BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
RAKISUTA RAMS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
09/17/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
RAKISUTA RAMS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
GAME ID: 6842 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Rakisuta Rams (60-67) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 8 1
Hosho Reliables (78-49) 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 X 5 11 0
Rams Handled by Hosho, 5-3
Thanks in large part to left fielder Hank Dunham, the Hosho Reliables beat the Rakisuta Rams, 5-3. Dunham went 3-5 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2. The winning pitcher was Fumimaro Yamauchi. His record now stands at 10-5. The right-hander went 8.2 innings, allowing 3 runs on 8 hits for the Reliables. Hosho now has a record of 78-49 with the win.

Hosho grabbed the momentum in the bottom of the fifth, when Dunham hit a solo home run off Shigeyoshi Taira. His 38th home run of the season put the Reliables out in front, 2-1.

Hosho manager Shun Kawamura commended his team for delivering "maximum effort."
RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Fujimoto CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .323 2 6
G. Yagi LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .273 12 47
S. Fukushima 3B 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .315 17 54
H. Nomura SS 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .256 30 83
S. Kamo RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .238 2 33
   b-S. Nakayama RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .266 4 20
S. Murata 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .209 3 14
   c-M. Nakamura PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 2 13
G. McCauley 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .190 4 13
H. Wada C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .193 3 10
S. Taira P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .041 0 1
   a-Y. Ishihara PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 17 42
   S. Yasuda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
Totals 35 3 8 3 0 5 9      
a - Y. Ishihara pinch hit for S. Taira in the 8th
b - S. Nakayama substituted for S. Kamo in the 8th
c - M. Nakamura pinch hit for S. Murata in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Fujimoto (3, 1st Inning off F. Yamauchi, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. McCauley (2, 9th Inning off F. Yamauchi, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Nomura (30, 9th Inning off F. Yamauchi, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Fujimoto 2 , G. Yagi , S. Fukushima 3 , H. Nomura 4 , S. Kamo , G. McCauley 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Murata , H. Wada
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: H. Nomura (23)
Double Plays: 1 (McCauley-Nomura-Murata)
OF assists: 1 (Kamo(Dunham at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Endo 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 .238 5 32
H. Dunham LF 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 .295 38 85
Y. Watanabe 1B 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 .282 40 93
B. McCullough 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .238 25 75
A. Yamane CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .214 14 53
D. Nakamura SS 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 .314 13 61
K. Hayashida RF 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 .293 5 19
E. Ryu C 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .196 1 4
F. Yamauchi P 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .200 1 4
   S. Sumi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 5 11 5 5 1 19      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Dunham (16, 7th Inning off S. Taira, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: Y. Watanabe (40, 1st Inning off S. Taira, 0 on, 2 outs) , H. Dunham (38, 5th Inning off S. Taira, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Dunham 7 , Y. Watanabe 5 , B. McCullough , D. Nakamura , K. Hayashida , E. Ryu , F. Yamauchi 2
2-out RBI: Y. Watanabe , D. Nakamura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Endo , Y. Watanabe , B. McCullough , E. Ryu 2
GIDP: E. Ryu
Sac Bunt: R. Endo , D. Nakamura
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Dunham (22)
RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Taira L (7-10) 7.0 9 5 5 5 1 2 114 3.93   
S. Yasuda 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 4.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Taira 35
Batters Faced: S. Taira 35, S. Yasuda 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Taira 9-10, S. Yasuda 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Taira 114-69, S. Yasuda 18-12
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Yamauchi W (10-5) 8.2 8 3 3 0 4 1 110 3.74   
S. Sumi SV (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 5.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Yamauchi 60
Batters Faced: F. Yamauchi 34, S. Sumi 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Yamauchi 9-13, S. Sumi 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Yamauchi 110-76, S. Sumi 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Sumi 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hank Dunham
Ballpark: Nagoya Minami Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:35 PM JST
Time: 2:33
Attendance: 24030
Special Notes: RF Seisuke Kamo was injured while throwing the ball.
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