BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT SAPPORO BEARS
08/10/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT SAPPORO BEARS
GAME ID: 6729 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 10TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Yokohama Kingfishers (35-57) 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 9 8 0
Sapporo Bears (40-52) 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 X 10 14 2
Bears Pull Out Late-Game Win, 10-9
Bears shortstop Shikato Murata left his imprint on his team's 10-9 win over the Yokohama Kingfishers. Murata was 4 for 5 with 2 doubles and 2 singles. He scored 2 times for Sapporo in the contest. Sapporo is now 40-52.

With a runner on 1st and no one out in the bottom of the eighth inning, pinch hitter Nampo Fukuda delivered big for the Bears. Sapporo was trailing 9-7 when he belted a 2-run home run.

"Anytime I can help the team, I feel good about it," said Fukuda.
YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Ishikawa CF 5 2 2 2 0 0 3 .297 7 32
B. Martin 1B 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 .255 12 31
K. Kimura C 5 0 2 4 0 1 1 .300 10 42
T. Kaneshige LF 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .219 9 39
   a-K. Kagawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .129 0 0
   c-I. Shinseki LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 4 10
   S. Yokoyama P 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 1 1
   Y. Nishizawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Iwamoto RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .282 14 28
F. Sonoda 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .207 7 28
   b-M. Takagi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .249 0 24
   d-M. Kobashi 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 0 4
B. Fukuhara SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .233 12 37
T. Kamiya 2B 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 .230 10 30
   f-K. Hirata PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 5 22
B. Sauerwein P 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .243 0 7
   N. Tominaga P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   e-Z. Yoshida LF 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .258 3 7
Totals 35 9 8 9 7 6 20      
a - K. Kagawa pinch hit for T. Kaneshige in the 6th
b - M. Takagi pinch hit for F. Sonoda in the 6th
c - I. Shinseki substituted for K. Kagawa in the 6th
d - M. Kobashi substituted for M. Takagi in the 6th
e - Z. Yoshida substituted for N. Tominaga in the 6th
f - K. Hirata pinch hit for T. Kamiya in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Kimura 2 (12, 1st Inning off C. Abe, 2 on, 0 outs; 2nd Inning off C. Abe, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: Z. Yoshida (3, 7th Inning off Y. Nobuhara, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Yokoyama (1, 8th Inning off Y. Nobuhara, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Ishikawa 2 , K. Kimura 4 , S. Yokoyama 4 , F. Sonoda , B. Fukuhara , Z. Yoshida 4
2-out RBI: K. Ishikawa , S. Yokoyama , Z. Yoshida
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Ishikawa , B. Martin , T. Iwamoto , F. Sonoda , M. Takagi
GIDP: T. Kaneshige
Sac Bunt: B. Fukuhara , B. Sauerwein
Hit by Pitch: T. Iwamoto
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Ishikawa 2 (39) , K. Kagawa (1) , B. Fukuhara (16)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Fukuhara-Kamiya-Martin)
OF assists: 1 (Ishikawa(Murata at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Shiotani 1B 5 0 2 3 0 1 1 .242 10 34
T. Kusumoto LF 4 0 0 1 0 1 3 .286 8 27
   E. Yamaoka P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
K. Hotta RF 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 .255 8 41
S. Murata SS 5 2 4 1 0 0 1 .292 10 50
K. Yoneda 3B 3 0 1 2 1 1 1 .281 3 27
N. Toyama CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .260 5 23
G. Nakashima 2B 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 .223 7 30
   a-K. Sato PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .239 3 11
   b-T. Wada 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .164 3 6
S. Arakawa C 3 3 2 0 1 0 1 .189 6 20
C. Abe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .033 0 0
   J. Jackson P 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 .250 0 1
   Y. Nobuhara P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-N. Fukuda PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .258 4 12
   d-T. Yamamoto LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 7 26
Totals 33 10 14 10 5 5 14      
a - K. Sato pinch hit for G. Nakashima in the 5th
b - T. Wada substituted for K. Sato in the 6th
c - N. Fukuda pinch hit for Y. Nobuhara in the 8th
d - T. Yamamoto substituted for N. Fukuda in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Murata 2 (23, 1st Inning off B. Sauerwein, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off Y. Nishizawa, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Shiotani (23, 3rd Inning off B. Sauerwein, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Fukuda (4, 8th Inning off S. Yokoyama, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Shiotani 3 , K. Hotta 2 , S. Murata 6 , K. Yoneda , N. Toyama , G. Nakashima , S. Arakawa 2 , N. Fukuda 4
2-out RBI: M. Shiotani , S. Murata , K. Yoneda , J. Jackson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kusumoto
GIDP: N. Toyama
Sac Bunt: C. Abe
Sac Fly: T. Kusumoto
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Murata (7)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Hotta (4) , J. Jackson (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Yoneda-Nakashima-Shiotani)
YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Sauerwein 2.2 10 7 7 1 2 0 53 5.82   
N. Tominaga 3.0 1 0 0 3 1 0 48 5.23   
S. Yokoyama 1.1 1 2 2 1 1 1 26 5.08   
Y. Nishizawa L (7-10) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 13 4.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Sauerwein 7
Batters Faced: B. Sauerwein 19, N. Tominaga 12, S. Yokoyama 5, Y. Nishizawa 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Sauerwein 2-4, N. Tominaga 4-3, S. Yokoyama 1-1, Y. Nishizawa 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Sauerwein 53-32, N. Tominaga 48-26, S. Yokoyama 26-15, Y. Nishizawa 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Tominaga 2-0 , S. Yokoyama 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Abe 2.2 5 7 6 5 1 0 75 5.24   
J. Jackson 3.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 45 3.13   
Y. Nobuhara W (4-4) 2.1 2 2 2 1 2 2 42 4.32   
E. Yamaoka SV (11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 3.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Abe 14
Batters Faced: C. Abe 19, J. Jackson 12, Y. Nobuhara 11, E. Yamaoka 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Abe 4-3, J. Jackson 3-3, Y. Nobuhara 4-1, E. Yamaoka 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Abe 75-38, J. Jackson 45-27, Y. Nobuhara 42-24, E. Yamaoka 10-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Jackson 2-0 , Y. Nobuhara 1-0
Hit Batsmen: Y. Nobuhara
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shikato Murata
Ballpark: Sapporo Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 12377
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