BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT SAPPORO BEARS
07/03/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT SAPPORO BEARS
GAME ID: 6608 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 3RD , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Yokohama Kingfishers (23-36) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Sapporo Bears (22-38) 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 X 4 12 1
Sapporo's Shiotani Reaches 2500 Hits
Sapporo first baseman Masao Shiotani finished the day with 2 hits in 5 at-bats and 2500 career hits. The Bears also finished off the Kingfishers, 4-1. The 41-year-old Shiotani added his name to the list of players in the Baseball Association of Nippon 2500-hit club.

To date Shiotani has a .274 career batting average and has totaled 251 home runs.
YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Sonoda 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 6 21
   a-M. Takagi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 0 19
   b-M. Kobashi 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 0 2
B. Martin 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 .274 8 22
T. Kaneshige RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .226 5 23
T. Iwamoto LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .274 5 7
K. Hirata 2B 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 .388 3 15
B. Fukuhara SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .233 8 23
Y. Murakami C 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 .250 0 1
K. Kawashima CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 7 .293 0 5
M. Oyama P 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 .125 1 2
   C. Tsugawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-K. Kimura PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .293 8 29
Totals 31 1 5 0 6 10 20      
a - M. Takagi pinch hit for F. Sonoda in the 7th
b - M. Kobashi substituted for M. Takagi in the 7th
c - K. Kimura pinch hit for C. Tsugawa in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: B. Martin , K. Hirata 3 , Y. Murakami
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Kawashima 2 , M. Oyama 2
Sac Bunt: B. Fukuhara
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Iwamoto (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Martin-Fukuhara-Martin, Martin-Fukuhara-Tsugawa)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Shiotani 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .209 6 16
T. Kusumoto LF 3 1 2 1 2 0 0 .287 3 12
K. Hotta RF 4 1 2 1 1 0 3 .270 3 24
K. Yoneda 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 .307 2 14
G. Nakashima 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .226 5 21
S. Arakawa C 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 .188 2 11
S. Fukui SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .161 0 3
   a-S. Murata PR, SS 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 .255 8 33
T. Yamamoto CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 5 .250 6 20
Y. Yamanaka P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .125 1 2
   K. Yamada P 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 .000 0 0
Totals 33 4 12 4 5 1 25      
a - S. Murata pinch ran for S. Fukui in the 2nd

BATTING
Doubles: M. Shiotani 2 (13, 3rd Inning off M. Oyama, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off M. Oyama, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Kusumoto (10, 3rd Inning off M. Oyama, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Hotta 2 (12, 3rd Inning off M. Oyama, 1 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off M. Oyama, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Shiotani 4 , T. Kusumoto 3 , K. Hotta 4 , G. Nakashima , S. Arakawa 3 , S. Murata , T. Yamamoto
2-out RBI: S. Murata , T. Yamamoto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Shiotani , K. Yoneda 2 , G. Nakashima , K. Yamada
GIDP: K. Hotta , T. Yamamoto
Sac Bunt: S. Arakawa
Hit by Pitch: S. Fukui
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: G. Nakashima (11)
YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Oyama L (1-4) 7.0 12 4 4 5 1 0 130 5.62   
C. Tsugawa 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Oyama 33
Batters Faced: M. Oyama 38, C. Tsugawa 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Oyama 10-9, C. Tsugawa 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Oyama 130-80, C. Tsugawa 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Tsugawa 2-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Oyama
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Yamanaka W (5-5) 5.0 3 1 0 5 6 0 111 4.22   
K. Yamada SV (1) 4.0 2 0 0 1 4 0 51 5.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Yamanaka 60
Batters Faced: Y. Yamanaka 23, K. Yamada 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Yamanaka 5-3, K. Yamada 4-4
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Yamanaka 111-63, K. Yamada 51-34
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Yamada 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yamada Yamanaka
Ballpark: Sapporo Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 7558
Special Notes: 3B Shingen Fukui was injured being hit by a pitch.
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