BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT RAKISUTA RAMS
09/21/1961
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT RAKISUTA RAMS
GAME ID: 6849 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST , 1961 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sapporo Bears (69-48) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 3
Rakisuta Rams (62-53) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0
Bears Take Down Rams, 2-1
Rakisuta Stadium was the site for Eastern League action featuring the Rakisuta Rams and Sapporo Bears.

The Rakisuta Rams went down to defeat to Seikichi Nagamatsu and his Sapporo teammates. The final score was 2-1, in favor of the Bears. Washi Shibata closed the game out for Sapporo, earning his 3rd save.

Sapporo used the hitting of Ukyo Ota to pick up the win. The right fielder clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the second inning to put the Bears on top, 2-0. For the game, Ota had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"We squandered some opportunities," said Rakisuta manager Bob Lester.

Today's win puts Sapporo at 69-48, while Rakisuta falls to 62-53.
SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Yamamoto 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .256 8 55
K. Takayama 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .246 1 40
S. Nishimoto LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .295 22 85
   a-T. Tanaka LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 7 24
H. Yoshida CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .268 15 84
U. Kikuchi 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .225 3 12
   b-M. Smith 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 5 20
U. Ota RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .305 14 59
M. Ishikawa SS 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .243 8 57
K. Yamamoto C 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .229 7 33
S. Nagamatsu P 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .239 0 3
   K. Nakamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-T. Ishii PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .263 5 28
   W. Shibata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 2 4 2 5 11 12      
a - T. Tanaka substituted for S. Nishimoto in the 8th
b - M. Smith substituted for U. Kikuchi in the 8th
c - T. Ishii pinch hit for K. Nakamoto in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: U. Ota (14, 2nd Inning off K. Arita, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Takayama , U. Kikuchi , U. Ota 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Yamamoto , U. Ota , T. Ishii
Sac Bunt: M. Ishikawa , S. Nagamatsu
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: U. Kikuchi 2 (6) , U. Ota (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Yamamoto-Ishikawa-Kikuchi)
OF assists: 1 (Ota(Onodera at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Tamura CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .232 11 40
T. Hashiguchi SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .199 10 34
S. Onodera RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .350 9 72
S. Nishimura LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .294 17 73
K. Harada 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .312 11 83
P. Ponder 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222 4 48
G. Kawamoto 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .303 3 25
S. Suzuki C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .208 3 17
K. Arita P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .140 0 4
   Y. Yamanaka P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   a-F. Sato PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .197 1 8
   K. Abe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 1 3 3 11      
a - F. Sato pinch hit for Y. Yamanaka in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: T. Hashiguchi , S. Onodera , P. Ponder , S. Suzuki
2-out RBI: T. Hashiguchi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Nishimura
GIDP: S. Onodera
Team LOB: 6
SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Nagamatsu W (10-6) 7.2 4 1 1 3 2 0 120 3.81   
K. Nakamoto H (9) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.28   
W. Shibata SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 6.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Nagamatsu 66
Batters Faced: S. Nagamatsu 30, K. Nakamoto 1, W. Shibata 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Nagamatsu 11-8, K. Nakamoto 1-0, W. Shibata 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Nagamatsu 120-80, K. Nakamoto 4-3, W. Shibata 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Nakamoto 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Arita L (7-9) 6.1 2 2 2 4 9 1 108 4.21   
Y. Yamanaka 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 22 2.39   
K. Abe 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 4.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Arita 66
Batters Faced: K. Arita 25, Y. Yamanaka 7, K. Abe 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Arita 3-7, Y. Yamanaka 1-3, K. Abe 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Arita 108-71, Y. Yamanaka 22-13, K. Abe 13-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Seikichi Nagamatsu
Ballpark: Rakisuta Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 15061
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