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.
RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Tamura CF 5 0 1 2 0 1 3 .204 2 8
T. Hashiguchi 1B 4 0 0 0 1 3 1 .190 2 5
S. Onodera RF 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .407 1 15
S. Nishimura LF 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .351 7 22
K. Harada 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .244 0 8
P. Ponder 2B 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 .235 1 8
   a-G. Kawamoto PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .268 1 5
T. Otani C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197 3 5
   b-F. Sato PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .154 0 0
M. Ezaki SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .286 3 12
K. Arita P 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .250 0 1
   K. Takashima P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-Y. Ogawa PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .194 0 2
Totals 34 5 7 4 2 10 16      
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)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Hamasaki LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .292 2 10
S. Kawakami 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .301 3 11
S. Morioka 3B 4 2 1 0 1 0 4 .300 4 13
Y. Hirata SS 4 2 3 2 0 0 1 .323 4 7
T. Hamano CF 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .218 3 13
M. Yamaguchi RF 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .212 3 7
J. Kono C 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 .232 2 15
Y. Smith 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .196 1 7
   H. Taylor Jr. P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-K. Katagiri PH 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .067 0 1
   Y. Mizuno P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Kimura P 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .071 0 0
   a-K. Nemoto 2B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .231 0 0
Totals 31 7 10 7 7 2 15      
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)
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   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Arita 34
Batters Faced: K. Arita 32, K. Takashima 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Arita 9-8, K. Takashima 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Arita 106-55, K. Takashima 19-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Kimura W (3-0) 6.2 4 2 2 1 8 1 97 2.35   
H. Taylor Jr. H (3) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 6.88   
Y. Mizuno 1.0 3 3 2 1 1 0 38 3.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Kimura 65
Batters Faced: S. Kimura 27, H. Taylor Jr. 4, Y. Mizuno 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Kimura 7-5, H. Taylor Jr. 2-1, Y. Mizuno 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Kimura 97-59, H. Taylor Jr. 13-8, Y. Mizuno 38-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Taylor Jr. 1-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Kimura
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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