BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
07/16/1975
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BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
GAME ID: 5621 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 16TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Yokohama Kingfishers (27-44) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Hosho Reliables (43-27) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 2 4 0
Kingfishers Lose By a Run at Hosho
Fans were not deterred by the threat of rain. They came to see their hometown Hosho Reliables take on the Yokohama Kingfishers.

Shihei Saito, who is tied for 8th in the EL in quality starts with 9, never let the Kingfishers get in a groove. The right-hander used his bread and butter, his sinker, to pitch the Reliables to a win, 2-1. Saito got the win, improving to 9-5. He gave up 4 hits and walked 1 over 8 innings. He allowed 1 run. Motomu Taira collected his 22nd save.

Hosho shortstop Daijiro Nakamura helped the Reliables go up, 2-1, in the bottom of the sixth inning. With the game tied, Nakamura hit a run-scoring single off Yokohama pitcher Meguru Kanda.

"Tough loss," said Yokohama manager Johnny Ruby. "The kind that burns a little inside."

The first-place Reliables have won 4 in a row.
YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Ishikawa CF 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .271 4 19
T. Kaneshige 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .257 6 24
K. Kimura C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .278 5 19
T. Iwamoto RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .267 22 51
I. Shinseki LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .286 7 17
Y. Otsuki 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .235 3 12
B. Fukuhara SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .256 7 18
T. Kamiya 2B 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .207 8 23
   a-M. Takagi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 4 23
   Z. Watanabe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
K. Nakamura P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 0 1
   M. Kanda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   b-K. Hirata PH, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 3 9
Totals 28 1 4 1 3 6 8      
a - M. Takagi pinch hit for T. Kamiya in the 8th
b - K. Hirata pinch hit for M. Kanda in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Otsuki (5, 4th Inning off S. Saito, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Ishikawa , Y. Otsuki 2 , B. Fukuhara , T. Kamiya
2-out RBI: K. Ishikawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kaneshige , K. Kimura , B. Fukuhara 2
Sac Bunt: K. Ishikawa , K. Nakamura
Hit by Pitch: K. Hirata
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Ishikawa (23)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Kodama CF 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .266 9 27
H. Dunham LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .299 22 58
Y. Watanabe 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .263 23 55
D. Nakamura SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .254 10 34
B. McCullough 3B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .275 7 24
M. Nakajima 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 1 10
K. Hayashida RF 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .197 2 11
   a-T. Kurosawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260 2 9
   b-T. Okinaka RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 1 5
Y. Kawata C 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .226 3 23
S. Saito P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .075 0 2
   c-M. Tanoue PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 3
   M. Taira P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 25 2 4 2 2 7 5      
a - T. Kurosawa pinch hit for K. Hayashida in the 7th
b - T. Okinaka substituted for T. Kurosawa in the 8th
c - M. Tanoue pinch hit for S. Saito in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Kodama (9, 6th Inning off K. Nakamura, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Kodama 4 , H. Dunham , D. Nakamura , B. McCullough
2-out RBI: D. Nakamura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , Y. Kawata 2
Sac Bunt: M. Nakajima 2
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Dunham (17)
CS: D. Nakamura (8)
YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Nakamura L (7-7) 5.1 3 2 2 1 4 1 0 3.19   
M. Kanda 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 22 7.56   
Z. Watanabe 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 8.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Nakamura 57
Batters Faced: K. Nakamura 20, M. Kanda 6, Z. Watanabe 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Nakamura 5-7, M. Kanda 2-1, Z. Watanabe 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Nakamura 0-48, M. Kanda 22-12, Z. Watanabe 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Kanda 1-1
WP: M. Kanda
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Saito W (9-5) 8.0 4 1 1 1 5 0 16 3.12   
M. Taira SV (22) 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 29 1.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Saito 74
Batters Faced: S. Saito 29, M. Taira 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Saito 9-9, M. Taira 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Saito 16-60, M. Taira 29-17
Hit Batsmen: S. Saito
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shihei Saito
Ballpark: Nagoya Minami Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM JST
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 21281
Special Notes: The game on the original date was suspended in the 6th inning due to bad weather and rescheduled.
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