 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON HOSHO RELIABLES AT RAKISUTA RAMS 06/26/1974 |  |  | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | HOSHO RELIABLES AT RAKISUTA RAMS | | GAME ID: 6586 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26TH , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Hosho Reliables (36-16) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1 | | Rakisuta Rams (21-31) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 6 | 7 | 0 | | |  | |
| Reliables Done In By Rams, 6-3 | The Rakisuta Rams picked up a win at Rakisuta Stadium, downing the Hosho Reliables, 6-3. On the mound for Rakisuta was right-hander Yoshimatsu Shiina, who played a pivotal role in the win. The winner was Rakisuta reliever Gunji Matsuda, now 2-5. The loser was Naruto Noda. The loss makes Hosho 36-16.
With two out in the bottom of the seventh, Takanori Matsui had a game-changing hit. The Rams second baseman slammed a run-scoring single off Naruto Noda, making the score 5-3, Rakisuta.
"Today was a lot of fun," said Matsui. | |
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| HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE | | RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - T. Kurosawa pinch hit for B. McCullough in the 7th b - M. Tanoue substituted for T. Kurosawa in the 7th c - S. Nitta pinch hit for J. Yamagata in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: M. Nakajima (5, 2nd Inning off Y. Shiina, 0 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: Y. Watanabe (17, 1st Inning off Y. Shiina, 0 on, 1 out) , H. Dunham (19, 1st Inning off Y. Shiina, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: T. Ikeda 2 , H. Dunham 4 , Y. Watanabe 4 , A. Yamane , D. Nakamura 2 , M. Nakajima 3 , E. Ryu , N. Noda Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Ikeda , Y. Watanabe GIDP: Y. Watanabe Hit by Pitch: H. Dunham Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING SB: D. Nakamura (1)
FIELDING Errors: D. Nakamura (14) | | | a - S. Nakayama pinch hit for Y. Shiina in the 6th b - M. Nakamura pinch hit for G. Matsuda in the 7th
BATTING Total Bases: S. Fukushima , Y. Ishihara , G. Yagi , S. Kamo 2 , T. Matsui 2 2-out RBI: S. Kamo , T. Matsui , H. Wada Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Kamo , T. Matsui 2 , M. Nakamura Team LOB: 9
BASERUNNING SB: R. Onishi (9)
FIELDING Double Plays: 2 (Matsui-Nomura-Ishihara, Nomura-Ishihara) | | |
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| HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE | | RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | N. Noda L (6-2) | 6.2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 132 | 3.44 | | J. Yamagata | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 2.42 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | Y. Shiina | 6.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 108 | 5.23 | | G. Matsuda W (2-5) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6.98 | | S. Hayakawa SV (8) | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5.03 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Yoshimatsu Shiina Ballpark: Rakisuta Stadium Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph Start Time: 3:05 PM JST Time: 2:56 Attendance: 10396 |
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