BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT RAKISUTA RAMS
07/13/1961
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT RAKISUTA RAMS
GAME ID: 6638 - THURSDAY, JULY 13TH , 1961 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sapporo Bears (38-26) 4 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 10 12 3
Rakisuta Rams (32-32) 0 0 2 0 1 1 3 0 0 7 11 1
Bears Deal Rams 10-7 Loss
Bears right fielder Ukyo Ota put his stamp on his team's 10-7 win over the Rakisuta Rams. Ota went 4 for 5 with a home run, a double, and 2 singles. He scored 2 runs for Sapporo in the contest. The winning pitcher was Tomochika Takada. His record now stands at 10-1. The left-hander went 6.2 innings, allowing 7 runs on 9 hits for the Bears. Senichi Soga closed the door for Sapporo, picking up his 11th save of the year.

Ota had a big at-bat with a runner on 1st in the top of the first inning, when he hit a double. The Bears went on to win.

"When there are games to be won, you win them," said Sapporo manager Earl Higgins.

The Bears improved their record to 38-26 by beating Rakisuta.
SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Yamamoto 2B 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 .263 4 31
U. Ota RF 5 2 4 1 0 0 0 .282 7 32
S. Nishimoto LF 5 2 1 4 0 2 3 .285 14 49
   S. Soga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Nakamura 1B 4 3 2 2 1 0 1 .307 5 38
H. Yoshida CF 3 0 2 2 1 0 0 .271 10 45
M. Ishikawa SS 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .231 3 31
K. Takayama 3B 3 0 0 1 1 1 4 .278 1 29
K. Yamamoto C 4 0 0 0 1 0 6 .212 3 17
T. Takada P 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .206 0 7
   K. Nakamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Ishii PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118 0 3
   b-T. Tanaka LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 2 9
Totals 35 10 12 10 6 4 21      
a - T. Ishii pinch hit for K. Nakamoto in the 8th
b - T. Tanaka substituted for T. Ishii in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Yoshida (14, 1st Inning off G. Ishii, 1 on, 0 outs) , U. Ota (11, 1st Inning off G. Ishii, 1 on, 0 outs) , T. Takada (2, 4th Inning off G. Ishii, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: T. Nakamura (5, 4th Inning off S. Arai, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Nishimoto (14, 1st Inning off G. Ishii, 2 on, 0 outs) , U. Ota (7, 8th Inning off K. Abe, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Yamamoto , U. Ota 8 , S. Nishimoto 4 , T. Nakamura 4 , H. Yoshida 3 , M. Ishikawa , T. Takada 2
2-out RBI: U. Ota
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Yamamoto , K. Yamamoto , T. Takada
GIDP: T. Yamamoto , T. Nakamura
Sac Bunt: T. Takada
Sac Fly: H. Yoshida , K. Takayama
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: T. Yamamoto (11) , M. Ishikawa 2 (24)
Double Plays: 1 (Nakamura-Ishikawa-Nakamura)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Tamura CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .237 7 20
T. Hashiguchi 1B 5 1 3 3 0 0 3 .207 6 16
S. Onodera RF 4 1 2 2 1 0 2 .351 5 46
S. Nishimura LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .317 11 45
K. Harada 3B 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .297 3 33
P. Ponder 2B 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .234 2 28
   c-G. Kawamoto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .245 3 14
T. Otani C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .228 7 20
M. Ezaki SS 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 .251 5 25
G. Ishii P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 2
   S. Arai P 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .062 0 1
   a-Y. Ogawa PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .236 2 7
   K. Abe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-F. Sato PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .147 1 2
   K. Takashima P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 39 7 11 7 2 4 21      
a - Y. Ogawa pinch hit for S. Arai in the 7th
b - F. Sato pinch hit for K. Abe in the 8th
c - G. Kawamoto pinch hit for P. Ponder in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Hashiguchi 2 (6, 5th Inning off T. Takada, 1 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off S. Soga, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Tamura (14, 7th Inning off T. Takada, 1 on, 0 outs) , S. Onodera (22, 7th Inning off T. Takada, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Hashiguchi (6, 3rd Inning off T. Takada, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Tamura 2 , T. Hashiguchi 8 , S. Onodera 3 , S. Nishimura 2 , K. Harada 2 , S. Arai
2-out RBI: , T. Hashiguchi 2 , K. Harada
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Onodera , S. Nishimura 2 , P. Ponder , G. Kawamoto
GIDP: M. Ezaki
Sac Bunt: G. Ishii
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Tamura (3) , S. Nishimura (16) , P. Ponder (5)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Harada (16)
Double Plays: 2 (Hashiguchi-Ezaki, Ponder-Ezaki-Hashiguchi)
SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Takada W (10-1) 6.2 9 7 3 1 2 1 107 3.22   
K. Nakamoto H (5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.50   
S. Soga SV (11) 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 38 1.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Takada 37
Batters Faced: T. Takada 32, K. Nakamoto 1, S. Soga 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Takada 12-5, K. Nakamoto 1-0, S. Soga 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Takada 107-68, K. Nakamoto 4-3, S. Soga 38-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Nakamoto 1-0
WP: T. Takada
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Ishii L (2-3) 3.0 7 8 8 4 1 1 53 4.65   
S. Arai 4.0 3 1 1 1 2 0 53 4.62   
K. Abe 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1 13 4.95   
K. Takashima 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 19 2.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Ishii 8
Batters Faced: G. Ishii 20, S. Arai 15, K. Abe 4, K. Takashima 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Ishii 5-3, S. Arai 6-3, K. Abe 1-1, K. Takashima 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Ishii 53-25, S. Arai 53-33, K. Abe 13-8, K. Takashima 19-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Arai 3-3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ukyo Ota
Ballpark: Rakisuta Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM JST
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 17011
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