 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON DENKI DYNAMICS AT SAPPORO BEARS 09/22/1961 |  | | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | DENKI DYNAMICS AT SAPPORO BEARS | | GAME ID: 6859 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND , 1961 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Denki Dynamics (40-77) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | | Sapporo Bears (70-48) | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 7 | 10 | 1 | | |  | |
| Bears Tag Dynamics with 7-4 Loss | The rain made it unbearable at times; nonetheless, the faithful who endured the elements enjoyed themselves.
Sapporo Bears starter Takashi Muraoka pitched well against the Denki Dynamics at Sapporo Stadium, leading his team to a win, 7-4. Muraoka picked up the win for Sapporo, going 8.2 innings. He gave up 4 runs on 3 hits. He now sports a record of 1-2.
In the bottom of the second inning, catcher Shinichi Takahashi had a 2-run home run for Sapporo. It was his 4th home run of the season and put the Bears on top, 3-2.
"Winning never gets old," said Takahashi.
The Bears go to 70-48, putting them first in the Eastern League.
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| DENKI BATTING LINESCORE | | SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - S. Kamo pinch hit for T. Hirano in the 8th
b - R. Iwasa substituted for S. Kamo in the 8th
c - E. Yoshimura pinch hit for T. Hara in the 9th
d - K. Hirao pinch hit for R. Iwasa in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: K. Tsuda (6, 1st Inning off T. Muraoka, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Y. Okazaki 2 , K. Tsuda 2
2-out RBI: S. Sekiguchi , K. Ashida
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Ichimura , K. Hirao
GIDP: M. Onishi
Sac Fly: O. Ichimura
Team LOB: 3
FIELDING
Errors: T. Hirano (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Tsuda-Hirano-Tsuda) | | | a - T. Tanaka substituted for S. Nishimoto in the 9th
b - M. Smith substituted for U. Kikuchi in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: H. Yoshida (33, 2nd Inning off K. Takahashi, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: T. Yamamoto (7, 1st Inning off K. Takahashi, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Ishikawa (4, 2nd Inning off K. Takahashi, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Takahashi (4, 2nd Inning off K. Takahashi, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Yamamoto 3 , K. Takayama 2 , S. Nishimoto , H. Yoshida 2 , U. Kikuchi , S. Takahashi 4 , M. Ishikawa 3 , T. Muraoka 2
2-out RBI: K. Takayama , H. Yoshida , U. Kikuchi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Yamamoto , S. Nishimoto , U. Kikuchi
GIDP: H. Yoshida
Sac Bunt: T. Muraoka
Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING
CS: U. Kikuchi (1)
FIELDING
Errors: U. Kikuchi (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Ishikawa-Yamamoto-Kikuchi) | | |
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| DENKI PITCHING LINESCORE | | SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | K. Takahashi L (2-10) | 1.2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 6.00 | | S. Suzuki | 4.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 66 | 5.28 | | T. Hara | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3.54 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | T. Muraoka W (1-2) | 8.2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 105 | 4.75 | | K. Nakamoto SV (5) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.27 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Takashi Muraoka
Ballpark: Sapporo Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM JST
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 34670
Special Notes: Rain delay of 34 minutes in the 5th inning. |
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