BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT SAPPORO BEARS
09/09/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT SAPPORO BEARS
GAME ID: 6820 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Yokohama Kingfishers (45-74) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 9 2
Sapporo Bears (50-69) 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 X 5 4 0
Bears Solve Kingfishers, 5-2
The Sapporo Bears picked up a win at Sapporo Stadium, taking down the Yokohama Kingfishers, 5-2. Starting pitcher Tomochika Takada was a big reason why. The last-place Kingfishers have dropped 5 straight games.

The Bears got a big at-bat from third baseman Kai Yoneda. For the game, Yoneda was 1-4 with a double, while adding 3 RBI. In the bottom of the first, with the bases loaded, he stroked a 2-run double. His 11th double of the season gave Sapporo a 2-0 lead.

"Tomochika did what Tomochika does," said Sapporo manager Ritsuo Yoshida.
YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Hamada 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .196 0 3
B. Fukuhara SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .237 12 29
T. Iwamoto RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .274 34 88
K. Kimura C 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .264 11 48
I. Shinseki LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .231 15 42
Y. Otsuki 3B 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .240 10 27
K. Hirata CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .241 5 18
N. Nagashima 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .232 2 8
N. Tominaga P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125 0 1
   Y. Miyazaki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-K. Ishikawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273 6 36
Totals 34 2 9 2 2 7 14      
a - K. Ishikawa pinch hit for Y. Miyazaki in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: T. Hamada (2, 5th Inning off T. Takada, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Otsuki (10, 9th Inning off N. Burns, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Hirata (5, 9th Inning off N. Burns, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Hamada 4 , B. Fukuhara 2 , T. Iwamoto , Y. Otsuki 5 , K. Hirata 4 , N. Nagashima
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Fukuhara , T. Iwamoto , K. Kimura
GIDP: K. Hirata
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Otsuki 2 (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Murata SS 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 .233 16 34
Y. Akamine 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222 3 10
K. Hotta RF 4 2 1 0 0 0 2 .286 16 58
N. Toyama CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .304 11 44
J. Dow 2B 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .243 1 4
K. Yoneda 3B 4 0 1 3 0 1 2 .260 5 28
T. Yamamoto LF 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .211 3 16
S. Arakawa C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .253 14 41
T. Takada P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 3
   a-T. Kusumoto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 10 57
   S. Kanehara P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Shiotani PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .229 8 27
   N. Burns P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 5 4 5 5 4 14      
a - T. Kusumoto pinch hit for T. Takada in the 7th
b - M. Shiotani pinch hit for S. Kanehara in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Yoneda (11, 1st Inning off N. Tominaga, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Murata (16, 7th Inning off N. Tominaga, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Murata 4 , K. Hotta , K. Yoneda 2 , T. Yamamoto
2-out RBI: S. Murata , K. Yoneda , T. Yamamoto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Yamamoto , S. Arakawa , M. Shiotani
Sac Bunt: Y. Akamine
Hit by Pitch: S. Arakawa
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Dow-Murata-Akamine)
OF assists: 1 (Hotta(Otsuki at 2nd base))
YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Tominaga L (1-3) 7.2 4 5 2 5 4 1 115 8.39   
Y. Miyazaki 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Tominaga 56
Batters Faced: N. Tominaga 34, Y. Miyazaki 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Tominaga 7-12, Y. Miyazaki 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Tominaga 115-74, Y. Miyazaki 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Miyazaki 2-0
WP: N. Tominaga
Hit Batsmen: Y. Miyazaki
Balk: N. Tominaga
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Takada W (7-10) 7.0 6 0 0 2 4 0 123 5.38   
S. Kanehara 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 1.77   
N. Burns 1.0 2 2 2 0 3 2 25 3.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Takada 67
Batters Faced: T. Takada 27, S. Kanehara 4, N. Burns 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Takada 10-5, S. Kanehara 2-1, N. Burns 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Takada 123-74, S. Kanehara 14-7, N. Burns 25-14
WP: T. Takada , S. Kanehara
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tomochika Takada
Ballpark: Sapporo Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM JST
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 7693
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