 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON HOSHO RELIABLES AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS 07/09/1974 |  |  | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | HOSHO RELIABLES AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS | | GAME ID: 6625 - TUESDAY, JULY 9TH , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Hosho Reliables (43-21) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 2 | | Yokohama Kingfishers (24-39) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | | |  | |
| Hosho Downs Yokohama, 6-3 | The rain came, as predicted, but the Hosho Reliables and Yokohama Kingfishers were able to complete their ballgame.
Shihei Saito, who is tied for 2nd in the EL in quality starts with 11, propelled his team to victory over the Yokohama Kingfishers. The final score was 6-3, Hosho. Hosho now sports a record of 43-21.
Hosho won the game in part because of Toshimasa Ikeda. The right fielder ripped a solo home run in the top of the third inning to put the Reliables ahead, 2-0. For the game, Ikeda had 1 double and 1 home run in 4 at-bats.
"One win at a time, one game at a time. We try not to get too far ahead of ourselves," Ikeda told the Hosho News. | |
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| HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE | | YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - K. Hayashida pinch hit for J. Yamagata in the 8th
BATTING Doubles: T. Ikeda (8, 1st Inning off M. Shintani, 0 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: T. Ikeda (8, 3rd Inning off M. Shintani, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: T. Ikeda 6 , H. Dunham , Y. Watanabe , A. Yamane , D. Nakamura 4 , M. Nakajima 2 2-out RBI: D. Nakamura Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Kawata , S. Saito 2 , K. Hayashida Sac Bunt: B. McCullough , Y. Kawata Sac Fly: T. Ikeda Team LOB: 9
BASERUNNING SB: A. Yamane (8)
FIELDING Errors: B. McCullough (11) , D. Nakamura (16) Double Plays: 1 (Nakajima-Nakamura-Watanabe) | | | a - K. Kagawa pinch hit for M. Shintani in the 7th b - K. Hirata pinch hit for C. Tsugawa in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: T. Iwamoto (5, 4th Inning off S. Saito, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Kagawa (1, 7th Inning off S. Saito, 1 on, 1 out) Triples: K. Ishikawa (5, 9th Inning off M. Taira, 2 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: K. Ishikawa 3 , T. Iwamoto 2 , T. Kaneshige , K. Kimura , F. Sonoda , M. Kobashi 2 , K. Kagawa 2 2-out RBI: K. Ishikawa , F. Sonoda Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Iwamoto 3 , K. Kimura , B. Fukuhara GIDP: F. Sonoda Sac Bunt: T. Iwamoto Team LOB: 8
FIELDING Errors: T. Iwamoto (1) OF assists: 1 (Kaneshige(Watanabe at home)) | | |
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| HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE | | YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | S. Saito W (6-3) | 6.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 123 | 2.91 | | J. Yamagata H (7) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2.23 | | M. Taira | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 2.53 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | M. Shintani L (5-6) | 7.0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 123 | 6.12 | | C. Tsugawa | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 4.29 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Shihei Saito Ballpark: Kanagawa Stadium Weather: Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph Start Time: 7:35 PM JST Time: 4:07 Attendance: 9598 Special Notes: Rain delay of 59 minutes in the 4th inning. |
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