BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT RAKISUTA RAMS
09/22/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT RAKISUTA RAMS
GAME ID: 6856 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sapporo Bears (55-77) 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 12 1
Rakisuta Rams (63-69) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 7 1
Bears Down Rams, 4-2
The Sapporo Bears grabbed a win, 4-2, over the Rakisuta Rams at Rakisuta Stadium. Sapporo left fielder Tomiyuki Kusumoto was 3-5 with 2 home runs. Eisaku Yamaoka finished the game for Sapporo and earned his 21st save. With the win, Sapporo has a record of 55-77. Rakisuta falls to 63-69.

Sapporo took a 3-1 lead on Kusumoto's 14th home run of the season. The solo home run, which he hit off Kinichi Harada in the top of the seventh, propelled Sapporo to the win.

Said losing manager Kinzo Yoshimura: "Give the Bears credit. They played a better game than we did."
SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Shiotani 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .244 10 39
T. Kusumoto LF 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 .301 14 44
   b-T. Yamamoto LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 8 32
K. Hotta RF 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .251 11 56
S. Murata SS 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 .263 10 65
K. Yoneda 3B 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .261 4 37
N. Toyama CF 4 0 2 1 1 1 3 .262 7 31
G. Nakashima 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 5 .221 9 40
S. Arakawa C 3 0 1 0 2 1 0 .189 8 24
Y. Yamanaka P 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .085 1 2
   Y. Nobuhara P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-S. Carpenter PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .220 9 17
   E. Yamaoka P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 4 12 4 5 7 20      
a - S. Carpenter pinch hit for Y. Nobuhara in the 8th
b - T. Yamamoto substituted for T. Kusumoto in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Nakashima (9, 6th Inning off K. Harada, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Murata (29, 9th Inning off S. Hayakawa, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Kusumoto 2 (14, 1st Inning off K. Harada, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off K. Harada, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Shiotani , T. Kusumoto 9 , S. Murata 3 , K. Yoneda , N. Toyama 2 , G. Nakashima 2 , S. Arakawa , S. Carpenter
2-out RBI: G. Nakashima
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Hotta , N. Toyama , G. Nakashima , Y. Yamanaka 2
Sac Bunt: K. Yoneda 2
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Murata (20) , N. Toyama (5)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Nakashima (21)
Double Plays: 1 (Murata-Nakashima-Shiotani)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Fujimoto CF 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 .349 5 10
T. Matsui 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .243 9 47
   b-M. Nakamura PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .254 2 13
   S. Hayakawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   d-S. Kamo PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .247 2 38
H. Nomura SS 4 0 2 0 1 0 3 .268 32 88
Y. Ishihara RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .301 17 44
K. Imakake C 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .234 5 45
S. Nakayama LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .265 4 21
S. Murata 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .210 4 17
K. Harada 3B 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .188 0 6
   c-R. Onishi PH, 2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .226 16 40
K. Harada P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .086 1 4
   a-S. Fukushima PH, 2B, 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .323 18 56
Totals 34 2 7 2 5 9 17      
a - S. Fukushima pinch hit for K. Harada in the 7th
b - M. Nakamura pinch hit for T. Matsui in the 7th
c - R. Onishi pinch hit for K. Harada in the 8th
d - S. Kamo pinch hit for S. Hayakawa in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Nomura (13, 1st Inning off Y. Yamanaka, 0 on, 2 outs) , K. Imakake (11, 8th Inning off E. Yamaoka, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Fujimoto (5, 6th Inning off Y. Yamanaka, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Fujimoto 4 , H. Nomura 3 , K. Imakake 2 , S. Nakayama , K. Harada , S. Fukushima
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Nomura , Y. Ishihara , S. Nakayama , S. Fukushima
GIDP: S. Nakayama
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Nomura (5)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Nomura (25)
OF assists: 1 (Ishihara(Arakawa at 2nd base))
SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Yamanaka W (10-11) 6.1 5 1 1 3 7 1 104 3.88   
Y. Nobuhara H (5) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 21 3.67   
E. Yamaoka SV (21) 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 32 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Yamanaka 63
Batters Faced: Y. Yamanaka 27, Y. Nobuhara 3, E. Yamaoka 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Yamanaka 8-3, Y. Nobuhara 0-1, E. Yamaoka 5-0
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Yamanaka 104-65, Y. Nobuhara 21-12, E. Yamaoka 32-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Nobuhara 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Harada L (15-11) 7.0 7 3 3 5 6 2 127 3.33   
S. Hayakawa 2.0 5 1 1 0 1 0 34 3.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Harada 52
Batters Faced: K. Harada 34, S. Hayakawa 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Harada 5-10, S. Hayakawa 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Harada 127-81, S. Hayakawa 34-22
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tomiyuki Kusumoto
Ballpark: Rakisuta Stadium
Weather: Rain (73 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 16618
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