BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT SAPPORO BEARS
07/05/1963
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT SAPPORO BEARS
GAME ID: 6612 - FRIDAY, JULY 5TH , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Yokohama Kingfishers (32-20) 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 7 1
Sapporo Bears (28-24) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 5 14 3
Bears Pull Out Late Win, 5-4
The Sapporo Bears gave their fans something to talk about with a thrilling, walk-off win.

The Sapporo Bears racked up a win at Sapporo Stadium, bumping off the Yokohama Kingfishers, 5-4. Arata Komatsu, who started for Sapporo, pitched effectively for his team. The Bears bumped their record to 28-24 with this win.

Kiyoemon Hayashida was the walk-off hero for Sapporo. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Bears center fielder hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"The crowd was juiced," said Hayashida.
YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Yoshida LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .280 11 32
   a-G. Lacey 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 1 3
T. Kaneshige RF 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 .322 8 35
D. Sato SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .262 8 26
Y. Okazaki 1B, LF 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 .276 6 25
F. Sonoda 3B 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 .247 3 37
S. Tamura CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .228 5 29
S. Arakawa C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .274 10 37
S. Fukui 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .242 1 13
M. Sakai P 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .147 0 0
   T. Osada P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 0 1
Totals 35 4 7 4 3 8 13      
a - G. Lacey substituted for H. Yoshida in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Sonoda (11, 1st Inning off A. Komatsu, 2 on, 2 outs) , S. Tamura (6, 6th Inning off A. Komatsu, 1 on, 0 outs) , Y. Okazaki (3, 7th Inning off A. Komatsu, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Yoshida (11, 5th Inning off A. Komatsu, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Yoshida 4 , D. Sato , Y. Okazaki 3 , F. Sonoda 3 , S. Tamura 2
2-out RBI: H. Yoshida , Y. Okazaki , F. Sonoda
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Okazaki , F. Sonoda , S. Tamura , M. Sakai
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Kaneshige (3) , Y. Okazaki (2)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Sato (18)
Double Plays: 1 (Fukui-Sato-Okazaki)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Tanaka LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .250 9 15
T. Yamamoto 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .251 0 10
U. Ota RF 5 0 3 2 0 0 1 .277 6 25
S. Nishimoto 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .230 6 23
R. Onishi CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .243 5 23
   b-H. Sato PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 0 0
   c-K. Hayashida CF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .154 1 2
K. Takayama 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .235 1 14
M. Ishikawa SS 3 1 2 1 0 1 2 .223 4 23
S. Takahashi C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .184 5 15
A. Komatsu P 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .242 2 7
   K. Nakamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-N. Kodama PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 0 3
   W. Shibata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-T. Ishii PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .271 3 9
Totals 38 5 14 5 2 5 20      
a - N. Kodama pinch hit for K. Nakamoto in the 7th
b - H. Sato pinch hit for R. Onishi in the 8th
c - K. Hayashida substituted for H. Sato in the 9th
d - T. Ishii pinch hit for W. Shibata in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: M. Ishikawa (1, 5th Inning off M. Sakai, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Onishi (4, 6th Inning off M. Sakai, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Tanaka , T. Yamamoto , U. Ota 3 , S. Nishimoto , R. Onishi 3 , K. Hayashida , K. Takayama , M. Ishikawa 4 , A. Komatsu 2 , T. Ishii
2-out RBI: , U. Ota 2 , K. Hayashida
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Nishimoto , M. Ishikawa , S. Takahashi
GIDP: R. Onishi
Sac Fly: M. Ishikawa
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Yamamoto (2)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Ishikawa 3 (11)
YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Sakai 6.2 9 3 3 0 4 0 97 3.23   
T. Osada L (2-3), BS (8) 2.0 5 2 2 2 1 0 39 2.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Sakai 48
Batters Faced: M. Sakai 29, T. Osada 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Sakai 8-7, T. Osada 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Sakai 97-59, T. Osada 39-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Osada 1-0
WP: T. Osada
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Komatsu 6.2 7 4 1 3 7 1 125 2.08   
K. Nakamoto 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.00   
W. Shibata W (1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18 5.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Komatsu 54
Batters Faced: A. Komatsu 31, K. Nakamoto 1, W. Shibata 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Komatsu 4-7, K. Nakamoto 0-1, W. Shibata 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: A. Komatsu 125-80, K. Nakamoto 4-3, W. Shibata 18-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Nakamoto 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Arata Komatsu
Ballpark: Sapporo Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM JST
Time: 3:54
Attendance: 18468
Special Notes: Rain delay of 59 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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