 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT RAKISUTA RAMS 09/14/1975 |  |  | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT RAKISUTA RAMS | | GAME ID: 6833 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH , 1975 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Yokohama Kingfishers (45-78) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | | Rakisuta Rams (60-64) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | | |  | |
| Slumping Kingfishers Lose 9th Straight | Starting pitcher Shigeyoshi Taira gave the Rakisuta Rams a rock-solid effort. The Okinawa, Japan native helped his team defeat the Yokohama Kingfishers, 1-0, at Rakisuta Stadium. Yokohama is in the throes of a losing streak which has reached 9 games.
The Rams got a clutch hit from pinch hitter Shigenobu Nakayama. In the bottom of the ninth, he delivered a run-scoring single to win the game for the Rams.
"If it can go wrong, it will go wrong," said Johnny Ruby, the Yokohama manager. | |
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| YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE | | RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - I. Shinseki pinch hit for T. Kamiya in the 8th b - T. Hamada substituted for I. Shinseki in the 8th c - K. Hirata pinch hit for B. Fukuhara in the 9th d - K. Kagawa substituted for K. Hirata in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: T. Iwamoto (15, 1st Inning off S. Taira, 0 on, 2 outs) , K. Ishikawa (25, 8th Inning off G. Matsuda, 0 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: K. Ishikawa 2 , T. Iwamoto 2 , Y. Otsuki Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Kaneshige 2 , K. Kimura , K. Hirata Sac Bunt: B. Sauerwein Team LOB: 7
FIELDING Errors: Y. Otsuki (9) Double Plays: 1 (Kimura-Fukuhara-Kaneshige) OF assists: 1 (Ishikawa(Hayashi at 3rd base)) | | | a - K. Miyahara substituted for S. Taira in the 8th b - M. Nakamura pinch hit for T. Matsui in the 8th c - Y. Ishihara pinch hit for K. Imakake in the 9th d - S. Nakayama pinch hit for G. Matsuda in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: O. Hayashi (1, 3rd Inning off B. Sauerwein, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: O. Hayashi 2 , S. Fukushima 2 , S. Kamo , S. Nakayama 2-out RBI: S. Nakayama Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Imakake GIDP: T. Matsui Team LOB: 5 | | |
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| YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE | | RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | B. Sauerwein | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 78 | 4.67 | | M. Ryu L (3-7) | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 5.01 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | S. Taira | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 84 | 3.79 | | G. Matsuda W (4-6) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 3.72 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Shigeyoshi Taira Ballpark: Rakisuta Stadium Weather: Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph Start Time: 1:05 PM JST Time: 2:47 Attendance: 16225 Special Notes: Rain delay of 24 minutes in the 5th inning. |
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