BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
RAKISUTA RAMS AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS
09/21/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
RAKISUTA RAMS AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS
GAME ID: 6852 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 R H E
Rakisuta Rams (63-68) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 17 1
Yokohama Kingfishers (52-79) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 15 1
Kingfishers Score Late, Clip Rams, 5-4
Rakisuta wasted an exceptional performance by pitcher Shigeyoshi Taira, falling to the Yokohama Kingfishers, 5-4. Taira threw 7.0 innings of 4-hit ball for the losing team. Yokohama reliever Kiyoji Nakamura snagged the win, upping his record to 12-11. Sadatake Suzuki shouldered the loss. The last-place Kingfishers now sit at 52-79.

Batting in the bottom of the 17th, 26-year old second baseman Kazuomi Hirata had a real shot to win the game. Rakisuta pitcher Sadatake Suzuki was determined not to let it happen. But with one out, Hirata hit a run-scoring single. The Kingfishers had a walk-off triumph.

"One win at a time, one game at a time. We try not to get too far ahead of ourselves," Hirata told the Yokohama Times.
RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Onishi CF 7 0 2 1 1 0 1 .226 16 40
G. Yagi LF 8 1 1 0 0 1 5 .270 13 50
S. Fukushima 3B 8 0 4 0 0 0 0 .322 18 56
H. Nomura SS 6 1 2 1 2 1 2 .265 32 88
Y. Ishihara 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .304 17 44
   c-T. Fujimoto RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .354 4 9
S. Kamo RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .247 2 38
   S. Hayakawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   e-K. Imakake PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234 5 45
   G. Matsuda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   h-K. Harada PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .182 0 6
   S. Yasuda P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
   S. Suzuki P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .600 0 0
G. McCauley 2B, 1B 7 2 2 1 1 2 3 .206 5 20
H. Wada C 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .187 3 10
   f-S. Murata PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .215 4 17
   g-Y. Matsumoto C 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 0 1
S. Taira P 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .038 0 1
   a-S. Nakayama RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 4 20
   b-M. Nakamura PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254 2 13
   d-T. Matsui 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .245 9 47
Totals 65 4 17 3 5 11 33      
a - S. Nakayama substituted for S. Taira in the 8th
b - M. Nakamura pinch hit for S. Nakayama in the 9th
c - T. Fujimoto substituted for Y. Ishihara in the 9th
d - T. Matsui substituted for M. Nakamura in the 9th
e - K. Imakake pinch hit for S. Hayakawa in the 10th
f - S. Murata pinch hit for H. Wada in the 11th
g - Y. Matsumoto substituted for S. Murata in the 11th
h - K. Harada pinch hit for G. Matsuda in the 12th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Kamo (18, 5th Inning off M. Kanda, 1 on, 1 out) , H. Nomura (12, 10th Inning off N. Tominaga, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Fukushima (15, 14th Inning off C. Tsugawa, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Onishi 2 , G. Yagi , S. Fukushima 5 , H. Nomura 3 , Y. Ishihara , S. Suzuki , S. Kamo 3 , G. McCauley 2 , Y. Matsumoto , T. Matsui
2-out RBI: R. Onishi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Yagi 2 , T. Fujimoto , K. Imakake , S. Taira
GIDP: G. Yagi , K. Harada , H. Wada
Team LOB: 15

FIELDING
Errors: G. McCauley (4)
Double Plays: 1 (McCauley-Nomura-Ishihara)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Sonoda 3B 6 1 2 0 1 2 1 .198 7 33
T. Iwamoto RF 7 0 2 0 1 1 4 .266 20 43
M. Takagi LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .252 3 33
   b-K. Kagawa PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .231 2 4
   d-I. Shinseki LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .225 5 16
K. Hirata 2B 8 1 3 3 0 2 0 .291 8 33
T. Kaneshige 1B 6 0 0 0 1 1 3 .224 11 53
Z. Yoshida CF 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .288 4 9
   T. Yoshimura P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-T. Kamiya PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193 10 33
   N. Tominaga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   g-B. Martin PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .259 16 42
   C. Tsugawa P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. Nishida P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   h-M. Kobashi PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .169 0 4
   K. Nakamura P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172 0 3
B. Fukuhara SS 7 0 2 1 0 0 2 .234 13 43
Y. Murakami C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234 0 1
   e-N. Nagashima PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330 1 10
   f-K. Kimura C 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .281 14 57
M. Kanda P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .170 0 2
   a-K. Ishikawa CF 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .290 9 44
Totals 63 5 15 5 3 10 22      
a - K. Ishikawa substituted for M. Kanda in the 8th
b - K. Kagawa pinch hit for M. Takagi in the 9th
c - T. Kamiya pinch hit for T. Yoshimura in the 9th
d - I. Shinseki substituted for K. Kagawa in the 10th
e - N. Nagashima pinch hit for Y. Murakami in the 10th
f - K. Kimura substituted for N. Nagashima in the 11th
g - B. Martin pinch hit for N. Tominaga in the 12th
h - M. Kobashi pinch hit for T. Nishida in the 15th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Kagawa (3, 9th Inning off S. Hayakawa, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: T. Iwamoto (2, 6th Inning off S. Taira, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Hirata (8, 9th Inning off S. Hayakawa, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Sonoda 2 , T. Iwamoto 4 , M. Takagi , K. Kagawa 2 , K. Hirata 6 , B. Martin , B. Fukuhara 2 , K. Kimura 2 , K. Ishikawa
2-out RBI: B. Fukuhara , K. Ishikawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Iwamoto , M. Takagi , M. Kobashi , Y. Murakami
GIDP: T. Iwamoto
Hit by Pitch: F. Sonoda
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: Z. Yoshida (4) , B. Fukuhara (18)
CS: M. Takagi (7)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Ishikawa (8)
Double Plays: 3 (Fukuhara-Hirata-Kaneshige, Fukuhara-Hirata-Kaneshige, Sonoda-Hirata-Kaneshige)
RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Taira 7.0 4 1 1 1 3 0 93 3.81   
S. Hayakawa BS (7) 2.0 2 2 2 0 2 1 32 3.96   
G. Matsuda 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 5.80   
S. Yasuda BS (2) 3.0 5 1 1 2 1 0 60 4.15   
S. Suzuki L (3-2) 2.1 4 1 1 0 3 0 34 4.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Taira 67
Batters Faced: S. Taira 25, S. Hayakawa 9, G. Matsuda 6, S. Yasuda 16, S. Suzuki 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Taira 11-5, S. Hayakawa 1-3, G. Matsuda 4-1, S. Yasuda 1-7, S. Suzuki 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Taira 93-57, S. Hayakawa 32-21, G. Matsuda 20-14, S. Yasuda 60-35, S. Suzuki 34-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Hayakawa 1-0 , S. Suzuki 2-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Taira
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Kanda 7.0 6 2 2 4 1 0 116 5.48   
T. Yoshimura 2.0 3 1 0 0 2 0 31 8.05   
N. Tominaga 3.0 5 1 1 0 2 0 55 5.38   
C. Tsugawa 2.1 1 0 0 1 4 0 34 5.02   
T. Nishida 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.00   
K. Nakamura W (12-11) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 32 3.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Kanda 54
Batters Faced: M. Kanda 29, T. Yoshimura 9, N. Tominaga 13, C. Tsugawa 9, T. Nishida 3, K. Nakamura 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Kanda 11-7, T. Yoshimura 2-2, N. Tominaga 4-2, C. Tsugawa 2-1, T. Nishida 1-1, K. Nakamura 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Kanda 116-63, T. Yoshimura 31-22, N. Tominaga 55-36, C. Tsugawa 34-24, T. Nishida 7-5, K. Nakamura 32-20
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shigeyoshi Taira
Ballpark: Kanagawa Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 5:42
Attendance: 13986
Special Notes: Rain delay of 25 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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