BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
06/22/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
GAME ID: 6580 - SATURDAY, JUNE 22ND , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Yokohama Kingfishers (18-32) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0
Hosho Reliables (34-15) 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 X 8 9 2
Hosho Topples Yokohama, 8-3
The Hosho Reliables racked up a win at Nagoya Minami Stadium, bumping off the Yokohama Kingfishers, 8-3. Takashi Masuda, who started for Hosho, pitched effectively for his team. The Reliables have an impressive 34-15 record.

Samba Nitta aided the Hosho cause with a 2-run double in the bottom of the sixth. For the game, the first baseman went 1 for 4 with a double, while adding 2 RBI.

"I'm just trying to make good contact," said Nitta, "one at-bat at a time."
YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Iwamoto LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 .205 4 6
B. Martin 1B 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .279 7 19
T. Kaneshige RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .209 4 18
K. Ishikawa CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .351 5 18
F. Sonoda 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .176 5 15
B. Fukuhara SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .236 7 17
T. Kamiya 2B 4 0 0 1 0 1 4 .250 7 21
Y. Murakami C 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 .244 0 1
B. Sauerwein P 3 0 2 1 0 0 2 .304 0 5
   N. Tominaga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   C. Tsugawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-K. Hirata PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .362 3 15
Totals 33 3 6 3 4 5 22      
a - K. Hirata pinch hit for C. Tsugawa in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Ishikawa (11, 2nd Inning off T. Masuda, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Martin (5, 4th Inning off T. Masuda, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Martin 2 , T. Kaneshige , K. Ishikawa 2 , B. Fukuhara , B. Sauerwein 2
2-out RBI: B. Sauerwein
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Iwamoto , B. Martin , T. Kamiya , B. Sauerwein
GIDP: T. Iwamoto
Sac Bunt: K. Ishikawa
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Fukuhara (12)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Ikeda RF, CF 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .277 6 25
H. Dunham LF 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 .279 17 37
B. McCullough 3B 4 2 1 0 0 0 2 .245 7 28
D. Nakamura SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .241 3 20
   c-Y. Watanabe PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .263 16 40
   d-C. Mochizuki SS, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 0 3
A. Yamane CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .239 7 20
   a-K. Hayashida PH, RF 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .265 2 8
S. Nitta 1B 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .220 0 5
M. Nakajima 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .364 0 3
   b-T. Kurosawa PH, 2B, SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .372 2 9
Y. Kawata C 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .235 1 14
T. Masuda P 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .217 0 2
   M. Taira P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 0 2
Totals 32 8 9 8 6 4 13      
a - K. Hayashida pinch hit for A. Yamane in the 6th
b - T. Kurosawa pinch hit for M. Nakajima in the 6th
c - Y. Watanabe pinch hit for D. Nakamura in the 7th
d - C. Mochizuki substituted for Y. Watanabe in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Nakajima (4, 5th Inning off B. Sauerwein, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Nitta (1, 6th Inning off N. Tominaga, 2 on, 1 out) , Y. Kawata (9, 8th Inning off N. Tominaga, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Dunham (17, 6th Inning off B. Sauerwein, 0 on, 0 outs) , Y. Watanabe (16, 7th Inning off N. Tominaga, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Ikeda (6, 8th Inning off C. Tsugawa, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Ikeda 5 , H. Dunham 4 , B. McCullough , Y. Watanabe 4 , S. Nitta 2 , M. Nakajima 2 , Y. Kawata 2 , T. Masuda
2-out RBI: Y. Watanabe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Ikeda , B. McCullough , T. Masuda
Hit by Pitch: B. McCullough
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: H. Dunham (3)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Nakajima (3) , T. Masuda (1)
Double Plays: 1 (McCullough-Nakajima-Nitta)
YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Sauerwein 5.1 4 3 3 3 3 1 99 4.71   
N. Tominaga L (1-5), BS (2) 2.0 4 4 4 2 1 1 51 4.79   
C. Tsugawa 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 1 12 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Sauerwein 48
Batters Faced: B. Sauerwein 23, N. Tominaga 13, C. Tsugawa 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Sauerwein 7-6, N. Tominaga 1-4, C. Tsugawa 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Sauerwein 99-56, N. Tominaga 51-30, C. Tsugawa 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Tominaga 2-2 , C. Tsugawa 1-1
WP: N. Tominaga
Hit Batsmen: N. Tominaga
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Masuda W (5-1) 8.1 6 3 1 4 4 0 127 3.39   
M. Taira 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 2.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Masuda 63
Batters Faced: T. Masuda 36, M. Taira 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Masuda 10-11, M. Taira 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Masuda 127-78, M. Taira 10-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Taira 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Takashi Masuda
Ballpark: Nagoya Minami Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 23380
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