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.
SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Shiotani 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 10 35
T. Yamamoto LF, CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .232 8 29
K. Hotta RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .256 8 44
S. Murata SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .280 10 52
K. Yoneda 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261 3 28
N. Toyama CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252 5 23
   a-K. Sato PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 3 13
G. Nakashima 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .224 8 31
H. Nakazawa C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274 7 21
T. Nakagawa P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .213 1 3
   K. Hashimoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-Y. Akamine PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 1 2
Totals 28 0 1 0 1 6 4      
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)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Onishi CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .230 15 35
G. Yagi LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .269 9 41
S. Fukushima 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .299 13 38
H. Nomura SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .276 24 67
Y. Ishihara 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .292 16 36
K. Imakake C 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .234 5 39
S. Kamo RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .236 1 29
T. Matsui 2B 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 5 32
S. Taira P 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .050 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3 1 6 15      
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
SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Nakagawa L (5-9) 5.2 4 1 1 1 2 0 94 3.99   
K. Hashimoto 2.1 4 2 2 0 4 1 40 3.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Nakagawa 58
Batters Faced: T. Nakagawa 23, K. Hashimoto 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Nakagawa 7-8, K. Hashimoto 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Nakagawa 94-61, K. Hashimoto 40-30
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Hashimoto 2-0
Balk: T. Nakagawa
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   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Taira 90
Batters Faced: S. Taira 29
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Taira 3-18
Pitches - Strikes: S. Taira 110-74
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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