BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT RAKISUTA RAMS
09/03/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT RAKISUTA RAMS
GAME ID: 6799 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Yokohama Kingfishers (46-67) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0
Rakisuta Rams (53-60) 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 X 5 10 1
Kingfishers Done In By Rams, 5-2
The game between Rakisuta and Yokohama is in the books, despite a little rain.

Rakisuta got a strong outing from Juro Esaki as the Rams defeated the Yokohama Kingfishers, 5-2, at Rakisuta Stadium. Esaki yielded 2 runs over 7.2 innings to notch the win. He scattered 1 hit, walked 7, and struck out 4. His record improves to 6-13.

Shouta Fukushima had a clutch at-bat with one out in the bottom of the sixth for the Rams. Coming up with the bases loaded and Rakisuta trailing 2-1, he hit a 2-run single.

"Winning is the only objective," said Esaki after the game.

The 4th-place Rams go to 53-60.
YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Ishikawa CF 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .295 9 39
K. Kimura C 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 .287 13 53
M. Takagi LF 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .253 1 28
   b-K. Hirata PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .304 7 29
T. Iwamoto RF 3 0 0 0 2 1 3 .267 17 36
T. Kaneshige 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .236 11 49
F. Sonoda 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .201 7 32
B. Fukuhara SS 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 .231 13 41
T. Kamiya 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .210 10 31
K. Nakamura P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 0 3
   C. Tsugawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-I. Shinseki PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .262 5 15
Totals 28 2 2 1 9 4 22      
a - I. Shinseki pinch hit for C. Tsugawa in the 9th
b - K. Hirata pinch hit for M. Takagi in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: K. Hirata , T. Kaneshige
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Ishikawa , K. Kimura , T. Kaneshige , B. Fukuhara , T. Kamiya
GIDP: F. Sonoda
Sac Bunt: K. Nakamura
Hit by Pitch: T. Kaneshige 2 , B. Fukuhara
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Ishikawa (48)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Fukuhara-Kamiya-Kaneshige, Kamiya-Fukuhara-Kaneshige)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Fujimoto CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 6 .294 0 0
G. Yagi LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .270 10 45
Y. Ishihara RF 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .303 17 39
H. Nomura SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .257 28 75
S. Fukushima 3B 4 1 3 3 0 0 1 .309 15 46
S. Murata 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .195 1 8
T. Matsui 2B 3 0 2 2 1 1 0 .252 6 37
K. Imakake C 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .237 5 40
J. Esaki P 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .197 0 6
   S. Hayakawa P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
Totals 32 5 10 5 4 6 18      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Matsui (5, 6th Inning off K. Nakamura, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Fujimoto , Y. Ishihara 2 , S. Fukushima 3 , T. Matsui 3 , S. Hayakawa , J. Esaki
2-out RBI: T. Matsui
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Fujimoto 2
GIDP: S. Murata 2
Hit by Pitch: Y. Ishihara
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Fujimoto (1)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Fukushima (16)
Double Plays: 1 (Nomura-Matsui-Murata)
YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Nakamura L (10-10) 7.1 9 5 5 4 6 0 124 3.58   
C. Tsugawa 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 5.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Nakamura 42
Batters Faced: K. Nakamura 34, C. Tsugawa 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Nakamura 9-5, C. Tsugawa 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Nakamura 124-81, C. Tsugawa 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Tsugawa 1-0
Hit Batsmen: K. Nakamura
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Esaki W (6-13) 7.2 1 2 2 7 4 0 126 4.90   
S. Hayakawa SV (19) 1.1 1 0 0 2 0 0 33 3.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Esaki 66
Batters Faced: J. Esaki 34, S. Hayakawa 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Esaki 11-7, S. Hayakawa 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Esaki 126-64, S. Hayakawa 33-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Hayakawa 3-0
WP: J. Esaki
Hit Batsmen: J. Esaki 3
Balk: J. Esaki
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juro Esaki
Ballpark: Rakisuta Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 16741
Special Notes: Rain delay of 27 minutes in the 4th inning.
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