BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT RAKISUTA RAMS
07/17/1974
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BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT RAKISUTA RAMS
GAME ID: 6648 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 17TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sapporo Bears (29-43) 3 2 1 0 0 3 1 2 1 13 15 1
Rakisuta Rams (33-39) 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 9 0
Kusumoto Goes on Rampage Against Rams
It was a big day for Tomiyuki Kusumoto and he brought the Sapporo Bears along for the ride.

Kusumoto led his club to victory, 13-7, over the Rakisuta Rams at Rakisuta Stadium, smoking Rakisuta pitching for 6 hits in 6 at-bats. The 27-year-old left fielder later called the victory "sweet."

Tomiyuki Kusumoto singled in the 1st, hit an RBI triple in the 2nd, singled in the 4th, hit a three-run home run off Koji Fujimoto in the 6th, singled in the 8th and hit an RBI single in the 9th.

A look at his season totals shows Kusumoto with 5 home runs, .298 BA, .393 OBP, 18 RBIs and 22 runs scored.
SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Shiotani 1B 3 4 1 0 3 0 1 .220 7 20
T. Kusumoto LF 6 4 6 5 0 0 0 .298 5 18
K. Hotta RF 5 1 1 1 1 1 3 .262 5 34
S. Murata SS 4 0 0 1 1 1 3 .261 9 40
K. Yoneda 3B 4 0 2 3 1 0 0 .267 3 18
N. Toyama CF 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 .262 5 22
T. Wada 2B 5 1 1 1 0 1 6 .179 2 5
H. Nakazawa C 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 .293 5 18
C. Abe P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .043 0 0
   a-N. Fukuda PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .260 2 7
   K. Yamada P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-S. Carpenter PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .211 9 13
   E. Yamaoka P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-K. Sato PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 3 10
   J. Jackson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 0
Totals 41 13 15 13 7 5 15      
a - N. Fukuda pinch hit for C. Abe in the 6th
b - S. Carpenter pinch hit for K. Yamada in the 8th
c - K. Sato pinch hit for E. Yamaoka in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Nakazawa (5, 9th Inning off S. Suzuki, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: T. Kusumoto (2, 2nd Inning off K. Wada, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Toyama (5, 3rd Inning off K. Wada, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Kusumoto (5, 6th Inning off K. Fujimoto, 2 on, 1 out) , T. Wada (2, 7th Inning off K. Fujimoto, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Shiotani , T. Kusumoto 11 , K. Hotta , K. Yoneda 2 , N. Toyama 6 , T. Wada 4 , H. Nakazawa 2
2-out RBI: , T. Kusumoto 2 , K. Hotta , K. Yoneda , N. Toyama , T. Wada
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Hotta , T. Wada 3
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Kusumoto (2)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Yoneda (11)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Onishi CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .248 13 29
G. McCauley 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .203 3 9
Y. Ishihara 1B 4 3 3 2 1 0 3 .296 11 27
H. Nomura SS 3 1 1 1 2 1 0 .296 20 54
S. Nakayama LF 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 .262 1 9
S. Kamo RF 3 0 1 2 0 1 3 .243 1 22
   K. Fujimoto P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   S. Suzuki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   G. Matsuda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-G. Yagi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283 8 29
K. Harada 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .146 0 2
H. Wada C 3 1 1 2 1 0 4 .163 2 5
K. Wada P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 1 4
   a-S. Fukushima PH, RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .306 5 22
Totals 36 7 9 7 8 5 19      
a - S. Fukushima pinch hit for K. Wada in the 4th
b - G. Yagi pinch hit for G. Matsuda in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Ishihara (6, 3rd Inning off C. Abe, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: Y. Ishihara 2 (11, 1st Inning off C. Abe, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off E. Yamaoka, 0 on, 2 outs) , H. Wada (2, 2nd Inning off C. Abe, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Onishi , Y. Ishihara 10 , H. Nomura , S. Nakayama , S. Kamo , K. Harada , H. Wada 4
2-out RBI: , Y. Ishihara 2 , H. Nomura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Ishihara , S. Kamo , H. Wada , S. Fukushima
Sac Bunt: H. Wada
Team LOB: 11
SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Abe W (4-5) 5.0 8 6 5 6 2 2 129 5.22   
K. Yamada H (1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 3.60   
E. Yamaoka 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 9 4.96   
J. Jackson 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 25 3.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Abe 25
Batters Faced: C. Abe 30, K. Yamada 6, E. Yamaoka 4, J. Jackson 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Abe 4-9, K. Yamada 1-3, E. Yamaoka 1-2, J. Jackson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Abe 129-68, K. Yamada 18-14, E. Yamaoka 9-7, J. Jackson 25-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Wada 4.0 7 6 6 2 0 1 66 5.96   
K. Fujimoto L (1-1) 3.1 4 4 4 2 4 2 65 5.00   
S. Suzuki 1.1 3 3 3 3 0 0 56 4.10   
G. Matsuda 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 5.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Wada 22
Batters Faced: K. Wada 20, K. Fujimoto 16, S. Suzuki 10, G. Matsuda 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Wada 6-5, K. Fujimoto 4-2, S. Suzuki 1-3, G. Matsuda 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Wada 66-42, K. Fujimoto 65-43, S. Suzuki 56-31, G. Matsuda 9-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Matsuda 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tomiyuki Kusumoto
Ballpark: Rakisuta Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 14757
Special Notes: Tomiyuki Kusumoto ties the EL regular season game record for hits with 6.
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