BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
05/26/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
GAME ID: 5499 - SUNDAY, MAY 26TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sapporo Bears (7-18) 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 5 1
Hosho Reliables (17-7) 4 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 X 10 12 1
Sapporo Stopped, 10-3, by Hosho
Hosho took on Sapporo in front of a lively crowd.

Hosho beat Sapporo on the strength of starting pitcher Takashi Masuda's fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a win, 10-3. The winner was Masuda. He threw 7.1 innings of 4-hit ball. The loser was Naruki Shimada.

Hank Dunham, who is a six-time All-Star, took Sapporo hurler Naruki Shimada deep in the bottom of the first. His 2-run home run put the Reliables on top, 2-0. In all, Dunham had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 3.

"Takashi was really on it," said Hosho manager Shun Kawamura. "He's got a feel for playing with the hitter front-to-back, side-to-side."

The loss puts Sapporo at 7-18.
SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Yamamoto LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .198 3 8
M. Shiotani 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .151 1 7
K. Hotta RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .287 2 8
S. Murata SS 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .253 3 13
S. Carpenter 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .227 5 6
   b-K. Taira PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286 0 1
N. Toyama CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .274 1 3
G. Nakashima 2B 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 .253 4 11
H. Nakazawa C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 4 13
N. Shimada P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 0 3
   J. Jackson P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
   K. Yamada P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Kusumoto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .240 1 3
   Y. Nobuhara P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 3 5 3 1 9 9      
a - T. Kusumoto pinch hit for K. Yamada in the 8th
b - K. Taira pinch hit for S. Carpenter in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Toyama (5, 5th Inning off T. Masuda, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Murata (6, 9th Inning off R. Saito, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Murata (3, 4th Inning off T. Masuda, 0 on, 2 outs) , G. Nakashima (4, 5th Inning off T. Masuda, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Hotta , S. Murata 6 , N. Toyama 2 , G. Nakashima 4
2-out RBI: S. Murata
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Toyama
GIDP: S. Murata
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: H. Nakazawa (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Murata-Nakashima-Carpenter, Nakashima-Murata-Carpenter)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Ikeda RF 4 2 1 1 1 0 1 .267 2 12
H. Dunham LF 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .263 8 14
   a-N. Higuchi PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   b-S. Nitta LF, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
Y. Watanabe 1B 3 0 1 2 1 1 0 .232 6 16
   c-T. Okinaka PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 0 1
D. Nakamura SS 4 2 2 1 1 1 2 .280 2 11
R. Endo 2B 5 1 3 1 0 1 4 .284 2 16
M. Tanoue 3B 5 1 1 2 0 2 2 .286 2 4
C. Mochizuki CF, LF 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 .208 0 1
Y. Kawata C 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .194 0 3
T. Masuda P 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 .286 0 0
   R. Saito P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 34 10 12 9 7 8 12      
a - N. Higuchi pinch hit for H. Dunham in the 7th
b - S. Nitta substituted for N. Higuchi in the 8th
c - T. Okinaka pinch hit for Y. Watanabe in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Nakamura (5, 1st Inning off N. Shimada, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Endo (5, 1st Inning off N. Shimada, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Dunham (8, 1st Inning off N. Shimada, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Tanoue (2, 6th Inning off J. Jackson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Ikeda , H. Dunham 5 , Y. Watanabe , D. Nakamura 3 , R. Endo 4 , M. Tanoue 4 , C. Mochizuki , Y. Kawata
2-out RBI: T. Ikeda , Y. Watanabe , M. Tanoue
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Nakamura
GIDP: R. Endo , M. Tanoue
Hit by Pitch: H. Dunham
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Endo (7)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Nakamura (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Nakamura-Endo-Watanabe)
SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Shimada L (1-1) 2.2 7 8 7 6 3 1 109 4.78   
J. Jackson 3.2 4 2 2 1 3 1 48 3.57   
K. Yamada 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0.00   
Y. Nobuhara 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 8.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Shimada 7
Batters Faced: N. Shimada 21, J. Jackson 15, K. Yamada 2, Y. Nobuhara 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Shimada 2-2, J. Jackson 4-3, K. Yamada 0-1, Y. Nobuhara 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Shimada 109-52, J. Jackson 48-32, K. Yamada 10-9, Y. Nobuhara 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Jackson 2-0
Hit Batsmen: N. Shimada
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Masuda W (4-0) 7.1 4 3 3 1 8 2 114 3.25   
R. Saito 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 2.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Masuda 65
Batters Faced: T. Masuda 27, R. Saito 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Masuda 6-7, R. Saito 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: T. Masuda 114-70, R. Saito 20-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Saito 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Takashi Masuda
Ballpark: Nagoya Minami Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM JST
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 22904
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