BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
DENKI DYNAMICS AT SAPPORO BEARS
08/22/1961
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
DENKI DYNAMICS AT SAPPORO BEARS
GAME ID: 6770 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 22ND , 1961 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Denki Dynamics (30-62) 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 6 14 3
Sapporo Bears (54-40) 3 0 0 3 0 1 0 5 X 12 14 1
Bears Sink Dynamics, 12-6
The Denki Dynamics could not turn a fine performance from first baseman Kentaro Tsuda into a win. Instead, the Sapporo Bears prevailed, 12-6. Tsuda was 3 for 4 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. The first-place Bears improved to 54-40.

Kohsuke Takayama, the Sapporo third baseman, contributed a run-scoring single in the bottom of the fourth inning to make the score 4-2, Bears. For the game, Takayama went 2-5 with a double. He scored 3 times.

"Being able to play a game for a living is one thing. Being able to play it well and contribute to a win is even better," Takayama told the Sapporo Bulletin.
DENKI BATTING LINESCORE SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Yoshimura RF 5 2 2 0 0 1 0 .256 3 13
M. Nakasone 2B 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 .275 12 58
   c-T. Hirano PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .184 0 3
S. Kamo CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .300 2 39
K. Tsuda 1B 4 1 3 2 1 0 2 .223 13 43
S. Takahashi LF 4 0 3 1 1 0 1 .266 7 44
R. Iwasa SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 9 .204 11 47
H. Kajioka 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .231 4 42
   T. Hara P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .077 0 0
   b-K. Matsuda PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .318 3 12
   T. Takanezawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   K. Fukushima P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 0 0
M. Onishi C 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .188 1 12
S. Suzuki P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160 1 3
   a-K. Ashida 3B 3 1 1 1 0 2 1 .220 5 11
Totals 40 6 14 6 2 7 19      
a - K. Ashida substituted for S. Suzuki in the 4th
b - K. Matsuda pinch hit for T. Hara in the 8th
c - T. Hirano pinch hit for M. Nakasone in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Yoshimura (8, 5th Inning off S. Yoshida, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Tsuda (13, 4th Inning off S. Yoshida, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Ashida (5, 6th Inning off S. Yoshida, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Yoshimura 3 , M. Nakasone , S. Kamo 2 , K. Tsuda 6 , S. Takahashi 3 , K. Matsuda , M. Onishi , K. Ashida 4
2-out RBI: S. Takahashi , K. Ashida
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Iwasa 3
GIDP: S. Kamo , M. Onishi
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: R. Iwasa (23) , S. Suzuki (1) , K. Ashida (5)
PB: M. Onishi
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Yamamoto 2B 6 3 2 0 0 1 7 .266 7 46
K. Takayama 3B 5 3 2 1 0 1 5 .262 1 34
S. Nishimoto LF 3 1 1 4 1 0 2 .285 18 67
H. Yoshida CF 4 1 3 2 1 1 0 .270 13 68
M. Smith 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 .255 3 9
   b-N. Smith 1B 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .214 1 6
U. Ota RF 5 1 1 0 0 2 6 .312 10 46
M. Ishikawa SS 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .257 6 44
K. Yamamoto C 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .218 6 27
S. Yoshida P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .094 0 0
   K. Nakamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Ishii PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245 5 23
   S. Soga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-U. Kikuchi PH 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .162 1 5
   W. Shibata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 12 14 11 6 7 27      
a - T. Ishii pinch hit for K. Nakamoto in the 7th
b - N. Smith substituted for M. Smith in the 8th
c - U. Kikuchi pinch hit for S. Soga in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Yoshida (24, 1st Inning off S. Suzuki, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Takayama (14, 6th Inning off T. Hara, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Yamamoto (17, 8th Inning off T. Takanezawa, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Nishimoto (18, 1st Inning off S. Suzuki, 2 on, 0 outs) , N. Smith (1, 8th Inning off T. Takanezawa, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Yamamoto 3 , K. Takayama 3 , S. Nishimoto 4 , H. Yoshida 4 , N. Smith 4 , U. Ota , M. Ishikawa 2 , K. Yamamoto , S. Yoshida
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Yamamoto , K. Takayama , U. Ota 3 , M. Ishikawa
Sac Bunt: K. Takayama , S. Yoshida
Sac Fly: S. Nishimoto
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: K. Takayama (17)
Double Plays: 2 (Yamamoto-Ishikawa-Smith, Ishikawa-Yamamoto-Smith)
DENKI PITCHING LINESCORE SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Suzuki L (3-5) 3.1 7 6 3 2 3 1 72 5.93   
T. Hara 3.2 3 1 1 1 3 0 47 3.96   
T. Takanezawa 0.1 4 5 4 3 0 1 28 5.86   
K. Fukushima 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 3.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Suzuki 27
Batters Faced: S. Suzuki 21, T. Hara 15, T. Takanezawa 9, K. Fukushima 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Suzuki 6-2, T. Hara 6-2, T. Takanezawa 0-1, K. Fukushima 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Suzuki 72-44, T. Hara 47-29, T. Takanezawa 28-13, K. Fukushima 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Hara 3-1 , K. Fukushima 3-0
WP: S. Suzuki
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Yoshida W (6-7) 5.2 9 5 5 1 6 2 99 6.34   
K. Nakamoto H (7) 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 2.32   
S. Soga H (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 2.48   
W. Shibata 1.0 2 1 0 1 0 0 24 6.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Yoshida 36
Batters Faced: S. Yoshida 27, K. Nakamoto 6, S. Soga 3, W. Shibata 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Yoshida 3-8, K. Nakamoto 1-3, S. Soga 1-0, W. Shibata 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Yoshida 99-68, K. Nakamoto 15-9, S. Soga 8-6, W. Shibata 24-14
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kentaro Tsuda
Ballpark: Sapporo Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 31829
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