BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
09/03/1963
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
GAME ID: 6802 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sapporo Bears (53-48) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 11 3
Hosho Reliables (50-51) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0
Bears Pull Out Late-Game Win, 3-2
In a low-scoring affair between the Sapporo Bears and the Hosho Reliables, pitcher Takushi Wada was the difference between victory and defeat. The Sapporo right-hander earned accolades for his stellar performance in the 3-2 Bears win. The win elevated the Bears to 53-48.

Ryunosuke Onishi helped the cause in the top of the eighth. With a runner on 1st, he hit a double. His at-bat contributed to the Sapporo win.

"Sometimes a win comes easy," Wada told the Sapporo Times. "And sometimes you have to scratch and claw."
SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Tanaka LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 .263 13 36
T. Yamamoto 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .246 2 28
U. Ota RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .278 12 54
S. Nishimoto 1B 4 0 3 0 1 1 0 .272 19 65
S. Takahashi C 5 1 1 0 0 1 6 .240 16 47
R. Onishi CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .242 5 32
N. Kodama 3B, SS 4 1 1 1 0 3 2 .254 3 14
M. Ishikawa SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .202 6 34
   a-T. Ishii PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .236 4 13
   c-K. Takayama SS, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 4 29
T. Wada P 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
   K. Nakamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-H. Sato PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .260 1 3
   S. Soga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 3 11 1 2 8 20      
a - T. Ishii pinch hit for M. Ishikawa in the 8th
b - H. Sato pinch hit for K. Nakamoto in the 8th
c - K. Takayama substituted for T. Ishii in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Onishi (21, 8th Inning off M. Yanagi, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: R. Onishi (8, 2nd Inning off N. Nagao, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Kodama (3, 6th Inning off N. Nagao, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Tanaka , T. Yamamoto , S. Nishimoto 3 , S. Takahashi , R. Onishi 5 , N. Kodama 4 , T. Wada 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Tanaka 2 , S. Takahashi , R. Onishi
Sac Bunt: T. Yamamoto , T. Wada
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: S. Takahashi (3) , N. Kodama (11) , M. Ishikawa (25)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Morioka 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .249 8 34
B. Bloom 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .253 15 42
Y. Hirata SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .299 18 64
J. Kono C 4 1 0 0 0 1 4 .257 13 47
H. Dunham LF, RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .200 9 35
M. Yamaguchi RF 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 .221 7 28
   c-M. Tanoue PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 5 22
   d-H. Ishikawa RF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 1 5
T. Hamano CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264 6 32
   a-Z. Abe PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .281 1 11
   b-K. Hamasaki CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 1 2
M. Nakamura 2B 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .212 1 7
   e-S. Kawakami PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 2 5
N. Nagao P 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .196 0 2
   M. Yanagi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   H. Sakai P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-Y. Kawata PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 0 5
Totals 32 2 2 2 4 6 15      
a - Z. Abe pinch hit for T. Hamano in the 6th
b - K. Hamasaki substituted for Z. Abe in the 7th
c - M. Tanoue pinch hit for M. Yamaguchi in the 8th
d - H. Ishikawa substituted for M. Tanoue in the 9th
e - S. Kawakami pinch hit for M. Nakamura in the 9th
f - Y. Kawata pinch hit for H. Sakai in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: Y. Hirata , M. Nakamura
2-out RBI: M. Nakamura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Kono , H. Dunham , N. Nagao
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Kono (1) , H. Dunham (12)
SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Wada 6.0 2 2 0 4 4 0 109 4.89   
K. Nakamoto W (3-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1.59   
S. Soga SV (21) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 26 1.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Wada 64
Batters Faced: T. Wada 27, K. Nakamoto 3, S. Soga 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Wada 7-8, K. Nakamoto 2-1, S. Soga 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Wada 109-65, K. Nakamoto 10-6, S. Soga 26-19
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Nagao 6.1 8 2 2 1 5 1 94 2.58   
M. Yanagi L (2-4) 2.1 3 1 1 1 3 0 46 4.47   
H. Sakai 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Nagao 53
Batters Faced: N. Nagao 29, M. Yanagi 11, H. Sakai 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Nagao 7-8, M. Yanagi 1-3, H. Sakai 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Nagao 94-63, M. Yanagi 46-30, H. Sakai 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Sakai 1-0
WP: N. Nagao 2 , M. Yanagi
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Takushi Wada
Ballpark: Nagoya Minami Stadium
Weather: Rain (76 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM JST
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 11808
Special Notes: SP Niou Nagao was injured while pitching. Rain delay of 20 minutes in the 8th inning.
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