BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT KYOTO OWLS
08/08/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT KYOTO OWLS
GAME ID: 6613 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 8TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hosho Reliables (54-35) 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 7 1
Kyoto Owls (51-37) 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 X 6 10 1
Owls Topple Reliables, 6-5, as Arai Shines
The Kyoto Owls and Hosho Reliables obliged fans hoping for an exciting game.

Behind the hitting of Bungo Arai, the Kyoto Owls stopped the Hosho Reliables, 6-5. Arai went 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 2 times and driving in 3 for the Owls. The setback makes Hosho 54-35.

Arai had an important at-bat with a runner on 1st in the bottom of the seventh, when he hit a 2-run home run. The Owls went on to win.

"Good to pick up this win," Arai said.
HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Ikeda RF, CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .275 10 42
H. Dunham LF 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 .278 27 64
Y. Watanabe 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .303 30 71
B. McCullough 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .227 15 47
A. Yamane CF 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 .209 9 29
   a-T. Kurosawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 4 14
   J. Yamagata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Nakamura SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .280 8 36
C. Mochizuki 2B 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .164 0 4
E. Ryu C 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .164 0 3
N. Noda P 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .109 0 4
   b-S. Nitta CF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 2 11
Totals 33 5 7 4 3 1 16      
a - T. Kurosawa pinch hit for A. Yamane in the 8th
b - S. Nitta substituted for N. Noda in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Nakamura (9, 2nd Inning off T. Fujiwara, 1 on, 0 outs) , T. Ikeda (13, 5th Inning off S. Kikuchi, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Dunham (27, 7th Inning off M. Matsunaga, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Ikeda 2 , H. Dunham 5 , A. Yamane , D. Nakamura 3 , E. Ryu
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Ikeda , B. McCullough 2 , N. Noda
GIDP: T. Ikeda
Hit by Pitch: S. Nitta
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Dunham (18)

FIELDING
Errors: B. McCullough (16)
Double Plays: 1 (Mochizuki-Nakamura-Watanabe)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Yamamoto RF 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 .274 11 36
S. Smith LF 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .256 20 48
B. Arai SS 4 2 3 3 0 1 0 .295 20 51
H. Yamashita C 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .240 26 57
M. Smith CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .250 13 52
T. Kato 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .244 22 61
A. Otani 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .224 0 4
T. Endo 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 6 32
   a-T. Manabe 2B 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .215 3 9
T. Fujiwara P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222 1 4
   S. Kikuchi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. Wada PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .322 20 63
   M. Matsunaga P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 6 9 6 3 2 13      
a - T. Manabe substituted for T. Endo in the 3rd
b - T. Wada pinch hit for S. Kikuchi in the 6th

BATTING
Home Runs: H. Yamashita (26, 7th Inning off N. Noda, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Arai (20, 7th Inning off N. Noda, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Arai 6 , H. Yamashita 4 , M. Smith 2 , T. Kato , A. Otani , T. Manabe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Yamamoto , S. Smith , A. Otani
GIDP: T. Kato
Sac Bunt: S. Smith , S. Kikuchi
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Yamamoto (11)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Smith (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Manabe-Arai-Otani)
HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Noda L (7-6) 7.0 10 6 5 3 1 2 112 4.05   
J. Yamagata 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 2.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Noda 33
Batters Faced: N. Noda 34, J. Yamagata 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Noda 11-8, J. Yamagata 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Noda 112-96, J. Yamagata 17-12
WP: N. Noda
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Fujiwara 2.0 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 2.95   
S. Kikuchi 4.0 2 2 2 3 0 0 68 4.91   
M. Matsunaga W (2-0) 3.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 42 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Fujiwara 37
Batters Faced: T. Fujiwara 10, S. Kikuchi 17, M. Matsunaga 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Fujiwara 5-0, S. Kikuchi 6-6, M. Matsunaga 6-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Fujiwara 0-27, S. Kikuchi 68-39, M. Matsunaga 42-28
Hit Batsmen: M. Matsunaga
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bungo Arai
Ballpark: Owls Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (86 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 11:35 AM JST
Time: 4:10
Attendance: 26724
Special Notes: The game on the original date was suspended in the 3rd inning due to bad weather and rescheduled.
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