BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
RAKISUTA RAMS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
08/15/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
RAKISUTA RAMS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
GAME ID: 6749 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 15TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Rakisuta Rams (47-50) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 1
Hosho Reliables (59-36) 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 X 7 8 0
Rakisuta Upended by Hosho, 7-1
The Hosho Reliables beat the Rakisuta Rams, 7-1, at Nagoya Minami Stadium. Hosho first baseman Yukio Watanabe had the hot bat. He was 2-3 with a home run, a double, and a walk, while scoring 2 and driving in 3. Hosho goes to 59-36. The win puts them 6 games up in their division.

Early in the game, Watanabe had a 3-run home run for Hosho. It was his 31st home run of the season and put the Reliables on top, 3-0.

"Our guys are never satisfied," said Hosho manager Shun Kawamura.
RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Onishi CF 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .265 14 36
G. Yagi LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .269 17 41
S. Fukushima 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .271 14 44
H. Nomura SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .311 18 44
K. Imakake C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .264 0 43
S. Nishioka 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .234 1 14
S. Kamo RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .244 1 42
T. Matsui 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .225 4 18
J. Esaki P 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .130 0 2
   S. Yamashita P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1 1 9 15      
BATTING
Home Runs: R. Onishi (14, 5th Inning off F. Yamauchi, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Onishi 6 , G. Yagi 2 , S. Kamo , J. Esaki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Nomura , K. Imakake , T. Matsui
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Onishi (6)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Onishi (10)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Kodama CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .249 13 38
H. Dunham LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .281 25 71
Y. Watanabe 1B 3 2 2 3 1 0 0 .267 31 71
D. Nakamura SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .254 12 45
B. McCullough 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .278 12 36
T. Ikeda RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .273 6 28
E. Ryu C 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .333 2 14
R. Endo 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 4 11
F. Yamauchi P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .031 0 0
   M. Matsunaga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-S. Nitta PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .267 9 26
   S. Sumi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 7 8 7 2 4 6      
a - S. Nitta pinch hit for M. Matsunaga in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Watanabe (17, 6th Inning off J. Esaki, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: Y. Watanabe (31, 1st Inning off J. Esaki, 2 on, 0 outs) , E. Ryu (2, 2nd Inning off J. Esaki, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Dunham , Y. Watanabe 6 , D. Nakamura , B. McCullough , T. Ikeda , E. Ryu 4 , S. Nitta
2-out RBI: D. Nakamura , B. McCullough , T. Ikeda
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. McCullough , E. Ryu
Team LOB: 3
RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Esaki L (7-9) 7.2 7 7 7 2 4 2 117 4.50   
S. Yamashita 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 9.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Esaki 39
Batters Faced: J. Esaki 32, S. Yamashita 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Esaki 11-8, S. Yamashita 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Esaki 117-76, S. Yamashita 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Yamashita 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Yamauchi W (7-2) 6.2 7 1 1 1 7 1 105 2.56   
M. Matsunaga H (1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 2.12   
S. Sumi 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 2.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Yamauchi 62
Batters Faced: F. Yamauchi 28, M. Matsunaga 3, S. Sumi 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Yamauchi 6-7, M. Matsunaga 2-0, S. Sumi 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Yamauchi 105-69, M. Matsunaga 14-8, S. Sumi 8-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Matsunaga 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yukio Watanabe
Ballpark: Nagoya Minami Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 7 mph
Start Time: 3:35 PM JST
Time: 2:37
Attendance: 23905
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