 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON HOSHO RELIABLES AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS 07/08/1974 |  |  | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | HOSHO RELIABLES AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS | | GAME ID: 6624 - MONDAY, JULY 8TH , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Hosho Reliables (42-21) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 0 | | Yokohama Kingfishers (24-38) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | | |  | |
| Dunham, Reliables Beat Kingfishers, 9-4 | The Hosho Reliables grabbed a win, 9-4, over the Yokohama Kingfishers at Kanagawa Stadium. Hosho left fielder Hank Dunham was 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 doubles, while scoring 2 times and driving in 4. Kiyoharu Kawamoto, the winner, is now 6-3. He struck out 4 and walked 6 over 7 innings, while allowing 4 runs on 5 hits. With the win, Hosho goes to 42-21, while the Kingfishers fall to 24-38.
With Hosho leading 3-0 in the top of the fourth, Dunham came up to bat against Yokohama pitcher Bill Sauerwein. Dunham hit a curveball to right for a grand slam home run. His 22nd home run of the season put the Reliables on top, 7-0.
Dunham attributed the triumph to "a good team effort." | |
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| HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE | | YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - T. Kurosawa pinch hit for M. Taira in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: H. Dunham 2 (5, 1st Inning off B. Sauerwein, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off S. Yokoyama, 0 on, 1 out) Home Runs: Y. Watanabe (20, 3rd Inning off B. Sauerwein, 0 on, 1 out) , H. Dunham (22, 4th Inning off B. Sauerwein, 3 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: T. Ikeda , H. Dunham 8 , Y. Watanabe 4 , B. McCullough , A. Yamane 2 , M. Nakajima 3 , Y. Kawata 4 , K. Kawamoto 2-out RBI: B. McCullough Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Ikeda 3 , B. McCullough , D. Nakamura GIDP: Y. Kawata Sac Bunt: A. Yamane , M. Nakajima Team LOB: 10 | | | a - K. Kagawa pinch hit for C. Tsugawa in the 7th b - K. Hirata pinch hit for Y. Nishizawa in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: F. Sonoda (5, 4th Inning off K. Kawamoto, 2 on, 1 out) Home Runs: B. Martin (10, 7th Inning off K. Kawamoto, 0 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: K. Ishikawa , B. Martin 4 , F. Sonoda 2 , B. Fukuhara 2 2-out RBI: B. Martin Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Ishikawa , T. Kamiya Hit by Pitch: K. Kimura Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING CS: K. Ishikawa (8)
FIELDING Errors: T. Kamiya (4) Double Plays: 1 (Martin-Fukuhara-Yokoyama) PB: K. Kimura | | |
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| HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE | | YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | K. Kawamoto W (6-3) | 7.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 116 | 3.87 | | M. Taira | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2.64 | | R. Saito | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2.10 | | | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Hank Dunham Ballpark: Kanagawa Stadium Weather: Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 14 mph Start Time: 7:05 PM JST Time: 3:31 Attendance: 11081 Special Notes: Rain delay of 17 minutes in the 3rd inning. |
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