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."
HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Kurosawa 2B 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 .333 10 42
H. Dunham CF 4 3 2 2 1 0 0 .274 37 96
Y. Watanabe 1B 3 0 2 1 2 0 0 .282 40 96
S. Nitta RF 4 2 1 0 1 0 4 .267 11 34
E. Ryu C 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .321 4 24
D. Nakamura SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 5 .268 19 63
K. Hayashida LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .240 4 24
M. Tanoue 3B 4 0 0 0 1 2 5 .205 3 7
S. Saito P 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .067 0 2
Totals 35 6 9 6 6 5 21      
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)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Murata SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .230 16 36
M. Shiotani 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 8 28
T. Kusumoto LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .276 11 60
K. Hotta RF 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .285 17 60
G. Nakashima 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .228 6 36
   b-Y. Akamine PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .211 3 12
T. Yamamoto CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .213 4 19
T. Wada 3B 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .388 0 4
   c-N. Fukuda PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .243 5 20
H. Nakazawa C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214 3 9
Y. Yamanaka P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .059 0 1
   N. Burns P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Dow PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 3 9
   E. Yamaoka P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 1 6 1 1 5 12      
a - J. Dow pinch hit for N. Burns in the 8th
b - Y. Akamine pinch hit for G. Nakashima in the 9th
c - N. Fukuda pinch hit for T. Wada in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: T. Kusumoto 2 , K. Hotta 2 , G. Nakashima , T. Wada
2-out RBI: G. Nakashima
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Yamamoto , N. Fukuda
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Yamanaka (2)
PB: H. Nakazawa
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   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Saito 75
Batters Faced: S. Saito 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Saito 14-8
Pitches - Strikes: S. Saito 118-76
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   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Yamanaka 40
Batters Faced: Y. Yamanaka 31, N. Burns 9, E. Yamaoka 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Yamanaka 10-6, N. Burns 1-3, E. Yamaoka 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Yamanaka 137-79, N. Burns 36-24, E. Yamaoka 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Burns 1-1
Hit Batsmen: Y. Yamanaka , E. Yamaoka
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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