BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS
08/13/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS
GAME ID: 6744 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 13TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hosho Reliables (57-38) 0 0 0 2 3 4 1 1 3 14 14 0
Yokohama Kingfishers (36-59) 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 8 9 1
Yokohama 14-8 Losers to Reliables
The Hosho Reliables topped the Yokohama Kingfishers, 14-8, with third baseman Billy McCullough playing a big role. McCullough hit 2 home runs. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice for the Reliables in the win. The 'W' lifts Hosho's record to 57-38.

Fumimaro Yamauchi, who finished 5th in the EL in innings pitched with 206.2 in 1960, threw 5.2 innings of 4-hit ball for Hosho. In a tie game with two out in the top of the sixth, Yamauchi came through with a run-scoring strikeout. It put the Reliables in front, 6-5.

"Good to pick up this win," Yamauchi said.
HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Ikeda RF 5 2 2 1 1 0 2 .265 11 43
Y. Watanabe 1B 4 2 1 3 0 2 1 .296 33 76
T. Kurosawa SS 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 .299 5 18
B. McCullough 3B 5 2 2 3 0 1 1 .226 19 52
A. Yamane CF 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 .212 10 33
K. Hayashida LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .254 4 14
   b-D. Nakamura PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .282 11 43
   R. Saito P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 0 1
Y. Kawata C 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 .230 2 24
M. Nakajima 2B 5 0 0 1 0 1 7 .257 1 15
F. Yamauchi P 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 .152 1 2
   S. Sumi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-H. Dunham PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .283 29 66
   M. Taira P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .800 0 3
   c-S. Nitta PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .226 2 12
Totals 41 14 14 12 4 7 12      
a - H. Dunham pinch hit for S. Sumi in the 8th
b - D. Nakamura pinch hit for K. Hayashida in the 9th
c - S. Nitta pinch hit for M. Taira in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Kurosawa (2, 9th Inning off S. Yokoyama, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: T. Kurosawa (2, 4th Inning off M. Kanda, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: F. Yamauchi (1, 5th Inning off M. Kanda, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Ikeda (11, 5th Inning off M. Kanda, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. McCullough 2 (19, 5th Inning off M. Kanda, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off N. Tominaga, 0 on, 0 outs) , Y. Watanabe (33, 6th Inning off N. Tominaga, 2 on, 2 outs) , H. Dunham (29, 8th Inning off S. Yokoyama, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Ikeda 5 , Y. Watanabe 4 , T. Kurosawa 5 , B. McCullough 8 , A. Yamane 2 , K. Hayashida , Y. Kawata 2 , F. Yamauchi 4 , H. Dunham 4
2-out RBI: Y. Watanabe , B. McCullough
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Ikeda , M. Nakajima , F. Yamauchi , S. Nitta
GIDP: Y. Watanabe
Hit by Pitch: Y. Watanabe
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Yamane (11)
CS: Y. Kawata (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Nakajima-Kurosawa-Watanabe)
OF assists: 1 (Hayashida(Kimura at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Sonoda 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .202 7 28
T. Iwamoto RF 2 2 0 0 2 1 2 .290 15 29
K. Kimura C 4 0 1 3 0 0 1 .299 10 45
T. Kaneshige LF 4 1 2 2 1 0 2 .221 9 41
K. Hirata SS, 2B 4 1 2 3 1 0 1 .305 7 28
N. Nagashima 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .353 0 7
   N. Tominaga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Martin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253 12 31
   S. Yokoyama P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 1
   e-K. Ishikawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .293 7 33
Z. Yoshida CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 4 .278 3 7
T. Kamiya 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .229 10 30
   c-I. Shinseki PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .233 4 10
   d-K. Kagawa 2B, SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .182 0 0
M. Kanda P 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .194 0 2
   a-M. Kobashi 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 .231 0 4
Totals 33 8 9 8 8 5 22      
a - M. Kobashi substituted for M. Kanda in the 6th
b - B. Martin pinch hit for N. Tominaga in the 7th
c - I. Shinseki pinch hit for T. Kamiya in the 8th
d - K. Kagawa substituted for I. Shinseki in the 9th
e - K. Ishikawa pinch hit for S. Yokoyama in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: K. Hirata (7, 3rd Inning off F. Yamauchi, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Kimura , T. Kaneshige 2 , K. Hirata 5 , N. Nagashima , Z. Yoshida , K. Kagawa , M. Kanda
2-out RBI: K. Kimura , T. Kaneshige
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Iwamoto , T. Kamiya , M. Kobashi
GIDP: T. Kamiya
Sac Bunt: F. Sonoda , N. Nagashima
Hit by Pitch: T. Iwamoto , K. Kimura
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: K. Hirata (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Nagashima-Hirata)
PB: K. Kimura
HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Yamauchi W (7-3) 5.2 4 5 5 5 2 1 104 4.11   
S. Sumi 1.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 33 5.40   
M. Taira 1.0 3 3 3 1 2 0 31 3.16   
R. Saito 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 22 5.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Yamauchi 38
Batters Faced: F. Yamauchi 27, S. Sumi 6, M. Taira 7, R. Saito 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Yamauchi 11-4, S. Sumi 2-2, M. Taira 0-0, R. Saito 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Yamauchi 104-56, S. Sumi 33-16, M. Taira 31-16, R. Saito 22-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Sumi 1-0
Hit Batsmen: F. Yamauchi , M. Taira
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Kanda L (2-13) 5.2 8 8 5 3 4 3 114 5.37   
N. Tominaga 1.1 2 2 2 0 1 2 20 5.33   
S. Yokoyama 2.0 4 4 3 1 2 1 42 5.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Kanda 28
Batters Faced: M. Kanda 28, N. Tominaga 6, S. Yokoyama 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Kanda 5-7, N. Tominaga 2-1, S. Yokoyama 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Kanda 114-71, N. Tominaga 20-13, S. Yokoyama 42-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Tominaga 2-2
WP: M. Kanda
Hit Batsmen: M. Kanda
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Billy McCullough
Ballpark: Kanagawa Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 3:55
Attendance: 10764
Special Notes: Rain delay of 23 minutes in the 3rd inning. LF Kiyoemon Hayashida was injured while throwing the ball.
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