 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON RAKISUTA RAMS AT SAPPORO BEARS 07/17/1963 |  |  | | | |
 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | RAKISUTA RAMS AT SAPPORO BEARS | GAME ID: 6645 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 17TH , 1963 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Rakisuta Rams (26-31) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | Sapporo Bears (33-30) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | | |  | |
Rams Drop Bears, 5-2 | The Rakisuta Rams rode a solid performance from 30-year-old starting pitcher Morihiro Arakaki to a win, beating the Sapporo Bears, 5-2, at Sapporo Stadium. In 9 innings, Arakaki surrendered 7 hits, while striking out 8 and walking 1. He allowed 2 runs. The 5th-place Rams have a record of 26-31.
Rakisuta took the lead, 4-1, on Kannon Yamamoto's 1st home run of the season. The 2-run home run came off Sapporo pitcher Mario de los Santos in the top of the seventh.
"Morihiro is tough to beat when he's hitting his spots," said Rakisuta manager Bob Lester. | |
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RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE | | SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE | |
BATTING Home Runs: F. Sato (4, 1st Inning off M. de los Santos, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Yamamoto (1, 7th Inning off M. de los Santos, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: F. Sato 4 , K. Harada 4 , M. Ezaki , O. Nishimura , K. Yamamoto 4 2-out RBI: K. Yamamoto Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Nishimura , M. Ezaki GIDP: S. Onodera , T. Ito Sac Fly: S. Nishimura Team LOB: 3
BASERUNNING CS: M. Ezaki (1) | | | | |
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RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE | | SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE | |
Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | M. Arakaki W (6-6) | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 125 | 2.42 | | | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Morihiro Arakaki Ballpark: Sapporo Stadium Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph Start Time: 7:35 PM JST Time: 2:29 Attendance: 17301 |
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