BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT RAKISUTA RAMS
07/27/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT RAKISUTA RAMS
GAME ID: 6704 - SATURDAY, JULY 27TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hosho Reliables (50-31) 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 7 0
Rakisuta Rams (38-42) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 8 0
Reliables Paste 4-1 Loss on Rams
Hosho beat Rakisuta on the strength of starting pitcher Takashi Masuda's fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a win, 4-1. Motomu Taira notched his 10th save of the season. The Eastern League-leading Reliables have a record of 50-31.

Daijiro Nakamura cracked a home run off Kinya Wada in the top of the second. His solo blast put the Reliables on top, 1-0. In all, Nakamura had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 4.

"They played a better game than we did," said Rakisuta skipper Kinzo Yoshimura.
HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Ikeda RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .277 10 40
Y. Watanabe 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .301 27 62
B. McCullough 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .240 15 47
K. Hayashida LF 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 .246 2 12
A. Yamane CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .211 9 26
D. Nakamura SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .277 6 34
M. Nakajima 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260 1 13
Y. Kawata C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .227 2 22
T. Masuda P 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .216 0 4
   M. Taira P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .750 0 3
Totals 33 4 7 4 2 2 13      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Hayashida (2, 3rd Inning off K. Wada, 1 on, 1 out) , Y. Watanabe (13, 5th Inning off K. Wada, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Nakamura (6, 2nd Inning off K. Wada, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Ikeda , Y. Watanabe 3 , K. Hayashida 3 , D. Nakamura 5
2-out RBI: K. Hayashida
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Yamane , T. Masuda
Hit by Pitch: T. Masuda
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Nakamura (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Masuda-Nakajima-Watanabe)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Onishi CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .245 14 30
G. Yagi LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .271 9 33
Y. Ishihara 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .297 14 30
H. Nomura SS 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .292 23 63
S. Fukushima 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .312 8 27
S. Kamo RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .238 1 22
T. Matsui 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .247 3 22
K. Imakake C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .238 4 30
K. Wada P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .194 1 4
   a-M. Nakamura PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .243 2 9
Totals 33 1 8 1 3 6 17      
a - M. Nakamura pinch hit for K. Wada in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Fukushima (11, 2nd Inning off T. Masuda, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Onishi (10, 7th Inning off T. Masuda, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Ishihara (14, 6th Inning off T. Masuda, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Onishi 2 , G. Yagi , Y. Ishihara 5 , S. Fukushima 3 , K. Imakake , M. Nakamura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Yagi 2 , K. Imakake
GIDP: S. Kamo
Sac Bunt: K. Wada
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Yagi(Hayashida at 3rd base))
HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Masuda W (8-3) 8.2 8 1 1 3 6 1 124 3.93   
M. Taira SV (10) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Masuda 67
Batters Faced: T. Masuda 36, M. Taira 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Masuda 8-11, M. Taira 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Masuda 124-85, M. Taira 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Taira 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Wada L (3-5) 9.0 7 4 4 2 2 1 135 5.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Wada 57
Batters Faced: K. Wada 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Wada 11-13
Pitches - Strikes: K. Wada 135-91
WP: K. Wada
Hit Batsmen: K. Wada
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Takashi Masuda
Ballpark: Rakisuta Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (86 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM JST
Time: 2:39
Attendance: 19330
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