BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS
08/25/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS
GAME ID: 6776 - MONDAY, AUGUST 25TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sapporo Bears (44-62) 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 16 1
Yokohama Kingfishers (40-66) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 1
Bears Drop Kingfishers, 5-3
Yoshifumi Kuramoto, who is tied for 7th in the EL with a 1.17 WHIP, had a strong outing for the Sapporo Bears against the Yokohama Kingfishers at Kanagawa Stadium. The right-hander was a big part of his team's 5-3 win. Sapporo now sits at 44-62, while Yokohama falls to 40-66.

The Bears had to work out of trouble in the bottom of the ninth. The score was 5-3, Sapporo, with two out. Yokohama, with runners on 1st and 3rd, was mounting a threat. Katsuki Kagawa dug in at the plate, but on a 1-0 fastball, he grounded out.
SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Murata SS 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .236 15 32
M. Shiotani 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .212 6 21
T. Kusumoto LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .273 10 50
   S. Kanehara P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
K. Hotta RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .290 16 54
N. Toyama CF 5 1 2 1 0 1 4 .317 10 41
J. Dow 2B 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 .280 0 1
K. Yoneda 3B 4 0 2 2 0 0 3 .273 5 23
S. Arakawa C 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .226 8 21
Y. Kuramoto P 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .116 0 0
   a-T. Yamamoto LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 3 14
Totals 39 5 16 5 1 5 22      
a - T. Yamamoto substituted for Y. Kuramoto in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Hotta (20, 2nd Inning off M. Oyama, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Shiotani (9, 3rd Inning off M. Oyama, 1 on, 0 outs) , N. Toyama (15, 3rd Inning off M. Oyama, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Murata (12, 4th Inning off M. Oyama, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Murata 4 , M. Shiotani 2 , T. Kusumoto , K. Hotta 2 , N. Toyama 3 , J. Dow 4 , K. Yoneda 2 , S. Arakawa , Y. Kuramoto
2-out RBI: N. Toyama , K. Yoneda , S. Arakawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Hotta , N. Toyama , S. Arakawa , Y. Kuramoto 2
GIDP: M. Shiotani , S. Arakawa
Sac Bunt: S. Murata
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Dow (1)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Hotta (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Ishikawa CF 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 .263 6 31
T. Kaneshige 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246 9 39
T. Iwamoto RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .278 33 78
K. Kimura C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262 8 35
Y. Otsuki 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .229 8 24
M. Takagi LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .216 4 26
B. Fukuhara SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .230 9 22
T. Kamiya 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .206 10 29
   b-K. Kagawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .302 2 8
M. Oyama P 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .175 0 4
   a-K. Hirata PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237 4 17
   W. Otsuki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 3 6 3 2 4 11      
a - K. Hirata pinch hit for M. Oyama in the 8th
b - K. Kagawa pinch hit for T. Kamiya in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Iwamoto (33, 9th Inning off Y. Kuramoto, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Ishikawa , T. Iwamoto 4 , K. Kimura , M. Takagi , B. Fukuhara , M. Oyama
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Iwamoto , K. Kagawa
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Ishikawa (39)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Iwamoto (6)
Double Plays: 2 (Fukuhara-Kamiya-Kaneshige, Otsuki-Kamiya-Kaneshige)
SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Kuramoto W (6-12) 8.0 5 3 3 1 4 1 94 3.42   
S. Kanehara SV (20) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 15 1.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Kuramoto 63
Batters Faced: Y. Kuramoto 30, S. Kanehara 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Kuramoto 12-8, S. Kanehara 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Kuramoto 94-66, S. Kanehara 15-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Oyama L (4-9) 8.0 16 5 4 1 3 0 108 3.89   
W. Otsuki 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 2.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Oyama 34
Batters Faced: M. Oyama 38, W. Otsuki 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Oyama 10-8, W. Otsuki 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Oyama 108-76, W. Otsuki 11-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yoshifumi Kuramoto
Ballpark: Kanagawa Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM JST
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 8384
Special Notes: Rain delay of 23 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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