BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
06/28/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
GAME ID: 6597 - FRIDAY, JUNE 28TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sapporo Bears (20-35) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 9 0
Hosho Reliables (38-16) 0 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 X 7 12 0
Reliables Beat Bears, 7-4
Nagoya Minami Stadium was the site for Eastern League action featuring the Sapporo Bears and Hosho Reliables.

Toshimasa Ikeda was a major contributor to the 7-4 Hosho win over Sapporo. The Reliables right fielder went 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2. Hosho leads the Eastern League by 6½ games.

Hosho catcher Yorihiko Kawata made an impact. He drilled a run-scoring single in the bottom of the fourth. For the game, Kawata was 2 for 4 with 2 singles.

"I felt good up there," said Kawata. "I saw the ball well."
SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Shiotani 1B 4 1 3 1 1 0 1 .190 3 11
T. Yamamoto LF, CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .242 6 19
K. Hotta RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267 3 22
S. Murata SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .247 6 24
N. Toyama CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .279 4 16
   K. Yamada P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-S. Arakawa PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .167 2 11
G. Nakashima 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .227 5 21
S. Fukui 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .149 0 2
   b-N. Fukuda PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 2 7
   c-K. Yoneda 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 2 14
   e-K. Sato PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .256 2 8
H. Nakazawa C 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .288 4 14
M. Ryu P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059 0 0
   a-T. Kusumoto CF, LF 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 .273 3 11
Totals 36 4 9 4 2 4 16      
a - T. Kusumoto substituted for M. Ryu in the 6th
b - N. Fukuda pinch hit for S. Fukui in the 7th
c - K. Yoneda substituted for N. Fukuda in the 7th
d - S. Arakawa pinch hit for K. Yamada in the 9th
e - K. Sato pinch hit for K. Yoneda in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Fukuda (3, 7th Inning off J. Yamagata, 0 on, 1 out) , H. Nakazawa (3, 9th Inning off S. Sumi, 2 on, 1 out) , T. Kusumoto (9, 9th Inning off S. Sumi, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Shiotani (3, 1st Inning off F. Yamauchi, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Shiotani 6 , S. Murata , S. Arakawa , G. Nakashima , N. Fukuda 2 , H. Nakazawa 2 , T. Kusumoto 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Yamamoto , N. Toyama , T. Kusumoto
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
OF assists: 2 (Toyama(Yamane at 3rd base), Kusumoto(Yamane at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Ikeda RF 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .299 7 27
H. Dunham LF 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .272 20 42
Y. Watanabe 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .275 18 42
B. McCullough 3B 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 .250 10 36
A. Yamane CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .247 7 20
D. Nakamura SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .259 3 22
Y. Kawata C 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .240 1 16
M. Nakajima 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .286 1 4
F. Yamauchi P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .118 0 1
   J. Yamagata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-S. Nitta PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 0 5
   R. Saito P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
   b-K. Hayashida PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 2 8
   S. Sumi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 7 12 7 2 1 6      
a - S. Nitta pinch hit for J. Yamagata in the 7th
b - K. Hayashida pinch hit for R. Saito in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Nakajima (6, 5th Inning off M. Ryu, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Yamane (5, 7th Inning off K. Yamada, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Dunham (20, 5th Inning off M. Ryu, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Ikeda (7, 7th Inning off K. Yamada, 0 on, 1 out) , Y. Watanabe (18, 7th Inning off K. Yamada, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. McCullough (10, 7th Inning off K. Yamada, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Ikeda 6 , H. Dunham 4 , Y. Watanabe 5 , B. McCullough 4 , A. Yamane 2 , D. Nakamura , Y. Kawata 2 , M. Nakajima 2
2-out RBI: Y. Watanabe , B. McCullough , Y. Kawata
Team LOB: 5
SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Ryu L (0-8) 5.2 7 4 4 2 1 1 92 6.75   
K. Yamada 2.1 5 3 3 0 0 3 34 7.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Ryu 38
Batters Faced: M. Ryu 25, K. Yamada 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Ryu 10-5, K. Yamada 0-6
Pitches - Strikes: M. Ryu 92-55, K. Yamada 34-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Yamada 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Yamauchi W (4-1) 5.0 2 1 1 1 3 1 63 3.40   
J. Yamagata H (5) 2.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 27 2.25   
R. Saito 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 2.28   
S. Sumi 1.0 4 3 3 0 0 0 23 2.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Yamauchi 61
Batters Faced: F. Yamauchi 18, J. Yamagata 9, R. Saito 4, S. Sumi 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Yamauchi 8-4, J. Yamagata 4-2, R. Saito 0-2, S. Sumi 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: F. Yamauchi 63-38, J. Yamagata 27-15, R. Saito 8-7, S. Sumi 23-15
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Toshimasa Ikeda
Ballpark: Nagoya Minami Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM JST
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 27615
Special Notes: Rain delay of 40 minutes in the 6th inning.
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