 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON RAKISUTA RAMS AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS 08/28/1975 |  |  | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | RAKISUTA RAMS AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS | | GAME ID: 6788 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 28TH , 1975 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Rakisuta Rams (54-55) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | | Yokohama Kingfishers (42-67) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | X | 8 | 10 | 1 | | |  | |
| Rakisuta Upended by Yokohama, 8-1 | Yokohama Kingfishers pitcher Bill Sauerwein was in top form, leading his team past the Rakisuta Rams, 8-1. Sauerwein, the winner, moves to 5-11. He threw 7 innings of 3-hit ball, while fanning 6 and giving up 6 walks. The victory puts Yokohama at 42-67.
In the bottom of the 3rd, Yokohama took the lead on a 2-run single by Toyoji Iwamoto. At the time, the Kingfishers were trailing 1-0, but Iwamoto's hit with two outs against Rakisuta pitcher Kinichi Harada put them in front, 2-1.
"Bill is tough when he's hitting his spots," said Yokohama manager Johnny Ruby. | |
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| RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE | | YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - M. Okada substituted for G. McCauley in the 7th b - K. Miyahara pinch hit for H. Nomura in the 8th c - M. Nakamura pinch hit for M. Okada in the 8th d - S. Fukushima pinch hit for M. Murata in the 9th
BATTING Total Bases: G. McCauley , K. Harada 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Yagi 3 , H. Nomura , T. Matsui GIDP: M. Nakamura Sac Bunt: K. Harada 2 Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING CS: G. Yagi (3)
FIELDING Errors: K. Harada (5) | | | a - K. Kagawa pinch hit for B. Sauerwein in the 7th b - T. Hamada pinch hit for T. Kamiya in the 8th
BATTING Home Runs: B. Fukuhara (10, 6th Inning off K. Harada, 2 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: K. Ishikawa , T. Iwamoto , K. Kimura 2 , Y. Otsuki , M. Takagi 2 , B. Fukuhara 4 , B. Sauerwein , K. Kagawa 2-out RBI: T. Iwamoto , K. Kimura 2 , B. Fukuhara Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Fukuhara Team LOB: 4
BASERUNNING SB: K. Ishikawa (41) , T. Iwamoto (7)
FIELDING Errors: Y. Otsuki (6) Double Plays: 2 (Sauerwein-Kaneshige, Otsuki-Kaneshige) | | |
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| RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE | | YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | K. Harada L (10-7) | 6.2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 111 | 3.36 | | M. Murata | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1.69 | | | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Bill Sauerwein Ballpark: Kanagawa Stadium Weather: Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph Start Time: 3:05 PM JST Time: 2:38 Attendance: 11556 Special Notes: 2B Glen McCauley was injured in a collision at a base. |
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