 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON SAPPORO BEARS AT RAKISUTA RAMS 08/07/1963 |  |  | | | |
 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | SAPPORO BEARS AT RAKISUTA RAMS | GAME ID: 6726 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7TH , 1963 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Sapporo Bears (40-37) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | Rakisuta Rams (31-39) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 7 | 11 | 1 | | |  | |
Rams Win at Home, 7-3 | Soggy conditions did not keep Rakisuta and Sapporo from playing their scheduled game.
The Rakisuta Rams grabbed a win, 7-3, over the Sapporo Bears at Rakisuta Stadium. Rakisuta right fielder Fuminobu Sato went 2 for 5 with a home run. He scored 2 times and drove in 3. Rakisuta starter Sadato Hayakawa was credited with the win after throwing 94 pitches over 6 innings. His record now stands at 5-8.
Sato contributed a big hit, a 3-run home run, for Rakisuta in the bottom of the fourth. With his team trailing 3-2, Sato took a splitter from Mario de los Santos and stroked the home run to left. His 7th home run of the season allowed the Rams to leap in front, 5-3.
"You can't get too high when things go well, or too low when things go bad. Right now, I'm just happy we got the win," Sato told the Rakisuta News.
The 5th-place Rams have a record of 31-39. | |
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SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE | | RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - M. Jenks substituted for M. de los Santos in the 6th b - T. Ishii pinch hit for W. Shibata in the 8th
BATTING Doubles: T. Yamamoto (13, 1st Inning off S. Hayakawa, 0 on, 1 out) Triples: S. Nishimoto (5, 4th Inning off S. Hayakawa, 0 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: T. Tanaka (13, 3rd Inning off S. Hayakawa, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: T. Tanaka 4 , T. Yamamoto 2 , U. Ota , S. Nishimoto 3 , M. Ishikawa Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Nishimoto 2 , M. de los Santos GIDP: T. Ishii Sac Bunt: T. Yamamoto , M. Ishikawa Hit by Pitch: N. Kodama Team LOB: 8
FIELDING Errors: S. Nishimoto (10) , N. Kodama (4) , M. de los Santos (1) | | | a - Y. Ogawa pinch hit for K. Abe in the 7th
BATTING Doubles: T. Matsui (1, 6th Inning off W. Shibata, 3 on, 1 out) Triples: T. Ito (2, 2nd Inning off M. de los Santos, 1 on, 1 out) Home Runs: F. Sato (7, 4th Inning off M. de los Santos, 2 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: F. Sato 5 , D. Finch , S. Onodera 2 , T. Matsui 2 , K. Harada 2 , T. Ito 3 , K. Yamamoto , M. Ezaki 2-out RBI: F. Sato Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Sato , T. Matsui , T. Ito 2 Team LOB: 11
FIELDING Errors: M. Ezaki (11) Double Plays: 1 (Matsui-Ezaki-Finch) | | |
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SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE | | RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Fuminobu Sato Ballpark: Rakisuta Stadium Weather: Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph Start Time: 7:35 PM JST Time: 3:25 Attendance: 10928 Special Notes: Rain delay of 31 minutes in the 6th inning. |
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