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.
YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nakamura 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .335 6 25
   a-Y. Maeda 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 1 5
T. Kaneshige RF 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 .288 14 67
Y. Okazaki LF 5 1 0 0 0 0 5 .262 9 52
F. Sonoda SS 2 1 2 2 1 0 1 .263 10 79
S. Arakawa C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .260 15 63
M. Kobashi 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .227 1 9
R. Endo 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .203 0 2
Y. Torigoe CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .167 0 2
M. Sakai P 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .194 0 3
   b-K. Aoki PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .188 1 9
   H. Sasaki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. Osada P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 2
Totals 34 4 9 4 3 3 21      
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)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Tanaka LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .261 15 39
   b-K. Hayashida PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .111 1 2
R. Onishi CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .245 5 32
   c-H. Sato PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .269 1 3
U. Ota RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .272 14 57
S. Nishimoto 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .272 22 70
S. Takahashi C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .233 16 47
T. Yamamoto 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .242 2 29
M. Ishikawa SS 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .199 6 35
K. Takayama 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .207 4 30
K. Okada P 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 0 1
   W. Shibata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-N. Kodama PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .245 3 14
Totals 35 3 7 3 3 1 19      
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
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   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Sakai 70
Batters Faced: M. Sakai 27, H. Sasaki 7, T. Osada 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Sakai 9-11, H. Sasaki 1-2, T. Osada 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Sakai 90-63, H. Sasaki 23-14, T. Osada 9-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Osada 1-0
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   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Okada 53
Batters Faced: K. Okada 30, W. Shibata 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Okada 8-11, W. Shibata 0-5
Pitches - Strikes: K. Okada 96-63, W. Shibata 37-23
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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