick up the win. The catcher clubbed a solo home run in the top of the third inning to put the Bears on top, 2-0. For the game, Arakawa had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"I'm just trying to make good contact," said Arakawa, "one at-bat at a time."
SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Murata SS 4 1 0 0 1 3 1 .205 7 16
M. Shiotani 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .215 3 10
T. Kusumoto LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .301 7 32
   c-T. Yamamoto LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 1 6
K. Hotta RF 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .320 10 28
N. Toyama CF 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .299 6 25
G. Nakashima 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 4 19
   a-T. Wada PR, 2B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 0 2
S. Fukui 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .249 5 14
   S. Kanehara P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Arakawa C 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 .248 5 9
Y. Kuramoto P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-K. Yoneda 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 1 7
Totals 29 4 7 4 3 6 10      
a - T. Wada pinch ran for G. Nakashima in the 2nd
b - K. Yoneda substituted for Y. Kuramoto in the 8th
c - T. Yamamoto substituted for T. Kusumoto in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: N. Toyama (6, 2nd Inning off S. Taira, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Arakawa (5, 3rd Inning off K. Fujimoto, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Kusumoto 2 , N. Toyama 5 , T. Wada , S. Arakawa 5
2-out RBI: T. Kusumoto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Shiotani , S. Fukui , S. Arakawa
Sac Bunt: T. Wada , Y. Kuramoto
Hit by Pitch: K. Hotta , G. Nakashima , T. Wada
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Murata 2 (12)
CS: T. Kusumoto (6) , T. Wada (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Murata-Nakashima-Shiotani, Yoneda-Wada-Shiotani)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Takeda CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .238 0 1
G. Yagi LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .268 7 24
S. Fukushima 3B 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .279 9 28
M. Nakamura 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .230 0 5
K. Imakake C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .260 0 22
   b-Y. Ishihara PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .268 5 15
S. Kamo RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .230 0 28
G. McCauley 2B 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .178 4 21
M. Okada SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .500 1 3
S. Taira P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 0 5
   K. Fujimoto P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   B. Morita P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Onishi PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267 8 22
   S. Suzuki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 2 7 2 2 5 12      
a - R. Onishi pinch hit for B. Morita in the 8th
b - Y. Ishihara pinch hit for K. Imakake in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: Y. Takeda (1, 6th Inning off Y. Kuramoto, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Takeda 4 , M. Nakamura , G. McCauley 2 , M. Okada , R. Onishi
2-out RBI: G. McCauley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Fujimoto
GIDP: G. Yagi , G. McCauley
Sac Fly: S. Fukushima
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Yagi(Toyama at 3rd base))
SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Kuramoto W (3-6) 7.0 7 2 2 0 5 0 110 3.67   
S. Kanehara SV (10) 2.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 25 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Kuramoto 60
Batters Faced: Y. Kuramoto 27, S. Kanehara 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Kuramoto 9-6, S. Kanehara 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Kuramoto 110-68, S. Kanehara 25-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Kanehara 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Taira L (5-5) 1.1 1 1 1 0 2 1 20 3.86   
K. Fujimoto 5.2 5 2 2 2 2 1 84 4.97   
B. Morita 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 16 4.35   
S. Suzuki 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 12.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Taira 44
Batters Faced: S. Taira 6, K. Fujimoto 23, B. Morita 5, S. Suzuki 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Taira 1-1, K. Fujimoto 7-6, B. Morita 2-0, S. Suzuki 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Taira 20-14, K. Fujimoto 84-50, B. Morita 16-6, S. Suzuki 12-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Fujimoto 1-0
WP: B. Morita
Hit Batsmen: S. Taira , K. Fujimoto , B. Morita
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yoshifumi Kuramoto
Ballpark: Rakisuta Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 12744
Special Notes: Gunji Nakashima and Shigeyoshi Taira were ejected in the 2nd inning for igniting a bench-clearing brawl.
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