BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS
09/27/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS
GAME ID: 6869 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sapporo Bears (57-79) 3 5 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 12 15 0
Yokohama Kingfishers (54-82) 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 3
Bears Dispose of Kingfishers, 12-3
Sapporo and Yokohama put this game in the books despite some rain.

Bears first baseman Masao Shiotani put his stamp on his team's 12-3 win over the Yokohama Kingfishers. Shiotani went 2 for 2 with 2 singles and 3 walks, while scoring 4 runs for Sapporo in the contest. Yamada Yamanaka got the win, improving to 11-11. He worked 8.1 innings, giving up 3 runs on 9 hits, while striking out 3 and walking 0.

In the top of the first, Sapporo catcher Sukeyasu Arakawa had a run-producing at-bat. Facing Yokohama hurler Motokazu Oyama, Arakawa drew a walk, driving in 1 run. That made the score 3-0, Sapporo. For the day, Arakawa was 1 for 3 with 2 walks.

"We did more than enough to get the win," said Arakawa.

With the win, the Bears improved to 57-79.
SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Shiotani 1B 2 4 2 0 3 0 0 .247 10 39
   a-Y. Nakamura PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .280 1 2
   c-S. Carpenter 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 9 17
T. Kusumoto LF 4 1 4 1 1 0 0 .309 14 45
   b-H. Nakazawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278 9 25
   d-T. Yamamoto LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 8 32
K. Hotta RF 6 2 1 3 0 0 5 .250 11 62
S. Murata SS 4 1 2 1 1 0 4 .263 10 66
K. Yoneda 3B 6 1 1 0 0 0 5 .256 4 37
N. Toyama CF 4 1 1 3 1 0 2 .257 7 34
G. Nakashima 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 .220 9 41
S. Arakawa C 3 0 1 1 2 1 2 .188 8 25
Y. Yamanaka P 5 1 1 0 0 1 7 .094 1 2
   K. Hashimoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 39 12 15 12 9 3 28      
a - Y. Nakamura pinch hit for M. Shiotani in the 8th
b - H. Nakazawa pinch hit for T. Kusumoto in the 8th
c - S. Carpenter substituted for Y. Nakamura in the 8th
d - T. Yamamoto substituted for H. Nakazawa in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Kusumoto (22, 3rd Inning off T. Nishida, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: T. Kusumoto (4, 1st Inning off M. Oyama, 1 on, 0 outs) , N. Toyama (3, 2nd Inning off M. Oyama, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: Y. Nakamura (1, 8th Inning off C. Tsugawa, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Shiotani 2 , Y. Nakamura 4 , T. Kusumoto 7 , K. Hotta , S. Murata 2 , K. Yoneda , N. Toyama 3 , G. Nakashima , S. Arakawa , Y. Yamanaka
2-out RBI: Y. Nakamura , S. Arakawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Yoneda , N. Toyama , Y. Yamanaka 2
GIDP: S. Murata 2 , S. Arakawa
Sac Fly: S. Murata , G. Nakashima
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Yoneda-Nakashima-Carpenter)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Ishikawa CF, RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .287 9 45
K. Kimura C 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 .279 14 58
M. Takagi LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .246 4 34
T. Iwamoto RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .269 21 44
   a-K. Kagawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 2 4
   b-Z. Yoshida RF, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 4 9
T. Kaneshige 1B 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 .224 13 58
F. Sonoda 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .197 7 36
B. Fukuhara SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .241 14 46
T. Kamiya 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .191 10 33
M. Oyama P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136 2 6
   T. Nishida P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   C. Tsugawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 3 9 3 0 3 9      
a - K. Kagawa pinch hit for T. Iwamoto in the 8th
b - Z. Yoshida substituted for K. Kagawa in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: K. Ishikawa (7, 1st Inning off Y. Yamanaka, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Ishikawa 3 , K. Kimura 2 , M. Takagi , T. Iwamoto , F. Sonoda , B. Fukuhara 2 , T. Kamiya
2-out RBI: F. Sonoda
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Kimura , T. Iwamoto , T. Kamiya
GIDP: T. Kamiya
Sac Bunt: C. Tsugawa
Sac Fly: K. Kimura
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: F. Sonoda (13) , B. Fukuhara (12) , T. Nishida (1)
Double Plays: 3 (Nishida-Fukuhara-Kaneshige, Kamiya-Fukuhara-Kaneshige, Kaneshige-Fukuhara-Tsugawa)
OF assists: 1 (Takagi(Kusumoto at 2nd base))
SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Yamanaka W (11-11) 8.1 9 3 3 0 3 0 114 3.86   
K. Hashimoto 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Yamanaka 56
Batters Faced: Y. Yamanaka 34, K. Hashimoto 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Yamanaka 8-14, K. Hashimoto 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Yamanaka 114-78, K. Hashimoto 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Hashimoto 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Oyama L (6-11) 1.1 9 8 6 2 0 0 52 4.98   
T. Nishida 4.2 2 1 1 5 2 0 81 1.74   
C. Tsugawa 3.0 4 3 3 2 1 1 52 5.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Oyama 0
Batters Faced: M. Oyama 15, T. Nishida 21, C. Tsugawa 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Oyama 1-2, T. Nishida 4-7, C. Tsugawa 5-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Oyama 52-30, T. Nishida 81-43, C. Tsugawa 52-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Nishida 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Masao Shiotani
Ballpark: Kanagawa Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 3:42
Attendance: 12274
Special Notes: Rain delay of 37 minutes in the 4th inning.
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