BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT SAPPORO BEARS
07/15/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT SAPPORO BEARS
GAME ID: 6640 - TUESDAY, JULY 15TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hosho Reliables (42-27) 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 6 9 0
Sapporo Bears (28-43) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 9 0
Reliables Victors, 6-1, at Sapporo
The Hosho Reliables downed the Sapporo Bears, 6-1, at Sapporo Stadium. Stellar pitching by Takashi Masuda had a lot to do with it. The right-hander, who led the EL in wins with 16 in 1972, handcuffed his opponent all game. In 8.1 innings, Masuda surrendered 7 hits, while striking out 6 and walking 2. He allowed 1 run. Hosho has 3 straight wins, Sapporo 6 straight losses.

Hosho center fielder Ryunosuke Kodama helped the Reliables go up, 1-0, in the top of the sixth inning. With the game tied, Kodama hit a run-scoring single off Sapporo pitcher Tomochika Takada.

"We're not really clicking on anything right now," said Sapporo manager Ritsuo Yoshida.
HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Kurosawa 2B 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 .262 2 9
H. Dunham LF 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .300 22 58
Y. Watanabe 1B 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 .264 23 55
R. Kodama CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .267 9 27
B. McCullough 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .275 7 24
K. Hayashida RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .197 2 11
D. Nakamura SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .251 10 33
E. Ryu C 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .340 1 8
T. Masuda P 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .250 0 4
   S. Sumi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 6 9 6 3 4 12      
BATTING
Doubles: B. McCullough (7, 2nd Inning off T. Takada, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Ryu (4, 7th Inning off T. Takada, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: H. Dunham (1, 7th Inning off T. Takada, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: Y. Watanabe (23, 7th Inning off S. Kanehara, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Kurosawa , H. Dunham 3 , Y. Watanabe 4 , R. Kodama 2 , B. McCullough 2 , E. Ryu 3 , T. Masuda
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Hayashida , D. Nakamura
GIDP: T. Masuda
Hit by Pitch: H. Dunham
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Nakamura-Kurosawa-Watanabe)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Yamamoto LF, CF 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .206 2 8
M. Shiotani 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .212 3 12
K. Hotta RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .298 11 32
N. Toyama CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .293 9 33
   b-Y. Akamine PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .215 1 6
   T. Nakagawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 0 0
K. Yoneda 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .267 2 8
G. Nakashima 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .207 5 23
S. Fukui SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .248 6 17
H. Nakazawa C 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .130 0 0
T. Takada P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .154 0 2
   S. Kanehara P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-S. Murata PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214 9 23
   c-T. Kusumoto CF, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .281 8 35
Totals 34 1 9 1 2 6 18      
a - S. Murata pinch hit for S. Kanehara in the 8th
b - Y. Akamine pinch hit for N. Toyama in the 8th
c - T. Kusumoto substituted for S. Murata in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Yamamoto (4, 6th Inning off T. Masuda, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Yoneda (5, 7th Inning off T. Masuda, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Nakashima (5, 9th Inning off T. Masuda, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Yamamoto 2 , M. Shiotani 2 , K. Yoneda 2 , G. Nakashima 4 , S. Fukui 2 , H. Nakazawa 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Hotta , Y. Akamine , K. Yoneda , S. Fukui
GIDP: T. Kusumoto
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kanehara-Fukui-Shiotani)
HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Masuda W (9-4) 8.1 7 1 1 2 6 1 121 3.44   
S. Sumi 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 2.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Masuda 69
Batters Faced: T. Masuda 33, S. Sumi 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Masuda 11-7, S. Sumi 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Masuda 121-82, S. Sumi 11-8
WP: T. Masuda
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Takada L (3-7) 6.1 6 5 5 3 2 0 116 4.74   
S. Kanehara 1.2 3 1 1 0 2 1 31 2.28   
T. Nakagawa 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 6.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Takada 40
Batters Faced: T. Takada 29, S. Kanehara 7, T. Nakagawa 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Takada 9-8, S. Kanehara 1-1, T. Nakagawa 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Takada 116-65, S. Kanehara 31-21, T. Nakagawa 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Kanehara 1-1
Hit Batsmen: T. Takada
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Takashi Masuda
Ballpark: Sapporo Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM JST
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 9790
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