BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT KYOTO OWLS
05/17/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT KYOTO OWLS
GAME ID: 5178 - SATURDAY, MAY 17TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hosho Reliables (10-6) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1
Kyoto Owls (9-7) 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 X 4 4 2
Down to Defeat Goes Hosho, 4-1
Kyoto used a superb performance from starting pitcher Ukita Tomita to down the Hosho Reliables, 4-1. Hosho falls to 10-6.

The Owls got a big at-bat from shortstop Bungo Arai. For the game, Arai was 1-3 with a home run and a walk. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. In the bottom of the fourth, with runners on 1st and 2nd, he stroked a 3-run home run. His 2nd home run of the season gave Kyoto a 3-0 lead.

"It's always extra special to win at home," said Tomita.
HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Kodama CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .164 1 1
H. Dunham LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .327 5 12
Y. Watanabe 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229 5 11
B. McCullough 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .259 2 4
D. Nakamura SS 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .170 0 4
S. Nitta RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .333 3 6
Y. Kawata C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .182 1 6
C. Mochizuki 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .300 1 4
K. Kawamoto P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   K. Takara P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Kurosawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 2
Totals 28 1 3 1 3 1 13      
a - T. Kurosawa pinch hit for K. Takara in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: H. Dunham , D. Nakamura , Y. Kawata
2-out RBI: D. Nakamura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Nitta
GIDP: B. McCullough , C. Mochizuki
Hit by Pitch: Y. Watanabe
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: H. Dunham (3)

FIELDING
Errors: B. McCullough (2)
OF assists: 1 (Dunham(Smith at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Yamamoto RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .286 1 5
S. Smith LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .298 3 4
T. Wada 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .262 2 9
H. Yamashita C 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .200 3 8
B. Arai SS 3 1 1 3 1 0 0 .302 2 9
M. Smith CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .300 3 12
T. Kato 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .224 1 5
   K. Kon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Endo 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .184 1 3
U. Tomita P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .091 0 0
   a-K. Shoji 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 27 4 4 3 5 3 7      
a - K. Shoji substituted for U. Tomita in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Arai (2, 4th Inning off K. Kawamoto, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Yamamoto , S. Smith , B. Arai 4 , T. Endo
2-out RBI: B. Arai
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Yamamoto , M. Smith
Sac Bunt: U. Tomita
Hit by Pitch: T. Kato
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: H. Yamashita (1) , T. Endo (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Endo-Arai-Wada, Kato-Endo-Wada)
HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Kawamoto L (3-1) 7.1 4 4 4 5 3 1 111 2.37   
K. Takara 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Kawamoto 52
Batters Faced: K. Kawamoto 32, K. Takara 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Kawamoto 13-5, K. Takara 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Kawamoto 111-68, K. Takara 4-3
WP: K. Kawamoto
Hit Batsmen: K. Kawamoto
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
U. Tomita W (3-0) 8.1 3 1 0 2 1 0 126 1.15   
K. Kon 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 19 1.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: U. Tomita 74
Batters Faced: U. Tomita 28, K. Kon 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: U. Tomita 17-4, K. Kon 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: U. Tomita 126-77, K. Kon 19-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Kon 1-1
Hit Batsmen: K. Kon
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ukita Tomita
Ballpark: Owls Park
Weather: Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 24855
Special Notes: Rain delay of 21 minutes in the 5th inning.
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