BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT DENKI DYNAMICS
05/21/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT DENKI DYNAMICS
GAME ID: 5188 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 21ST , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Hosho Reliables (13-7) 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 4 11 0
Denki Dynamics (8-12) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Hosho Shuts Out Denki, 4-0
Denki were shut out, 4-0, by Shihei Saito and the Hosho Reliables at Kanda Stadium. The Dynamics offered little resistance to Saito, who stopped them on 5 hits, fanned 1 and walked 3.

"It just felt right today," the right-handed Saito told reporters after the win. "Even with the rain, it didn't throw me off my rhythm."

Up to now Saito has compiled an ERA of 2.23 with a 3-2 mark over 5 starts. He has 11 strikeouts in 36.1 innings and has held opponents to a .222 batting average.
HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE DENKI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Kodama CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .219 4 7
H. Dunham LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .318 6 14
Y. Watanabe 1B 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 .250 6 14
D. Nakamura SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .217 1 6
B. McCullough 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .257 3 8
R. Endo 2B 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 .277 1 5
S. Nitta RF 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .321 3 7
Y. Kawata C 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .200 1 7
S. Saito P 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0
Totals 30 4 11 4 2 4 14      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Kodama (3, 1st Inning off T. Nakai, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Endo (3, 3rd Inning off T. Nakai, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Kodama 2 , H. Dunham , Y. Watanabe 2 , D. Nakamura , B. McCullough , R. Endo 3 , S. Nitta , Y. Kawata 2
2-out RBI: R. Endo , S. Nitta
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Kodama , S. Saito
GIDP: B. McCullough
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Dunham (10)
CS: R. Kodama (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Endo-Nakamura-Watanabe)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Kaji 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .169 3 6
S. Jimbo CF 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 .315 6 10
S. Ishida SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .257 7 17
K. Hirao 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 7 11
K. Ihara C 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .254 0 4
T. Takahashi 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .271 3 8
Y. Oki RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .246 3 5
I. Muramoto LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .176 0 2
T. Nakai P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   H. Ibe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-H. Yokota PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 1 2
Totals 23 0 5 0 3 1 10      
a - H. Yokota pinch hit for H. Ibe in the 7th

BATTING
Total Bases: S. Jimbo , K. Hirao , T. Takahashi , Y. Oki , I. Muramoto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Hirao , K. Ihara
GIDP: T. Takahashi
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Takahashi-Kaji-Hirao)
HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE DENKI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Saito W (3-2) 6.1 5 0 0 3 1 0 89 2.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Saito 61
Batters Faced: S. Saito 26
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Saito 8-9
Pitches - Strikes: S. Saito 89-53
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Nakai L (0-1) 6.1 10 4 4 2 4 0 122 2.12   
H. Ibe 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 5.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Nakai 39
Batters Faced: T. Nakai 30, H. Ibe 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Nakai 11-3, H. Ibe 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Nakai 122-75, H. Ibe 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Ibe 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shihei Saito
Ballpark: Kanda Stadium
Weather: Rain (66 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 11255
Special Notes: The game was called in the 7th inning due to bad weather.
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