BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT KYOTO OWLS
09/11/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT KYOTO OWLS
GAME ID: 6825 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hosho Reliables (78-43) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Kyoto Owls (66-56) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 X 6 13 0
Hosho Stymied by Sekiguchi
In a remarkable performance, Kyoto Owls starter Michinaga Sekiguchi beat the Hosho Reliables, 6-0, in an impressive 2-hit shutout.

"My arm felt good, mechanics were good and my stuff was working," he said later. "It doesn't get any better than this."

The Owls hurler finished with 5 strikeouts and 1 walk. He showed pinpoint control and a sharp fastball.

"It was a rough one for my guys," Hosho manager Shun Kawamura said, following the game. "We weren't at our best and their guy was."

So far this year, Sekiguchi has 6 wins and 10 losses and a 4.40 ERA.
HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Kodama CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257 17 46
T. Kurosawa SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .344 9 34
Y. Watanabe 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .273 37 91
H. Dunham LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267 33 87
B. McCullough 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .264 14 46
Y. Kawata C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .208 6 40
S. Nitta RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 11 32
R. Endo 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .187 5 17
S. Saito P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .072 0 2
   M. Matsunaga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-E. Ryu PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327 3 22
Totals 28 0 2 0 1 5 3      
a - E. Ryu pinch hit for M. Matsunaga in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: R. Kodama , B. McCullough
GIDP: Y. Kawata
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Errors: H. Dunham (6) , R. Endo (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Kurosawa-Endo-Watanabe)
OF assists: 1 (Kodama(Wada at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Fujimoto RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .242 5 13
S. Smith LF 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .263 19 40
B. Arai SS 4 1 2 0 1 0 4 .297 33 90
H. Yamashita C 5 1 1 2 0 3 4 .245 23 47
T. Wada 1B 4 1 4 2 0 0 0 .296 18 80
M. Smith CF 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 .276 18 61
T. Kato 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .249 15 56
T. Endo 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 6 .212 12 34
M. Sekiguchi P 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .180 0 2
Totals 36 6 13 6 3 5 28      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Wada 2 (15, 2nd Inning off S. Saito, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off M. Matsunaga, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Smith (15, 8th Inning off M. Matsunaga, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Yamashita (23, 6th Inning off S. Saito, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Smith (18, 6th Inning off S. Saito, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Fujimoto , S. Smith 3 , B. Arai 2 , H. Yamashita 4 , T. Wada 6 , M. Smith 5 , T. Kato
2-out RBI: T. Wada
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Smith , B. Arai , M. Smith , T. Endo 2
GIDP: B. Arai
Sac Bunt: M. Sekiguchi
Hit by Pitch: T. Wada , T. Kato
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Arai (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Arai-Endo-Wada)
HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Saito L (14-8) 5.2 8 4 4 2 3 2 116 3.08   
M. Matsunaga 2.1 5 2 2 1 2 0 38 2.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Saito 38
Batters Faced: S. Saito 29, M. Matsunaga 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Saito 6-7, M. Matsunaga 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Saito 116-67, M. Matsunaga 38-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Matsunaga 3-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Saito 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Sekiguchi W (6-10) 9.0 2 0 0 1 5 0 109 4.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Sekiguchi 87
Batters Faced: M. Sekiguchi 29
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Sekiguchi 11-10
Pitches - Strikes: M. Sekiguchi 109-73
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Michinaga Sekiguchi
Ballpark: Owls Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 20422
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