BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT SAPPORO BEARS
05/11/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT SAPPORO BEARS
GAME ID: 5163 - SUNDAY, MAY 11TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hosho Reliables (7-4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Sapporo Bears (5-6) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 X 3 9 0
Kuramoto Silences Hosho Bats
The Sapporo Bears got great pitching from top prospect Yoshifumi Kuramoto, allowing them to bump off the Hosho Reliables, 3-0. The win takes Sapporo to 5-6.

Kuramoto yielded no runs on 4 hits over 8 innings for the Bears. For the season, Kuramoto has a record of 1-1 with 9 strikeouts.

"I just trusted my stuff," said Kuramoto.
HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Kodama CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .162 0 0
H. Dunham LF 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .364 3 6
   a-T. Kurosawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 2
   J. Yamagata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Y. Watanabe 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .250 5 11
D. Nakamura SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .179 0 3
B. McCullough 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .243 1 2
R. Endo 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258 1 4
K. Hayashida RF, LF 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .200 0 2
Y. Kawata C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 1 6
S. Saito P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-S. Nitta LF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 2 4
Totals 29 0 4 0 2 5 8      
a - T. Kurosawa pinch hit for H. Dunham in the 8th
b - S. Nitta substituted for S. Saito in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Dunham (2, 1st Inning off Y. Kuramoto, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: R. Kodama (1, 5th Inning off Y. Kuramoto, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Kodama 3 , H. Dunham 2 , B. McCullough , K. Hayashida
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Watanabe , D. Nakamura 2
GIDP: Y. Kawata
Sac Bunt: R. Endo
Hit by Pitch: H. Dunham
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Dunham (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Murata SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .163 2 3
M. Shiotani 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 1 1
K. Hotta RF 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .268 1 5
N. Toyama CF 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .294 1 6
G. Nakashima 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 .233 1 2
T. Yamamoto LF 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .294 0 2
S. Fukui 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .167 1 3
S. Arakawa C 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 .222 0 1
Y. Kuramoto P 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 0 0
   a-Y. Akamine PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 0 1
   Y. Nobuhara P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 3 9 3 4 3 20      
a - Y. Akamine pinch hit for Y. Kuramoto in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Toyama (3, 5th Inning off S. Saito, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Fukui (1, 6th Inning off S. Saito, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Yamamoto (1, 8th Inning off J. Yamagata, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Nakashima (1, 8th Inning off J. Yamagata, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Hotta , N. Toyama 3 , G. Nakashima 5 , T. Yamamoto 3 , S. Fukui 2 , Y. Akamine
2-out RBI: N. Toyama
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Murata 2 , G. Nakashima , S. Arakawa , Y. Kuramoto
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Nakashima-Murata-Shiotani)
HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Saito L (2-1) 7.0 6 2 2 4 3 0 114 1.96   
J. Yamagata 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 1 12 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Saito 56
Batters Faced: S. Saito 31, J. Yamagata 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Saito 6-12, J. Yamagata 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Saito 114-70, J. Yamagata 12-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Kuramoto W (1-1) 8.0 4 0 0 2 5 0 110 2.70   
Y. Nobuhara SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 27.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Kuramoto 77
Batters Faced: Y. Kuramoto 30, Y. Nobuhara 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Kuramoto 14-4, Y. Nobuhara 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Kuramoto 110-67, Y. Nobuhara 11-8
Hit Batsmen: Y. Kuramoto
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yoshifumi Kuramoto
Ballpark: Sapporo Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (47 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 3:35 PM JST
Time: 2:32
Attendance: 13776
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