BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT SAPPORO BEARS
08/20/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT SAPPORO BEARS
GAME ID: 6759 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Hosho Reliables (63-36) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 5 8 0
Sapporo Bears (41-60) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1
Sapporo Loses, 5-2, in 10
The Hosho Reliables and Sapporo Bears put on quite a show.

The Hosho Reliables picked up a win at Sapporo Stadium, knocking off the Sapporo Bears, 5-2, in 10 innings. Starting pitcher Fumimaro Yamauchi played a key role in the triumph. The winning streak has now reached 6 games for the Reliables.

It could have been a different outcome for Hosho, had it not been for Billy McCullough, the two-time All-Star . McCullough contributed a run-scoring walk in the top of the tenth inning to put Hosho up, 3-2.

"I like how we're playing right now," said McCullough.
HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Kodama CF 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .253 13 38
Y. Watanabe 1B 4 0 0 1 0 1 4 .268 31 74
S. Nitta RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .272 9 27
D. Nakamura SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .254 13 46
   a-T. Kurosawa PH, SS 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .335 6 27
B. McCullough 3B 3 0 0 1 2 0 2 .279 13 42
Y. Kawata C 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .209 4 33
K. Hayashida LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .247 2 16
   d-T. Okinaka PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .176 1 5
   M. Taira P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Endo 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .181 4 11
F. Yamauchi P 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .057 0 0
   J. Yamagata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-E. Ryu PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .338 2 14
   c-T. Ikeda PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .274 6 28
   e-H. Dunham LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 26 76
Totals 36 5 8 5 5 2 17      
a - T. Kurosawa pinch hit for D. Nakamura in the 8th
b - E. Ryu pinch hit for J. Yamagata in the 10th
c - T. Ikeda pinch ran for E. Ryu in the 10th
d - T. Okinaka pinch hit for K. Hayashida in the 10th
e - H. Dunham substituted for T. Ikeda in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Nitta (6, 1st Inning off Y. Kuramoto, 0 on, 2 outs) , F. Yamauchi (1, 5th Inning off Y. Kuramoto, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Nakamura (13, 4th Inning off Y. Kuramoto, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Kodama 2 , S. Nitta 2 , D. Nakamura 4 , Y. Kawata 2 , F. Yamauchi 2 , E. Ryu
2-out RBI: B. McCullough , Y. Kawata
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Nitta , D. Nakamura , B. McCullough , T. Okinaka , R. Endo
GIDP: K. Hayashida
Sac Bunt: Y. Kawata
Sac Fly: Y. Watanabe
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Kodama 2 (34)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Endo-Kurosawa-Watanabe, Endo-Kurosawa-Watanabe)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Murata SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 15 32
Y. Akamine 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .220 2 8
T. Kusumoto LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .283 10 47
K. Hotta RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .287 15 51
N. Toyama CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .305 10 38
J. Dow 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   S. Kanehara P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-G. Nakashima 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 6 32
K. Yoneda 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 4 17
   b-N. Fukuda PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 4 19
   d-M. Shiotani 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 6 21
S. Arakawa C 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .227 8 19
   c-T. Yamamoto PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .209 3 12
   e-Y. Nakamura C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 0 4
Y. Kuramoto P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103 0 0
   a-T. Wada 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .395 0 3
   T. Nakagawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118 0 0
Totals 30 2 3 2 2 4 4      
a - T. Wada substituted for Y. Kuramoto in the 8th
b - N. Fukuda pinch hit for K. Yoneda in the 8th
c - T. Yamamoto pinch hit for S. Arakawa in the 8th
d - M. Shiotani substituted for N. Fukuda in the 9th
e - Y. Nakamura substituted for T. Yamamoto in the 9th
f - G. Nakashima substituted for S. Kanehara in the 10th

BATTING
Home Runs: Y. Akamine (2, 3rd Inning off F. Yamauchi, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Akamine 5 , S. Arakawa
2-out RBI: Y. Akamine
GIDP: T. Kusumoto , N. Toyama
Sac Bunt: Y. Kuramoto
Team LOB: 1

FIELDING
Errors: J. Dow (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Shiotani-Wada-Akamine)
HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Yamauchi 8.1 3 2 2 1 4 1 93 2.53   
J. Yamagata W (9-2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.38   
M. Taira SV (30) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 1.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Yamauchi 72
Batters Faced: F. Yamauchi 29, J. Yamagata 1, M. Taira 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Yamauchi 13-8, J. Yamagata 1-0, M. Taira 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Yamauchi 93-61, J. Yamagata 1-1, M. Taira 8-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Yamagata 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Kuramoto 7.0 4 2 2 1 0 1 99 3.43   
S. Kanehara L (5-3) 2.2 4 3 3 4 2 0 48 1.95   
T. Nakagawa 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Kuramoto 60
Batters Faced: Y. Kuramoto 27, S. Kanehara 15, T. Nakagawa 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Kuramoto 10-11, S. Kanehara 1-4, T. Nakagawa 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Kuramoto 99-63, S. Kanehara 48-28, T. Nakagawa 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Nakagawa 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Fumimaro Yamauchi
Ballpark: Sapporo Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM JST
Time: 3:47
Attendance: 9595
Special Notes: Rain delay of 58 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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