BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT RAKISUTA RAMS
08/31/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT RAKISUTA RAMS
GAME ID: 6793 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hosho Reliables (68-42) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 2 0
Rakisuta Rams (52-58) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0
McCullough slugs 2 home runs to Fuel Reliables Offense
Getting a good performance from third baseman Billy McCullough, the Hosho Reliables defeated the Rakisuta Rams, 3-1. McCullough went 2 for 3 with 2 home runs and a walk, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice for the Reliables. Earning his 14th save for Hosho was Motomu Taira. The first-place Reliables go to 68-42.

In the top of the seventh, McCullough put his team in front with his 23rd home run of the season. The 2-run home run, which came against Kinya Wada, made it 2-0, Hosho.

"Good to pick up this win," McCullough said.
HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Ikeda RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258 13 50
H. Dunham LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295 33 74
Y. Watanabe 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .294 38 86
B. McCullough 3B 3 2 2 3 1 1 0 .235 23 63
A. Yamane CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .214 12 44
D. Nakamura SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .301 11 51
Y. Kawata C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .224 2 30
R. Endo 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 3 28
S. Saito P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .156 0 5
   M. Taira P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .800 0 3
Totals 29 3 2 3 3 7 2      
BATTING
Home Runs: B. McCullough 2 (23, 7th Inning off K. Wada, 1 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off S. Hayakawa, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. McCullough 8
2-out RBI: B. McCullough
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Kawata
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Nakamura (10)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Fujimoto CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
G. Yagi LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272 10 44
Y. Ishihara RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 17 39
H. Nomura SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .262 27 74
S. Fukushima 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .308 15 42
M. Nakamura 1B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .253 2 11
K. Imakake C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .238 5 40
G. McCauley 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .188 4 12
   a-R. Onishi PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .229 15 36
K. Wada P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .196 2 6
   b-S. Nakayama PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .270 2 17
   S. Hayakawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1 0 7 5      
a - R. Onishi pinch hit for G. McCauley in the 8th
b - S. Nakayama pinch hit for K. Wada in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Nomura (8, 7th Inning off S. Saito, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Nakayama (3, 8th Inning off S. Saito, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Ishihara , H. Nomura 2 , M. Nakamura 2 , S. Nakayama 2
2-out RBI: S. Nakayama
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Fujimoto , S. Fukushima
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: Y. Ishihara (1)
HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Saito W (11-6) 7.2 5 1 1 0 6 0 101 3.38   
M. Taira SV (14) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 3.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Saito 71
Batters Faced: S. Saito 27, M. Taira 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Saito 9-7, M. Taira 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Saito 101-66, M. Taira 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Taira 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Wada L (7-7) 8.0 1 2 2 3 6 1 103 4.69   
S. Hayakawa 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 14 3.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Wada 75
Batters Faced: K. Wada 28, S. Hayakawa 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Wada 9-9, S. Hayakawa 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Wada 103-61, S. Hayakawa 14-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Billy McCullough
Ballpark: Rakisuta Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM JST
Time: 2:26
Attendance: 18957
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