 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON HOSHO RELIABLES AT RAKISUTA RAMS 06/25/1975 |  |  | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | HOSHO RELIABLES AT RAKISUTA RAMS | | GAME ID: 6588 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25TH , 1975 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Hosho Reliables (33-16) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 0 | | Rakisuta Rams (25-27) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 1 | | |  | |
| Rakisuta Upended, 6-4, by Hosho | Hank Dunham helped his team muscle past the Rakisuta Rams, 6-4. In the game, the Hosho left fielder went 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 singles. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. The winning pitcher was Takashi Masuda. His record now stands at 8-1. The right-hander went 8 innings, allowing 4 runs on 10 hits for the Reliables. Motomu Taira closed the game out for Hosho, earning his 18th save.
Ryunosuke Kodama hit a 2-run triple off Juro Esaki in the top of the fifth, which put the Reliables in front, 2-0. Kodama had 1 single, in addition to the triple. For the game, he went 2 for 5.
"Trying isn't good enough in this league," said Dunham. "You've got to get results."
Hosho has now won 3 in a row. | |
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| HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE | | RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - K. Hayashida substituted for T. Masuda in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: B. McCullough (6, 4th Inning off J. Esaki, 0 on, 2 outs) Triples: R. Kodama (4, 5th Inning off J. Esaki, 2 on, 1 out) Home Runs: H. Dunham (17, 5th Inning off J. Esaki, 1 on, 1 out) Total Bases: R. Kodama 4 , H. Dunham 6 , D. Nakamura 2 , B. McCullough 3 , T. Ikeda , Y. Kawata , T. Masuda 2 2-out RBI: R. Kodama , T. Masuda Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Kodama , M. Nakajima 2 , T. Ikeda 2 GIDP: M. Nakajima Sac Bunt: T. Masuda Team LOB: 10
BASERUNNING SB: D. Nakamura (4) , T. Ikeda 2 (5) CS: D. Nakamura (5)
FIELDING Double Plays: 2 (McCullough-Nakajima-Watanabe, Nakajima-Nakamura-Watanabe) | | | a - M. Nakamura pinch hit for G. Matsuda in the 8th b - S. Nakayama pinch hit for B. Morita in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: M. Nakamura (1, 8th Inning off T. Masuda, 0 on, 1 out) Home Runs: T. Matsui (2, 8th Inning off T. Masuda, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: G. Yagi , S. Fukushima 2 , Y. Ishihara 3 , K. Imakake 2 , T. Matsui 4 , M. Nakamura 2 2-out RBI: S. Fukushima , Y. Ishihara , K. Imakake Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Imakake , S. Kamo GIDP: S. Kamo , G. McCauley Team LOB: 5
FIELDING Errors: S. Fukushima (9) Double Plays: 1 (Fukushima-McCauley-Ishihara) OF assists: 2 (Onishi(Dunham at 2nd base), Yagi(Masuda at home)) | | |
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| HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE | | RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | T. Masuda W (8-1) | 8.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 108 | 3.23 | | M. Taira SV (18) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0.67 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | J. Esaki L (2-7) | 7.2 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 128 | 4.78 | | G. Matsuda | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.70 | | B. Morita | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4.32 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Hank Dunham Ballpark: Rakisuta Stadium Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph Start Time: 7:35 PM JST Time: 2:48 Attendance: 14383 |
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