BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS
08/05/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS
GAME ID: 6721 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 5TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hosho Reliables (55-31) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
Yokohama Kingfishers (35-51) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 7 0
Hosho Beaten, 3-2, by Yokohama
Yokohama Kingfishers starter Kakuro Watanabe hurled his team past the Hosho Reliables, 3-2. The winner was Masaru Ryu in relief. His record improves to 2-1. Junya Yamagata took the loss. The Kingfishers raised their record to 35-51.

The decisive blow was delivered by Yodo Otsuki in the bottom of the ninth when he hit a solo home run off four-time All-Star Junya Yamagata to win the game for Yokohama. The home crowd went nuts.

"Tough loss," said Hosho manager Shun Kawamura. "But we'll learn from it."
HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Kodama CF 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 .252 11 34
H. Dunham LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .293 24 67
Y. Watanabe 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .265 29 65
D. Nakamura SS 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .265 11 38
   a-T. Kurosawa PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315 5 21
B. McCullough 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .274 10 31
Y. Kawata C 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 .228 4 31
T. Ikeda RF 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 .275 6 27
R. Endo 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .206 3 10
S. Saito P 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .061 0 2
   b-S. Nitta PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255 9 25
   J. Yamagata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 1 2 8 18      
a - T. Kurosawa pinch hit for D. Nakamura in the 8th
b - S. Nitta pinch hit for S. Saito in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Kawata (6, 2nd Inning off K. Watanabe, 1 on, 1 out) , H. Dunham (15, 3rd Inning off K. Watanabe, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Dunham 2 , D. Nakamura 2 , B. McCullough 2 , Y. Kawata 2 , T. Ikeda 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Kodama , D. Nakamura , T. Ikeda , S. Saito 2
Sac Bunt: Y. Kawata , R. Endo
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Saito-Nakamura-Watanabe, Nakamura-Endo-Watanabe)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Ishikawa CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .243 4 20
T. Kaneshige 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .251 7 28
T. Iwamoto RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .280 29 67
I. Shinseki LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .284 11 27
K. Kimura C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .280 5 24
Y. Otsuki 3B 4 2 2 2 0 1 1 .247 7 18
B. Fukuhara SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .259 8 20
T. Kamiya 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .204 8 25
K. Watanabe P 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .070 0 1
   a-K. Hirata PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234 3 13
   M. Ryu P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 27 3 7 3 3 4 11      
a - K. Hirata pinch hit for K. Watanabe in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Fukuhara (9, 3rd Inning off S. Saito, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Kaneshige (13, 8th Inning off S. Saito, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: Y. Otsuki 2 (7, 7th Inning off S. Saito, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off J. Yamagata, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Kaneshige 2 , T. Iwamoto , K. Kimura , Y. Otsuki 8 , B. Fukuhara 2 , T. Kamiya
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Ishikawa , K. Kimura
GIDP: I. Shinseki , K. Kimura
Sac Bunt: K. Watanabe
Sac Fly: K. Watanabe
Hit by Pitch: T. Kamiya
Team LOB: 6
HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Saito 8.0 6 2 2 3 4 1 112 3.26   
J. Yamagata L (7-2) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 1.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Saito 63
Batters Faced: S. Saito 32, J. Yamagata 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Saito 10-8, J. Yamagata 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Saito 112-67, J. Yamagata 2-2
Hit Batsmen: S. Saito
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Watanabe 7.0 7 2 2 1 7 0 101 2.20   
M. Ryu W (2-1) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 35 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Watanabe 61
Batters Faced: K. Watanabe 29, M. Ryu 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Watanabe 7-7, M. Ryu 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Watanabe 101-65, M. Ryu 35-19
WP: K. Watanabe
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kakuro Watanabe
Ballpark: Kanagawa Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (83 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 2:38
Attendance: 9833
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