BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT SAPPORO BEARS
09/10/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT SAPPORO BEARS
GAME ID: 6818 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Yokohama Kingfishers (46-74) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 0
Sapporo Bears (50-71) 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 4 13 0
Abe Top-Notch as Bears Stop Kingfishers, 4-1
The Sapporo Bears topped the Yokohama Kingfishers, 4-1, in Eastern League action at Sapporo Stadium. The standout performance belonged to Sapporo pitcher and Imari, Japan, native Chiko Abe. Sapporo, now 50-71, holds down 5th place in the Eastern League.

Abe, the Sapporo right-hander, went 9 innings, allowing 1 run on 4 hits. He collected 5 strikeouts.

Yokohama manager Masayoshi Nozawa, after the latest defeat, said, "We've got to clean it up. We've got to play better."
YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Sonoda 3B 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 .206 7 32
K. Kimura C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .287 13 55
M. Takagi LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .253 2 30
T. Iwamoto RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .262 18 38
T. Kaneshige 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .230 11 50
K. Hirata 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .295 7 29
Z. Yoshida CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .283 3 7
B. Fukuhara SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .225 13 41
B. Sauerwein P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .235 0 8
   a-K. Ishikawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 9 40
   N. Tominaga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
Totals 28 1 4 1 3 5 10      
a - K. Ishikawa pinch hit for B. Sauerwein in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: F. Sonoda 3 , T. Kaneshige
2-out RBI: T. Kaneshige
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Sauerwein
GIDP: K. Hirata
Hit by Pitch: T. Iwamoto , B. Fukuhara
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: F. Sonoda (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Shiotani 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .245 10 37
T. Kusumoto LF 5 2 2 1 0 1 5 .294 12 42
K. Hotta RF 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 .256 8 49
S. Murata SS 3 0 2 2 0 0 1 .260 10 60
K. Yoneda 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .256 4 35
N. Toyama CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .258 7 28
G. Nakashima 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .219 9 35
H. Nakazawa C 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .280 9 24
C. Abe P 4 0 3 0 0 0 2 .125 0 1
Totals 34 4 13 4 1 3 24      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Kusumoto (20, 1st Inning off B. Sauerwein, 1 on, 0 outs) , S. Murata (26, 3rd Inning off B. Sauerwein, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Hotta (21, 7th Inning off B. Sauerwein, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Shiotani 2 , T. Kusumoto 3 , K. Hotta 2 , S. Murata 3 , K. Yoneda , N. Toyama , G. Nakashima , C. Abe 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Shiotani , T. Kusumoto , K. Hotta , N. Toyama 2 , G. Nakashima
Sac Fly: K. Hotta , S. Murata
Hit by Pitch: M. Shiotani
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Yoneda (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Murata-Nakashima-Shiotani)
OF assists: 1 (Hotta(Iwamoto at 3rd base))
YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Sauerwein L (4-8) 7.0 12 4 4 1 2 0 101 4.62   
N. Tominaga 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 5.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Sauerwein 38
Batters Faced: B. Sauerwein 33, N. Tominaga 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Sauerwein 10-8, N. Tominaga 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Sauerwein 101-66, N. Tominaga 11-7
Hit Batsmen: N. Tominaga
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Abe W (8-9) 9.0 4 1 1 3 5 0 133 4.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Abe 77
Batters Faced: C. Abe 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Abe 13-6
Pitches - Strikes: C. Abe 133-79
WP: C. Abe
Hit Batsmen: C. Abe 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chiko Abe
Ballpark: Sapporo Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM JST
Time: 2:35
Attendance: 7879
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