BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
09/24/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
GAME ID: 6861 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 R H E
Yokohama Kingfishers (47-87) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 3
Hosho Reliables (87-47) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 10 0
Reliables Get Gritty, 3-2 Win
Nagoya Minami Stadium was the site of a tense game between the Yokohama Kingfishers and Hosho Reliables.

The Hosho Reliables topped the Yokohama Kingfishers, 3-2, in 18 innings at Nagoya Minami Stadium. The game was highlighted by the performance of Hosho pitcher Naruto Noda. Reliever Sho Sumi picked up the win. His record improves to 2-1. Wei-Tzu Otsuki took the loss.

The decisive blow was delivered by Magohachi Tanoue in the bottom of the 18th when he hit a solo home run off 35-year old right-handed pitcher Wei-Tzu Otsuki to win the game for Hosho. The home crowd went nuts.

"Our team showed some spunk," said Tanoue.

The first-place Reliables, at 87-47, now lead their division by 12 games.
YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Ishikawa RF 8 0 0 0 0 0 2 .266 8 39
T. Kaneshige 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 9 44
   c-N. Nagashima PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242 2 9
   e-T. Hamada PR, LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193 1 4
Y. Otsuki 3B 5 0 1 0 1 1 1 .239 13 31
K. Hirata CF 5 0 0 0 2 1 2 .243 6 20
I. Shinseki LF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .230 17 47
   a-K. Kagawa PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .309 3 9
   b-M. Takagi LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 4 28
   d-B. Martin PH, 1B 3 0 1 0 2 1 3 .302 4 12
B. Fukuhara SS 6 0 0 0 0 2 7 .237 13 34
T. Kamiya 2B 8 0 1 0 0 4 5 .201 12 35
Y. Murakami C 5 1 0 0 2 2 2 .172 2 6
K. Watanabe P 3 0 1 2 0 1 2 .130 0 3
   M. Ryu P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   f-K. Kimura PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260 12 54
   Z. Watanabe P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   N. Tominaga P 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .091 0 1
   W. Otsuki P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 55 2 6 2 9 13 24      
a - K. Kagawa pinch ran for I. Shinseki in the 7th
b - M. Takagi substituted for K. Kagawa in the 7th
c - N. Nagashima pinch hit for T. Kaneshige in the 8th
d - B. Martin pinch hit for M. Takagi in the 8th
e - T. Hamada pinch ran for N. Nagashima in the 8th
f - K. Kimura pinch hit for M. Ryu in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Watanabe (1, 7th Inning off N. Noda, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Nagashima , Y. Otsuki , I. Shinseki , B. Martin , T. Kamiya , K. Watanabe 2
2-out RBI: K. Watanabe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Ishikawa , Y. Otsuki , B. Fukuhara , T. Kamiya , Y. Murakami , K. Watanabe
Sac Bunt: T. Hamada , Y. Otsuki , K. Hirata , B. Fukuhara 2
Hit by Pitch: Y. Otsuki
Team LOB: 14

FIELDING
Errors: B. Fukuhara 3 (34)
Double Plays: 2 (Otsuki-Kamiya-Kaneshige, Otsuki-Kamiya-Martin)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Kurosawa SS 7 0 2 1 1 0 4 .330 10 44
H. Dunham LF 6 0 1 1 1 1 4 .273 39 101
Y. Watanabe 1B 6 0 1 0 1 1 5 .277 40 97
R. Kodama CF 8 0 2 0 0 0 7 .255 21 52
E. Ryu C 8 0 0 0 0 1 5 .300 4 24
S. Nitta RF 7 1 0 0 1 2 2 .261 11 34
M. Tanoue 3B 7 2 2 1 1 1 1 .186 4 8
R. Endo 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .188 6 19
   b-K. Hayashida PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 4 24
   M. Taira P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-C. Mochizuki PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 3 10
   K. Takara P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-T. Okinaka PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160 1 5
   S. Sumi P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
N. Noda P 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .109 0 2
   a-D. Nakamura PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .267 19 63
   M. Matsunaga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-T. Ikeda PH, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 7 40
Totals 62 3 10 3 6 7 33      
a - D. Nakamura pinch hit for N. Noda in the 7th
b - K. Hayashida pinch hit for R. Endo in the 9th
c - T. Ikeda pinch hit for M. Matsunaga in the 9th
d - C. Mochizuki pinch hit for M. Taira in the 11th
e - T. Okinaka pinch hit for K. Takara in the 14th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Kurosawa (20, 14th Inning off N. Tominaga, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Kodama (13, 15th Inning off N. Tominaga, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Tanoue (4, 18th Inning off W. Otsuki, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Kurosawa 3 , H. Dunham , Y. Watanabe , R. Kodama 3 , M. Tanoue 5 , R. Endo , T. Ikeda
2-out RBI: M. Tanoue
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kurosawa , H. Dunham , R. Kodama , E. Ryu , S. Nitta , N. Noda
GIDP: R. Kodama , E. Ryu
Hit by Pitch: H. Dunham , Y. Watanabe
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Dunham (27) , T. Ikeda (10)
CS: T. Kurosawa (7) , R. Kodama (19)
YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Watanabe 7.0 4 2 0 6 1 0 128 2.53   
M. Ryu 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 5.53   
Z. Watanabe 4.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 53 5.23   
N. Tominaga 3.2 3 0 0 0 2 0 48 7.98   
W. Otsuki L (1-3) 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 33 2.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Watanabe 60
Batters Faced: K. Watanabe 31, M. Ryu 3, Z. Watanabe 14, N. Tominaga 15, W. Otsuki 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Watanabe 10-8, M. Ryu 1-0, Z. Watanabe 6-4, N. Tominaga 7-2, W. Otsuki 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Watanabe 128-68, M. Ryu 9-9, Z. Watanabe 53-34, N. Tominaga 48-32, W. Otsuki 33-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Otsuki 1-0
WP: K. Watanabe
Hit Batsmen: K. Watanabe , Z. Watanabe
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Noda 7.0 3 2 2 3 5 0 92 3.80   
M. Matsunaga 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 24 3.67   
M. Taira 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 24 1.90   
K. Takara 3.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 39 4.70   
S. Sumi W (2-1) 4.0 2 0 0 3 3 0 56 2.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Noda 65
Batters Faced: N. Noda 28, M. Matsunaga 8, M. Taira 7, K. Takara 10, S. Sumi 17
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Noda 8-8, M. Matsunaga 4-1, M. Taira 5-0, K. Takara 3-3, S. Sumi 7-2
Pitches - Strikes: N. Noda 92-63, M. Matsunaga 24-16, M. Taira 24-13, K. Takara 39-23, S. Sumi 56-32
Hit Batsmen: N. Noda
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Naruto Noda
Ballpark: Nagoya Minami Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 5:45
Attendance: 23366
Special Notes: Rain delay of 29 minutes in the 5th inning.
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