| BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON HOSHO RELIABLES AT KYOTO OWLS 07/04/1961 | | | | | |
| BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | HOSHO RELIABLES AT KYOTO OWLS | GAME ID: 6609 - TUESDAY, JULY 4TH , 1961 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Hosho Reliables (31-23) | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 1 | Kyoto Owls (26-29) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | | | | |
Kyoto Draws Blanks Against Smith | It wasn't easy but the Hosho Reliables made it look that way.
Starter Takamichi Smith shut out the Kyoto Owls despite having what he later called "sub-par" stuff, and the Hosho Reliables cruised to victory, 6-0. Smith allowed only 3 hits and rang up 7 strikeouts but insisted later that he did not deserve primary credit for the win.
"It didn't feel quite right today, but I got a lot of help to get through," he said. "I trusted my catcher and the guys behind me bailed me out more than once when I screwed up."
To date this season, Smith has a record of 5 wins and 5 losses and a 2.80 ERA. He has appeared in 13 games and struck out 52 in 83.2 innings. | |
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HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE | | KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE | |
BATTING Doubles: K. Hamasaki (14, 2nd Inning off I. Furuta, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: K. Hamasaki 3 , Y. Hirata 2 , S. Kawakami , J. Kono 2 , T. Hamano , T. Smith 2 , M. Yamaguchi 2-out RBI: K. Hamasaki , T. Smith Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Morioka , M. Yamaguchi GIDP: Y. Hirata Sac Bunt: T. Hamano , T. Smith Sac Fly: Y. Smith Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING CS: K. Hamasaki (7)
FIELDING Errors: Y. Hirata (20) Double Plays: 1 (Hirata-Smith-Kawakami) | | | a - Y. Yoshida pinch hit for C. Sasaki in the 8th
BATTING Total Bases: N. Nishio 2 , T. Matsui Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Nishio , K. Taira GIDP: S. Nojima Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING SB: T. Hayashi (4)
FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Shimada-Matsui-Nojima) OF assists: 1 (Nishio(Smith at 3rd base)) | | |
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HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE | | KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE | |
Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | T. Smith W (5-5) | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 106 | 2.80 | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | I. Furuta L (2-6) | 5.1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 107 | 3.91 | C. Sasaki | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 6.83 | N. Sano | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5.00 | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Takamichi Smith Ballpark: Owls Park Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph Start Time: 1:05 PM JST Time: 2:40 Attendance: 32396 |
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