BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT SAPPORO BEARS
07/13/1963
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT SAPPORO BEARS
GAME ID: 6638 - SATURDAY, JULY 13TH , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hosho Reliables (35-27) 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 6 13 0
Sapporo Bears (32-28) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 11 1
Reliables Deal Bears 6-4 Defeat
The Hosho Reliables topped the Sapporo Bears, 6-4, at Sapporo Stadium. Hosho shortstop Yamahiko Hirata was a spark plug for the offense. He was 3 for 4 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2. The win hiked the Hosho record to 35-27.

Masaki Yamaguchi delivered a 2-run single for Hosho in the top of the fifth. The right fielder went 3 for 5 in the game, including 1 home run, 1 single, and 1 double. He scored 1 run and batted in 3.

"We just try to have good at-bats, whether we're winning, losing, or tied," said Yamaguchi.
HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Morioka 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .275 4 23
B. Bloom 1B 4 1 1 1 1 2 1 .277 10 30
   M. Yanagi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Y. Hirata SS 4 2 3 2 1 0 1 .327 10 39
J. Kono C 5 1 3 0 0 0 3 .250 6 28
H. Dunham LF 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .170 3 14
M. Yamaguchi RF 5 1 3 3 0 0 1 .243 6 18
T. Hamano CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .252 4 19
M. Nakamura 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .200 1 1
E. Ueno P 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .194 0 1
   I. Yamamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-S. Kawakami PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .172 1 2
Totals 38 6 13 6 4 10 19      
a - S. Kawakami pinch hit for I. Yamamoto in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Yamaguchi (8, 2nd Inning off T. Wada, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: S. Morioka (4, 5th Inning off T. Wada, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Yamaguchi (6, 4th Inning off T. Wada, 0 on, 1 out) , Y. Hirata (10, 6th Inning off T. Muraoka, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Morioka 4 , B. Bloom , Y. Hirata 6 , J. Kono 3 , M. Yamaguchi 7 , T. Hamano
2-out RBI: Y. Hirata
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Nakamura
GIDP: J. Kono , M. Yamaguchi , E. Ueno
Team LOB: 9
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Tanaka LF 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .250 10 18
T. Yamamoto 2B 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .256 0 12
U. Ota RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .287 6 29
S. Nishimoto 1B 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .232 9 30
R. Onishi CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252 5 26
K. Takayama 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .232 1 15
   b-T. Ishii PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 3 9
M. Ishikawa SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .212 4 25
S. Takahashi C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .196 7 19
T. Wada P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
   T. Muraoka P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 1
   a-N. Kodama PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .325 2 9
   W. Shibata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-H. Sato PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .206 0 0
Totals 37 4 11 4 0 3 10      
a - N. Kodama pinch hit for T. Muraoka in the 7th
b - T. Ishii pinch hit for K. Takayama in the 8th
c - H. Sato pinch hit for W. Shibata in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Yamamoto (11, 3rd Inning off E. Ueno, 1 on, 2 outs) , U. Ota 2 (12, 3rd Inning off E. Ueno, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off M. Yanagi, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Tanaka (5, 9th Inning off M. Yanagi, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Nishimoto (9, 8th Inning off M. Yanagi, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Tanaka 4 , T. Yamamoto 2 , U. Ota 4 , S. Nishimoto 4 , R. Onishi , K. Takayama , S. Takahashi , H. Sato
2-out RBI: T. Yamamoto , U. Ota
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Yamamoto , S. Nishimoto , M. Ishikawa
Sac Bunt: K. Takayama
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: S. Nishimoto (7)
Double Plays: 3 (Ishikawa-Takahashi-Nishimoto, Takayama-Yamamoto-Nishimoto, Yamamoto-Ishikawa-Nishimoto)
HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Ueno W (9-4) 6.1 6 2 2 0 2 0 88 2.42   
I. Yamamoto 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 1.97   
M. Yanagi 2.0 4 2 2 0 1 1 36 3.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Ueno 55
Batters Faced: E. Ueno 25, I. Yamamoto 3, M. Yanagi 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Ueno 7-10, I. Yamamoto 1-1, M. Yanagi 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Ueno 88-51, I. Yamamoto 15-9, M. Yanagi 36-25
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Wada L (5-3) 5.2 9 5 5 4 4 1 114 4.25   
T. Muraoka 1.1 2 1 1 0 3 1 23 2.75   
W. Shibata 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 28 4.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Wada 31
Batters Faced: T. Wada 29, T. Muraoka 6, W. Shibata 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Wada 6-5, T. Muraoka 1-0, W. Shibata 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Wada 114-67, T. Muraoka 23-15, W. Shibata 28-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Muraoka 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yamahiko Hirata
Ballpark: Sapporo Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM JST
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 19003
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