BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
RAKISUTA RAMS AT SAPPORO BEARS
09/22/1963
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
RAKISUTA RAMS AT SAPPORO BEARS
GAME ID: 6853 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Rakisuta Rams (53-54) 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 7 0
Sapporo Bears (62-57) 0 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 X 7 10 2
Bears Down Rams, 7-4
Kento Okada propelled his team to victory over the Rakisuta Rams. The final score was 7-4, Sapporo. Senichi Soga finished to wrap up his 24th save. The win elevated the Bears to 62-57.

Making an impact for Sapporo was center fielder Kiyoemon Hayashida. He drilled a 2-run double off Kisaku Arita in the bottom of the fourth. For the game, Hayashida went 2-4 with a double. He drove in 2 runs and scored once.

"If we play like this, we can win a lot of games," Hayashida told the Sapporo Times.
RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Mitsui CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .138 0 1
D. Finch 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .199 4 17
S. Onodera LF 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .284 8 32
T. Matsui SS 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .224 4 21
S. Fukuda RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .203 1 17
Y. Ogawa 3B 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .211 1 8
T. Otani C 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .294 8 19
P. Ponder 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .232 3 12
K. Arita P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .195 0 4
   G. Tsukamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-K. Harada PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266 8 53
   K. Takashima P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-F. Sato PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254 10 31
Totals 35 4 7 3 3 2 18      
a - K. Harada pinch hit for G. Tsukamoto in the 6th
b - F. Sato pinch hit for K. Takashima in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Ogawa (4, 4th Inning off K. Okada, 2 on, 1 out) , D. Finch (10, 9th Inning off S. Soga, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Finch 2 , S. Onodera , S. Fukuda , Y. Ogawa 2 , T. Otani , P. Ponder , F. Sato
2-out RBI: T. Otani
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Mitsui , S. Onodera , S. Fukuda , K. Arita , K. Harada
Hit by Pitch: K. Mitsui
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Matsui (9)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Matsui-Ponder-Finch)
OF assists: 2 (Onodera(Nishimoto at 3rd base), Mitsui(Jenks at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Yamamoto 2B 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 .245 3 35
T. Tanaka LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .261 16 43
U. Ota RF 2 2 1 1 2 0 1 .273 16 64
S. Nishimoto 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .264 23 75
N. Kodama SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .270 3 15
   S. Soga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Jenks C 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .217 0 8
K. Hayashida CF 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .152 1 4
K. Takayama 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .228 5 35
K. Okada P 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .071 0 1
   a-M. Ishikawa SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .201 6 38
Totals 31 7 10 7 4 2 16      
a - M. Ishikawa substituted for K. Okada in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Hayashida (2, 4th Inning off K. Arita, 2 on, 2 outs) , S. Nishimoto (13, 5th Inning off K. Arita, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Jenks (3, 5th Inning off G. Tsukamoto, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Yamamoto (22, 7th Inning off K. Takashima, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Yamamoto 3 , U. Ota , S. Nishimoto 3 , N. Kodama , M. Jenks 2 , K. Hayashida 3 , K. Takayama
2-out RBI: M. Jenks , K. Hayashida , K. Takayama
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Okada , M. Ishikawa
GIDP: T. Tanaka
Hit by Pitch: T. Yamamoto
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: N. Kodama (12) , K. Takayama (11)
Double Plays: 1 (Yamamoto-Nishimoto)
RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Arita L (5-8) 4.2 7 6 6 3 2 0 86 3.49   
G. Tsukamoto 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 9.28   
K. Takashima 3.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 34 4.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Arita 25
Batters Faced: K. Arita 23, G. Tsukamoto 1, K. Takashima 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Arita 3-7, G. Tsukamoto 0-0, K. Takashima 7-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Arita 86-53, G. Tsukamoto 2-1, K. Takashima 34-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Tsukamoto 1-1
WP: K. Takashima
Hit Batsmen: K. Arita
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Okada W (3-2) 7.0 5 4 2 3 1 0 106 2.53   
S. Soga SV (24) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 29 1.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Okada 53
Batters Faced: K. Okada 31, S. Soga 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Okada 8-11, S. Soga 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Okada 106-62, S. Soga 29-21
Hit Batsmen: K. Okada
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kento Okada
Ballpark: Sapporo Stadium
Weather: Rain (64 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 15432
Special Notes: Rain delay of 32 minutes in the 7th inning.
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