BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT RAKISUTA RAMS
05/23/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT RAKISUTA RAMS
GAME ID: 5202 - FRIDAY, MAY 23RD , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hosho Reliables (14-8) 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 4 10 13 1
Rakisuta Rams (12-9) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 6 2
Hosho Beats Rakisuta, 10-2
The Hosho Reliables knocked off the Rakisuta Rams, 10-2, in Eastern League action at Rakisuta Stadium. Hosho pitcher and Ichikawa, Japan, native Takashi Masuda had an outstanding performance. Hosho, now 14-8, has gotten their season off to a good start.

Yorihiko Kawata helped out the Hosho cause in the top of the third inning with a run-scoring walk. For the game, the catcher was 1-4 with a walk, while scoring 2 runs.

"It's easier to pitch when you get run support," said Masuda.
HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Kodama CF 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 .210 4 8
H. Dunham LF 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 .324 7 16
Y. Watanabe 1B 4 1 2 1 2 1 1 .269 6 15
D. Nakamura SS 5 0 1 1 0 1 5 .216 1 7
B. McCullough 3B 3 0 1 1 1 0 5 .273 3 9
R. Endo 2B 5 1 2 1 0 1 6 .278 2 6
K. Hayashida RF 3 1 1 0 2 1 4 .231 1 4
Y. Kawata C 4 2 1 1 1 0 1 .213 2 11
T. Masuda P 4 1 0 0 0 1 5 .100 0 1
   a-T. Kurosawa PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .364 1 4
   K. Takara P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 10 13 10 7 5 27      
a - T. Kurosawa pinch hit for T. Masuda in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Endo (2, 9th Inning off S. Suzuki, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Kurosawa (1, 9th Inning off S. Suzuki, 1 on, 1 out) , H. Dunham (7, 9th Inning off R. Kai, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Kodama , H. Dunham 6 , Y. Watanabe 2 , D. Nakamura , B. McCullough , R. Endo 5 , K. Hayashida , Y. Kawata , T. Kurosawa 4
2-out RBI: H. Dunham , B. McCullough , Y. Kawata
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. McCullough , R. Endo , K. Hayashida 2 , T. Masuda
Sac Bunt: H. Dunham , B. McCullough
Sac Fly: R. Kodama
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Dunham (11) , R. Endo 2 (5)
CS: Y. Watanabe (1)

FIELDING
Errors: B. McCullough (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Nakamura-Endo-Watanabe)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Onishi CF 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .329 5 15
G. Yagi LF 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 .274 2 13
S. Fukushima 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .237 3 9
H. Nomura SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .203 2 7
K. Imakake C 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .219 0 7
S. Kamo RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .270 0 14
Y. Ishihara 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .273 0 1
G. McCauley 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .180 2 8
   b-M. Nakamura PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .300 0 4
K. Harada P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .083 0 0
   a-S. Nakayama PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 1
   S. Suzuki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Kai P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-Y. Matsumoto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .267 0 1
Totals 31 2 6 2 6 3 20      
a - S. Nakayama pinch hit for K. Harada in the 7th
b - M. Nakamura pinch hit for G. McCauley in the 9th
c - Y. Matsumoto pinch hit for R. Kai in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Ishihara (2, 3rd Inning off T. Masuda, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Nomura (3, 4th Inning off T. Masuda, 0 on, 2 outs) , G. McCauley (2, 5th Inning off T. Masuda, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Onishi (5, 6th Inning off T. Masuda, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Onishi 4 , H. Nomura 2 , S. Kamo , Y. Ishihara 3 , G. McCauley 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Onishi , G. Yagi , K. Imakake , Y. Ishihara , K. Harada
GIDP: K. Imakake
Sac Fly: R. Onishi
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: H. Nomura 2 (7)
HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Masuda W (3-1) 8.0 4 1 1 5 3 1 103 3.12   
K. Takara 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 19 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Masuda 68
Batters Faced: T. Masuda 32, K. Takara 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Masuda 11-9, K. Takara 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Masuda 103-61, K. Takara 19-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Harada L (1-3) 7.0 7 4 2 4 5 0 123 3.75   
S. Suzuki 1.1 5 5 5 3 0 2 47 22.09   
R. Kai 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 6 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Harada 52
Batters Faced: K. Harada 33, S. Suzuki 12, R. Kai 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Harada 10-5, S. Suzuki 3-1, R. Kai 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Harada 123-69, S. Suzuki 47-27, R. Kai 6-5
WP: K. Harada
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Takashi Masuda
Ballpark: Rakisuta Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 6 mph
Start Time: 12:05 PM JST
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 20585
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