BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT RAKISUTA RAMS
08/18/1961
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT RAKISUTA RAMS
GAME ID: 6757 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 1961 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sapporo Bears (51-39) 0 2 0 2 6 0 3 3 0 16 18 2
Rakisuta Rams (48-41) 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 7 5
Takahashi goes 3-for-5 to Fuel Bears Offense
Conditions were not ideal but Sapporo and Rakisuta were able to put their game in the books.

Shinichi Takahashi knocked in 4 runs to help Sapporo beat Rakisuta, 16-4. The Hadano, Japan native tallied 2 singles and 1 home run. The second-place Rams dropped to 48-41.

The game turned with one out in the top of the fourth when Takahashi hit a 2-run home run. It thrust the Bears into the lead, 4-2.

"We poured it on today," said Takahashi.
SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Yamamoto 2B 6 1 2 2 0 2 4 .265 7 43
K. Takayama 3B 6 1 1 0 0 0 4 .258 1 32
S. Nishimoto LF 4 1 1 0 1 2 1 .283 16 60
   c-U. Kikuchi PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .162 1 4
H. Yoshida CF 5 2 2 1 1 0 2 .274 13 66
M. Smith 1B 5 3 2 1 0 1 0 .289 2 8
   d-N. Smith PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .154 0 3
U. Ota RF 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 .304 10 46
   a-M. Hashimoto PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
S. Takahashi C 5 2 3 4 0 2 2 .274 2 17
M. Ishikawa SS 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 .257 6 42
T. Takada P 3 2 2 3 0 0 0 .217 1 11
   K. Yoshida P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. Tanaka PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .272 5 14
   S. Soga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 45 16 18 14 3 8 18      
a - M. Hashimoto pinch hit for U. Ota in the 7th
b - T. Tanaka pinch hit for K. Yoshida in the 8th
c - U. Kikuchi pinch hit for S. Nishimoto in the 9th
d - N. Smith pinch hit for M. Smith in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Yoshida (23, 5th Inning off S. Hayakawa, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Smith (1, 8th Inning off K. Takashima, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Takahashi (2, 4th Inning off S. Hayakawa, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Takada (1, 5th Inning off K. Takashima, 2 on, 2 outs) , T. Yamamoto (7, 7th Inning off K. Takashima, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Ishikawa (6, 7th Inning off K. Takashima, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Yamamoto 5 , K. Takayama , S. Nishimoto , H. Yoshida 3 , M. Smith 3 , U. Ota 3 , S. Takahashi 6 , M. Ishikawa 5 , T. Takada 5
2-out RBI: T. Yamamoto , S. Takahashi , M. Ishikawa , T. Takada
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Yamamoto 2 , K. Takayama
GIDP: N. Smith
Sac Bunt: T. Takada
Sac Fly: M. Ishikawa
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: H. Yoshida (4)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Yamamoto (17) , K. Takayama (16)
OF assists: 1 (Hashimoto(Tamura at 1st base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Tamura CF 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 .222 7 23
T. Hashiguchi 1B 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .202 9 25
S. Onodera RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .355 6 56
S. Nishimura LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .313 13 57
   a-K. Mitsui PR, LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .189 1 7
K. Harada 3B 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .312 6 59
P. Ponder 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 4 .233 3 44
M. Ezaki SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 7 .246 6 35
S. Suzuki C 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .220 3 14
S. Hayakawa P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .111 0 0
   K. Takashima P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   Z. Tsuji P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-F. Sato PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .188 1 7
   I. Kanazawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 4 7 4 4 8 27      
a - K. Mitsui pinch ran for S. Nishimura in the 5th
b - F. Sato pinch hit for Z. Tsuji in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: S. Onodera (4, 5th Inning off T. Takada, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Hashiguchi (9, 5th Inning off T. Takada, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Hashiguchi 4 , S. Onodera 3 , K. Harada 2 , P. Ponder 2 , M. Ezaki
2-out RBI: K. Harada
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Ponder , M. Ezaki 2 , S. Suzuki , S. Hayakawa
Hit by Pitch: S. Nishimura
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Mitsui (1)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Tamura (5) , T. Hashiguchi (16) , M. Ezaki 3 (14)
Double Plays: 1 (Ezaki-Ponder-Hashiguchi)
PB: S. Suzuki
SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Takada W (13-3) 6.1 7 4 3 4 6 1 134 3.96   
K. Yoshida 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00   
S. Soga 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 24 2.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Takada 47
Batters Faced: T. Takada 33, K. Yoshida 2, S. Soga 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Takada 5-8, K. Yoshida 1-1, S. Soga 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Takada 134-79, K. Yoshida 3-3, S. Soga 24-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Yoshida 2-0
Hit Batsmen: T. Takada
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Hayakawa L (9-8) 4.0 10 9 5 0 4 1 64 2.95   
K. Takashima 3.2 8 7 3 2 4 3 69 3.60   
Z. Tsuji 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.10   
I. Kanazawa 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 6.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Hayakawa 18
Batters Faced: S. Hayakawa 24, K. Takashima 22, Z. Tsuji 1, I. Kanazawa 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Hayakawa 3-5, K. Takashima 2-4, Z. Tsuji 1-0, I. Kanazawa 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Hayakawa 64-48, K. Takashima 69-45, Z. Tsuji 5-3, I. Kanazawa 15-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Takashima 2-2 , Z. Tsuji 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shinichi Takahashi
Ballpark: Rakisuta Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 3:35 PM JST
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 20289
Special Notes: Rain delay of 26 minutes in the 3rd inning. LF Seisaku Nishimura was injured being hit by a pitch.
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