 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON SAPPORO BEARS AT RAKISUTA RAMS 08/22/1974 |  |  | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | SAPPORO BEARS AT RAKISUTA RAMS | | GAME ID: 6767 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 22ND , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Sapporo Bears (41-62) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | | Rakisuta Rams (49-52) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | X | 3 | 8 | 0 | | |  | |
| Taira Stops Sapporo Cold, 3-0 | Rakisuta pitcher Shigeyoshi Taira gave the Sapporo Bears fits, as he blanked them, 3-0, on 1 hit. He registered 6 strikeouts and 1 walk in the shutout.
"When he's locating his pitches, he becomes unpredictable," Rams manager Kinzo Yoshimura said. "He had Sapporo guessing the entire game."
His record for the year is 5-8 in 17 starts and Taira has a 4.01 ERA. | |
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| SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE | | RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - K. Sato pinch hit for N. Toyama in the 8th b - Y. Akamine pinch hit for K. Hashimoto in the 9th
BATTING Total Bases: G. Nakashima Team LOB: 2
FIELDING Errors: K. Hotta (6) , K. Yoneda (21) | | | BATTING Home Runs: T. Matsui (5, 7th Inning off K. Hashimoto, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: R. Onishi , G. Yagi 2 , S. Fukushima 2 , Y. Ishihara , K. Imakake , T. Matsui 4 2-out RBI: K. Imakake Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Ishihara , K. Imakake , S. Kamo Team LOB: 7 | | |
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| SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE | | RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | S. Taira W (5-8) | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 110 | 4.01 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Shigeyoshi Taira Ballpark: Rakisuta Stadium Weather: Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph Start Time: 7:35 PM JST Time: 3:09 Attendance: 15132 Special Notes: Rain delay of 39 minutes in the 5th inning. |
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