BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT SAPPORO BEARS
06/12/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT SAPPORO BEARS
GAME ID: 5585 - THURSDAY, JUNE 12TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hosho Reliables (26-13) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
Sapporo Bears (15-24) 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 X 6 12 0
Sapporo Gets 6-2 Win Against Reliables
The Sapporo Bears topped the Hosho Reliables, 6-2, with youngster Kenichi Hotta playing a key role. Hotta was 3-3 with 2 doubles and a walk. He scored 3 times for the Bears in the win. Naruki Shimada got the win, improving to 5-4. He pitched 8 innings, giving up 5 hits and 2 runs, while striking out 2 and walking 3. The win puts Sapporo at 15-24.

Sapporo second baseman Gunji Nakashima contributed a timely at-bat in the bottom of the fifth. With two down, he hit a fastball to center field for a 2-run single. It was his 30th hit of the season and put the Bears ahead, 5-2.

"I'm trying to keep it simple," said Nakashima. "Just do my job."
HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Kodama CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252 5 12
H. Dunham LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .309 13 35
Y. Watanabe 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .258 12 27
D. Nakamura SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .252 5 17
B. McCullough 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .298 4 13
M. Nakajima 2B 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .222 1 6
T. Ikeda RF 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .227 2 8
Y. Kawata C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .202 2 14
K. Kawamoto P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .045 0 0
   a-S. Nitta PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .370 6 13
   K. Takara P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. Kurosawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 1 5
Totals 30 2 6 2 4 2 11      
a - S. Nitta pinch hit for K. Kawamoto in the 7th
b - T. Kurosawa pinch hit for K. Takara in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Ikeda (3, 2nd Inning off N. Shimada, 1 on, 1 out) , H. Dunham (4, 5th Inning off N. Shimada, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Nakajima (1, 4th Inning off N. Shimada, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Dunham 2 , B. McCullough , M. Nakajima 4 , T. Ikeda 2 , Y. Kawata , S. Nitta
2-out RBI: M. Nakajima
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Watanabe , K. Kawamoto , T. Kurosawa
GIDP: D. Nakamura , B. McCullough
Sac Bunt: M. Nakajima
Hit by Pitch: T. Ikeda
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Nakajima-Nakamura-Watanabe)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Murata SS 5 1 2 0 0 3 2 .199 2 6
S. Fukui 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .231 4 12
T. Kusumoto LF 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .276 4 20
K. Hotta RF 3 3 3 0 1 0 0 .333 6 22
N. Toyama CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 5 .309 3 19
G. Nakashima 2B 2 1 1 3 0 0 1 .270 2 14
K. Yoneda 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .188 1 3
S. Arakawa C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .225 3 5
N. Shimada P 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 .238 0 1
   a-N. Fukuda PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 0 4
   S. Kanehara P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 6 12 6 2 8 15      
a - N. Fukuda pinch hit for N. Shimada in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Hotta 2 (9, 3rd Inning off K. Kawamoto, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off K. Takara, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: S. Murata (1, 1st Inning off K. Kawamoto, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Murata 4 , S. Fukui , T. Kusumoto , K. Hotta 5 , N. Toyama , G. Nakashima , K. Yoneda , N. Shimada 2
2-out RBI: N. Toyama , G. Nakashima , N. Shimada
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Toyama , G. Nakashima , S. Arakawa
GIDP: T. Kusumoto
Sac Bunt: K. Yoneda
Sac Fly: G. Nakashima
Hit by Pitch: G. Nakashima
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Kusumoto (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Murata-Nakashima-Yoneda, Shimada-Murata-Yoneda)
HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Kawamoto L (5-3) 6.0 11 5 5 2 7 0 102 3.88   
K. Takara 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 0 25 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Kawamoto 35
Batters Faced: K. Kawamoto 30, K. Takara 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Kawamoto 3-6, K. Takara 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Kawamoto 102-67, K. Takara 25-14
WP: K. Kawamoto
Hit Batsmen: K. Kawamoto
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Shimada W (5-4) 8.0 5 2 2 3 2 1 111 3.96   
S. Kanehara 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 22 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Shimada 63
Batters Faced: N. Shimada 31, S. Kanehara 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Shimada 13-7, S. Kanehara 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Shimada 111-67, S. Kanehara 22-13
Hit Batsmen: N. Shimada
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kenichi Hotta
Ballpark: Sapporo Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (58 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 12:05 PM JST
Time: 2:36
Attendance: 7468
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