BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS
09/08/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS
GAME ID: 6812 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hosho Reliables (76-41) 1 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 4 11 16 0
Yokohama Kingfishers (45-72) 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 6 1
Reliables Win at Yokohama, 11-3
Fans were not deterred by the threat of rain. They came to see their hometown Yokohama Kingfishers take on the Hosho Reliables.

The Hosho Reliables coasted to a win over the Yokohama Kingfishers, 11-3. Yukio Watanabe had a good day at the plate for Hosho. He was 2 for 5 with 2 doubles and a walk, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2. The Eastern League-leading Reliables have a record of 76-41.

Early in the game, Watanabe had a 2-run double for Hosho. It was his 23rd double of the season and put the Reliables on top, 4-2.

"Winning never gets dull," said Watanabe.
HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Kodama CF 6 2 3 0 0 0 3 .258 15 42
T. Kurosawa SS 4 1 0 1 1 1 2 .343 8 32
   J. Yamagata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-S. Nitta PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .281 10 29
   S. Sumi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Y. Watanabe 1B 5 2 2 2 1 0 3 .274 36 87
H. Dunham LF 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .267 33 87
B. McCullough 3B 5 1 1 2 0 1 5 .261 14 46
Y. Kawata C 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .210 5 39
K. Hayashida RF 4 1 1 3 1 0 4 .243 4 23
R. Endo 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .195 5 17
   b-C. Mochizuki PH, 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258 3 10
T. Masuda P 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .184 0 4
   K. Takara P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Nakamura PH, SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .254 17 56
Totals 42 11 16 10 5 3 22      
a - D. Nakamura pinch hit for K. Takara in the 8th
b - C. Mochizuki pinch hit for R. Endo in the 9th
c - S. Nitta pinch hit for J. Yamagata in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Watanabe 2 (23, 1st Inning off B. Sauerwein, 0 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off B. Sauerwein, 2 on, 0 outs) , B. McCullough (12, 7th Inning off W. Otsuki, 2 on, 1 out) , C. Mochizuki (4, 9th Inning off Y. Miyazaki, 0 on, 1 out) , H. Dunham (18, 9th Inning off M. Ryu, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: R. Kodama (6, 1st Inning off B. Sauerwein, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Hayashida (4, 9th Inning off M. Ryu, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Kodama 5 , Y. Watanabe 4 , H. Dunham 4 , B. McCullough 2 , Y. Kawata 2 , K. Hayashida 4 , R. Endo , C. Mochizuki 2 , T. Masuda , D. Nakamura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kurosawa , Y. Watanabe , B. McCullough , K. Hayashida 2
GIDP: R. Kodama , R. Endo
Sac Fly: Y. Kawata
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Kawata-Kurosawa, Kurosawa-Endo-Watanabe)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Ishikawa CF 3 2 2 0 2 0 1 .272 6 35
T. Kaneshige 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .251 9 42
K. Kimura C 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .266 11 48
T. Iwamoto RF 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .274 34 87
I. Shinseki LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235 15 41
Y. Otsuki 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .232 9 25
B. Fukuhara SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .235 12 29
T. Kamiya 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .211 10 30
B. Sauerwein P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 1 3
   W. Otsuki P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-K. Kagawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .312 2 8
   M. Ryu P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   Y. Miyazaki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-K. Hirata PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235 4 17
Totals 31 3 6 3 5 2 16      
a - K. Kagawa pinch hit for W. Otsuki in the 7th
b - K. Hirata pinch hit for Y. Miyazaki in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Ishikawa (24, 1st Inning off T. Masuda, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Ishikawa 3 , K. Kimura 2 , T. Iwamoto , T. Kamiya
2-out RBI: K. Kimura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Kimura , T. Iwamoto , T. Kamiya
GIDP: I. Shinseki
Hit by Pitch: I. Shinseki
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Ishikawa (46)
CS: K. Ishikawa (7)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Fukuhara (28)
Double Plays: 2 (Fukuhara-Kamiya-Kaneshige, Fukuhara-Kamiya-Kaneshige)
HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Masuda 3.0 3 2 2 3 1 0 0 4.09   
K. Takara W (2-1) 4.0 2 1 1 2 1 0 81 4.97   
J. Yamagata 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.08   
S. Sumi 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 2.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Masuda 41
Batters Faced: T. Masuda 14, K. Takara 16, J. Yamagata 3, S. Sumi 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Masuda 3-3, K. Takara 4-7, J. Yamagata 1-2, S. Sumi 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Masuda 0-37, K. Takara 81-50, J. Yamagata 5-4, S. Sumi 16-7
WP: K. Takara
Hit Batsmen: T. Masuda
Balk: K. Takara
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Sauerwein L (5-13) 3.0 7 5 5 3 1 0 0 4.88   
W. Otsuki 4.0 3 2 2 1 2 0 50 2.49   
M. Ryu 1.1 4 4 4 0 0 1 35 4.55   
Y. Miyazaki 0.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 22 4.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Sauerwein 21
Batters Faced: B. Sauerwein 18, W. Otsuki 16, M. Ryu 9, Y. Miyazaki 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Sauerwein 3-4, W. Otsuki 4-5, M. Ryu 5-0, Y. Miyazaki 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Sauerwein 0-51, W. Otsuki 50-34, M. Ryu 35-26, Y. Miyazaki 22-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Otsuki 2-0
WP: B. Sauerwein
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yukio Watanabe
Ballpark: Kanagawa Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 12:35 PM JST
Time: 4:32
Attendance: 12168
Special Notes: The game on the original date was suspended in the 4th inning due to bad weather and rescheduled.
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