 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON HOSHO RELIABLES AT RAKISUTA RAMS 05/24/1975 |  |  | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | HOSHO RELIABLES AT RAKISUTA RAMS | | GAME ID: 5203 - SATURDAY, MAY 24TH , 1975 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Hosho Reliables (15-8) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0 | | Rakisuta Rams (12-10) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | | |  | |
| Dunham Stars in 9-2 Reliables Win | A 3-RBI performance from right fielder Hank Dunham, who finished 3rd in the EL in OPS with .953 last year, led the Hosho Reliables to a win over the Rakisuta Rams, 9-2. Naruto Noda got the win, improving to 3-1. He pitched 9 innings, giving up 5 hits and 2 runs, while striking out 2 and walking 1. The Reliables, now 15-8, have been red hot.
Early in the game, Dunham had a 2-run home run for Hosho. It was his 8th home run of the season and put the Reliables on top, 2-0.
Dunham told a Hosho Citizen reporter that he was "gratified" with the win. | |
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| HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE | | RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - E. Ryu pinch hit for Y. Kawata in the 9th b - T. Okinaka pinch hit for D. Nakamura in the 9th c - T. Kurosawa substituted for T. Okinaka in the 9th
BATTING Home Runs: H. Dunham (8, 1st Inning off K. Wada, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: Y. Watanabe , B. McCullough 2 , H. Dunham 6 , K. Hayashida 2 , Y. Kawata , C. Mochizuki , N. Noda 2-out RBI: H. Dunham , K. Hayashida , T. Okinaka Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Endo , Y. Kawata , C. Mochizuki GIDP: K. Hayashida Sac Fly: Y. Kawata Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING SB: R. Endo (6) | | | a - Y. Ishihara pinch hit for R. Kai in the 8th
BATTING Home Runs: R. Onishi (6, 1st Inning off N. Noda, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Fukushima (4, 9th Inning off N. Noda, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: R. Onishi 4 , S. Fukushima 5 , H. Nomura , G. McCauley Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Yagi , M. Nakamura Sac Bunt: K. Imakake , K. Wada Team LOB: 4
FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Fukushima-McCauley-Nakamura) | | |
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| HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE | | RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | N. Noda W (3-1) | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 111 | 2.70 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | K. Wada L (2-2) | 6.2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 128 | 5.15 | | R. Kai | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2.25 | | S. Suzuki | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 21.21 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Hank Dunham Ballpark: Rakisuta Stadium Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph Start Time: 3:35 PM JST Time: 2:59 Attendance: 19182 |
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