BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
09/05/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
GAME ID: 6804 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sapporo Bears (48-67) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 10 2
Hosho Reliables (74-41) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 X 5 11 1
Sapporo Defeated by Hosho, 5-2
Hosho right fielder Samba Nitta helped his team beat the Sapporo Bears, 5-2. Nitta went 4 for 4 for the Reliables. Earning his 36th save of the year was Motomu Taira. The Reliables lead the Eastern League by 10½ games.

Nitta had a big at-bat with the bases empty in the bottom of the first inning, when he hit a solo home run. The Reliables went on to win.

"Every time you put a 'W' on the board is always good," said Nitta.
SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Murata SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .231 15 33
   b-Y. Akamine PH, 2B 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .229 3 10
M. Shiotani 1B 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 .226 8 27
T. Kusumoto LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .277 10 55
K. Hotta RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .291 16 58
N. Toyama CF 4 0 3 1 0 0 2 .311 11 44
J. Dow 2B, SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 .281 1 4
K. Yoneda 3B 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .262 5 23
S. Arakawa C 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .252 14 40
Y. Kuramoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 0
   a-N. Fukuda PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .245 4 19
   T. Yoshimura P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-T. Yamamoto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 3 15
   E. Yamaoka P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 2 10 2 5 2 20      
a - N. Fukuda pinch hit for Y. Kuramoto in the 6th
b - Y. Akamine pinch hit for S. Murata in the 6th
c - T. Yamamoto pinch hit for T. Yoshimura in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: Y. Akamine , T. Kusumoto 2 , K. Hotta 2 , N. Toyama 3 , K. Yoneda , S. Arakawa
2-out RBI: N. Toyama
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Murata 2 , T. Kusumoto , J. Dow 2
Sac Bunt: Y. Kuramoto 2
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: N. Toyama (6) , J. Dow (2)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Kusumoto (4) , Y. Kuramoto (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Kodama CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .255 15 42
Y. Watanabe 1B 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 .271 35 84
S. Nitta RF 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 .281 10 29
H. Dunham LF 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 .259 32 86
B. McCullough 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 .265 14 44
Y. Kawata C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .203 5 37
D. Nakamura SS 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .253 17 56
R. Endo 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .193 5 16
K. Kawamoto P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .100 0 1
   a-T. Ikeda PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272 6 34
   J. Yamagata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. Kurosawa PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .351 7 30
   M. Taira P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 5 11 5 1 9 13      
a - T. Ikeda pinch hit for K. Kawamoto in the 6th
b - T. Kurosawa pinch hit for J. Yamagata in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Nitta 2 (8, 3rd Inning off Y. Kuramoto, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off T. Yoshimura, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. McCullough (11, 8th Inning off E. Yamaoka, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Endo (4, 8th Inning off E. Yamaoka, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Nitta (10, 1st Inning off Y. Kuramoto, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Nakamura (17, 2nd Inning off Y. Kuramoto, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Kodama , S. Nitta 9 , B. McCullough 3 , D. Nakamura 4 , R. Endo 3 , T. Kurosawa
2-out RBI: S. Nitta , B. McCullough , R. Endo , T. Kurosawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Kodama , H. Dunham , B. McCullough 2 , Y. Kawata , T. Ikeda
Hit by Pitch: H. Dunham
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Dunham (23) , R. Endo (13)
CS: R. Kodama (17)

FIELDING
Errors: B. McCullough (20)
OF assists: 1 (Kodama(Toyama at 2nd base))
SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Kuramoto L (6-14) 5.0 7 3 2 0 8 2 95 3.55   
T. Yoshimura 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 28 2.86   
E. Yamaoka 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 0 24 2.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Kuramoto 51
Batters Faced: Y. Kuramoto 23, T. Yoshimura 8, E. Yamaoka 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Kuramoto 1-5, T. Yoshimura 3-2, E. Yamaoka 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Kuramoto 95-62, T. Yoshimura 28-17, E. Yamaoka 24-14
Hit Batsmen: Y. Kuramoto
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Kawamoto W (12-6) 6.0 9 2 2 5 2 0 113 3.49   
J. Yamagata H (5) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 2.11   
M. Taira SV (36) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 1.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Kawamoto 43
Batters Faced: K. Kawamoto 30, J. Yamagata 6, M. Taira 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Kawamoto 6-8, J. Yamagata 1-4, M. Taira 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Kawamoto 113-65, J. Yamagata 23-16, M. Taira 21-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Samba Nitta
Ballpark: Nagoya Minami Stadium
Weather: Rain (81 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM JST
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 25457
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