 | | 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. | |
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| SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE | | HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE | |
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 | | | 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) | | |
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| SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE | | HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| | | | 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 | | |
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| 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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