BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT DENKI DYNAMICS
08/21/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT DENKI DYNAMICS
GAME ID: 6769 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21ST , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hosho Reliables (62-39) 3 0 4 0 0 1 0 2 0 10 12 0
Denki Dynamics (54-47) 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 7 0
Reliables Spoil Great Performance by Ishida
Eager fans turned out for a matchup between the Hosho Reliables and Denki Dynamics.

The Hosho Reliables besoiled an otherwise fine performance by Denki shortstop Shigeru Ishida by beating the Dynamics, 10-5, at Kanda Stadium. Ishida went 3 for 4 with 2 home runs. He scored 3 times and drove in 3. Hosho starter Shihei Saito was credited with the win after throwing 97 pitches over 8 innings. His record now stands at 10-6.

Akitoshi Yamane had a big 2-run home run for the Reliables in the top of the first inning. With Hosho leading 1-0 and a runner on 1st, he sized up a sinker from Takehiro Moriyama, who is tied for 9th in the EL in quality starts with 12, and punished it. The result was his 11th home run of the season, which put the Reliables on top, 3-0.

"We took home the win," said Yamane. "What's not to like?"

The loss makes Denki 54-47.
HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE DENKI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Ikeda RF 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 .260 12 48
H. Dunham LF 5 2 3 3 0 1 3 .291 32 72
Y. Watanabe 1B 4 2 1 2 1 1 3 .302 37 84
B. McCullough 3B 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 .229 19 53
A. Yamane CF 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .208 11 36
D. Nakamura SS 5 1 2 1 0 2 1 .294 11 47
Y. Kawata C 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 .228 2 26
M. Nakajima 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .253 1 17
S. Saito P 4 0 0 0 0 4 5 .153 0 4
   M. Taira P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .800 0 3
Totals 37 10 12 10 6 8 14      
BATTING
Home Runs: H. Dunham 2 (32, 1st Inning off T. Moriyama, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off S. Munson, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Yamane (11, 1st Inning off T. Moriyama, 1 on, 2 outs) , Y. Watanabe (37, 8th Inning off T. Hirata, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Ikeda , H. Dunham 9 , Y. Watanabe 4 , B. McCullough 2 , A. Yamane 4 , D. Nakamura 2 , M. Nakajima 2
2-out RBI: T. Ikeda , H. Dunham , A. Yamane
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Dunham , Y. Watanabe , S. Saito
Sac Bunt: A. Yamane , S. Saito
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Nakajima-Nakamura-Watanabe, Nakamura-Nakajima-Watanabe)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Tanaka 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .248 1 13
I. Muramoto LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .291 5 35
K. Ihara C 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .324 10 28
S. Ishida SS 4 3 3 3 0 1 0 .274 23 56
T. Takahashi 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .265 9 32
Y. Oki RF 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 .227 9 40
O. Hayashi CF 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .255 2 7
Y. Otsuki 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317 0 6
   S. Munson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 7
   b-H. Yokota PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 2 10
   T. Hirata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-T. Wakayama PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .210 6 14
T. Moriyama P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 0 2
   a-I. Sakata 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222 3 7
Totals 30 5 7 5 2 6 9      
a - I. Sakata substituted for T. Moriyama in the 3rd
b - H. Yokota pinch hit for S. Munson in the 7th
c - T. Wakayama pinch hit for T. Hirata in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: S. Ishida 2 (23, 1st Inning off S. Saito, 1 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off S. Saito, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: I. Muramoto , K. Ihara , S. Ishida 9 , T. Takahashi , O. Hayashi
2-out RBI: S. Ishida
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Sakata
GIDP: K. Ihara , T. Wakayama
Sac Bunt: S. Munson
Sac Fly: O. Hayashi
Hit by Pitch: I. Muramoto
Team LOB: 3
HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE DENKI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Saito W (10-6) 8.0 6 5 5 2 6 2 97 3.32   
M. Taira 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 2.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Saito 54
Batters Faced: S. Saito 32, M. Taira 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Saito 12-5, M. Taira 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Saito 97-65, M. Taira 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Taira 1-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Saito
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Moriyama L (9-6) 2.2 8 7 7 4 2 2 72 3.99   
S. Munson 4.1 3 1 1 0 3 1 63 3.77   
T. Hirata 2.0 1 2 2 2 3 1 46 6.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Moriyama 8
Batters Faced: T. Moriyama 20, S. Munson 16, T. Hirata 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Moriyama 3-3, S. Munson 5-5, T. Hirata 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Moriyama 72-40, S. Munson 63-40, T. Hirata 46-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Munson 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shigeru Ishida
Ballpark: Kanda Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (86 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 12884
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