BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT DENKI DYNAMICS
06/21/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT DENKI DYNAMICS
GAME ID: 5645 - SATURDAY, JUNE 21ST , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hosho Reliables (31-16) 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 4 9 18 2
Denki Dynamics (24-24) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 4
Reliables Tuck Away 9-4 Win Over Denki
The Hosho Reliables beat the Denki Dynamics, 9-4, at Kanda Stadium. The win was due in part to right fielder Samba Nitta, who was 3 for 4 with 3 singles and a walk. He scored 3 times. Hosho pitcher Shihei Saito got the win, upping his record to 6-3. Tsuneari Nakai got the loss. The Reliables have an impressive 31-16 record.

In the top of the sixth, Hank Dunham delivered a clutch hit. With two gone and runners on 1st and 3rd, the Hosho left fielder hit a run-scoring single, putting the Reliables in front, 9-4.

"Our goal is to improve each and every day," Nitta told the Hosho Citizen.
HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE DENKI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Kodama CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .239 6 14
H. Dunham LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .305 16 39
Y. Watanabe 1B 5 1 2 2 0 1 3 .248 14 31
T. Kurosawa SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .293 1 5
B. McCullough 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .294 6 20
S. Nitta RF 4 3 3 1 1 0 2 .348 6 14
Y. Kawata C 5 2 3 1 0 0 2 .199 2 18
C. Mochizuki 2B 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 .256 2 8
S. Saito P 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .062 0 1
   a-E. Ryu PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .355 1 6
   M. Taira P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. Nakamura PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245 6 21
   S. Sumi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 44 9 18 7 1 6 18      
a - E. Ryu pinch hit for S. Saito in the 8th
b - D. Nakamura pinch hit for M. Taira in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Watanabe (6, 5th Inning off T. Nakai, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: T. Kurosawa (1, 9th Inning off A. Shibata, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: Y. Watanabe (14, 9th Inning off A. Shibata, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Kodama 2 , H. Dunham 2 , Y. Watanabe 6 , T. Kurosawa 4 , B. McCullough , S. Nitta 3 , Y. Kawata 3 , C. Mochizuki 2 , S. Saito
2-out RBI: H. Dunham , Y. Watanabe , S. Nitta , Y. Kawata , C. Mochizuki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Kodama , Y. Watanabe , T. Kurosawa , C. Mochizuki 2
GIDP: R. Kodama
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Dunham (14) , S. Nitta (2)
CS: S. Nitta (3)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Kurosawa 2 (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Kurosawa-Mochizuki-Watanabe)
OF assists: 1 (Nitta(Takahashi at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Kaji 2B 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 .235 5 18
I. Muramoto LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .189 1 7
S. Ishida SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .259 16 37
K. Hirao 1B 5 1 2 4 0 0 2 .301 15 39
Y. Oki RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .298 4 22
T. Takahashi 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .260 6 20
T. Wakayama C 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .232 1 7
M. Matsumoto CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .138 0 1
T. Nakai P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .043 0 2
   a-H. Yokota PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269 1 3
   A. Shibata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   Y. Miyagi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-S. Jimbo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .349 7 25
Totals 37 4 10 4 3 6 17      
a - H. Yokota pinch hit for T. Nakai in the 6th
b - S. Jimbo pinch hit for Y. Miyagi in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Wakayama (2, 4th Inning off S. Saito, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Hirao (15, 1st Inning off S. Saito, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Kaji , I. Muramoto 2 , S. Ishida , K. Hirao 5 , Y. Oki , T. Takahashi 2 , T. Wakayama 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Muramoto , S. Ishida , K. Hirao , M. Matsumoto 2
GIDP: T. Wakayama
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Kaji (14)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Ishida (9) , Y. Oki (7) , M. Matsumoto 2 (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Takahashi-Kaji-Hirao)
HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE DENKI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Saito W (6-3) 7.0 8 4 4 2 4 1 114 2.87   
M. Taira H (1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 19 0.70   
S. Sumi 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 2.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Saito 47
Batters Faced: S. Saito 30, M. Taira 5, S. Sumi 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Saito 7-8, M. Taira 0-1, S. Sumi 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Saito 114-73, M. Taira 19-11, S. Sumi 16-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Nakai L (2-4) 6.0 13 5 4 0 5 0 106 3.46   
A. Shibata 2.1 2 2 2 1 0 1 48 4.15   
Y. Miyagi 0.2 3 2 2 0 1 0 18 5.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Nakai 33
Batters Faced: T. Nakai 30, A. Shibata 10, Y. Miyagi 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Nakai 5-7, A. Shibata 3-3, Y. Miyagi 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Nakai 106-68, A. Shibata 48-26, Y. Miyagi 18-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Miyagi 1-1
WP: A. Shibata
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Samba Nitta
Ballpark: Kanda Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 4:09
Attendance: 12688
Special Notes: Rain delay of 56 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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