BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS
09/08/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS
GAME ID: 6813 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hosho Reliables (77-41) 3 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 9 12 0
Yokohama Kingfishers (45-73) 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 10 1
Reliables Mow Down Kingfishers, 9-4
The Hosho Reliables trumped the Yokohama Kingfishers, 9-4, at Kanagawa Stadium. Hosho right fielder Samba Nitta was terrific. He was 2 for 4 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 times and drove in 3. Hosho now sits at 77-41, while Yokohama falls to 45-73.

In the top of the sixth, the Reliables grabbed the lead when Nitta hit his 11th home run of the season. The 3-run home run off Kakuro Watanabe made it 6-3, Hosho.

"We didn't pitch good, and when you don't pitch good, you lose," said Yokohama manager Johnny Ruby.
HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Kurosawa 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .345 8 32
H. Dunham LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .269 33 87
Y. Watanabe 1B 2 1 1 2 1 1 0 .275 37 89
   a-R. Endo PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .195 5 17
   b-T. Okinaka 1B 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .190 1 5
R. Kodama CF 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .257 15 43
S. Nitta RF 4 2 2 3 0 1 1 .285 11 32
E. Ryu C 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .326 3 21
D. Nakamura SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .254 17 56
M. Tanoue 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .154 1 5
N. Noda P 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .098 0 2
   S. Sumi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 9 12 9 1 7 7      
a - R. Endo pinch ran for Y. Watanabe in the 6th
b - T. Okinaka substituted for R. Endo in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Nitta (9, 1st Inning off K. Watanabe, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Watanabe (37, 1st Inning off K. Watanabe, 1 on, 1 out) , S. Nitta (11, 6th Inning off K. Watanabe, 2 on, 0 outs) , M. Tanoue (1, 6th Inning off K. Watanabe, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Kurosawa 2 , H. Dunham 2 , Y. Watanabe 4 , T. Okinaka , R. Kodama , S. Nitta 6 , E. Ryu , D. Nakamura , M. Tanoue 4
2-out RBI: E. Ryu
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Ryu , D. Nakamura
Sac Bunt: H. Dunham
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Kodama (39)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Kurosawa-Watanabe, Nakamura-Kurosawa-Okinaka)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Fukuhara SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .235 12 29
T. Kaneshige 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .248 9 42
T. Iwamoto RF 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 .275 34 88
Y. Otsuki 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .236 9 26
I. Shinseki LF 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .235 15 42
K. Hirata CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .241 4 17
T. Kamiya 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .211 10 30
Y. Murakami C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .181 2 5
   b-M. Takagi PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .217 4 26
K. Watanabe P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .113 0 1
   M. Kanda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   a-K. Kagawa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .306 2 8
   Z. Watanabe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-K. Ishikawa PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .273 6 36
Totals 35 4 10 4 2 4 15      
a - K. Kagawa pinch hit for M. Kanda in the 7th
b - M. Takagi pinch hit for Y. Murakami in the 9th
c - K. Ishikawa pinch hit for Z. Watanabe in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Fukuhara (15, 1st Inning off N. Noda, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Iwamoto (14, 1st Inning off N. Noda, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Hirata (3, 9th Inning off N. Noda, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Fukuhara 2 , T. Iwamoto 2 , Y. Otsuki 2 , I. Shinseki , K. Hirata 3 , T. Kamiya , K. Watanabe , K. Ishikawa
2-out RBI: I. Shinseki , K. Ishikawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Fukuhara
GIDP: K. Kagawa
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Iwamoto (9)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Iwamoto (7)
HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Noda W (11-7) 8.1 9 4 4 1 4 0 131 3.91   
S. Sumi 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 14 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Noda 52
Batters Faced: N. Noda 33, S. Sumi 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Noda 10-9, S. Sumi 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Noda 131-81, S. Sumi 14-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Sumi 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Watanabe L (11-5) 6.0 9 8 8 1 4 3 98 2.56   
M. Kanda 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 15 6.13   
Z. Watanabe 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 26 5.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Watanabe 25
Batters Faced: K. Watanabe 28, M. Kanda 5, Z. Watanabe 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Watanabe 8-6, M. Kanda 1-1, Z. Watanabe 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: K. Watanabe 98-63, M. Kanda 15-13, Z. Watanabe 26-21
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Samba Nitta
Ballpark: Kanagawa Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 13 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM JST
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 7224
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