BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
09/04/1963
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
GAME ID: 6803 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sapporo Bears (54-48) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 0
Hosho Reliables (50-52) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 0
Bears Come Back Late to Clip Reliables
Sapporo right-hander Seikichi Nagamatsu helped his team edge Hosho by the score of 3-2. Nagamatsu kept the opposing lineup in check. The win for the Bears raised their record to 54-48.

Ukyo Ota came through with a big-time hit for Sapporo. The right fielder smacked a 2-run home run in the top of the ninth inning to give his team the lead, 3-2. It was his only hit, but it was clutch.

"Not enough offensively in a winnable game," said losing manager Shun Kawamura.
SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Tanaka LF 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .267 14 37
T. Yamamoto 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .246 2 28
U. Ota RF 4 1 1 2 0 2 2 .277 13 56
S. Nishimoto 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .270 19 65
   S. Soga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Jenks C 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 0 5
R. Onishi CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 5 32
K. Takayama 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214 4 29
   a-T. Ishii PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 4 13
M. Ishikawa SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .201 6 34
S. Nagamatsu P 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .206 0 5
   b-H. Sato 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 1 3
Totals 31 3 5 3 1 8 2      
a - T. Ishii pinch hit for K. Takayama in the 8th
b - H. Sato substituted for S. Nagamatsu in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Tanaka (13, 9th Inning off K. Ota, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Tanaka (14, 1st Inning off S. Takahashi, 0 on, 0 outs) , U. Ota (13, 9th Inning off K. Ota, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Tanaka 7 , T. Yamamoto , U. Ota 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: U. Ota
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Nishimoto (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Morioka 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 8 34
B. Bloom 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254 15 42
   K. Ota P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 0 1
Y. Hirata SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .298 19 65
J. Kono C 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .258 13 47
   b-K. Hamasaki PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 1 2
H. Dunham LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .201 10 36
M. Yamaguchi RF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .223 7 28
   c-M. Tanoue PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292 5 22
T. Hamano CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .262 6 32
M. Nakamura 2B 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .207 1 7
S. Takahashi P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .188 0 0
   a-S. Kawakami 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233 2 5
Totals 30 2 5 2 2 4 11      
a - S. Kawakami substituted for S. Takahashi in the 7th
b - K. Hamasaki pinch ran for J. Kono in the 9th
c - M. Tanoue pinch hit for M. Yamaguchi in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Bloom (16, 4th Inning off S. Nagamatsu, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Dunham (10, 2nd Inning off S. Nagamatsu, 0 on, 1 out) , Y. Hirata (19, 6th Inning off S. Nagamatsu, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Bloom 2 , Y. Hirata 4 , J. Kono , H. Dunham 4 , M. Yamaguchi
2-out RBI: Y. Hirata
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Dunham , S. Takahashi , S. Kawakami
Sac Bunt: T. Hamano
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Hamasaki (1)
SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Nagamatsu W (8-5) 8.0 4 2 2 2 3 2 91 4.08   
S. Soga SV (22) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 1.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Nagamatsu 67
Batters Faced: S. Nagamatsu 30, S. Soga 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Nagamatsu 13-8, S. Soga 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Nagamatsu 91-58, S. Soga 19-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Takahashi 6.0 3 1 1 1 7 1 85 3.50   
K. Ota L (5-10), BS (6) 3.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 27 4.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Takahashi 68
Batters Faced: S. Takahashi 21, K. Ota 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Takahashi 6-4, K. Ota 4-4
Pitches - Strikes: S. Takahashi 85-58, K. Ota 27-21
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Seikichi Nagamatsu
Ballpark: Nagoya Minami Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 12:35 PM JST
Time: 2:24
Attendance: 11477
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