BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT KYOTO OWLS
08/08/1974
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BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT KYOTO OWLS
GAME ID: 6730 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 8TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hosho Reliables (54-36) 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 7 9 1
Kyoto Owls (52-37) 6 0 1 4 4 1 0 0 X 16 22 2
5 Hits for Owls Smith
It was a big day for Minehiro Smith and he brought the Kyoto Owls along for the ride.

Smith led his club to victory, 16-7, over the Hosho Reliables at Owls Park, smoking Hosho pitching for 5 hits in 5 at-bats. The 25-year-old center fielder later called the victory "sweet."

Minehiro Smith hit an RBI single in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, singled in the 4th, hit a GRAND SLAM off Sho Sumi in the 5th and doubled in the 6th.

Thus far this year, Smith has hit .263 with 14 home runs and 57 RBIs.
HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Ikeda RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 .271 10 42
H. Dunham LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .274 27 64
Y. Watanabe 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .302 30 71
B. McCullough 3B 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .227 16 48
A. Yamane CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .206 9 29
D. Nakamura SS 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 .279 9 37
Y. Kawata C 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .230 2 23
M. Nakajima 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .258 1 13
F. Yamauchi P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 0 1
   S. Sumi P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   J. Yamagata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-S. Nitta PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .237 2 12
   M. Taira P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .800 0 3
   b-T. Kurosawa PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .300 5 17
Totals 37 7 9 7 3 6 9      
a - S. Nitta pinch hit for J. Yamagata in the 7th
b - T. Kurosawa pinch hit for M. Taira in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. McCullough (16, 7th Inning off N. Takai, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Nakamura (9, 7th Inning off N. Takai, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Kurosawa (5, 9th Inning off N. Takai, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Y. Watanabe , B. McCullough 4 , D. Nakamura 4 , Y. Kawata 2 , M. Nakajima 2 , S. Nitta , T. Kurosawa 4
2-out RBI: Y. Kawata , S. Nitta
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Dunham , B. McCullough , M. Nakajima
GIDP: B. McCullough
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: D. Nakamura (21)
Double Plays: 1 (Nakamura-Nakajima-Watanabe)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Yamamoto RF 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 .276 11 37
   a-H. Otsu PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 1 4
S. Smith LF 5 2 2 0 0 0 5 .258 20 48
   b-K. Seki PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .500 0 0
B. Arai SS 6 4 4 1 0 0 2 .303 21 52
H. Yamashita C 6 1 3 2 0 1 1 .246 26 59
T. Wada 1B 4 3 1 1 1 0 3 .321 20 64
   c-K. Watanabe PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
M. Smith CF 5 2 5 5 0 0 0 .263 14 57
T. Kato 3B 5 2 2 1 0 1 3 .247 22 62
T. Manabe 2B 4 1 2 4 1 0 2 .229 4 13
N. Takai P 4 0 1 0 1 3 3 .128 0 2
Totals 46 16 22 15 4 7 23      
a - H. Otsu pinch hit for K. Yamamoto in the 7th
b - K. Seki pinch hit for S. Smith in the 7th
c - K. Watanabe pinch hit for T. Wada in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Smith (13, 6th Inning off J. Yamagata, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Manabe (4, 1st Inning off F. Yamauchi, 2 on, 2 outs) , M. Smith (14, 5th Inning off S. Sumi, 3 on, 0 outs) , B. Arai (21, 6th Inning off J. Yamagata, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Yamamoto 2 , S. Smith 2 , B. Arai 7 , H. Yamashita 3 , T. Wada , M. Smith 9 , T. Kato 2 , T. Manabe 5 , N. Takai
2-out RBI: K. Yamamoto , M. Smith , T. Manabe 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Yamamoto , S. Smith 2 , K. Seki , T. Kato
GIDP: T. Wada
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: B. Arai (14) , T. Kato (18)
Double Plays: 1 (Arai-Manabe-Wada)
HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Yamauchi L (6-3) 3.0 13 10 5 0 4 1 83 3.86   
S. Sumi 1.0 5 5 5 3 0 1 50 5.70   
J. Yamagata 2.0 4 1 1 0 1 1 42 2.91   
M. Taira 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 33 2.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Yamauchi 5
Batters Faced: F. Yamauchi 22, S. Sumi 11, J. Yamagata 10, M. Taira 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Yamauchi 3-1, S. Sumi 3-0, J. Yamagata 2-3, M. Taira 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Yamauchi 83-57, S. Sumi 50-27, J. Yamagata 42-25, M. Taira 33-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Sumi 2-2
Balk: M. Taira
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Takai W (12-5) 9.0 9 7 5 3 6 3 159 3.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Takai 48
Batters Faced: N. Takai 40
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Takai 11-9
Pitches - Strikes: N. Takai 159-94
Balk: N. Takai
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Minehiro Smith
Ballpark: Owls Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM JST
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 24901
Special Notes: Minehiro Smith ties the KYO regular season game record for hits with 5.
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