BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT SAPPORO BEARS
07/15/1962
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT SAPPORO BEARS
GAME ID: 6637 - SUNDAY, JULY 15TH , 1962 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hosho Reliables (38-26) 0 1 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 8 10 0
Sapporo Bears (26-37) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 9 1
Hirata Excels in 8-3 Hosho Win
The Hosho Reliables knocked off the Sapporo Bears, 8-3, at Sapporo Stadium. Yamahiko Hirata was a big reason Hosho won. The shortstop was 3-5 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 2 and driving in 4. The Reliables, at 38-26, lead by one game in their division.

With Hosho leading 1-0 in the top of the third, Hirata hit a fastball from Seikichi Nagamatsu for a 3-run home run. It was his 9th home run of the season and put the Reliables ahead, 4-0.

"Solid performance from our side," said Reliables manager Shun Kawamura.
HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Dunham CF 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 .160 0 1
Y. Hirata SS 5 2 3 4 0 0 1 .301 9 38
S. Morioka 3B 4 0 1 2 1 0 2 .312 12 46
S. Kawakami 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .263 8 27
J. Kono C 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .274 8 32
M. Yamaguchi RF 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .313 5 21
K. Katagiri LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .137 1 6
C. Sato 2B 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 .191 2 12
N. Nagao P 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .242 0 2
   a-T. Hamano PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283 5 27
   I. Yamamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 8 10 8 3 3 10      
a - T. Hamano pinch hit for N. Nagao in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Yamaguchi (6, 7th Inning off S. Nagamatsu, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Hamano (18, 9th Inning off Y. Kawasaki, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Yamaguchi (5, 2nd Inning off S. Nagamatsu, 0 on, 2 outs) , Y. Hirata (9, 3rd Inning off S. Nagamatsu, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Dunham , Y. Hirata 6 , S. Morioka , M. Yamaguchi 6 , C. Sato , N. Nagao , T. Hamano 2
2-out RBI: Y. Hirata , S. Morioka , M. Yamaguchi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Morioka , S. Kawakami
GIDP: S. Kawakami , M. Yamaguchi
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Dunham (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Morioka-Kono-Kawakami)
PB: J. Kono
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Yamamoto 2B 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 .253 1 23
R. Onishi CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .211 2 20
T. Nakamura 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 .296 9 29
S. Nishimoto LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .275 3 14
U. Ota RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .241 3 26
S. Takahashi C 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 .270 6 27
M. Ishikawa SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .291 3 11
T. Ide 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .226 1 14
   b-T. Tanaka PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .294 2 16
S. Nagamatsu P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .290 0 4
   T. Igarashi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Ishii PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .114 0 1
   Y. Kawasaki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   c-K. Takayama PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .215 2 20
Totals 34 3 9 2 5 4 22      
a - T. Ishii pinch hit for T. Igarashi in the 7th
b - T. Tanaka pinch hit for T. Ide in the 9th
c - K. Takayama pinch hit for Y. Kawasaki in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Nakamura (8, 6th Inning off N. Nagao, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Nishimoto (4, 8th Inning off N. Nagao, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Takahashi (6, 6th Inning off N. Nagao, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Yamamoto 2 , T. Nakamura 3 , S. Nishimoto 3 , U. Ota , S. Takahashi 4 , K. Takayama
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Nakamura 2 , M. Ishikawa , T. Ide
GIDP: R. Onishi
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Yamamoto (4)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Yamamoto (12)
Double Plays: 2 (Yamamoto-Ishikawa-Nakamura, Yamamoto-Ishikawa-Nakamura)
HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Nagao W (6-4) 8.0 8 3 3 3 4 1 108 4.25   
I. Yamamoto 1.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 22 1.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Nagao 55
Batters Faced: N. Nagao 34, I. Yamamoto 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Nagao 8-11, I. Yamamoto 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Nagao 108-64, I. Yamamoto 22-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Nagamatsu L (5-8) 6.2 7 8 7 2 3 2 102 4.70   
T. Igarashi 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.00   
Y. Kawasaki 2.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 26 0.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Nagamatsu 31
Batters Faced: S. Nagamatsu 29, T. Igarashi 2, Y. Kawasaki 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Nagamatsu 9-7, T. Igarashi 1-0, Y. Kawasaki 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: S. Nagamatsu 102-66, T. Igarashi 6-5, Y. Kawasaki 26-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Igarashi 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yamahiko Hirata
Ballpark: Sapporo Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM JST
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 29747
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