BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
RAKISUTA RAMS AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS
10/01/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
RAKISUTA RAMS AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS
GAME ID: 6879 - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1ST , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Rakisuta Rams (67-73) 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 8 1
Yokohama Kingfishers (51-89) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 1
Rams Bridle Kingfishers, 3-2
Starting pitcher Juro Esaki gave the Rakisuta Rams a rock-solid effort. The Oita, Japan native helped his team defeat the Yokohama Kingfishers, 3-2, at Kanagawa Stadium. Esaki yielded 2 runs over 7 innings to notch the win. He scattered 2 hits, walked 5, and struck out 6. His record improves to 13-11. The setback makes Yokohama 51-89.

Kuranosuke Imakake, who finished 2nd in the WL in batting average with .292 in 1967, had a direct impact on the outcome. Imakake contributed a 2-run single in the top of the seventh inning to put Rakisuta up, 3-2.

"For the most part, I stayed out of the middle of the plate," Esaki said.
RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Hayashi CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 .267 1 6
S. Nakayama 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .294 4 18
   b-G. McCauley 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 5 30
S. Fukushima 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .269 17 54
H. Nomura SS 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 .289 23 65
K. Imakake C 4 0 2 2 1 0 0 .245 3 57
S. Kamo RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .259 1 50
R. Onishi LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 4 .252 19 57
T. Matsui 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .217 8 33
J. Esaki P 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .118 0 3
   a-M. Nakamura PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 4 16
   G. Matsuda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
Totals 35 3 8 3 6 3 17      
a - M. Nakamura pinch hit for J. Esaki in the 8th
b - G. McCauley substituted for S. Nakayama in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Onishi (19, 4th Inning off M. Oyama, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Nakayama 2 , S. Fukushima 2 , K. Imakake 2 , R. Onishi 4 , J. Esaki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Nakayama , S. Kamo , T. Matsui , J. Esaki
Sac Bunt: S. Kamo
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: T. Matsui (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Matsui-Nomura-Nakayama)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Ishikawa CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .268 8 39
T. Kaneshige 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .242 9 44
K. Kimura C 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .269 14 59
T. Iwamoto RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .268 37 99
I. Shinseki LF 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 .230 17 49
Y. Otsuki 3B 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .236 15 36
B. Fukuhara SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .234 13 34
   c-T. Hamada PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .190 1 4
T. Kamiya 2B 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .207 12 36
   a-K. Hirata PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241 6 20
M. Oyama P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .174 1 5
   b-M. Takagi PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .207 4 28
   M. Ryu P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 29 2 2 2 5 7 13      
a - K. Hirata pinch hit for T. Kamiya in the 7th
b - M. Takagi pinch hit for M. Oyama in the 7th
c - T. Hamada pinch hit for B. Fukuhara in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Kaneshige (19, 6th Inning off J. Esaki, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Kaneshige 2 , T. Kamiya
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kaneshige , B. Fukuhara
GIDP: I. Shinseki
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Kamiya (3)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Ryu (1)
RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Esaki W (13-11) 7.0 2 2 0 5 6 0 108 3.82   
G. Matsuda SV (21) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19 3.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Esaki 70
Batters Faced: J. Esaki 28, G. Matsuda 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Esaki 8-6, G. Matsuda 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Esaki 108-62, G. Matsuda 19-13
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Oyama L (4-11) 7.0 8 3 3 6 3 1 117 4.16   
M. Ryu 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 4.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Oyama 46
Batters Faced: M. Oyama 35, M. Ryu 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Oyama 8-10, M. Ryu 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Oyama 117-66, M. Ryu 16-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juro Esaki
Ballpark: Kanagawa Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 12913
Special Notes: Rain delay of 15 minutes in the 3rd inning. Rain delay of 22 minutes in the 4th inning.
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