 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON HOSHO RELIABLES AT SAPPORO BEARS 09/16/1961 |  | | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | HOSHO RELIABLES AT SAPPORO BEARS | | GAME ID: 6838 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH , 1961 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Hosho Reliables (63-52) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | | Sapporo Bears (67-47) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 | 9 | 0 | | |  | |
| Bears Do In Reliables, 6-3 | The Sapporo Bears topped the Hosho Reliables, 6-3, at Sapporo Stadium. Sapporo center fielder Hidetsugu Yoshida was a spark plug for the offense. He was 2-4 with a home run, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once. Mario de los Santos, the winning pitcher, is now 11-9. He went 8.2 innings, allowing 3 runs on 6 hits, while fanning 5 and walking 3. Senichi Soga closed it out for his 16th save.
Yoshida made an early impact for Sapporo when he stroked his 15th home run of the season. The 3-run home run, which came in the bottom of the third, put the Bears on top, 4-0.
Yoshida attributed the win to "everyone pulling their weight."
After today's action, Sapporo sits at 67-47, while Hosho falls to 63-52.
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| HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE | | SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - Z. Abe pinch hit for S. Takahashi in the 8th
b - S. Ando pinch hit for M. Toyama in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: S. Morioka (29, 4th Inning off M. de los Santos, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: Y. Hirata (19, 4th Inning off M. de los Santos, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Y. Hirata 4 , S. Morioka 2 , S. Kawakami , J. Kono , M. Yamaguchi , S. Ando
2-out RBI: S. Ando
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Kono , Y. Smith
Team LOB: 6 | | | a - T. Tanaka substituted for M. de los Santos in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: M. Ishikawa (18, 6th Inning off S. Takahashi, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Yoshida (15, 3rd Inning off S. Minami, 2 on, 0 outs) , M. Smith (5, 5th Inning off S. Minami, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Yamamoto , K. Takayama 2 , S. Nishimoto , H. Yoshida 5 , M. Smith 4 , U. Ota , M. Ishikawa 2
2-out RBI: S. Nishimoto , H. Yoshida , M. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Yamamoto , H. Yoshida
Sac Bunt: K. Takayama , S. Takahashi
Team LOB: 9 | | |
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| HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE | | SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | M. de los Santos W (11-9) | 8.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 117 | 4.69 | | S. Soga SV (16) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2.19 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Hidetsugu Yoshida
Ballpark: Sapporo Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM JST
Time: 2:37
Attendance: 32966 |
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