BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS
06/05/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS
GAME ID: 5550 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hosho Reliables (20-12) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 4 10 3
Yokohama Kingfishers (14-20) 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 X 5 6 0
Kingfishers Beat Reliables, 5-4
The Yokohama Kingfishers had to overcome a fine effort from Hosho pitcher Takashi Masuda to win, 5-4, at Kanagawa Stadium. Masuda went 7 innings and allowed 3 runs. Yoisuke Nishizawa picked up the win in relief. His record improves to 5-2. Motomu Taira suffered the loss. The 5th-place Kingfishers now sit at 14-20.

Kazuomi Hirata chipped in for Yokohama, stroking a crucial run-scoring single in the bottom of the eighth inning. For the game, the pinch hitter was 1-1.

"We need to string a few more wins like this one together," said Hirata.
HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Ikeda RF 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .280 3 17
H. Dunham LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .264 8 15
   a-T. Kurosawa PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .481 2 8
   d-M. Tanoue 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 2 4
Y. Watanabe 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .283 9 24
B. McCullough 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .272 7 27
   b-S. Nitta PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .273 0 2
   M. Taira P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
A. Yamane CF 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 .278 5 14
D. Nakamura SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .275 3 16
Y. Kawata C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .182 0 4
R. Endo 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .266 2 19
T. Masuda P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 0 0
   c-K. Hayashida LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 2 6
   e-T. Okinaka PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .238 1 2
Totals 34 4 10 4 1 6 15      
a - T. Kurosawa pinch hit for H. Dunham in the 8th
b - S. Nitta pinch hit for B. McCullough in the 8th
c - K. Hayashida substituted for T. Masuda in the 8th
d - M. Tanoue substituted for T. Kurosawa in the 8th
e - T. Okinaka pinch hit for K. Hayashida in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Watanabe (6, 8th Inning off K. Nakamura, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Yamane (5, 6th Inning off K. Nakamura, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Ikeda 3 , T. Kurosawa , Y. Watanabe 2 , B. McCullough , S. Nitta , A. Yamane 5 , R. Endo
2-out RBI: A. Yamane
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Dunham , B. McCullough , Y. Kawata 2 , R. Endo
Sac Bunt: A. Yamane , T. Masuda
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Ikeda (7) , A. Yamane (4)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Yamane (2) , D. Nakamura 2 (8)
PB: Y. Kawata
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Ishikawa CF 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .381 4 14
B. Martin 1B 4 2 2 2 0 1 2 .324 6 17
T. Kaneshige RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .232 3 12
M. Takagi LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .269 0 13
F. Sonoda 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .192 2 9
   a-I. Shinseki PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .171 0 1
   d-M. Kobashi 2B, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 0 1
B. Fukuhara SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .259 5 13
   b-K. Hirata PH, 2B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .368 3 11
T. Kamiya 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .250 4 13
   c-K. Kagawa PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
Y. Murakami C 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .250 0 1
K. Nakamura P 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .200 0 0
   Y. Nishizawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 5 6 3 5 8 16      
a - I. Shinseki pinch hit for F. Sonoda in the 8th
b - K. Hirata pinch hit for B. Fukuhara in the 8th
c - K. Kagawa pinch hit for T. Kamiya in the 8th
d - M. Kobashi substituted for I. Shinseki in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Martin (6, 1st Inning off T. Masuda, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Ishikawa 3 , B. Martin 5 , K. Hirata
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Takagi 2 , Y. Murakami , K. Nakamura
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Ishikawa (17) , F. Sonoda (1)
CS: K. Ishikawa (5) , B. Fukuhara (4)
HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Masuda 7.0 4 3 2 3 6 1 99 3.62   
M. Taira L (1-3), BS (4) 1.0 2 2 1 2 2 0 34 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Masuda 62
Batters Faced: T. Masuda 28, M. Taira 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Masuda 3-10, M. Taira 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Masuda 99-66, M. Taira 34-19
Balk: M. Taira
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Nakamura 7.0 9 4 4 1 5 1 108 4.99   
Y. Nishizawa W (5-2), BS (2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 22 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Nakamura 47
Batters Faced: K. Nakamura 30, Y. Nishizawa 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Nakamura 7-8, Y. Nishizawa 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: K. Nakamura 108-73, Y. Nishizawa 22-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Nishizawa 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Takashi Masuda
Ballpark: Kanagawa Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 9509
Special Notes: Rain delay of 15 minutes in the 4th inning.
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