BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT SAPPORO BEARS
06/11/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT SAPPORO BEARS
GAME ID: 5577 - TUESDAY, JUNE 11TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hosho Reliables (25-12) 0 0 4 0 5 0 0 0 1 10 7 2
Sapporo Bears (14-25) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 1
Reliables Reel In 10-2 Win
The Hosho Reliables used the hitting of first baseman Yukio Watanabe to subdue the Sapporo Bears, 10-2. For the game, Watanabe was 1 for 3 with a home run and 2 walks, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 3. The first-place Reliables have won 5 straight.

In the top of the third, Watanabe had a 3-run home run for Hosho. It was his 11th home run of the season and put the Reliables on top, 4-1.

"You can't sugarcoat this one," said Sapporo manager Ritsuo Yoshida. "They pounded us."
HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Ikeda RF, CF 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 .284 4 19
H. Dunham LF 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 .283 13 22
Y. Watanabe 1B 3 3 1 3 2 2 0 .266 11 28
B. McCullough 3B 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 .260 7 28
   a-C. Mochizuki PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 0 2
A. Yamane CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .260 6 16
   b-N. Higuchi PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   c-S. Nitta CF, RF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .308 0 3
D. Nakamura SS 3 1 0 1 2 1 2 .256 3 18
Y. Kawata C 3 0 0 1 2 0 5 .186 0 7
R. Endo 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .258 2 21
S. Saito P 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .214 0 4
   R. Saito P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
Totals 32 10 7 9 10 6 16      
a - C. Mochizuki pinch hit for B. McCullough in the 7th
b - N. Higuchi pinch hit for A. Yamane in the 7th
c - S. Nitta substituted for N. Higuchi in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: Y. Watanabe (11, 3rd Inning off N. Shimada, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Ikeda 2 , Y. Watanabe 4 , N. Higuchi , S. Nitta , S. Saito 2
2-out RBI: S. Saito
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Kawata
GIDP: Y. Kawata
Hit by Pitch: C. Mochizuki
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: B. McCullough (7) , R. Endo (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Nakamura-Endo-Watanabe)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Shiotani 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .194 2 9
T. Kusumoto LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .265 3 8
K. Hotta RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .269 2 13
S. Murata SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .265 4 17
G. Nakashima 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .224 4 15
T. Yamamoto CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .227 6 13
S. Arakawa C 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .171 1 7
   J. Jackson P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
   K. Yamada P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-K. Sato PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 2 4
S. Fukui 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
N. Shimada P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .312 0 3
   a-Y. Nakamura C 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .214 0 0
Totals 34 2 6 1 3 3 14      
a - Y. Nakamura substituted for N. Shimada in the 5th
b - K. Sato pinch hit for K. Yamada in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Yamamoto (6, 2nd Inning off S. Saito, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Shiotani (8, 5th Inning off S. Saito, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Shiotani 2 , T. Kusumoto , K. Hotta , T. Yamamoto 2 , Y. Nakamura 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Murata , G. Nakashima , S. Arakawa , N. Shimada
GIDP: M. Shiotani
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Nakashima (1)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Kusumoto (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Murata-Nakashima-Shiotani)
OF assists: 1 (Yamamoto(Kawata at 3rd base))
HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Saito W (4-3) 7.0 5 2 0 3 2 0 105 2.96   
R. Saito 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 33 1.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Saito 62
Batters Faced: S. Saito 30, R. Saito 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Saito 10-8, R. Saito 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Saito 105-63, R. Saito 33-23
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Shimada L (1-3) 4.1 4 9 9 8 4 1 87 5.33   
J. Jackson 3.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 44 3.54   
K. Yamada 1.0 1 1 0 2 0 0 29 12.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Shimada 15
Batters Faced: N. Shimada 25, J. Jackson 12, K. Yamada 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Shimada 3-6, J. Jackson 6-2, K. Yamada 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Shimada 87-43, J. Jackson 44-29, K. Yamada 29-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Jackson 3-2
WP: N. Shimada
Hit Batsmen: K. Yamada
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yukio Watanabe
Ballpark: Sapporo Stadium
Weather: Rain (58 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 8132
Special Notes: Rain delay of 27 minutes in the 8th inning.
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