BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
09/04/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
GAME ID: 6806 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sapporo Bears (45-70) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0
Hosho Reliables (71-43) 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 X 5 6 1
Hosho Claims 5-1 Victory
The Hosho Reliables knocked off the Sapporo Bears, 5-1, in Eastern League action at Nagoya Minami Stadium. Hosho pitcher and Matsudo, Japan, native Fumimaro Yamauchi had an outstanding performance. Yamauchi yielded 1 run over 6.1 innings to notch the win. He scattered 7 hits, walked 0, and struck out 5. His record improves to 9-4. The first-place Reliables hiked their record to 71-43.

Hosho got a lift in the bottom of the fifth from shortstop Daijiro Nakamura, who hit a sinker to right for a grand slam home run. His 13th home run of the season put the Reliables up, 5-1.

"It feels good to get this one," Yamauchi told the Hosho News.
SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Akamine 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .240 1 2
T. Kusumoto LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .293 12 37
K. Hotta RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 8 45
   K. Hashimoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-N. Fukuda PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 5 15
   J. Jackson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
S. Murata SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .264 10 54
K. Yoneda 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .247 3 28
N. Toyama CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .254 6 25
G. Nakashima 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .213 8 31
S. Arakawa C 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .178 7 21
T. Nakagawa P 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .235 1 3
   a-K. Sato RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214 3 13
Totals 33 1 8 1 0 5 15      
a - K. Sato substituted for T. Nakagawa in the 6th
b - N. Fukuda pinch hit for K. Hashimoto in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Kusumoto (18, 3rd Inning off F. Yamauchi, 1 on, 1 out) , N. Toyama (16, 7th Inning off F. Yamauchi, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Kusumoto 2 , K. Hotta , K. Yoneda 2 , N. Toyama 3 , T. Nakagawa 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kusumoto , S. Murata , K. Sato
GIDP: G. Nakashima
Sac Bunt: Y. Akamine
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Ikeda RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .258 13 50
H. Dunham LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .291 34 77
Y. Watanabe 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .293 38 87
B. McCullough 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .233 23 64
A. Yamane CF 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .210 13 49
D. Nakamura SS 3 1 1 4 1 0 1 .306 13 58
R. Endo 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .258 3 29
E. Ryu C 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .188 1 4
F. Yamauchi P 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .171 1 4
   S. Sumi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-K. Hayashida PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .291 5 17
   M. Taira P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .800 0 3
Totals 29 5 6 5 7 4 12      
a - K. Hayashida pinch hit for S. Sumi in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: D. Nakamura (13, 5th Inning off T. Nakagawa, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Ikeda , B. McCullough , D. Nakamura 4 , R. Endo , E. Ryu , F. Yamauchi
2-out RBI: D. Nakamura , F. Yamauchi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Ikeda , B. McCullough
Hit by Pitch: A. Yamane
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Ikeda (18) , Y. Watanabe (4) , R. Endo (16)
CS: D. Nakamura (1)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Endo (6)
Double Plays: 2 (Endo-Nakamura-Watanabe, Nakamura-Watanabe)
SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Nakagawa L (6-10) 5.2 5 5 5 7 4 1 128 4.07   
K. Hashimoto 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 3.18   
J. Jackson 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 2.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Nakagawa 36
Batters Faced: T. Nakagawa 28, K. Hashimoto 5, J. Jackson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Nakagawa 8-4, K. Hashimoto 2-2, J. Jackson 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Nakagawa 128-65, K. Hashimoto 10-7, J. Jackson 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Hashimoto 1-0
Hit Batsmen: K. Hashimoto
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Yamauchi W (9-4) 6.1 7 1 1 0 5 0 93 3.55   
S. Sumi 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 5.55   
M. Taira 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Yamauchi 60
Batters Faced: F. Yamauchi 25, S. Sumi 5, M. Taira 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Yamauchi 8-5, S. Sumi 0-4, M. Taira 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Yamauchi 93-64, S. Sumi 26-14, M. Taira 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Sumi 1-0
Balk: F. Yamauchi
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Fumimaro Yamauchi
Ballpark: Nagoya Minami Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM JST
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 24455
Special Notes: Rain delay of 38 minutes in the 4th inning.
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