BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
08/26/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
GAME ID: 6774 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 26TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kyoto Owls (58-49) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 0
Hosho Reliables (67-39) 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 X 3 2 0
Noda in Fine Form in 3-1 Hosho Win
The Hosho Reliables got a strong performance from pitcher Naruto Noda, who stymied the Kyoto offense en route to a win, 3-1, at Nagoya Minami Stadium. Hosho improves to 67-39 with the win. They lead their division by 9½ games.

Noda, the 11th overall pick in the 1973 draft, pitched a complete game for Hosho. Noda surrendered 6 hits over 9 innings and struck out 4. With the win, he moves to 9-7 on the season.

"I was just taking it batter by batter, just enjoying the moment," said Noda.
KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Yamamoto RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .263 1 13
S. Smith LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252 17 34
T. Wada 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .283 18 74
B. Arai SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .298 31 81
H. Yamashita C 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .244 16 36
T. Kato 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252 13 51
M. Fujimoto CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .230 5 11
T. Endo 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .206 12 30
N. Takai P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148 0 2
   a-M. Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 16 52
   A. Perales P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1 0 4 8      
a - M. Smith pinch hit for N. Takai in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Arai (31, 9th Inning off N. Noda, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Yamamoto , S. Smith , T. Wada , B. Arai 4 , H. Yamashita , M. Fujimoto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Arai , T. Endo
Sac Bunt: S. Smith
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Kodama CF 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .254 15 42
H. Dunham LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .263 28 78
Y. Watanabe 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .267 32 77
D. Nakamura SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .249 15 51
B. McCullough 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .275 13 42
Y. Kawata C 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .210 4 34
T. Ikeda RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .272 6 32
T. Kurosawa 2B 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 .340 6 27
N. Noda P 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .114 0 1
Totals 24 3 2 3 5 3 8      
BATTING
Home Runs: R. Kodama (15, 3rd Inning off N. Takai, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Kodama 4 , T. Kurosawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Kodama
Sac Bunt: N. Noda
Sac Fly: N. Noda
Hit by Pitch: Y. Kawata
Team LOB: 5
KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Takai L (8-9) 7.0 2 3 3 4 2 1 103 3.85   
A. Perales 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 3.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Takai 59
Batters Faced: N. Takai 28, A. Perales 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Takai 10-9, A. Perales 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Takai 103-57, A. Perales 15-8
WP: N. Takai
Hit Batsmen: N. Takai
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Noda W (9-7) 9.0 6 1 1 0 4 1 132 4.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Noda 75
Batters Faced: N. Noda 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Noda 13-10
Pitches - Strikes: N. Noda 132-91
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Naruto Noda
Ballpark: Nagoya Minami Stadium
Weather: Rain (78 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 2:36
Attendance: 23552
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