BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS
08/24/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS
GAME ID: 6778 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 24TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sapporo Bears (42-63) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2
Yokohama Kingfishers (43-61) 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 X 4 6 1
Nakamura Takes Chainsaw to Sapporo Bats in 4-0 Win
The umbrellas came out during the Yokohama-Sapporo contest at Kanagawa Stadium.

Yokohama Kingfishers starter Kiyoji Nakamura pitched a strong game against the Sapporo Bears at Kanagawa Stadium, leading the Kingfishers to victory, 4-0. Yokohama, at 43-61, holds down 5th place in the Eastern League.

Nakamura subdued the Sapporo offense. The Yokohama right-hander allowed a mere 4 hits over 8 innings, while fanning 12. His season record goes to 9-9 with the win.

"Kiyoji was lights-out," said Sapporo manager Ritsuo Yoshida.
SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Shiotani 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .236 10 36
T. Kusumoto LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .297 11 34
K. Hotta RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .253 8 44
S. Murata SS 2 0 0 0 2 2 3 .276 10 53
K. Yoneda 3B 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .254 3 28
   a-K. Sato PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .234 3 13
   b-T. Wada 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .171 3 6
N. Toyama CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .255 5 23
G. Nakashima 2B 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .219 8 31
S. Arakawa C 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .188 7 21
   d-N. Fukuda PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .247 4 13
N. Shimada P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .245 0 5
   c-Y. Akamine PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1 2
   J. Jackson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
Totals 30 0 5 0 4 13 19      
a - K. Sato pinch hit for K. Yoneda in the 6th
b - T. Wada substituted for K. Sato in the 6th
c - Y. Akamine pinch hit for N. Shimada in the 8th
d - N. Fukuda pinch hit for S. Arakawa in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Shiotani (24, 1st Inning off K. Nakamura, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: T. Kusumoto (3, 8th Inning off K. Nakamura, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Shiotani 2 , T. Kusumoto 4 , N. Toyama 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Hotta , S. Murata , K. Sato
GIDP: N. Fukuda , N. Shimada
Sac Bunt: G. Nakashima
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: K. Yoneda 2 (23)
Double Plays: 1 (Kusumoto-Arakawa)
OF assists: 1 (Kusumoto(Fukuhara at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Ishikawa CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .291 7 36
B. Martin 1B 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .254 13 37
T. Kaneshige LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .223 10 44
   a-M. Takagi LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 1 26
K. Kimura C 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .290 12 50
T. Iwamoto RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .276 16 33
F. Sonoda 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .200 7 29
B. Fukuhara SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .233 13 41
T. Kamiya 2B 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .223 10 31
K. Nakamura P 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .157 0 3
   b-K. Hirata PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .308 7 28
   N. Tominaga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 4 6 4 4 5 21      
a - M. Takagi substituted for T. Kaneshige in the 8th
b - K. Hirata pinch hit for K. Nakamura in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Martin (13, 5th Inning off N. Shimada, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Ishikawa 2 , B. Martin 3 , B. Fukuhara , T. Kamiya
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Kimura 2 , T. Iwamoto , K. Nakamura
Sac Bunt: B. Fukuhara
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Ishikawa (43) , T. Kaneshige (5)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Nakamura (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Fukuhara-Kamiya-Martin, Kamiya-Fukuhara-Martin)
SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Shimada L (6-9) 7.0 6 4 3 3 4 0 116 4.47   
J. Jackson 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 11 2.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Shimada 52
Batters Faced: N. Shimada 32, J. Jackson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Shimada 8-9, J. Jackson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Shimada 116-75, J. Jackson 11-5
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Nakamura W (9-9) 8.0 4 0 0 2 12 0 122 3.32   
N. Tominaga 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 23 5.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Nakamura 84
Batters Faced: K. Nakamura 30, N. Tominaga 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Nakamura 6-6, N. Tominaga 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Nakamura 122-76, N. Tominaga 23-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kiyoji Nakamura
Ballpark: Kanagawa Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM JST
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 14645
Special Notes: Rain delay of 58 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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