BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT KYOTO OWLS
07/03/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT KYOTO OWLS
GAME ID: 5530 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 3RD , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hosho Reliables (41-18) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 8 1
Kyoto Owls (34-24) 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 X 9 13 1
Owls Defeat Reliables, 9-4
Starting pitcher Michinaga Sekiguchi pitched well enough to help the Kyoto Owls beat the Hosho Reliables, 9-4. The second-place Owls sport a record of 34-24.

The Reliables had been locked in a 2-2 tie with the Owls going into the bottom of the sixth inning. That changed quickly when the former first round draft pick Tomoshi Manabe came to the plate. Manabe hit a 2-run double on a 1-2 fastball from Hosho hurler Fumimaro Yamauchi. It was Manabe's 1st double of the year.

"Scoring runs is scoring runs," said Kyoto skipper Tomoya Nagao. "It's important to have different ways to do it."
HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Nakamura SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .260 4 25
   b-C. Mochizuki PH, RF 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .195 0 3
Y. Watanabe 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .279 19 44
   c-M. Tanoue PH, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 2 5
S. Nitta RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .180 0 5
   d-N. Higuchi PH, 1B 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .167 0 1
B. McCullough 3B 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .246 12 41
   e-T. Kurosawa PH, SS 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .354 2 10
A. Yamane CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .230 8 22
K. Hayashida LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .275 2 9
Y. Kawata C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .231 1 16
M. Nakajima 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .305 1 5
F. Yamauchi P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .105 0 1
   S. Sumi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Ikeda PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .288 7 29
   R. Saito P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
   f-H. Dunham PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .274 21 46
Totals 32 4 8 4 2 5 13      
a - T. Ikeda pinch hit for S. Sumi in the 8th
b - C. Mochizuki pinch hit for D. Nakamura in the 8th
c - M. Tanoue pinch hit for Y. Watanabe in the 8th
d - N. Higuchi pinch hit for S. Nitta in the 8th
e - T. Kurosawa pinch hit for B. McCullough in the 8th
f - H. Dunham pinch hit for R. Saito in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: D. Nakamura , C. Mochizuki , B. McCullough , T. Kurosawa , K. Hayashida 2 , M. Nakajima 2
2-out RBI: T. Kurosawa , K. Hayashida
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Mochizuki , A. Yamane , Y. Kawata
Sac Fly: B. McCullough
Hit by Pitch: Y. Watanabe , M. Tanoue
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Nakamura (2)
CS: Y. Watanabe (2) , K. Hayashida (2)

FIELDING
Errors: B. McCullough (10)
Double Plays: 3 (Nakamura-Nakajima-Watanabe, Watanabe-Nakamura-Watanabe, Nakamura-Nakajima-Watanabe)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Yamamoto RF 5 2 4 0 0 0 1 .269 7 24
A. Otani 1B 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .222 0 1
B. Arai SS 3 1 0 0 2 0 4 .287 13 35
T. Wada 3B 3 2 2 2 1 0 2 .318 12 40
M. Smith CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 5 .258 8 34
T. Manabe 2B 4 1 1 2 0 0 4 .250 1 5
S. Onodera LF 3 1 1 4 1 1 0 .392 6 17
A. Yokota C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .146 0 0
M. Sekiguchi P 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 0
   S. Kikuchi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Kato PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257 15 46
   A. Perales P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 9 13 9 5 4 23      
a - T. Kato pinch hit for S. Kikuchi in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Yamamoto (7, 1st Inning off F. Yamauchi, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Wada (11, 6th Inning off F. Yamauchi, 3 on, 0 outs) , T. Manabe (1, 6th Inning off F. Yamauchi, 2 on, 1 out) , A. Otani (1, 7th Inning off S. Sumi, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Onodera (6, 7th Inning off S. Sumi, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Yamamoto 5 , A. Otani 3 , T. Wada 3 , M. Smith , T. Manabe 2 , S. Onodera 4 , A. Yokota , T. Kato
2-out RBI: S. Onodera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Smith , M. Sekiguchi
GIDP: B. Arai , T. Manabe , A. Yokota
Sac Bunt: A. Otani
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Yamamoto (7)
CS: K. Yamamoto (1)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Yokota (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Yokota-Arai)
HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Yamauchi L (4-2) 6.0 9 5 5 4 4 0 93 3.81   
S. Sumi 1.0 3 4 4 1 0 1 18 3.90   
R. Saito 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 2.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Yamauchi 34
Batters Faced: F. Yamauchi 28, S. Sumi 7, R. Saito 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Yamauchi 6-4, S. Sumi 3-0, R. Saito 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: F. Yamauchi 93-55, S. Sumi 18-12, R. Saito 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Sumi 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Sekiguchi W (2-1) 6.1 4 2 1 1 3 0 101 2.78   
S. Kikuchi H (2) 1.2 3 2 2 0 2 0 30 7.88   
A. Perales 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 27 1.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Sekiguchi 61
Batters Faced: M. Sekiguchi 24, S. Kikuchi 8, A. Perales 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Sekiguchi 3-12, S. Kikuchi 1-1, A. Perales 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Sekiguchi 101-63, S. Kikuchi 30-19, A. Perales 27-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Kikuchi 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Sekiguchi , S. Kikuchi
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Michinaga Sekiguchi
Ballpark: Owls Park
Weather: Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM JST
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 20405
Special Notes: Rain delay of 37 minutes in the 7th inning.
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