BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT SAPPORO BEARS
07/04/1962
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT SAPPORO BEARS
GAME ID: 6609 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 4TH , 1962 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Yokohama Kingfishers (32-25) 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 4 12 1
Sapporo Bears (21-33) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 8 1
Aoki Helps Kingfishers Defeat Bears, 4-3
Sapporo Stadium was the site of a competitive game between the Sapporo Bears and Yokohama Kingfishers.

The Yokohama Kingfishers used the hitting of first baseman Kimiyasu Aoki to subdue the Sapporo Bears, 4-3. For the game, Aoki went 3 for 3 with a home run, 2 singles, and 2 walks, while scoring 2 times. The winning pitcher was Shigeyasu Hirayama. He's now 8-3. He went 6.1 innings, allowing 1 run on 6 hits for the Kingfishers.

Fujimaro Sonoda, who leads the EL in RBI with 49, had a direct impact on the outcome. Sonoda contributed a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the top of the fifth inning to put Yokohama up, 3-1.

Sonoda said his team "played with focus."

The victory gives Yokohama a record of 32-25.
YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Aoki 1B 3 2 3 1 2 0 0 .173 2 12
   M. Mori P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Y. Okazaki LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .306 8 31
D. Sato SS 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .247 5 25
T. Oishi RF 5 0 3 1 0 2 2 .333 5 23
F. Sonoda 3B 4 0 0 1 0 1 4 .267 6 49
S. Tamura CF 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 .275 6 24
S. Arakawa C 4 0 2 0 0 1 4 .291 5 37
S. Fukui 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .244 1 4
S. Hirayama P 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .219 0 5
   K. Yagi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Kaneshige PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .257 5 30
   b-Y. Maeda 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 3 20
Totals 37 4 12 4 4 7 22      
a - T. Kaneshige pinch hit for K. Yagi in the 8th
b - Y. Maeda substituted for T. Kaneshige in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Tamura (9, 4th Inning off M. de los Santos, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Oishi (10, 9th Inning off W. Shibata, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Tamura (6, 2nd Inning off M. de los Santos, 0 on, 2 outs) , K. Aoki (2, 6th Inning off M. de los Santos, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Aoki 6 , Y. Okazaki , T. Oishi 4 , S. Tamura 6 , S. Arakawa 2 , S. Hirayama
2-out RBI: K. Aoki , S. Tamura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Okazaki , T. Oishi , S. Tamura , S. Arakawa , S. Fukui
GIDP: Y. Okazaki
Sac Fly: F. Sonoda
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Aoki (3)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Sato (18)
OF assists: 2 (Oishi(Takahashi at home), Oishi(Yamamoto at home))
PB: S. Arakawa
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Yamamoto 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .267 1 23
K. Takayama 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .181 2 19
   d-T. Ishii PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 1
T. Nakamura 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .288 7 23
U. Ota RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .241 2 24
T. Tanaka LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .302 2 16
S. Takahashi C 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .268 4 21
R. Onishi CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .185 0 9
T. Ide SS 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .214 0 7
   a-M. Smith PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262 0 6
   c-M. Ishikawa SS 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .329 3 11
M. de los Santos P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .208 0 2
   T. Igarashi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-H. Yoshida PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .287 5 30
   W. Shibata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-H. Fujioka PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095 0 2
Totals 33 3 8 3 1 7 13      
a - M. Smith pinch hit for T. Ide in the 7th
b - H. Yoshida pinch hit for T. Igarashi in the 7th
c - M. Ishikawa substituted for M. Smith in the 8th
d - T. Ishii pinch hit for K. Takayama in the 8th
e - H. Fujioka pinch hit for W. Shibata in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Tanaka (5, 2nd Inning off S. Hirayama, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Takahashi (5, 2nd Inning off S. Hirayama, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Smith (2, 7th Inning off K. Yagi, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Ishikawa (3, 9th Inning off M. Mori, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Yamamoto , T. Nakamura , T. Tanaka 2 , S. Takahashi 2 , R. Onishi , T. Ide , M. Smith 2 , M. Ishikawa 4
2-out RBI: M. Ishikawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Takayama , U. Ota , M. de los Santos , H. Yoshida
Sac Bunt: K. Takayama , M. de los Santos
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: K. Takayama (11)
Double Plays: 1 (Ide-Yamamoto-Nakamura)
YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Hirayama W (8-3) 6.1 6 1 1 0 5 0 87 3.38   
K. Yagi H (4) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 1.42   
M. Mori SV (4) 2.0 1 2 2 1 1 1 41 5.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Hirayama 62
Batters Faced: S. Hirayama 24, K. Yagi 3, M. Mori 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Hirayama 6-7, K. Yagi 1-0, M. Mori 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Hirayama 87-58, K. Yagi 15-9, M. Mori 41-22
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. de los Santos L (3-10) 6.1 9 4 4 4 3 2 113 4.62   
T. Igarashi 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 3.27   
W. Shibata 2.0 3 0 0 0 3 0 31 2.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. de los Santos 38
Batters Faced: M. de los Santos 31, T. Igarashi 2, W. Shibata 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. de los Santos 2-12, T. Igarashi 1-0, W. Shibata 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. de los Santos 113-66, T. Igarashi 12-7, W. Shibata 31-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Igarashi 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kimiyasu Aoki
Ballpark: Sapporo Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM JST
Time: 3:57
Attendance: 25776
Special Notes: Rain delay of 37 minutes in the 4th inning. Rain delay of 26 minutes in the 5th inning.
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