BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT KYOTO OWLS
08/10/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT KYOTO OWLS
GAME ID: 6734 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 10TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hosho Reliables (56-34) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
Kyoto Owls (50-41) 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 X 4 9 1
Owls Turn Back Reliables, 4-2
Kyoto got a strong outing from Takamitsu Fujiwara as the Owls defeated the Hosho Reliables, 4-2, at Owls Park. The winner was Fujiwara. He threw 7.0 innings of 6-hit ball. The loser was Shihei Saito. Kenshin Kon locked down his 18th save.

Toyohiro Wada, who finished 5th in the EL in slugging percentage with .550 last year, took Hosho hurler Shihei Saito deep in the bottom of the seventh. His 2-run home run put the Owls on top, 3-2. In all, Wada had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 4.

After the game, Kyoto manager Tomoya Nagao applauded the team's effort. "They busted their tails out there," he said.

With the win, Kyoto upped its record to 50-41.
HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Kodama CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .249 13 37
H. Dunham LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .286 24 68
Y. Watanabe 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .257 29 66
D. Nakamura SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .262 12 41
B. McCullough 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .271 10 32
   a-T. Kurosawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 5 22
   J. Yamagata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Y. Kawata C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .220 4 31
T. Ikeda RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .274 6 27
R. Endo 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .197 4 11
S. Saito P 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .077 0 2
   b-M. Tanoue 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136 0 3
   c-S. Nitta PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 9 26
Totals 32 2 7 2 3 4 10      
a - T. Kurosawa pinch hit for B. McCullough in the 8th
b - M. Tanoue substituted for S. Saito in the 8th
c - S. Nitta pinch hit for M. Tanoue in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Kawata (7, 2nd Inning off T. Fujiwara, 0 on, 2 outs) , Y. Watanabe (14, 3rd Inning off T. Fujiwara, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: R. Kodama (5, 3rd Inning off T. Fujiwara, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Kodama 3 , H. Dunham , Y. Watanabe 2 , Y. Kawata 2 , T. Ikeda 2 , S. Saito
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Nakamura , Y. Kawata , T. Ikeda , S. Saito
GIDP: H. Dunham , R. Endo
Sac Fly: H. Dunham
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Dunham (19) , T. Ikeda (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Nakamura-Endo-Watanabe)
OF assists: 1 (Dunham(Smith at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Yamamoto RF 3 2 2 0 1 0 2 .266 1 11
S. Smith LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 .262 15 30
T. Wada 1B 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .305 16 66
B. Arai SS 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .295 27 70
H. Yamashita C 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .226 12 26
M. Smith CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .280 10 42
T. Kato 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .282 13 46
T. Endo 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .197 10 28
T. Fujiwara P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .173 0 4
   K. Kon P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
Totals 28 4 9 4 2 2 21      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Smith (14, 6th Inning off S. Saito, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Wada (16, 7th Inning off S. Saito, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Smith (10, 8th Inning off J. Yamagata, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Yamamoto 2 , T. Wada 5 , B. Arai , M. Smith 6 , T. Kato 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Smith , H. Yamashita , M. Smith , T. Fujiwara
GIDP: T. Endo
Sac Bunt: S. Smith 3 , T. Fujiwara
Hit by Pitch: B. Arai , T. Endo
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: T. Endo (10)
Double Plays: 2 (Endo-Arai-Wada, Wada-Arai-Wada)
HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Saito L (10-7) 7.0 8 3 3 2 2 1 114 3.29   
J. Yamagata 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 13 1.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Saito 49
Batters Faced: S. Saito 32, J. Yamagata 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Saito 10-8, J. Yamagata 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Saito 114-74, J. Yamagata 13-8
Hit Batsmen: S. Saito 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Fujiwara W (11-7) 7.0 6 2 2 3 4 0 99 3.26   
K. Kon SV (18) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 3.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Fujiwara 58
Batters Faced: T. Fujiwara 30, K. Kon 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Fujiwara 7-9, K. Kon 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Fujiwara 99-63, K. Kon 18-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Takamitsu Fujiwara
Ballpark: Owls Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (86 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 12:35 PM JST
Time: 2:34
Attendance: 24561
Monday, February 9th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 26.8 Build 82