| BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON RAKISUTA RAMS AT HOSHO RELIABLES 05/31/1961 | | | | | |
| BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | RAKISUTA RAMS AT HOSHO RELIABLES | GAME ID: 5515 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 31ST , 1961 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Rakisuta Rams (11-15) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 | Hosho Reliables (14-11) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | X | 7 | 10 | 2 | | | | |
Reliables Beat Rams, 7-5 | Behind the hitting of Yamahiko Hirata, the Hosho Reliables defeated the Rakisuta Rams, 7-5. Hirata was 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2 for the Reliables. Hosho pitcher Shinki Kimura got the win, upping his record to 3-0. Kisaku Arita got the loss. The third-place Reliables now have a record of 14-11.
Jokichi Kono went 1 for 2 with a walk against the Rams. With the game tied in the bottom of the sixth inning, he drew a walk, driving in 1 run that put Hosho in front, 3-2.
"I'm proud of the way our guys played today to come out with this win," Kono told the Hosho Times. | |
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RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE | | HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - G. Kawamoto pinch hit for P. Ponder in the 9th b - F. Sato pinch hit for T. Otani in the 9th c - Y. Ogawa pinch hit for K. Takashima in the 9th
BATTING Home Runs: S. Nishimura (7, 2nd Inning off S. Kimura, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: S. Tamura , S. Nishimura 4 , K. Harada 2 , M. Ezaki , K. Arita , Y. Ogawa 2-out RBI: S. Tamura , K. Arita Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Tamura 2 , T. Hashiguchi , S. Onodera , P. Ponder GIDP: S. Onodera Sac Bunt: P. Ponder , K. Arita Hit by Pitch: S. Nishimura Team LOB: 7
FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Ponder-Ezaki-Hashiguchi) | | | a - K. Nemoto substituted for S. Kimura in the 7th b - K. Katagiri pinch hit for H. Taylor Jr. in the 8th
BATTING Doubles: S. Kawakami (6, 1st Inning off K. Arita, 0 on, 1 out) Home Runs: Y. Hirata (4, 1st Inning off K. Arita, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Hamano (3, 8th Inning off K. Arita, 2 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: K. Hamasaki , S. Kawakami 2 , S. Morioka , Y. Hirata 6 , T. Hamano 5 , M. Yamaguchi , J. Kono 2-out RBI: Y. Hirata , J. Kono Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Morioka , Y. Smith , S. Kimura GIDP: T. Hamano Sac Bunt: J. Kono Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING CS: K. Hamasaki (4)
FIELDING Errors: Y. Hirata 2 (5) Double Plays: 1 (Hirata-Smith-Kawakami) | | |
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RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE | | HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE | |
Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | K. Arita L (0-4) | 7.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 106 | 9.75 | K. Takashima | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1.08 | | | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Yamahiko Hirata Ballpark: Nagoya Minami Stadium Weather: Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph Start Time: 7:05 PM JST Time: 2:47 Attendance: 20392 |
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