 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON HOSHO RELIABLES AT SAPPORO BEARS 09/21/1975 |  |  | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | HOSHO RELIABLES AT SAPPORO BEARS | | GAME ID: 6849 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST , 1975 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Hosho Reliables (85-46) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | | Sapporo Bears (54-77) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | | |  | |
| Saito Dominant in Hosho Win | Hosho Reliables starter Shihei Saito was dealing. He helped his team knock off the Sapporo Bears, 6-1. The Reliables lead the Eastern League by 12½ games.
Saito, a native of Zushi, Japan, was dealing all game. He kept Sapporo hitters off-balance, while giving the Reliables 9 quality innings. Saito threw 118 pitches, allowing 6 hits and striking out 5.
"I'll be honest," said Saito. "I didn't have much left in the tank." | |
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| HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE | | SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE | |
BATTING Doubles: S. Nitta (11, 7th Inning off Y. Yamanaka, 0 on, 1 out) Home Runs: H. Dunham (37, 5th Inning off Y. Yamanaka, 1 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: H. Dunham 5 , Y. Watanabe 2 , S. Nitta 2 , E. Ryu , D. Nakamura 2 , K. Hayashida 2-out RBI: Y. Watanabe , E. Ryu , D. Nakamura Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Nakamura , M. Tanoue 2 , S. Saito Sac Fly: K. Hayashida Hit by Pitch: E. Ryu , D. Nakamura Team LOB: 11
BASERUNNING SB: T. Kurosawa (7) , H. Dunham 2 (26) | | | | |
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| HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE | | SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | S. Saito W (16-8) | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 118 | 2.86 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | Y. Yamanaka L (5-11) | 6.1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 137 | 5.37 | | N. Burns | 1.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 3.48 | | E. Yamaoka | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2.79 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Shihei Saito Ballpark: Sapporo Stadium Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph Start Time: 7:05 PM JST Time: 3:02 Attendance: 11717 |
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