BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT SAPPORO BEARS
09/20/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT SAPPORO BEARS
GAME ID: 6845 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
Hosho Reliables (79-51) 0 0 0 1 0 4 5 6 1
Sapporo Bears (53-77) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Hosho Beats Sapporo as Saito Throws 5-0 Shutout
Shihei Saito of the Hosho Reliables dominated at Sapporo Stadium, pitching shutout ball against the Bears and holding them to 3 hits. He fanned 1 and walked 1 in securing the 5-0 win.

"I can't take all the credit for this one," Saito said. "I had some great defense behind me."

For the season, Saito has a record of 13 wins and 8 losses in 29 appearances. He has an ERA of 3.20 and has fanned 106 batters in 202.1 innings.
HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Endo 2B 3 1 1 2 1 0 2 .235 6 34
Y. Watanabe 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .284 42 96
D. Nakamura SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .310 13 61
B. McCullough 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .233 25 75
A. Yamane CF 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .214 14 53
S. Nitta RF 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 .231 3 18
K. Hayashida LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 .287 5 19
Y. Kawata C 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 .223 3 37
S. Saito P 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 .137 0 6
Totals 21 5 6 5 5 1 18      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Nitta (3, 6th Inning off C. Abe, 1 on, 0 outs) , Y. Kawata (14, 6th Inning off C. Abe, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Endo (6, 6th Inning off C. Abe, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Endo 4 , Y. Watanabe , A. Yamane 2 , S. Nitta 2 , Y. Kawata 2
2-out RBI: R. Endo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Endo , B. McCullough 2
GIDP: K. Hayashida
Sac Bunt: K. Hayashida , S. Saito
Sac Fly: S. Saito
Hit by Pitch: Y. Watanabe , Y. Kawata
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Yamane 2 (19)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Endo (11)
OF assists: 1 (Yamane(Kusumoto at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Akamine 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .184 2 3
T. Kusumoto LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .299 12 42
K. Hotta RF 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .253 11 56
S. Murata SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .259 10 64
K. Yoneda 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .256 4 36
G. Nakashima 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 9 39
T. Yamamoto CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 8 32
S. Arakawa C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 8 24
C. Abe P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118 0 1
Totals 18 0 3 0 1 1 5      
BATTING
Total Bases: T. Kusumoto , K. Hotta 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Murata , K. Yoneda
Hit by Pitch: T. Kusumoto
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: C. Abe (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Nakashima-Murata-Akamine)
HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Saito W (13-8) 5.0 3 0 0 1 1 0 66 3.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Saito 61
Batters Faced: S. Saito 20
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Saito 6-7
Pitches - Strikes: S. Saito 66-43
Hit Batsmen: S. Saito
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Abe L (8-11) 6.0 6 5 4 5 1 1 129 5.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Abe 38
Batters Faced: C. Abe 31
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Abe 11-6
Pitches - Strikes: C. Abe 129-72
Hit Batsmen: C. Abe 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shihei Saito
Ballpark: Sapporo Stadium
Weather: Rain (62 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 11714
Special Notes: The game was called in the 6th inning due to bad weather.
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