BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT SAPPORO BEARS
08/18/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT SAPPORO BEARS
GAME ID: 6754 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hosho Reliables (59-39) 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 6 11 1
Sapporo Bears (41-58) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 1
Reliables Down Bears, 6-2
Hosho beat Sapporo on the strength of starting pitcher Naruto Noda's fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a win, 6-2. Noda, who is tied for 3rd in the EL in complete games with 6, went the distance for Hosho. He gave up 2 runs on 6 hits. The Eastern League-leading Reliables have a record of 59-39.

Hosho used a well-timed hit by Hank Dunham to capture the win. The left fielder socked a 2-run double in the top of the fifth inning to put the Reliables ahead, 4-1. Though it was his only hit in 5 at-bats, it was important.

"Good win for us," said Noda. "Now we'll focus on the next one."
HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Ikeda RF 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .263 11 45
H. Dunham LF 5 1 1 2 0 1 3 .280 29 68
Y. Watanabe 1B 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 .300 33 78
B. McCullough 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .224 19 53
A. Yamane CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .206 10 34
D. Nakamura SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .288 11 44
Y. Kawata C 3 2 1 0 0 1 2 .232 2 25
R. Endo 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .264 2 22
   a-C. Mochizuki PR, 2B 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 .176 0 4
N. Noda P 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .151 0 6
Totals 38 6 11 6 2 8 15      
a - C. Mochizuki pinch ran for R. Endo in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Dunham (13, 5th Inning off M. Ryu, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Ikeda , H. Dunham 2 , Y. Watanabe 3 , B. McCullough , D. Nakamura , Y. Kawata , R. Endo , N. Noda 2
2-out RBI: T. Ikeda , H. Dunham , Y. Watanabe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Dunham , A. Yamane , Y. Kawata
Sac Bunt: Y. Kawata
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: B. McCullough (17)
Double Plays: 1 (McCullough-Mochizuki-Watanabe)
PB: Y. Kawata
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Shiotani 1B 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 .238 10 34
T. Kusumoto LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .292 11 34
K. Hotta RF 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 .261 8 44
S. Murata SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .289 10 52
K. Yoneda 3B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .270 3 28
   b-K. Sato PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 3 13
   c-T. Wada 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 3 6
G. Nakashima 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .226 8 31
T. Yamamoto CF 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .235 8 29
S. Arakawa C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .191 7 21
M. Ryu P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .091 0 2
   Y. Nobuhara P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-N. Fukuda PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 4 13
   J. Jackson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
   d-S. Carpenter PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .211 9 16
Totals 30 2 6 2 5 3 21      
a - N. Fukuda pinch hit for Y. Nobuhara in the 7th
b - K. Sato pinch hit for K. Yoneda in the 8th
c - T. Wada substituted for K. Sato in the 9th
d - S. Carpenter pinch hit for J. Jackson in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: T. Kusumoto , K. Hotta , S. Murata , K. Yoneda , G. Nakashima , S. Arakawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kusumoto , G. Nakashima , M. Ryu
GIDP: G. Nakashima
Sac Bunt: G. Nakashima
Sac Fly: K. Hotta , T. Yamamoto
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Murata (15)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Ryu (1)
HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Noda W (8-7) 9.0 6 2 0 5 3 0 125 3.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Noda 69
Batters Faced: N. Noda 38
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Noda 12-12
Pitches - Strikes: N. Noda 125-73
WP: N. Noda
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Ryu L (2-11) 6.0 9 6 2 1 5 0 115 4.97   
Y. Nobuhara 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 19 4.09   
J. Jackson 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 38 2.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Ryu 42
Batters Faced: M. Ryu 29, Y. Nobuhara 5, J. Jackson 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Ryu 8-6, Y. Nobuhara 0-1, J. Jackson 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: M. Ryu 115-74, Y. Nobuhara 19-12, J. Jackson 38-26
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Naruto Noda
Ballpark: Sapporo Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 12178
Special Notes: 2B Rkuemon Endo was injured while running the bases.
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