BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
RAKISUTA RAMS AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS
08/18/1962
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
RAKISUTA RAMS AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS
GAME ID: 6760 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 1962 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Rakisuta Rams (52-38) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0
Yokohama Kingfishers (56-36) 3 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 X 7 9 2
Yokohama 56-36 After 7-3 Win Over Rakisuta
Yokohama registered a win at Kanagawa Stadium by beating the Rakisuta Rams, 7-3. Pitcher Masatoshi Sakai was one reason why the Kingfishers triumphed. The Eastern League-leading Kingfishers have a record of 56-36.

Sakai came through for Yokohama with a 3-run home run in the bottom of the fourth. He hit a 0-1 fastball to left-center field, staking his team to a 6-3 lead.

"When I'm in the lineup, I always feel like we're going to win the game," said Sakai.
RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Nishimura 2B, SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .248 2 7
T. Hashiguchi 1B 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .275 8 40
S. Onodera RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .288 11 53
S. Nishimura LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .343 8 64
K. Harada 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .237 13 60
T. Ito CF 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 .220 1 11
T. Otani C 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .226 12 36
   b-G. Kawamoto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 2 21
M. Ezaki SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .210 13 33
   I. Kanazawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   c-F. Sato PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 0 7
S. Hayakawa P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .170 1 7
   a-P. Ponder SS, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .204 1 18
Totals 33 3 5 3 2 11 10      
a - P. Ponder substituted for S. Hayakawa in the 6th
b - G. Kawamoto pinch hit for T. Otani in the 9th
c - F. Sato pinch hit for I. Kanazawa in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: S. Nishimura (7, 1st Inning off M. Sakai, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: O. Nishimura , S. Onodera , S. Nishimura 3 , K. Harada , T. Ito
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Nishimura , K. Harada , M. Ezaki
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Hashiguchi (2)

FIELDING
PB: T. Otani
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Aoki 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .199 3 19
   M. Akagi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-K. Matsuda PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .208 0 1
   K. Yagi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Sato SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .263 8 50
Y. Okazaki LF 2 1 1 0 2 0 3 .315 14 52
F. Sonoda 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .314 12 84
T. Kaneshige RF 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 .236 7 42
S. Arakawa C 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .286 7 57
S. Tamura CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .242 11 46
S. Fukui 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .228 4 22
M. Sakai P 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 .212 3 13
   a-S. Fukuda PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 2 8
   b-Y. Maeda 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .236 4 25
Totals 32 7 9 7 5 7 13      
a - S. Fukuda pinch ran for M. Sakai in the 6th
b - Y. Maeda substituted for S. Fukuda in the 7th
c - K. Matsuda pinch hit for M. Akagi in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Arakawa (14, 4th Inning off S. Hayakawa, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: Y. Okazaki (1, 1st Inning off S. Hayakawa, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Kaneshige (7, 1st Inning off S. Hayakawa, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Sakai (3, 4th Inning off S. Hayakawa, 2 on, 2 outs) , S. Fukui (4, 6th Inning off S. Hayakawa, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Sato , Y. Okazaki 3 , F. Sonoda , T. Kaneshige 4 , S. Arakawa 2 , S. Fukui 5 , M. Sakai 4 , Y. Maeda
2-out RBI: F. Sonoda , T. Kaneshige , S. Fukui , M. Sakai
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Sato , Y. Okazaki
Hit by Pitch: M. Sakai
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Aoki (8)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Tamura (6) , M. Sakai (2)
PB: S. Arakawa
RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Hayakawa L (9-4) 5.2 6 7 7 4 6 3 109 2.73   
I. Kanazawa 2.1 3 0 0 1 1 0 43 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Hayakawa 31
Batters Faced: S. Hayakawa 27, I. Kanazawa 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Hayakawa 5-5, I. Kanazawa 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: S. Hayakawa 109-69, I. Kanazawa 43-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Kanazawa 1-0
WP: S. Hayakawa
Hit Batsmen: S. Hayakawa
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Sakai W (11-6) 6.0 5 3 3 2 7 0 91 2.76   
M. Akagi 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 27 2.90   
K. Yagi 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Sakai 55
Batters Faced: M. Sakai 26, M. Akagi 6, K. Yagi 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Sakai 5-6, M. Akagi 1-2, K. Yagi 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Sakai 91-55, M. Akagi 27-16, K. Yagi 13-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Masatoshi Sakai
Ballpark: Kanagawa Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 38910
Special Notes: Masatoshi Sakai and Sadato Hayakawa were ejected in the 6th inning for igniting a bench-clearing brawl.
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