BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
07/30/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
GAME ID: 6716 - TUESDAY, JULY 30TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Sapporo Bears (35-49) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 1
Hosho Reliables (52-32) 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 3 5 0
Saito Delivers 3-1 Win
Baseball fans saw a good contest between the Hosho Reliables and Sapporo Bears.

Shihei Saito pitched a gem to lead Hosho to victory over the Sapporo Bears, 3-1. The Reliables raised their record to 52-32.

Saito was the winner. He's now 7-6, after putting the Sapporo offense in a vise grip. Over 8 innings, he gave up 1 run on 3 hits, while racking up 5 Ks.

Saito called the win the result of "everyone being in sync."
SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Shiotani 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .236 10 25
T. Kusumoto LF 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .292 8 24
K. Hotta RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 7 37
S. Murata SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .282 10 47
K. Yoneda 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .265 3 22
N. Toyama CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258 5 23
G. Nakashima 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .221 7 28
S. Arakawa C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .186 6 19
N. Shimada P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .256 0 5
   K. Hashimoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-K. Sato PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246 3 10
   E. Yamaoka P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 26 1 3 1 1 5 6      
a - K. Sato pinch hit for K. Hashimoto in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Kusumoto (8, 6th Inning off S. Saito, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Kusumoto 4 , S. Murata , N. Toyama
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Shiotani
Sac Bunt: N. Shimada
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: G. Nakashima (15)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Ikeda RF 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .273 10 40
H. Dunham LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .284 26 62
Y. Watanabe 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .302 28 67
B. McCullough 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .236 15 47
A. Yamane CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .213 9 26
D. Nakamura SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .273 6 34
Y. Kawata C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .229 2 22
C. Mochizuki 2B 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .179 0 4
S. Saito P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .163 0 4
Totals 27 3 5 2 6 4 15      
BATTING
Doubles: Y. Watanabe (15, 1st Inning off N. Shimada, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Dunham , Y. Watanabe 3 , A. Yamane , D. Nakamura
2-out RBI: H. Dunham
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Watanabe , A. Yamane , D. Nakamura , Y. Kawata
Sac Bunt: S. Saito
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Dunham (16)
SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Shimada L (5-6) 5.2 4 3 2 6 3 0 114 4.44   
K. Hashimoto 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 0.00   
E. Yamaoka 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Shimada 48
Batters Faced: N. Shimada 28, K. Hashimoto 5, E. Yamaoka 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Shimada 8-6, K. Hashimoto 1-2, E. Yamaoka 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Shimada 114-62, K. Hashimoto 18-14, E. Yamaoka 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Hashimoto 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Saito W (7-6) 8.0 3 1 1 1 5 1 113 3.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Saito 76
Batters Faced: S. Saito 28
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Saito 13-6
Pitches - Strikes: S. Saito 113-68
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shihei Saito
Ballpark: Nagoya Minami Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 3:47
Attendance: 19755
Special Notes: The game was called in the 8th inning due to bad weather.
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