BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS
09/28/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS
GAME ID: 6870 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sapporo Bears (58-79) 2 0 0 3 0 1 3 0 0 9 11 0
Yokohama Kingfishers (54-83) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 1
Bears Slap 9-2 Loss on Yokohama
The exploits of second baseman Gunji Nakashima helped the Sapporo Bears defeat the Yokohama Kingfishers, 9-2. Nakashima went 3 for 4 with 2 home runs. Naruki Shimada earned the win to go to 9-12. He allowed 2 runs on 3 hits, with 4 walks and 5 strikeouts in 6.2 innings of work. Sapporo is 58-79 and Yokohama, with the loss, 54-83.

With no one out in the top of the fourth, Nobuyori Toyama barreled up a curveball from Bill Sauerwein. The result was a solo home run, putting the Bears in front, 3-1.

"I really like what we did out there today," Toyama said after the game.
SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Shiotani 1B 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 .247 10 39
T. Kusumoto LF 4 2 3 0 1 0 0 .313 14 45
K. Hotta RF 5 1 1 2 0 3 3 .249 11 64
S. Murata SS 4 0 0 1 1 0 2 .261 10 67
K. Yoneda 3B 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .256 4 39
N. Toyama CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .257 8 35
G. Nakashima 2B 4 2 3 2 0 1 0 .225 11 43
S. Arakawa C 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .188 9 26
N. Shimada P 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .197 0 7
   J. Jackson P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214 0 1
Totals 37 9 11 9 3 8 12      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Kusumoto 2 (24, 1st Inning off B. Sauerwein, 1 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off T. Yoshimura, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Toyama (8, 4th Inning off B. Sauerwein, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Nakashima 2 (11, 4th Inning off B. Sauerwein, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off B. Sauerwein, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Arakawa (9, 4th Inning off B. Sauerwein, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Shiotani , T. Kusumoto 5 , K. Hotta , K. Yoneda , N. Toyama 4 , G. Nakashima 9 , S. Arakawa 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Yoneda
GIDP: N. Toyama
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Kusumoto (12) , S. Murata (21)
CS: T. Kusumoto (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Murata-Nakashima-Shiotani)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Ishikawa CF, LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .286 9 45
K. Kimura C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .276 14 58
M. Takagi LF 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 .243 4 35
   b-K. Hirata PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 8 33
   c-Z. Yoshida LF, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 4 9
T. Iwamoto RF 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .269 21 44
T. Kaneshige 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .223 13 58
F. Sonoda 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .195 7 36
B. Fukuhara SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239 14 46
T. Kamiya 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .193 10 33
   a-M. Kobashi PH, 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .176 0 4
B. Sauerwein P 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .237 1 9
   T. Yoshimura P 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-I. Shinseki PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .224 5 16
Totals 31 2 5 2 5 7 11      
a - M. Kobashi pinch hit for T. Kamiya in the 7th
b - K. Hirata pinch hit for M. Takagi in the 8th
c - Z. Yoshida substituted for K. Hirata in the 9th
d - I. Shinseki pinch hit for T. Yoshimura in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Sauerwein (1, 5th Inning off N. Shimada, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Ishikawa , T. Kamiya , M. Kobashi , B. Sauerwein 4 , I. Shinseki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Ishikawa , F. Sonoda
GIDP: F. Sonoda
Hit by Pitch: T. Iwamoto
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Ishikawa 2 (55)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Takagi (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Sonoda-Kamiya-Kaneshige)
PB: K. Kimura
SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Shimada W (9-12) 6.2 3 2 2 4 5 1 114 4.15   
J. Jackson 2.1 2 0 0 1 2 0 29 2.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Shimada 61
Batters Faced: N. Shimada 27, J. Jackson 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Shimada 9-5, J. Jackson 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: N. Shimada 114-65, J. Jackson 29-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Jackson 1-0
Hit Batsmen: N. Shimada
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Sauerwein L (5-10) 5.1 7 6 6 3 6 4 106 4.69   
T. Yoshimura 3.2 4 3 2 0 2 0 59 7.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Sauerwein 33
Batters Faced: B. Sauerwein 25, T. Yoshimura 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Sauerwein 6-3, T. Yoshimura 5-4
Pitches - Strikes: B. Sauerwein 106-70, T. Yoshimura 59-38
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gunji Nakashima
Ballpark: Kanagawa Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM JST
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 12400
Special Notes: Rain delay of 22 minutes in the 5th inning.
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