BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
RAKISUTA RAMS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
09/18/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
RAKISUTA RAMS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
GAME ID: 6843 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Rakisuta Rams (61-67) 5 4 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 15 16 1
Hosho Reliables (78-50) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 2 1
Rakisuta Buries Hosho, 15-3
The Rakisuta Rams beat the Hosho Reliables, 15-3, at Nagoya Minami Stadium. Hideharu Nomura, in particular, was impressive. He went 3 for 4 with a home run, 2 singles, and 2 walks, while scoring 3 and driving in 2. The Rams move to 61-67 with the win, while the Reliables drop to 78-50.

Seisuke Kamo had a key at-bat with one out in the top of the first for Rakisuta. With the bases loaded and the Rams leading 1-0, he grounded out, driving in 1 run.

Nomura called the game "anything but a nail-biter."
RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Fujimoto CF 3 3 3 1 1 0 0 .353 3 7
   b-R. Onishi PH, CF 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .225 16 39
G. Yagi LF 6 2 2 1 0 0 3 .274 13 48
S. Fukushima 3B, 2B 5 3 4 1 1 0 1 .320 17 55
H. Nomura SS 4 3 3 2 2 0 1 .261 31 85
K. Imakake C 4 1 1 0 1 0 6 .237 5 45
S. Kamo RF 5 2 2 4 0 1 6 .240 2 37
T. Matsui 1B 5 1 1 3 0 2 4 .245 9 46
G. McCauley 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .185 4 13
   a-K. Harada PH, 3B 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .180 0 6
J. Esaki P 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .171 0 6
Totals 42 15 16 13 7 4 26      
a - K. Harada pinch hit for G. McCauley in the 7th
b - R. Onishi pinch hit for T. Fujimoto in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Fujimoto (4, 4th Inning off R. Saito, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Kamo 2 (17, 5th Inning off R. Saito, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off S. Sumi, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Matsui (9, 1st Inning off K. Kawamoto, 2 on, 2 outs) , G. Yagi (13, 2nd Inning off K. Kawamoto, 0 on, 1 out) , H. Nomura (31, 2nd Inning off K. Kawamoto, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Fujimoto (3, 2nd Inning off K. Kawamoto, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Fujimoto 7 , G. Yagi 5 , S. Fukushima 4 , H. Nomura 6 , K. Imakake , S. Kamo 4 , T. Matsui 4
2-out RBI: S. Kamo , T. Matsui , K. Harada
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Imakake , J. Esaki 2
GIDP: S. Kamo
Hit by Pitch: K. Imakake
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: H. Nomura (24)
Double Plays: 1 (Nomura-Fukushima-Matsui)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Ikeda RF 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .263 15 53
H. Dunham LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .294 38 85
Y. Watanabe 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .282 41 95
B. McCullough 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 25 75
A. Yamane CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 14 53
D. Nakamura SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .312 13 61
Y. Kawata C 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .217 3 35
R. Endo 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .236 5 32
   a-M. Tanoue PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .267 2 8
   c-C. Mochizuki 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 0 5
K. Kawamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .145 0 1
   R. Saito P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
   S. Sumi P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   b-S. Nitta PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .227 3 17
   J. Yamagata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 28 3 2 2 3 4 7      
a - M. Tanoue pinch hit for R. Endo in the 7th
b - S. Nitta pinch hit for S. Sumi in the 7th
c - C. Mochizuki substituted for M. Tanoue in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: Y. Watanabe (41, 6th Inning off J. Esaki, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Dunham , Y. Watanabe 4
2-out RBI: Y. Watanabe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. McCullough , R. Endo , S. Nitta
GIDP: D. Nakamura
Hit by Pitch: A. Yamane , Y. Kawata
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Ikeda (20) , D. Nakamura (13)
CS: B. McCullough (5)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Ikeda (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Nakamura-Endo-Watanabe)
PB: Y. Kawata
RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Esaki W (9-13) 9.0 2 3 2 3 4 1 113 4.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Esaki 74
Batters Faced: J. Esaki 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Esaki 9-12
Pitches - Strikes: J. Esaki 113-68
WP: J. Esaki
Hit Batsmen: J. Esaki 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Kawamoto L (10-9) 1.1 6 9 9 3 0 4 51 4.23   
R. Saito 4.0 5 2 2 0 2 0 54 4.83   
S. Sumi 1.2 2 3 3 2 1 0 44 5.98   
J. Yamagata 2.0 3 1 1 2 1 0 43 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Kawamoto -3
Batters Faced: K. Kawamoto 13, R. Saito 16, S. Sumi 9, J. Yamagata 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Kawamoto 2-2, R. Saito 5-4, S. Sumi 3-1, J. Yamagata 0-5
Pitches - Strikes: K. Kawamoto 51-27, R. Saito 54-39, S. Sumi 44-25, J. Yamagata 43-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Sumi 1-1
WP: S. Sumi
Hit Batsmen: J. Yamagata
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hideharu Nomura
Ballpark: Nagoya Minami Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM JST
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 26267
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