BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
RAKISUTA RAMS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
05/06/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
RAKISUTA RAMS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
GAME ID: 5151 - TUESDAY, MAY 6TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Rakisuta Rams (3-3) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Hosho Reliables (4-2) 0 0 0 0 4 1 5 1 X 11 11 2
Saito Schools Rakisuta in 11-1 Hosho Triumph
Shihei Saito, who finished 2nd in the EL in ERA with 3.08 last year, had a strong outing for the Hosho Reliables against the Rakisuta Rams at Nagoya Minami Stadium. The right-hander was a big part of his team's 11-1 win. At 4-2, the Reliables have played well so far.

In his 115-pitch effort, Saito allowed 1 run on 5 hits over 9 innings. He walked 0 and struck out 2.

"Shihei pitched one heck of a game for us," said Hosho manager Shun Kawamura.
RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Onishi CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .261 1 5
   a-Y. Takeda PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
G. Yagi LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .364 0 4
   b-K. Harada PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   c-Y. Ishihara LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 0 1
S. Fukushima 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .348 0 2
H. Nomura SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222 0 1
K. Imakake C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 0 2
S. Kamo RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 3
T. Matsui 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 1 1
G. McCauley 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
J. Esaki P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
   S. Suzuki P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1 0 2 7      
a - Y. Takeda pinch hit for R. Onishi in the 8th
b - K. Harada pinch hit for G. Yagi in the 8th
c - Y. Ishihara substituted for K. Harada in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Onishi (1, 3rd Inning off S. Saito, 0 on, 2 outs) , G. McCauley (1, 5th Inning off S. Saito, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Onishi 2 , G. Yagi , H. Nomura , S. Kamo , G. McCauley 2
2-out RBI: G. Yagi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Onishi , S. Fukushima
GIDP: K. Imakake
Team LOB: 4
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Kodama CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 0
   a-T. Kurosawa PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .250 0 1
   b-C. Mochizuki CF 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .500 0 0
H. Dunham LF 4 2 2 3 0 0 0 .375 2 4
   c-T. Okinaka PH, LF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 0 1
Y. Watanabe 1B 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 .318 3 5
D. Nakamura SS 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .227 0 2
B. McCullough 3B 3 1 2 1 2 0 0 .300 1 2
R. Endo 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .235 1 2
S. Nitta RF 3 2 1 1 1 0 4 .222 1 2
Y. Kawata C 3 2 1 3 0 0 0 .176 1 6
S. Saito P 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 .000 0 0
Totals 35 11 11 11 5 8 11      
a - T. Kurosawa pinch hit for R. Kodama in the 5th
b - C. Mochizuki substituted for T. Kurosawa in the 6th
c - T. Okinaka pinch hit for H. Dunham in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Mochizuki (1, 8th Inning off S. Suzuki, 0 on, 0 outs) , Y. Watanabe (3, 8th Inning off S. Suzuki, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Dunham (2, 5th Inning off J. Esaki, 2 on, 1 out) , S. Nitta (1, 6th Inning off J. Esaki, 0 on, 0 outs) , Y. Watanabe (3, 7th Inning off J. Esaki, 1 on, 0 outs) , Y. Kawata (1, 7th Inning off S. Suzuki, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Mochizuki 2 , H. Dunham 5 , Y. Watanabe 7 , B. McCullough 2 , R. Endo , S. Nitta 4 , Y. Kawata 4
2-out RBI: B. McCullough , Y. Kawata
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Endo 2 , S. Nitta 2
Hit by Pitch: R. Endo , Y. Kawata
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Nakamura (1) , R. Endo (2)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Kodama (2) , D. Nakamura (4)
Double Plays: 1 (McCullough-Endo-Watanabe)
RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Esaki L (1-1) 6.0 7 7 7 3 6 3 126 5.54   
S. Suzuki 2.0 4 4 4 2 2 1 54 18.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Esaki 33
Batters Faced: J. Esaki 30, S. Suzuki 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Esaki 9-3, S. Suzuki 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Esaki 126-71, S. Suzuki 54-30
Hit Batsmen: J. Esaki 2
Balk: S. Suzuki
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Saito W (2-0) 9.0 5 1 1 0 2 0 115 1.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Saito 75
Batters Faced: S. Saito 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Saito 17-7
Pitches - Strikes: S. Saito 115-82
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shihei Saito
Ballpark: Nagoya Minami Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 18448
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