 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON RAKISUTA RAMS AT HOSHO RELIABLES 08/14/1962 |  |  | | | |
 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | RAKISUTA RAMS AT HOSHO RELIABLES | GAME ID: 6751 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 14TH , 1962 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Rakisuta Rams (52-35) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | Hosho Reliables (46-42) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | | |  | |
Rams Rally to Beat Reliables, 3-2 | The Rakisuta Rams, despite a fine performance by Hosho pitcher Shinki Kimura, grabbed a 3-2 win at Nagoya Minami Stadium. Kimura allowed no runs over 6 innings. Kisaku Arita picked up the win with 7 innings of work. He allowed 2 runs on 11 hits, while walking 1 and striking out 5. On the season, he is now 11-4. Genya Ishii was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 9 of 11 save opportunities.
Rakisuta needed the clutch hitting of Sukeichi Onodera to notch the win. The right fielder hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the eighth inning to put the Rams on top, 3-2. For the game, Onodera had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.
"We had the right guys up at the right times," said Hosho manager Shun Kawamura. "We just didn't cash in."
Rakisuta has now won 4 games in a row. | |
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RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE | | HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - F. Sato pinch hit for K. Hayashida in the 7th b - G. Kawamoto pinch hit for M. Ezaki in the 8th c - Y. Ogawa pinch hit for K. Arita in the 8th d - K. Mitsui substituted for G. Kawamoto in the 8th e - P. Ponder substituted for Y. Ogawa in the 8th
BATTING Doubles: K. Harada (13, 7th Inning off K. Ota, 0 on, 1 out) Home Runs: S. Onodera (11, 8th Inning off K. Ota, 2 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: O. Nishimura , T. Hashiguchi , S. Onodera 5 , K. Harada 2 , K. Hayashida , M. Ezaki , G. Kawamoto 2-out RBI: S. Onodera Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Otani Team LOB: 5 | | | a - S. Kawakami pinch hit for S. Kimura in the 6th b - M. Tanoue pinch hit for K. Ota in the 8th
BATTING Doubles: Y. Hirata 2 (15, 5th Inning off K. Arita, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off K. Arita, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: Y. Hirata 5 , J. Kono 2 , H. Dunham 2 , M. Yamaguchi , Y. Smith , H. Ishikawa , S. Kimura , S. Kawakami 2-out RBI: H. Ishikawa , S. Kawakami Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Hamano 2 , J. Kono , M. Yamaguchi , Y. Smith Sac Bunt: M. Yamaguchi Hit by Pitch: Y. Hirata Team LOB: 12
FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Morioka-Ishikawa) | | |
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RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE | | HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE | |
Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | K. Arita W (11-4) | 7.0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 94 | 3.26 | G. Ishii SV (9) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3.07 | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | S. Kimura | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 70 | 1.89 | K. Ota L (5-9), BS (6) | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 2.65 | M. Yanagi | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3.52 | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Shinki Kimura Ballpark: Nagoya Minami Stadium Weather: Clear skies (83 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph Start Time: 7:35 PM JST Time: 2:28 Attendance: 17809 |
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