BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS
09/10/1961
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BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS
GAME ID: 6824 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH , 1961 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sapporo Bears (65-46) 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 9 2
Yokohama Kingfishers (54-58) 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 11 2
Kingfishers Suffer 4-3 Loss to Bears
The Sapporo Bears withstood an impressive performance by Yokohama catcher Kazuaki Mukai to defeat the Kingfishers, 4-3, at Kanagawa Stadium. Mukai was 4 for 5 with 2 doubles and 2 singles, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. Arata Komatsu was the winner. Over 6.2 innings, he yielded 3 runs on 8 hits, with 6 walks and 1 strikeout. Earning the save was Washi Shibata. He's now cashed in 2 of 2 save opportunities.

With two out in the top of the seventh, Ukon Kikuchi had a game-changing hit. The Bears first baseman slammed a run-scoring single off Hirotsugu Sasaki, making the score 4-2, Sapporo.

Kikuchi said afterward that his team has grown over the course of the season, adding: "It feels good when a plan comes together."

The loss makes Yokohama 54-58.
SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Yamamoto 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253 8 52
U. Ota RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .306 12 55
T. Tanaka LF 4 1 1 2 1 2 2 .297 7 22
U. Kikuchi 1B 5 1 2 1 0 2 3 .242 3 10
H. Fujioka SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .213 1 6
S. Takahashi C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .273 3 24
C. Sato 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .286 1 2
K. Araki CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
A. Komatsu P 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .290 0 9
   K. Nakamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Ishikawa PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .238 6 49
   W. Shibata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 4 2 8 17      
a - M. Ishikawa pinch hit for K. Nakamoto in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Ishikawa (17, 9th Inning off M. Mori, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Tanaka (7, 1st Inning off M. Sakai, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: U. Ota , T. Tanaka 4 , U. Kikuchi 2 , H. Fujioka , S. Takahashi , C. Sato , A. Komatsu , M. Ishikawa 2
2-out RBI: U. Kikuchi , C. Sato
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: U. Kikuchi , H. Fujioka , C. Sato , K. Araki
GIDP: U. Kikuchi
Sac Bunt: T. Yamamoto 2
Hit by Pitch: U. Ota
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: U. Kikuchi (2) , C. Sato (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Yamamoto-Fujioka-Kikuchi, Yamamoto-Takahashi-Kikuchi)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Aoki 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .188 13 39
D. Sato SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .296 21 72
   e-S. Fukuda PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .246 3 10
   f-N. Kodama SS, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 0 0
Y. Okazaki LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 .336 20 74
T. Kaneshige RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 .274 2 26
K. Mukai C 5 1 4 2 0 0 1 .215 13 57
F. Sonoda 3B, SS 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 .237 9 51
S. Fukui 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 0 0
   a-T. Oishi PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .262 13 62
   d-Y. Maeda 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 6 .255 12 52
M. Kobayashi CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .192 6 45
   b-S. Fukuda PH, CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 6 .242 3 21
M. Sakai P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .215 0 8
   c-M. Kozuka PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .340 1 9
   H. Sasaki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .385 0 2
   g-S. Arakawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .212 4 16
   M. Mori P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 1
Totals 38 3 11 3 6 3 36      
a - T. Oishi pinch hit for S. Fukui in the 6th
b - S. Fukuda pinch hit for M. Kobayashi in the 6th
c - M. Kozuka pinch hit for M. Sakai in the 6th
d - Y. Maeda substituted for T. Oishi in the 7th
e - S. Fukuda pinch ran for D. Sato in the 7th
f - N. Kodama substituted for S. Fukuda in the 8th
g - S. Arakawa pinch hit for H. Sasaki in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Mukai 2 (10, 6th Inning off A. Komatsu, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off A. Komatsu, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Aoki , D. Sato , Y. Okazaki , T. Kaneshige , K. Mukai 6 , F. Sonoda , T. Oishi , M. Kobayashi
2-out RBI: K. Mukai
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Sato , Y. Okazaki , F. Sonoda , S. Fukuda 2
GIDP: K. Aoki , Y. Okazaki
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Sonoda (6) , T. Oishi (5)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Sonoda (21) , S. Fukui (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Fukui-Sato-Aoki)
PB: K. Mukai
SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Komatsu W (8-12) 6.2 8 3 3 6 1 0 110 3.59   
K. Nakamoto H (8) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 2.29   
W. Shibata SV (2) 1.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 29 6.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Komatsu 41
Batters Faced: A. Komatsu 34, K. Nakamoto 4, W. Shibata 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Komatsu 9-8, K. Nakamoto 2-1, W. Shibata 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Komatsu 110-62, K. Nakamoto 14-10, W. Shibata 29-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Nakamoto 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Sakai L (8-10) 6.0 6 3 3 1 5 1 82 3.91   
H. Sasaki 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 34 5.40   
M. Mori 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 18 3.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Sakai 52
Batters Faced: M. Sakai 26, H. Sasaki 9, M. Mori 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Sakai 8-4, H. Sasaki 3-2, M. Mori 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Sakai 82-53, H. Sasaki 34-21, M. Mori 18-13
Hit Batsmen: M. Mori
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kazuaki Mukai
Ballpark: Kanagawa Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM JST
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 27509
Special Notes: Rain delay of 34 minutes in the 5th inning.
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