 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON KYOTO OWLS AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS 09/08/1962 |  | | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | KYOTO OWLS AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS | | GAME ID: 6816 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 1962 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Kyoto Owls (57-55) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | | Yokohama Kingfishers (64-43) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 1 | 1 | 0 | | |  | |
| Sakai Pitches Gem as Kingfishers Beat Kyoto, 1-0 | The Yokohama Kingfishers did little to support starter Masatoshi Sakai against the Kyoto Owls, but it turned out he didn't need the help.
The right-hander spun a complete game shutout against the Owls, striking out 9 and surrendering 4 hits. The performance from Sakai allowed Yokohama to escape with the 1-0 win, despite an anemic offense.
"Nobody came to me and said, 'Masatoshi, we're gonna need you to win this one for us today,' but I could feel it," Sakai told BNN reporters following the win. "I'm the guy that will step up for you when you need it."
Sakai has a 12-8 season record so far. In 25 starts, he has fanned 116 batters in 169.1 innings with a 2.87 ERA. | |
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| KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE | | YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - T. Shimada pinch hit for Y. Yoshida in the 7th
b - K. Taira pinch hit for E. Cone in the 8th
c - T. Hayashi pinch hit for C. Tokunaga in the 8th
d - N. Nishio pinch hit for T. Miyata in the 8th
e - S. Miyazawa substituted for T. Hayashi in the 8th
f - G. Yokoyama pinch hit for T. Watanabe in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: N. Nishio (15, 8th Inning off M. Sakai, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Matsui 2 , B. Arai , N. Nishio 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Matsui
GIDP: T. Watanabe , K. Seki
Team LOB: 4
FIELDING
Errors: B. Arai (20)
Double Plays: 2 (Matsui-Yoshida, Matsui-Arai-Yoshida) | | | a - Y. Maeda substituted for T. Oishi in the 7th
BATTING
Doubles: T. Kaneshige (16, 4th Inning off T. Miyata, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Kaneshige 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Tamura
GIDP: M. Sakai
Sac Bunt: T. Oishi
Hit by Pitch: T. Kaneshige
Team LOB: 3
FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Sonoda-Fukui-Okazaki, Sato-Fukui-Okazaki) | | |
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| KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE | | YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | T. Miyata L (8-11) | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 3.65 | | K. Usui | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4.23 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | M. Sakai W (12-8) | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 113 | 2.87 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Masatoshi Sakai
Ballpark: Kanagawa Stadium
Weather: Rain (70 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 36879
Special Notes: Rain delay of 36 minutes in the 3rd inning. |
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