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.
HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Kodama CF 5 1 2 3 0 1 2 .249 6 18
H. Dunham LF 5 1 3 2 0 1 0 .311 17 41
Y. Watanabe 1B 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 .250 15 32
D. Nakamura SS 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 .244 6 21
B. McCullough 3B 4 0 2 0 1 2 3 .308 6 21
M. Nakajima 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 7 .244 1 7
T. Ikeda RF 4 2 1 0 1 0 3 .248 4 17
   M. Taira P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Y. Kawata C 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .215 3 21
T. Masuda P 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .238 0 3
   a-K. Hayashida RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 1 9
Totals 36 6 13 6 6 7 18      
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)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Onishi CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .253 8 21
G. Yagi LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .280 6 21
S. Fukushima 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .283 9 25
Y. Ishihara 1B 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .250 3 11
K. Imakake C 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .273 0 21
S. Kamo RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .225 0 27
T. Matsui SS 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .210 2 7
G. McCauley 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .185 4 20
J. Esaki P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .040 0 0
   G. Matsuda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Nakamura PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .255 0 5
   B. Morita P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-S. Nakayama PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 1 4
Totals 35 4 10 4 1 6 9      
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))
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   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Masuda 50
Batters Faced: T. Masuda 33, M. Taira 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Masuda 12-5, M. Taira 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Masuda 108-72, M. Taira 10-6
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   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Esaki 36
Batters Faced: J. Esaki 37, G. Matsuda 1, B. Morita 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Esaki 8-5, G. Matsuda 0-0, B. Morita 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Esaki 128-76, G. Matsuda 3-2, B. Morita 17-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Matsuda 2-0
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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