 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON SAPPORO BEARS AT RAKISUTA RAMS 08/23/1962 |  |  | | | |
 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | SAPPORO BEARS AT RAKISUTA RAMS | GAME ID: 6768 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 23RD , 1962 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Sapporo Bears (40-53) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | Rakisuta Rams (54-41) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | | |  | |
Nagamatsu, Sapporo Prevail in Pitchers' Duel | Wet weather did not postpone the Sapporo-Rakisuta ballgame.
The Sapporo Bears got a magnificent effort from pitcher Seikichi Nagamatsu, who kept Rakisuta hitters in check en route to a 2-1 Bears win at Rakisuta Stadium. Senichi Soga was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 13 of 19 save opportunities.
Nagamatsu was charged with 1 run on 4 hits over 8 innings for the Bears. With the win, the 5-foot-9, 190-pound right-hander goes to 8-10.
"I was just taking it batter by batter, just enjoying the moment," said Nagamatsu.
The Bears go to 40-53, putting them 5th in the Eastern League. | |
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SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE | | RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - T. Ishii pinch hit for R. Onishi in the 8th b - H. Yoshida substituted for T. Ishii in the 8th c - S. Takahashi pinch hit for S. Nagamatsu in the 9th d - T. Tanaka substituted for S. Takahashi in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: T. Nakamura (15, 9th Inning off G. Ishii, 2 on, 1 out) Total Bases: K. Takayama 2 , T. Nakamura 2 , U. Ota , S. Takahashi Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Ishikawa GIDP: T. Yamamoto Team LOB: 4
BASERUNNING CS: K. Takayama (9)
FIELDING PB: K. Yamamoto | | | BATTING Doubles: S. Nishimura (27, 1st Inning off S. Nagamatsu, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: S. Onodera , S. Nishimura 3 , G. Kawamoto , M. Ezaki 2-out RBI: S. Nishimura Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Ito , K. Harada , S. Hayakawa Sac Bunt: T. Otani , S. Hayakawa Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING SB: M. Ezaki (6)
FIELDING Errors: K. Harada (14) Double Plays: 1 (Ezaki-Nishimura-Kawamoto) | | |
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SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE | | RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | S. Nagamatsu W (8-10) | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 103 | 4.27 | S. Soga SV (13) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 1.72 | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | S. Hayakawa | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 114 | 2.66 | G. Ishii L (6-4), BS (4) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3.38 | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Seikichi Nagamatsu Ballpark: Rakisuta Stadium Weather: Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 13 mph Start Time: 2:05 PM JST Time: 3:02 Attendance: 21111 Special Notes: Rain delay of 27 minutes in the 3rd inning. |
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