BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT RAKISUTA RAMS
09/24/1962
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT RAKISUTA RAMS
GAME ID: 6858 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH , 1962 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sapporo Bears (52-70) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Rakisuta Rams (65-58) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 2 5 0
Yamanaka Holds Sapporo Scoreless
It wasn't easy but the Rakisuta Rams made it look that way.

Starter Yamada Yamanaka shut out the Sapporo Bears despite having what he later called "sub-par" stuff, and the Rakisuta Rams cruised to victory, 2-0. Yamanaka allowed only 2 hits and rang up 3 strikeouts but insisted later that he did not deserve primary credit for the win.

"It didn't feel quite right today, but I got a lot of help to get through," he said. "I trusted my catcher and the guys behind me bailed me out more than once when I screwed up."

On the season, Yamanaka has a 9-10 record with a 3.38 ERA.
SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Yamamoto 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .281 3 47
K. Takayama 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .226 3 38
   d-T. Tanaka PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269 2 19
S. Nishimoto 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .288 15 56
H. Yoshida LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .282 6 42
U. Ota RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .248 7 66
S. Takahashi C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .272 10 38
R. Onishi CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .211 4 36
T. Ide SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .217 4 24
   a-T. Nakamura PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .293 14 52
   c-M. Ishikawa SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 5 22
S. Kawakami P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 0 3
   b-T. Ishii PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .202 0 3
   W. Shibata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 28 0 2 0 4 3 10      
a - T. Nakamura pinch hit for T. Ide in the 8th
b - T. Ishii pinch hit for S. Kawakami in the 8th
c - M. Ishikawa substituted for T. Nakamura in the 8th
d - T. Tanaka pinch hit for K. Takayama in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Nishimoto (13, 9th Inning off Y. Yamanaka, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Yamamoto , S. Nishimoto 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: U. Ota , R. Onishi
GIDP: S. Nishimoto
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: U. Ota (4)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Ide (32)
Double Plays: 1 (Yamamoto-Ide-Nishimoto)
OF assists: 1 (Onishi(Hashiguchi at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Mitsui CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .228 3 10
T. Hashiguchi 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .262 10 48
S. Nishimura LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .341 11 80
G. Kawamoto RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .247 2 27
Y. Ogawa 3B 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 .198 3 12
O. Nishimura 2B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .241 2 17
T. Otani C 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .235 17 48
K. Sakata SS 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 .182 1 3
Y. Yamanaka P 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .073 1 1
Totals 27 2 5 2 3 4 12      
BATTING
Home Runs: Y. Ogawa (3, 2nd Inning off S. Kawakami, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Kawamoto 2 , Y. Ogawa 4 , O. Nishimura , Y. Yamanaka
2-out RBI: G. Kawamoto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Nishimura , Y. Yamanaka
GIDP: K. Mitsui
Sac Bunt: Y. Yamanaka
Hit by Pitch: K. Sakata
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ogawa-Nishimura-Hashiguchi)
SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Kawakami L (1-1) 7.0 4 2 1 3 3 1 110 4.50   
W. Shibata 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 1.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Kawakami 63
Batters Faced: S. Kawakami 28, W. Shibata 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Kawakami 9-7, W. Shibata 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Kawakami 110-68, W. Shibata 10-7
Hit Batsmen: S. Kawakami
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Yamanaka W (9-10) 9.0 2 0 0 4 3 0 103 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Yamanaka 82
Batters Faced: Y. Yamanaka 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Yamanaka 16-7
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Yamanaka 103-60
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yamada Yamanaka
Ballpark: Rakisuta Stadium
Weather: Rain (72 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 2:33
Attendance: 11418
Special Notes: Rain delay of 15 minutes in the 8th inning.
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