BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
RAKISUTA RAMS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
07/10/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
RAKISUTA RAMS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
GAME ID: 6629 - THURSDAY, JULY 10TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Rakisuta Rams (31-35) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 5 10 1
Hosho Reliables (39-25) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 9 1
Rams Deal Hosho 5-2 Defeat
The Rakisuta Rams and Hosho Reliables completed their game despite the inclement weather.

Hosho wasted an exceptional performance by pitcher Takashi Masuda, falling to the Rakisuta Rams, 5-2. Masuda threw 8.0 innings of 7-hit ball for the losing team. Juro Esaki got credit for the win, improving to 4-7. He allowed 2 runs on 9 hits in 7 innings.

Go Yagi came through for Rakisuta when he hit a 2-run single in the top of the fifth. With runners on 2nd and 3rd, he hit a two-strike cutter to left field, staking his team to a 3-1 lead.

"Different night, same tune, unfortunately," said losing manager Shun Kawamura.

The current losing streak for Hosho has reached 7 games.
RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Onishi CF 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .249 8 23
G. Yagi LF 5 0 2 2 0 2 3 .261 8 27
S. Fukushima 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .271 11 32
Y. Ishihara 1B 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 .259 5 17
K. Imakake C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .252 0 27
S. Kamo RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .254 0 33
S. Nishioka 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .176 0 0
   G. Matsuda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Matsui SS 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .204 3 9
J. Esaki P 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .097 0 1
   a-G. McCauley 2B 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .180 4 23
Totals 35 5 10 4 3 5 19      
a - G. McCauley substituted for J. Esaki in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: R. Onishi 2 , G. Yagi 2 , S. Fukushima , S. Kamo , S. Nishioka , T. Matsui , J. Esaki , G. McCauley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Fukushima , Y. Ishihara , S. Kamo , S. Nishioka
GIDP: K. Imakake
Sac Bunt: S. Kamo , J. Esaki
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Matsui (7)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Nishioka (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Matsui-Nishioka-Ishihara, McCauley-Matsui-Ishihara)
OF assists: 1 (Yagi(Kodama at 3rd base))
PB: K. Imakake
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Kodama CF 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 .263 8 23
H. Dunham LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .303 22 55
T. Kurosawa 2B, SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252 1 7
Y. Watanabe 1B 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .271 21 50
D. Nakamura SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .251 9 29
   a-S. Nitta PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 7 16
   J. Yamagata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. McCullough 3B 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .283 6 23
T. Okinaka RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .182 1 5
Y. Kawata C 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .231 3 22
T. Masuda P 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .240 0 3
   b-C. Mochizuki SS, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 2 8
Totals 31 2 9 2 2 9 14      
a - S. Nitta pinch hit for D. Nakamura in the 8th
b - C. Mochizuki substituted for T. Masuda in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Kodama (6, 3rd Inning off J. Esaki, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Kodama 3 , H. Dunham , T. Kurosawa , Y. Watanabe , D. Nakamura , B. McCullough , T. Okinaka , T. Masuda
2-out RBI: R. Kodama
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , H. Dunham 2 , Y. Watanabe , Y. Kawata
GIDP: T. Okinaka , Y. Kawata
Sac Bunt: B. McCullough , T. Masuda
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Kurosawa (1) , Y. Kawata (1)
CS: H. Dunham (12)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Masuda (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Nakamura-Kawata-Watanabe)
RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Esaki W (4-7) 7.0 9 2 2 1 8 0 97 4.62   
G. Matsuda SV (11) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 23 2.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Esaki 58
Batters Faced: J. Esaki 29, G. Matsuda 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Esaki 9-1, G. Matsuda 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Esaki 97-65, G. Matsuda 23-14
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Masuda L (8-4) 8.0 7 3 0 3 4 0 115 3.64   
J. Yamagata 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 0 24 2.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Masuda 63
Batters Faced: T. Masuda 34, J. Yamagata 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Masuda 12-8, J. Yamagata 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Masuda 115-70, J. Yamagata 24-16
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Takashi Masuda
Ballpark: Nagoya Minami Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 19046
Special Notes: Rain delay of 23 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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