BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
RAKISUTA RAMS AT SAPPORO BEARS
08/05/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
RAKISUTA RAMS AT SAPPORO BEARS
GAME ID: 6718 - MONDAY, AUGUST 5TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Rakisuta Rams (41-45) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 6 0
Sapporo Bears (36-50) 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 2 X 8 10 0
Bears Net 8-2 Win
The Sapporo Bears locked up a win at Sapporo Stadium, knocking off the Rakisuta Rams, 8-2. On the mound for Sapporo was right-hander Naruki Shimada. He played a major role in the triumph. The 5th-place Bears are now 36-50, the Rams 41-45.

The Bears got an important contribution from first baseman Masao Shiotani, who in the bottom of the fourth knocked a 0-1 changeup to left for a bases-clearing double. It was his 19th double of the season and put the Bears ahead, 4-0.

"We did more than enough to get the win," said Shimada.
RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Onishi CF 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .249 15 34
G. Yagi LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .278 9 36
Y. Ishihara 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .293 15 32
H. Nomura SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .282 23 65
S. Fukushima 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .310 11 32
S. Kamo RF 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .245 1 26
T. Matsui 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .249 3 26
   a-M. Nakamura PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235 2 10
K. Imakake C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .231 4 31
J. Esaki P 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .174 0 5
   K. Fujimoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2 2 4 14      
a - M. Nakamura pinch hit for T. Matsui in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Ishihara (7, 4th Inning off N. Shimada, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Kamo (12, 6th Inning off N. Shimada, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Onishi 2 , Y. Ishihara 2 , S. Fukushima , S. Kamo 2 , T. Matsui
2-out RBI: S. Kamo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Onishi , S. Kamo , T. Matsui
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Yagi(Shiotani at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Shiotani 1B 4 1 1 3 1 1 1 .235 10 30
T. Kusumoto LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .300 8 26
K. Hotta RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .250 7 38
S. Murata SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .279 10 47
K. Yoneda 3B 4 2 3 1 0 1 0 .283 3 24
N. Toyama CF 4 2 2 0 0 1 4 .262 5 23
G. Nakashima 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .219 7 29
S. Arakawa C 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .181 6 19
N. Shimada P 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .244 0 5
   a-N. Fukuda PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 2 7
   E. Yamaoka P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-S. Carpenter PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .210 9 15
   Y. Nobuhara P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 8 10 8 3 6 15      
a - N. Fukuda pinch hit for N. Shimada in the 7th
b - S. Carpenter pinch hit for E. Yamaoka in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Hotta (15, 1st Inning off J. Esaki, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Shiotani (19, 4th Inning off J. Esaki, 3 on, 2 outs) , T. Kusumoto (13, 7th Inning off J. Esaki, 1 on, 1 out) , S. Carpenter (2, 8th Inning off J. Esaki, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Shiotani 2 , T. Kusumoto 3 , K. Hotta 2 , K. Yoneda 3 , N. Toyama 2 , S. Carpenter 2
2-out RBI: M. Shiotani , K. Yoneda , S. Carpenter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Shiotani , N. Toyama
Sac Bunt: G. Nakashima
Hit by Pitch: G. Nakashima
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Toyama (4)
RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Esaki L (4-9) 7.2 10 8 8 3 5 0 123 4.90   
K. Fujimoto 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 5.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Esaki 29
Batters Faced: J. Esaki 36, K. Fujimoto 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Esaki 9-8, K. Fujimoto 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Esaki 123-74, K. Fujimoto 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Fujimoto 1-0
WP: J. Esaki
Hit Batsmen: J. Esaki
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Shimada W (6-6) 7.0 6 2 2 1 4 0 107 4.33   
E. Yamaoka 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 4.02   
Y. Nobuhara 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 4.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Shimada 60
Batters Faced: N. Shimada 28, E. Yamaoka 3, Y. Nobuhara 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Shimada 11-6, E. Yamaoka 3-0, Y. Nobuhara 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: N. Shimada 107-70, E. Yamaoka 9-6, Y. Nobuhara 14-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Naruki Shimada
Ballpark: Sapporo Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 11:35 AM JST
Time: 2:40
Attendance: 9976
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