 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON SAPPORO BEARS AT RAKISUTA RAMS 09/23/1962 |  |  | | | |
 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | SAPPORO BEARS AT RAKISUTA RAMS | GAME ID: 6857 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD , 1962 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Sapporo Bears (52-69) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | Rakisuta Rams (64-58) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 | 6 | 2 | | |  | |
Hayakawa Shuts Out Sapporo | The Sapporo Bears had no answer for Rakisuta Rams pitcher Sadato Hayakawa. They failed to score a single run against him, losing, 2-0. Sapporo managed only 5 hits off Hayakawa, who had 6 strikeouts.
The extraordinarily popular Hayakawa got a standing ovation from the hometown crowd as he left the field, the applause continuing until he returned from the dugout to tip his cap to the crowd.
"Rams fans are the best fans, in my opinion," he said. "It's a great feeling to throw a shutout under any circumstances, but to do it with the crowd behind you like that is just incredible."
This season, Hayakawa has worked 211.1 innings with 185 strikeouts en route to a 12-7 record and a 2.51 ERA. | |
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SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE | | RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - T. Ishii pinch hit for T. Ide in the 7th b - M. Ishikawa substituted for T. Ishii in the 7th c - T. Nakamura pinch hit for K. Takayama in the 8th d - H. Fujioka substituted for T. Nakamura in the 8th e - T. Tanaka pinch hit for R. Onishi in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: H. Yoshida (15, 6th Inning off S. Hayakawa, 0 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: T. Yamamoto , H. Yoshida 2 , U. Ota , S. Takahashi , T. Ide Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Takayama , U. Ota , R. Onishi GIDP: T. Nakamura , R. Onishi Sac Bunt: T. Takada Team LOB: 7 | | | BATTING Total Bases: S. Onodera , K. Harada , K. Mitsui , T. Otani 2 , S. Hayakawa 2-out RBI: S. Hayakawa Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Ito , K. Harada , S. Hayakawa Sac Bunt: O. Nishimura Sac Fly: K. Sakata Hit by Pitch: K. Harada , T. Otani Team LOB: 8
FIELDING Errors: T. Hashiguchi (10) , O. Nishimura (14) Double Plays: 2 (Harada-Nishimura-Hashiguchi, Otani-Nishimura-Hashiguchi) | | |
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SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE | | RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | T. Takada L (7-10) | 8.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 105 | 3.65 | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | S. Hayakawa W (12-7) | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 117 | 2.51 | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Sadato Hayakawa Ballpark: Rakisuta Stadium Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph Start Time: 7:05 PM JST Time: 2:15 Attendance: 16692 |
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