BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
07/29/1963
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
GAME ID: 6712 - MONDAY, JULY 29TH , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sapporo Bears (38-34) 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 12 1
Hosho Reliables (42-31) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 2
Ota Lifts Bears to 8-1 Win
Riding the 3-hit performance of the 28-year old right fielder Ukyo Ota, the Sapporo Bears stopped the Hosho Reliables, 8-1, in 9 innings. Seikichi Nagamatsu, who led the EL in saves with 16 in 1958, was the winning pitcher. Over 8 innings, he allowed 1 run on 6 hits, with 2 walks and 3 strikeouts. The win elevated the Bears to 38-34.

In the top of the first, Ota had a run-scoring triple for Sapporo. It was his 2nd triple of the season and put the Bears on top, 1-0.

"We maximized our offense today," said Sapporo skipper Kenjiro Hirata. "That makes everyone's life easier."
SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Tanaka LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .265 12 28
   a-R. Arakawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
   b-K. Hayashida LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .138 1 2
T. Yamamoto 2B 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .253 0 15
U. Ota RF 4 2 3 3 1 0 1 .300 9 38
S. Nishimoto 1B 4 1 3 1 1 1 1 .244 11 37
R. Onishi CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .243 5 28
K. Takayama 3B 5 1 1 2 0 1 2 .217 3 20
M. Ishikawa SS 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 .204 4 28
S. Takahashi C 5 1 2 2 0 0 4 .204 9 24
S. Nagamatsu P 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .222 0 4
   c-T. Ishii PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250 3 11
   T. Muraoka P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 1
Totals 40 8 12 8 5 8 19      
a - R. Arakawa pinch hit for T. Tanaka in the 8th
b - K. Hayashida substituted for R. Arakawa in the 8th
c - T. Ishii pinch hit for S. Nagamatsu in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: U. Ota (2, 1st Inning off S. Takahashi, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Takayama (3, 1st Inning off S. Takahashi, 1 on, 2 outs) , U. Ota (9, 2nd Inning off S. Takahashi, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Takahashi (9, 3rd Inning off S. Takahashi, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Tanaka , T. Yamamoto , U. Ota 8 , S. Nishimoto 3 , K. Takayama 4 , M. Ishikawa , S. Takahashi 5
2-out RBI: U. Ota , K. Takayama
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Onishi , T. Ishii
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Nishimoto (1)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Nagamatsu (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Yamamoto-Ishikawa-Nishimoto, Takayama-Takahashi-Nishimoto)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Morioka 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .262 4 28
B. Bloom 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .277 12 37
J. Kono C 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .273 11 38
M. Tanoue SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .306 5 22
H. Dunham LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .175 6 22
K. Katagiri RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .067 0 1
K. Hamasaki CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .222 0 0
   d-Z. Abe PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 1 4
M. Nakamura 2B 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .279 1 5
   c-Y. Hirata PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318 13 51
S. Takahashi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 0 0
   a-T. Hamano PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .249 5 23
   M. Yanagi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Yamaguchi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .242 6 21
   I. Yamamoto P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1 2 4 14      
a - T. Hamano pinch hit for S. Takahashi in the 3rd
b - M. Yamaguchi pinch hit for M. Yanagi in the 5th
c - Y. Hirata pinch hit for M. Nakamura in the 7th
d - Z. Abe pinch hit for K. Hamasaki in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Hamasaki (3, 3rd Inning off S. Nagamatsu, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Morioka (25, 8th Inning off S. Nagamatsu, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Dunham (6, 7th Inning off S. Nagamatsu, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Morioka 2 , H. Dunham 5 , K. Hamasaki 2 , M. Nakamura , I. Yamamoto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Tanoue , M. Yamaguchi
GIDP: S. Morioka , J. Kono
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: S. Morioka 2 (19)
SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Nagamatsu W (5-3) 8.0 6 1 1 2 3 1 101 3.12   
T. Muraoka 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 3.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Nagamatsu 67
Batters Faced: S. Nagamatsu 31, T. Muraoka 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Nagamatsu 10-9, T. Muraoka 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Nagamatsu 101-63, T. Muraoka 17-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Takahashi L (6-2) 3.0 9 8 6 1 2 3 70 2.57   
M. Yanagi 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 29 3.52   
I. Yamamoto 4.0 2 0 0 3 4 0 65 1.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Takahashi 12
Batters Faced: S. Takahashi 19, M. Yanagi 8, I. Yamamoto 18
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Takahashi 4-3, M. Yanagi 2-2, I. Yamamoto 5-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Takahashi 70-39, M. Yanagi 29-18, I. Yamamoto 65-36
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ukyo Ota
Ballpark: Nagoya Minami Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 3:35 PM JST
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 16439
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