BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT SAPPORO BEARS
09/11/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT SAPPORO BEARS
GAME ID: 6822 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Yokohama Kingfishers (45-76) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 7 0
Sapporo Bears (52-69) 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 12 0
Kingfishers Lose Again, 5-4, to Bears
The Sapporo Bears and Yokohama Kingfishers obliged fans hoping for an exciting game.

The Sapporo Bears picked up a win at Sapporo Stadium, dropping the Yokohama Kingfishers, 5-4. Katsumasa Hashimoto, who is tied for 9th in the EL with a 6.0 K/9 rate, was the difference-maker. Hashimoto, who is tied for 9th in the EL with a 6.0 K/9 rate, went the distance for Sapporo. He gave up 4 runs on 7 hits.

With Sapporo leading 4-1 in the bottom of the third, Hashimoto hit a curveball from Munenao Shintani for a run-scoring double. It was his 1st double of the season and put the Bears ahead, 5-1.

"Katsumasa pounded the strike zone and made good pitches when he needed to," said Sapporo manager Ritsuo Yoshida.

Sapporo has now won 4 games in a row.
YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Ishikawa RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .272 7 37
T. Kaneshige 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .244 9 42
   b-T. Iwamoto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 34 88
   c-B. Martin 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326 4 12
K. Hirata CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .247 5 18
Y. Otsuki 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 .240 10 28
I. Shinseki LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .231 15 42
B. Fukuhara SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .237 12 29
T. Kamiya 2B 3 1 1 3 1 1 1 .211 11 33
Y. Murakami C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .182 2 6
M. Shintani P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .140 0 1
   a-N. Nagashima PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .246 2 8
   W. Otsuki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-K. Kagawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 2 8
Totals 30 4 7 4 2 6 15      
a - N. Nagashima pinch hit for M. Shintani in the 7th
b - T. Iwamoto pinch hit for T. Kaneshige in the 8th
c - B. Martin substituted for T. Iwamoto in the 8th
d - K. Kagawa pinch hit for W. Otsuki in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Kamiya (11, 9th Inning off K. Hashimoto, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Ishikawa , K. Hirata 2 , Y. Otsuki , I. Shinseki , T. Kamiya 4 , N. Nagashima
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kaneshige , B. Fukuhara
GIDP: Y. Otsuki
Sac Bunt: M. Shintani
Sac Fly: Y. Otsuki
Hit by Pitch: T. Kaneshige , Y. Murakami
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Ishikawa (47)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Fukuhara-Kamiya-Kaneshige)
OF assists: 1 (Ishikawa(Yoneda at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Murata SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .231 16 34
M. Shiotani 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .230 8 27
T. Kusumoto LF 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .278 10 57
K. Hotta RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .288 16 59
N. Toyama CF 4 1 3 2 0 0 2 .309 12 46
J. Dow 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .256 2 7
K. Yoneda 3B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .273 5 29
H. Nakazawa C 4 1 1 1 0 0 5 .184 2 8
K. Hashimoto P 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .239 1 5
Totals 33 5 12 4 3 3 15      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Dow (5, 3rd Inning off M. Shintani, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Hashimoto (1, 3rd Inning off M. Shintani, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Toyama (12, 3rd Inning off M. Shintani, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Murata , T. Kusumoto 2 , K. Hotta , N. Toyama 6 , J. Dow 3 , K. Yoneda , H. Nakazawa , K. Hashimoto 2
2-out RBI: N. Toyama , K. Hashimoto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Murata , T. Kusumoto , J. Dow , H. Nakazawa
GIDP: H. Nakazawa
Sac Bunt: M. Shiotani
Hit by Pitch: K. Yoneda
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Dow-Murata-Shiotani)
OF assists: 1 (Toyama(Fukuhara at home))
YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Shintani L (6-12) 6.0 11 5 5 3 3 1 108 4.36   
W. Otsuki 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 2.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Shintani 30
Batters Faced: M. Shintani 31, W. Otsuki 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Shintani 6-8, W. Otsuki 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Shintani 108-68, W. Otsuki 36-21
WP: M. Shintani
Hit Batsmen: W. Otsuki
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Hashimoto W (8-12) 9.0 7 4 4 2 6 1 115 5.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Hashimoto 61
Batters Faced: K. Hashimoto 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Hashimoto 8-11
Pitches - Strikes: K. Hashimoto 115-74
WP: K. Hashimoto
Hit Batsmen: K. Hashimoto 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Katsumasa Hashimoto
Ballpark: Sapporo Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM JST
Time: 2:38
Attendance: 9562
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