| Taira Stops Sapporo Cold, 3-0 Thursday, August 22nd , 1974 Rakisuta pitcher Shigeyoshi Taira gave the Sapporo Bears fits, as he blanked them, 3-0, on 1 hit. He registered 6 strikeouts and 1 walk in the shutout.
"When he's locating his pitches, he becomes unpredictable," Rams manager Kinzo Yoshimura said. "He had Sapporo guessing the entire game."
His record for the year is 5-8 in 17 starts and Taira has a 4.01 ERA.
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