BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT SAPPORO BEARS
05/08/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT SAPPORO BEARS
GAME ID: 5156 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 8TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hosho Reliables (6-2) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 6 1
Sapporo Bears (4-4) 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 X 6 11 0
Bears Tag Reliables with 6-2 Loss
Tomochika Takada, who finished 3rd in the WL in strikeouts with 121 in 1966, had a strong outing for the Sapporo Bears against the Hosho Reliables at Sapporo Stadium. The left-hander was a big part of his team's 6-2 win. Takada got the win, improving to 1-0. He gave up 6 hits and walked 0 over 7.1 innings. He allowed 2 runs. The win gives Sapporo a record of 4-4.

Nobuyori Toyama had a big solo home run for the Bears in the bottom of the fifth inning. With Sapporo leading 2-1 and the bases empty, he got a cutter from 24-year old right-handed pitcher Kiyoharu Kawamoto and swatted a home run to center. It was his 1st home run of the season, and more importantly, it put the Bears ahead, 3-1.

"Tomochika pitched his heart out," said Sapporo manager Ritsuo Yoshida.
HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Ikeda RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .281 1 6
H. Dunham LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .267 3 5
Y. Watanabe 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .077 0 3
B. McCullough 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333 1 5
A. Yamane CF 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .250 2 3
D. Nakamura SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .143 0 4
E. Ryu C 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
R. Endo 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280 1 8
   a-K. Hayashida PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. Kurosawa 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
K. Kawamoto P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
   c-S. Nitta PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   S. Sumi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2 0 11 6      
a - K. Hayashida pinch hit for R. Endo in the 7th
b - T. Kurosawa substituted for K. Hayashida in the 7th
c - S. Nitta pinch hit for K. Kawamoto in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. McCullough (2, 2nd Inning off T. Takada, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Yamane (2, 7th Inning off T. Takada, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Ikeda 2 , B. McCullough 2 , A. Yamane 5 , D. Nakamura
2-out RBI: D. Nakamura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Ryu 2
GIDP: H. Dunham
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Yamane (2)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Ryu (1)
Double Plays: 1 (McCullough-Kurosawa)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Yamamoto LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .211 2 6
N. Toyama CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 5 .179 1 1
K. Hotta RF 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .258 1 2
S. Murata SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .286 1 6
M. Shiotani 3B 3 1 1 1 0 2 3 .120 0 1
K. Yoneda 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .250 0 2
G. Nakashima 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .296 1 2
H. Nakazawa C 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .353 1 5
T. Takada P 3 1 2 2 0 1 0 .400 1 2
   Y. Nobuhara P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-K. Sato PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   I. Fukumoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 6 11 6 3 6 20      
a - K. Sato pinch hit for Y. Nobuhara in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Shiotani (1, 6th Inning off K. Kawamoto, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Nakazawa (2, 8th Inning off S. Sumi, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Takada (1, 2nd Inning off K. Kawamoto, 0 on, 2 outs) , N. Toyama (1, 5th Inning off K. Kawamoto, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Yamamoto 2 , N. Toyama 4 , S. Murata , M. Shiotani 2 , K. Yoneda , G. Nakashima 2 , H. Nakazawa 2 , T. Takada 5
2-out RBI: T. Yamamoto , N. Toyama , T. Takada 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Toyama , M. Shiotani , K. Yoneda
Sac Bunt: N. Toyama
Sac Fly: M. Shiotani
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Nakashima-Murata-Yoneda)
HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Kawamoto L (0-1) 7.0 8 5 5 2 6 2 116 4.15   
S. Sumi 1.0 3 1 1 1 0 0 14 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Kawamoto 45
Batters Faced: K. Kawamoto 32, S. Sumi 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Kawamoto 7-9, S. Sumi 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Kawamoto 116-75, S. Sumi 14-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Takada W (1-0) 7.1 6 2 2 0 10 1 124 3.38   
Y. Nobuhara H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1.42   
I. Fukumoto 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18 3.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Takada 68
Batters Faced: T. Takada 28, Y. Nobuhara 1, I. Fukumoto 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Takada 4-8, Y. Nobuhara 1-0, I. Fukumoto 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Takada 124-84, Y. Nobuhara 5-3, I. Fukumoto 18-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Nobuhara 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tomochika Takada
Ballpark: Sapporo Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (50 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM JST
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 10818
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