BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT SAPPORO BEARS
08/09/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT SAPPORO BEARS
GAME ID: 6731 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 9TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Yokohama Kingfishers (36-54) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 1
Sapporo Bears (35-56) 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 X 5 9 0
Kingfishers Lose, 5-3, at Sapporo Stadium
Sapporo pitcher Yamada Yamanaka had a large part in his team beating the Yokohama Kingfishers, 5-3. The right-hander kept opposing batters in check throughout the game. Shinichi Kanehara earned save number 17 this season. The Bears raised their record to 35-56.

The Bears got a big at-bat from first baseman Kai Yoneda. For the game, Yoneda was 1-3 with a double. He drove in 2 runs. In the bottom of the first, with runners on 1st and 2nd, he stroked a 2-run double. His 7th double of the season gave Sapporo a 2-0 lead.

"Being able to contribute to a win is always a great feeling," Yamanaka told the Sapporo Citizen.
YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Ishikawa CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .242 5 23
T. Kaneshige 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .258 7 31
K. Kimura C 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .278 6 26
T. Iwamoto RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .288 31 72
I. Shinseki LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266 11 27
Y. Otsuki 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .236 7 18
B. Fukuhara SS 4 0 0 1 0 1 3 .251 8 21
T. Kamiya 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .204 8 25
M. Shintani P 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .167 0 1
   M. Ryu P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 3 4 3 3 7 10      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Kaneshige (14, 4th Inning off Y. Yamanaka, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Ishikawa (5, 8th Inning off Y. Yamanaka, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Ishikawa 4 , T. Kaneshige 2 , K. Kimura , M. Shintani
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kamiya
GIDP: K. Ishikawa
Hit by Pitch: I. Shinseki
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: K. Kimura (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Fukuhara-Kamiya-Kaneshige)
OF assists: 1 (Iwamoto(Nakashima at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Murata SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .228 14 31
T. Yamamoto LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .197 2 11
K. Hotta RF 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 .293 13 43
N. Toyama CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .309 9 37
K. Yoneda 1B 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 .250 2 10
   S. Kanehara P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
G. Nakashima 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 .208 5 28
S. Fukui 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .234 7 21
H. Nakazawa C 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .196 1 4
Y. Yamanaka P 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .042 0 0
   a-Y. Akamine 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .206 1 6
Totals 30 5 9 4 4 4 19      
a - Y. Akamine substituted for Y. Yamanaka in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Yoneda (7, 1st Inning off M. Shintani, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: K. Hotta (3, 7th Inning off M. Shintani, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Murata , T. Yamamoto , K. Hotta 4 , N. Toyama , K. Yoneda 2 , G. Nakashima , S. Fukui , H. Nakazawa
2-out RBI: K. Yoneda , S. Fukui
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Yoneda , G. Nakashima , H. Nakazawa , Y. Yamanaka , Y. Akamine
GIDP: K. Hotta
Sac Bunt: K. Yoneda , G. Nakashima
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Murata-Nakashima-Yoneda)
YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Shintani L (6-9) 7.0 7 5 4 4 3 0 93 4.53   
M. Ryu 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 10 2.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Shintani 44
Batters Faced: M. Shintani 32, M. Ryu 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Shintani 8-10, M. Ryu 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Shintani 93-57, M. Ryu 10-7
WP: M. Ryu
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Yamanaka W (4-8) 7.0 4 3 3 3 3 1 101 5.46   
S. Kanehara SV (17) 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 20 1.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Yamanaka 57
Batters Faced: Y. Yamanaka 28, S. Kanehara 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Yamanaka 10-7, S. Kanehara 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Yamanaka 101-61, S. Kanehara 20-16
Hit Batsmen: Y. Yamanaka
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yamada Yamanaka
Ballpark: Sapporo Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 11:05 AM JST
Time: 2:28
Attendance: 9619
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