 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT SAPPORO BEARS 09/10/1963 |  |  | | | |
 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT SAPPORO BEARS | GAME ID: 6821 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH , 1963 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Yokohama Kingfishers (70-38) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | Sapporo Bears (55-52) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | | |  | |
Yokohama Hot Streak Continues with 4-3 Win | Wet weather did not postpone the Yokohama-Sapporo ballgame.
Masatoshi Sakai, who is tied for 10th in the EL in strikeouts with 124, propelled his team to victory over the Sapporo Bears. The final score was 4-3, Yokohama. Sapporo has now lost 4 straight.
Rkuemon Endo, who is the 2nd-best prospect in the Kingfishers organization, had a direct impact on the outcome. Endo contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the eighth inning to put Yokohama up, 4-0.
"I was able to really locate my pitches tonight," said Sakai. | |
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YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE | | SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - Y. Maeda substituted for T. Nakamura in the 7th b - K. Aoki pinch hit for M. Sakai in the 8th
BATTING Doubles: F. Sonoda (25, 1st Inning off K. Okada, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: T. Nakamura 2 , T. Kaneshige , F. Sonoda 3 , M. Kobashi 2 , R. Endo 2 2-out RBI: T. Kaneshige , F. Sonoda Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Okazaki , S. Arakawa , K. Aoki Sac Bunt: Y. Torigoe Sac Fly: F. Sonoda Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING SB: R. Endo (1)
FIELDING Errors: M. Sakai (2) | | | a - N. Kodama pinch hit for W. Shibata in the 9th b - K. Hayashida pinch hit for T. Tanaka in the 9th c - H. Sato pinch hit for R. Onishi in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: S. Takahashi (12, 4th Inning off M. Sakai, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Yamamoto (19, 9th Inning off H. Sasaki, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Ishikawa (12, 9th Inning off H. Sasaki, 1 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: S. Nishimoto (22, 8th Inning off H. Sasaki, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: T. Tanaka , R. Onishi , S. Nishimoto 5 , S. Takahashi 2 , T. Yamamoto 2 , M. Ishikawa 2 2-out RBI: S. Nishimoto Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Sato , S. Nishimoto , T. Yamamoto , M. Ishikawa , K. Okada Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING SB: U. Ota (7)
FIELDING PB: S. Takahashi | | |
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YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE | | SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE | |
Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | M. Sakai W (12-5) | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 2.85 | H. Sasaki | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 3.73 | T. Osada SV (20) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2.73 | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | K. Okada L (2-1) | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 96 | 2.23 | W. Shibata | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 2.91 | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Masatoshi Sakai Ballpark: Sapporo Stadium Weather: Cloudy (55 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph Start Time: 7:05 PM JST Time: 3:37 Attendance: 16191 Special Notes: Rain delay of 54 minutes in the 8th inning. |
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