BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS
08/24/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS
GAME ID: 6775 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 24TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sapporo Bears (43-62) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 8 12 0
Yokohama Kingfishers (40-65) 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 12 0
Bears Come Back Late to Top Kingfishers, 8-4
Sapporo beat Yokohama in a rain-soaked ballgame.

The Sapporo Bears downed the Yokohama Kingfishers, 8-4, at Kanagawa Stadium. The Bears were led by Kenichi Hotta. Hotta was 2 for 4 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 times and driving in 3. The Bears go to 43-62 with the win.

In the top of the eighth, the Bears grabbed the lead when Hotta hit his 16th home run of the season. The 2-run home run off Kakuro Watanabe made it 6-4, Sapporo.

"We did more than enough to get the win," said Hotta.
SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Murata SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .231 15 32
Y. Akamine 1B 4 2 1 0 1 1 0 .220 2 8
T. Kusumoto LF 5 1 1 2 0 1 1 .274 10 49
K. Hotta RF 4 2 2 3 0 1 0 .290 16 54
N. Toyama CF 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .315 10 40
J. Dow 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .143 0 1
K. Yoneda 3B 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .267 5 21
S. Arakawa C 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .226 8 20
T. Takada P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 3
   T. Nakagawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118 0 0
   a-N. Fukuda PH 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .256 4 19
   E. Yamaoka P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 8 12 8 3 3 6      
a - N. Fukuda pinch hit for T. Nakagawa in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Akamine (7, 1st Inning off K. Watanabe, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Hotta (19, 1st Inning off K. Watanabe, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: T. Kusumoto (3, 8th Inning off K. Watanabe, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Hotta (16, 8th Inning off K. Watanabe, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Murata , Y. Akamine 2 , T. Kusumoto 3 , K. Hotta 6 , N. Toyama 3 , J. Dow , K. Yoneda 2 , S. Arakawa
2-out RBI: T. Kusumoto , K. Hotta 2 , N. Toyama , K. Yoneda , S. Arakawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Fukuda
GIDP: S. Arakawa
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Murata (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Akamine-Murata-Akamine)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Ishikawa CF 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .263 6 29
T. Kaneshige 1B 3 1 1 2 2 0 1 .249 9 39
T. Iwamoto RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .278 32 77
K. Kimura C 5 0 2 1 0 1 4 .262 8 35
I. Shinseki LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .247 14 37
Y. Otsuki 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .232 8 24
B. Fukuhara SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .229 9 22
T. Kamiya 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .208 10 29
K. Watanabe P 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .109 0 1
   Z. Watanabe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-K. Hirata PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .239 4 17
   W. Otsuki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 4 12 4 2 5 20      
a - K. Hirata pinch hit for Z. Watanabe in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Kamiya (6, 4th Inning off T. Takada, 0 on, 2 outs) , Y. Otsuki (10, 8th Inning off E. Yamaoka, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Kamiya (10, 3rd Inning off T. Takada, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Kaneshige (9, 7th Inning off T. Takada, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Ishikawa 2 , T. Kaneshige 4 , T. Iwamoto 2 , K. Kimura 2 , I. Shinseki , Y. Otsuki 2 , T. Kamiya 6 , K. Watanabe
2-out RBI: K. Kimura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , I. Shinseki 2 , K. Watanabe , K. Hirata
GIDP: B. Fukuhara
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Ishikawa (38)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kamiya-Fukuhara-Kaneshige)
OF assists: 1 (Ishikawa(Yoneda at 2nd base))
SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Takada 6.1 9 4 4 2 3 2 107 5.41   
T. Nakagawa W (1-2) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 5.59   
E. Yamaoka 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 23 2.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Takada 40
Batters Faced: T. Takada 29, T. Nakagawa 3, E. Yamaoka 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Takada 7-8, T. Nakagawa 1-1, E. Yamaoka 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Takada 107-64, T. Nakagawa 15-11, E. Yamaoka 23-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Watanabe L (9-4) 7.2 8 6 6 3 2 1 128 2.44   
Z. Watanabe 0.1 4 2 2 0 0 0 14 5.40   
W. Otsuki 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 2.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Watanabe 38
Batters Faced: K. Watanabe 31, Z. Watanabe 5, W. Otsuki 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Watanabe 9-9, Z. Watanabe 0-1, W. Otsuki 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Watanabe 128-81, Z. Watanabe 14-10, W. Otsuki 9-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kenichi Hotta
Ballpark: Kanagawa Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM JST
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 9044
Special Notes: Rain delay of 36 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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