BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS
09/28/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS
GAME ID: 6867 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sapporo Bears (57-80) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Yokohama Kingfishers (49-88) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 1 5 0
Shintani Shackles Sapporo
It wasn't easy but the Yokohama Kingfishers made it look that way.

Starter Munenao Shintani shut out the Sapporo Bears despite having what he later called "sub-par" stuff, and the Yokohama Kingfishers cruised to victory, 1-0. Shintani allowed only 5 hits and rang up 6 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."

In 25 starts this season, Shintani has registered a 7-13 record and a 4.26 ERA.
SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Murata SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 17 37
Y. Akamine 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 3 12
K. Hotta RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .293 19 69
N. Toyama CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .299 14 54
J. Dow 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .256 4 12
K. Yoneda 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 5 32
   a-N. Fukuda PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .237 5 20
T. Yamamoto LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .210 4 19
S. Arakawa C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .238 14 42
T. Takada P 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .140 0 4
Totals 29 0 5 0 2 6 10      
a - N. Fukuda pinch hit for K. Yoneda in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: K. Hotta 2 , N. Toyama 2 , J. Dow
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Dow , S. Arakawa
GIDP: N. Toyama
Sac Bunt: S. Murata , K. Yoneda
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: K. Yoneda (8)
OF assists: 1 (Toyama(Kimura at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Ishikawa CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .268 8 39
B. Fukuhara SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .236 13 34
T. Iwamoto RF 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .272 37 98
K. Kimura C 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .264 13 56
Y. Otsuki 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .237 14 33
I. Shinseki LF 3 0 2 0 0 1 2 .235 17 48
   a-M. Takagi LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 4 28
K. Hirata 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242 6 20
B. Martin 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .286 4 12
M. Shintani P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .121 0 1
Totals 28 1 5 1 3 6 13      
a - M. Takagi substituted for I. Shinseki in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: K. Ishikawa 2 , K. Kimura , I. Shinseki 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Fukuhara , Y. Otsuki , I. Shinseki
Sac Bunt: B. Fukuhara
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Ishikawa 3 (56)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Fukuhara-Hirata-Martin)
OF assists: 1 (Ishikawa(Takada at home))
SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Takada L (8-13) 8.0 5 1 1 3 6 0 97 5.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Takada 71
Batters Faced: T. Takada 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Takada 8-9
Pitches - Strikes: T. Takada 97-66
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Shintani W (7-13) 9.0 5 0 0 2 6 0 110 4.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Shintani 81
Batters Faced: M. Shintani 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Shintani 12-8
Pitches - Strikes: M. Shintani 110-68
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Munenao Shintani
Ballpark: Kanagawa Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 2:16
Attendance: 9665
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