 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT HOSHO RELIABLES 07/17/1975 |  |  | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT HOSHO RELIABLES | | GAME ID: 6651 - THURSDAY, JULY 17TH , 1975 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Yokohama Kingfishers (27-46) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | | Hosho Reliables (45-27) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 2 | 6 | 0 | | |  | |
| Yokohama Falters Again, Loses, 2-0, to Hosho | Starting pitcher Fumimaro Yamauchi gave the Hosho Reliables a rock-solid performance, helping his team defeat the Yokohama Kingfishers, 2-0, at Nagoya Minami Stadium. Motomu Taira closed the door for Hosho, picking up his 23rd save of the year. Hosho has won 6 straight games.
The Reliables had to work out of trouble in the top of the ninth. The score was 2-0, Hosho, with one out. Yokohama, with a runner on 2nd, was mounting a threat. Toyoji Iwamoto dug in at the plate, but on a full count fastball, he grounded out. | |
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| YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE | | HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - K. Hirata pinch hit for B. Fukuhara in the 9th b - T. Iwamoto pinch hit for T. Kamiya in the 9th c - K. Kagawa pinch hit for Z. Watanabe in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: K. Ishikawa (16, 1st Inning off F. Yamauchi, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Fukuhara (7, 4th Inning off F. Yamauchi, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Hirata (2, 9th Inning off M. Taira, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: K. Ishikawa 3 , K. Kimura , B. Fukuhara 2 , K. Hirata 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Ishikawa , Y. Otsuki , M. Takagi , B. Sauerwein , K. Kagawa Sac Bunt: T. Kaneshige , B. Sauerwein Hit by Pitch: T. Kaneshige Team LOB: 9
FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Fukuhara-Kamiya-Kaneshige) | | | a - S. Nitta substituted for K. Hayashida in the 8th b - M. Nakajima substituted for T. Kurosawa in the 8th
BATTING Doubles: T. Kurosawa (11, 5th Inning off B. Sauerwein, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: T. Kurosawa 3 , Y. Watanabe , D. Nakamura , K. Hayashida , Y. Kawata 2-out RBI: D. Nakamura Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Watanabe , B. McCullough , Y. Kawata GIDP: R. Kodama Hit by Pitch: H. Dunham Team LOB: 9 | | |
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| YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE | | HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | F. Yamauchi W (4-2) | 7.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 98 | 2.51 | | M. Taira SV (23) | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 1.27 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Fumimaro Yamauchi Ballpark: Nagoya Minami Stadium Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph Start Time: 7:05 PM JST Time: 2:41 Attendance: 20665 |
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