BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
07/31/1962
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
GAME ID: 6717 - TUESDAY, JULY 31ST , 1962 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sapporo Bears (31-46) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 9 3
Hosho Reliables (43-36) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 9 2
Bears Tack 4-3 Loss on Reliables
Sapporo and Hosho took Mother Nature's best shot and still managed to complete their ballgame.

The Sapporo Bears scored a tight, 4-3 win versus the Hosho Reliables at Nagoya Minami Stadium. Sapporo pitcher Seikichi Nagamatsu held his own in the contest. The Bears sport a record of 31-46.

Torai Yamamoto, who is tied for 2nd in the EL in triples with 6, had a direct impact on the outcome. Yamamoto contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the ninth inning to put Sapporo up, 4-3.

Sapporo manager Earl Higgins praised his team's "energy."
SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Yamamoto 2B 5 0 2 1 0 2 2 .240 1 24
K. Takayama 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .229 3 25
T. Nakamura 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .289 10 32
S. Nishimoto LF 4 2 2 2 0 2 1 .286 7 25
   S. Soga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
U. Ota RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .236 5 39
S. Takahashi C 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .276 6 30
   b-T. Ishii PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .154 0 1
   d-M. Ishikawa SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 3 11
R. Onishi CF 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .212 2 23
T. Ide SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .226 2 18
   c-M. Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .235 0 6
   e-K. Yamamoto C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 1 7
S. Nagamatsu P 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .231 0 4
   a-T. Tanaka LF 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .281 2 17
Totals 36 4 9 4 2 9 19      
a - T. Tanaka substituted for S. Nagamatsu in the 8th
b - T. Ishii pinch hit for S. Takahashi in the 9th
c - M. Smith pinch hit for T. Ide in the 9th
d - M. Ishikawa substituted for T. Ishii in the 9th
e - K. Yamamoto substituted for M. Smith in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Onishi (6, 7th Inning off N. Nagao, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Nishimoto 2 (7, 2nd Inning off N. Nagao, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off N. Nagao, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Yamamoto 2 , K. Takayama , S. Nishimoto 8 , R. Onishi 4 , T. Ide
2-out RBI: S. Nishimoto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Yamamoto , T. Nakamura 2
Sac Bunt: K. Takayama
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Takayama (7)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Ide 2 (21) , S. Nagamatsu (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Soga-Ishikawa-Nakamura)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Hamano CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .272 5 28
Y. Hirata SS 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .315 11 45
S. Morioka 3B 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .307 12 49
S. Kawakami 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .254 9 33
M. Yamaguchi RF 4 1 2 0 1 0 3 .326 5 27
J. Kono C 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .273 8 39
K. Katagiri LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .138 2 8
   b-M. Tanoue PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .326 3 10
   c-H. Ishikawa LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 4 12
C. Sato 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .193 2 18
N. Nagao P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .237 0 2
   a-Z. Abe PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .227 3 11
   K. Ota P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 0 1
Totals 38 3 9 3 3 6 24      
a - Z. Abe pinch hit for N. Nagao in the 7th
b - M. Tanoue pinch hit for K. Katagiri in the 8th
c - H. Ishikawa substituted for M. Tanoue in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Morioka (12, 7th Inning off S. Nagamatsu, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Yamaguchi (10, 8th Inning off S. Soga, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Tanoue (3, 8th Inning off S. Soga, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Y. Hirata 3 , S. Morioka 3 , S. Kawakami , M. Yamaguchi 3 , M. Tanoue 4
2-out RBI: S. Morioka
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Morioka , S. Kawakami , C. Sato 2 , N. Nagao
GIDP: M. Yamaguchi
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Yamaguchi (1)

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Hirata (21) , S. Kawakami (11)
SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Nagamatsu 7.0 5 1 1 3 5 0 115 4.53   
S. Soga W (2-1), BS (5) 2.0 4 2 2 0 1 1 34 1.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Nagamatsu 65
Batters Faced: S. Nagamatsu 31, S. Soga 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Nagamatsu 7-9, S. Soga 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Nagamatsu 115-68, S. Soga 34-24
WP: S. Nagamatsu
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Nagao 7.0 6 2 2 1 6 2 94 4.21   
K. Ota L (5-8) 2.0 3 2 0 1 3 0 43 2.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Nagao 62
Batters Faced: N. Nagao 28, K. Ota 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Nagao 4-11, K. Ota 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Nagao 94-58, K. Ota 43-26
WP: K. Ota
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Seikichi Nagamatsu
Ballpark: Nagoya Minami Stadium
Weather: Rain (76 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 21771
Special Notes: Rain delay of 21 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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