BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
07/23/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
GAME ID: 6697 - TUESDAY, JULY 23RD , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Yokohama Kingfishers (26-50) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 0
Hosho Reliables (48-29) 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 X 4 7 2
Kawamoto Leads Hosho to 4-2 Win
The Hosho Reliables and Yokohama Kingfishers played an exciting game.

The Hosho Reliables picked up a win at Nagoya Minami Stadium, knocking off the Yokohama Kingfishers, 4-2. On the mound for Hosho was right-hander Kiyoharu Kawamoto. He played a key role in the triumph. The first-place Reliables go to 48-29.

The Kingfishers had little chance against Kawamoto, who overpowered Yokohama hitters and struck out 11.

"Kiyoharu was fantastic," said Hosho manager Shun Kawamura. "Great passion, great pace."
YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Ishikawa CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .307 6 27
B. Martin 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .273 11 27
K. Hirata 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333 4 17
T. Iwamoto RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .252 7 12
T. Kaneshige LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .215 6 29
K. Kimura C 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .300 9 34
F. Sonoda 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .210 6 25
   c-M. Takagi PH 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .259 0 21
B. Fukuhara SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .219 10 30
   a-I. Shinseki PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 4 9
   Y. Nishizawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-N. Nagashima PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .311 0 5
B. Sauerwein P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273 0 6
   C. Tsugawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-K. Kagawa PH, SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
Totals 34 2 6 2 1 11 11      
a - I. Shinseki pinch hit for B. Fukuhara in the 8th
b - K. Kagawa pinch hit for C. Tsugawa in the 8th
c - M. Takagi pinch hit for F. Sonoda in the 9th
d - N. Nagashima pinch hit for Y. Nishizawa in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Kagawa (2, 8th Inning off K. Kawamoto, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: T. Iwamoto (1, 1st Inning off K. Kawamoto, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Ishikawa , B. Martin , T. Iwamoto 4 , K. Kimura , K. Kagawa 2
2-out RBI: T. Iwamoto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Ishikawa , B. Martin , T. Kaneshige , N. Nagashima
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Ikeda RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .280 10 39
H. Dunham LF 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 .281 25 58
Y. Watanabe 1B 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 .295 25 58
B. McCullough 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .246 15 47
A. Yamane CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .225 9 26
D. Nakamura SS 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .278 5 32
M. Nakajima 2B 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .265 1 12
Y. Kawata C 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .233 2 22
K. Kawamoto P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .195 0 0
   J. Yamagata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 4 7 4 3 9 10      
BATTING
Home Runs: Y. Watanabe (25, 6th Inning off B. Sauerwein, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Ikeda (10, 7th Inning off B. Sauerwein, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Ikeda 5 , H. Dunham , Y. Watanabe 5 , D. Nakamura , M. Nakajima
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , Y. Kawata 2
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Ikeda (4)

FIELDING
Errors: B. McCullough (13) , Y. Kawata (4)
YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Sauerwein L (1-7) 6.1 7 4 4 3 7 2 105 5.83   
C. Tsugawa 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 4.15   
Y. Nishizawa 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Sauerwein 47
Batters Faced: B. Sauerwein 28, C. Tsugawa 2, Y. Nishizawa 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Sauerwein 3-8, C. Tsugawa 0-0, Y. Nishizawa 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Sauerwein 105-62, C. Tsugawa 12-8, Y. Nishizawa 8-5
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Kawamoto W (7-3) 7.2 4 1 1 0 11 0 117 3.61   
J. Yamagata SV (4) 1.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 24 2.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Kawamoto 78
Batters Faced: K. Kawamoto 27, J. Yamagata 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Kawamoto 6-6, J. Yamagata 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Kawamoto 117-77, J. Yamagata 24-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Yamagata 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kiyoharu Kawamoto
Ballpark: Nagoya Minami Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 16670
Special Notes: Rain delay of 42 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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