BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
RAKISUTA RAMS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
08/14/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
RAKISUTA RAMS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
GAME ID: 6751 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Rakisuta Rams (47-48) 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 17 0
Hosho Reliables (57-39) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
Rams Send Hosho Home with 9-2 Loss
With first baseman Yugoro Ishihara leading the charge, the Rakisuta Rams defeated the Hosho Reliables, 9-2, at Nagoya Minami Stadium. Ishihara, who is tied for 8th in the EL with a .293 batting average, went 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 3. The 4th-place Rams lifted their record to 47-48.

In the first inning, Ishihara had a 3-run home run for Rakisuta. It was his 16th home run of the season and put the Rams on top, 3-0.

"We just try to have good at-bats, whether we're winning, losing, or tied," said Ishihara.
RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Onishi CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .236 15 35
T. Matsui 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .254 4 30
S. Fukushima 3B 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 .304 12 36
H. Nomura SS 4 3 3 0 1 1 0 .275 24 67
Y. Ishihara 1B 5 2 3 3 0 0 2 .293 16 36
S. Nakayama LF 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 .268 1 11
S. Kamo RF 3 0 2 1 0 0 3 .241 1 29
   a-R. Morimoto PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 0 1
H. Wada C 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .194 2 6
S. Taira P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .054 0 0
   G. Matsuda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 39 9 17 8 2 6 15      
a - R. Morimoto pinch hit for S. Kamo in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Fukushima (13, 1st Inning off K. Kawamoto, 0 on, 2 outs) , H. Wada (1, 3rd Inning off K. Kawamoto, 2 on, 1 out) , H. Nomura (6, 4th Inning off R. Saito, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: Y. Ishihara (16, 1st Inning off K. Kawamoto, 2 on, 2 outs) , S. Fukushima (12, 3rd Inning off K. Kawamoto, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Matsui 2 , S. Fukushima 7 , H. Nomura 4 , Y. Ishihara 6 , S. Nakayama 2 , S. Kamo 2 , H. Wada 3
2-out RBI: Y. Ishihara , S. Nakayama
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Onishi 2 , S. Nakayama , R. Morimoto
GIDP: H. Wada , S. Taira
Sac Bunt: S. Taira
Sac Fly: S. Kamo
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Matsui (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Fukushima-Matsui-Ishihara, Matsui-Nomura-Ishihara)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Ikeda RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262 11 43
H. Dunham LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .283 29 66
Y. Watanabe 1B 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .296 33 77
   b-N. Higuchi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 1
D. Nakamura SS 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .285 11 43
M. Tanoue 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .188 2 6
M. Nakajima 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253 1 15
C. Mochizuki CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .172 0 4
E. Ryu C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .187 1 4
K. Kawamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191 0 1
   R. Saito P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300 0 1
   S. Sumi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. McCullough PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 19 52
   J. Yamagata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 1 2 3 8      
a - B. McCullough pinch hit for S. Sumi in the 8th
b - N. Higuchi pinch hit for Y. Watanabe in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Watanabe (16, 4th Inning off S. Taira, 1 on, 0 outs) , H. Dunham (12, 4th Inning off S. Taira, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Nakamura (10, 6th Inning off S. Taira, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Dunham 2 , Y. Watanabe 2 , D. Nakamura 3 , C. Mochizuki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Nakamura , M. Tanoue
GIDP: M. Tanoue 2
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Nakamura-Nakajima-Watanabe, Nakajima-Nakamura-Watanabe)
RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Taira W (4-8) 8.1 5 2 2 2 3 0 119 4.36   
G. Matsuda 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Taira 66
Batters Faced: S. Taira 31, G. Matsuda 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Taira 7-14, G. Matsuda 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Taira 119-73, G. Matsuda 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Matsuda 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Kawamoto L (8-6) 2.2 10 8 8 1 2 2 83 4.29   
R. Saito 3.2 3 0 0 0 3 0 45 4.63   
S. Sumi 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 15 5.23   
J. Yamagata 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 29 3.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Kawamoto 3
Batters Faced: K. Kawamoto 18, R. Saito 13, S. Sumi 6, J. Yamagata 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Kawamoto 1-4, R. Saito 3-4, S. Sumi 3-1, J. Yamagata 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Kawamoto 83-50, R. Saito 45-31, S. Sumi 15-9, J. Yamagata 29-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Saito 1-0
Balk: K. Kawamoto
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yugoro Ishihara
Ballpark: Nagoya Minami Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 19480
Special Notes: Rain delay of 29 minutes in the 7th inning.
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