BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
09/26/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
GAME ID: 6862 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kyoto Owls (73-62) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 1
Hosho Reliables (88-47) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 X 5 12 0
Reliables Send Kyoto Home with 5-1 Loss
Hosho turned a fine outing from starter Shihei Saito into a victory over the Kyoto Owls at Nagoya Minami Stadium. The final score was 5-1. The winner was Saito. He threw 8.0 innings of 7-hit ball. The loser was Norikazu Takai. Hosho leads the Eastern League by 12½ games.

Hosho took a 2-0 lead on Magohachi Tanoue's 2nd double of the season. The run-scoring double, which Tanoue hit in the bottom of the seventh, left Kyoto pitcher Norikazu Takai visibly frustrated.

"I like the vibe in the clubhouse after a win," said Saito. "It sure beats the alternative."
KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Yamamoto RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .248 1 13
S. Smith LF 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .262 20 43
B. Arai 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .299 35 98
H. Yamashita C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .248 29 64
T. Wada SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .297 18 87
T. Kato 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .250 16 63
T. Hori CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .115 1 3
T. Endo 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .209 13 37
N. Takai P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .116 0 2
   a-T. Manabe PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .208 4 8
Totals 32 1 7 1 4 5 16      
a - T. Manabe pinch hit for N. Takai in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: K. Yamamoto , S. Smith 2 , B. Arai , T. Wada , T. Kato 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Arai , T. Kato
GIDP: T. Kato
Sac Fly: T. Wada
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Yamamoto (18)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Arai (14)
Double Plays: 1 (Arai-Wada-Arai)
OF assists: 1 (Smith(Dunham at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Kurosawa SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .330 10 44
   a-M. Tanoue 3B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .200 4 9
H. Dunham LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .275 39 101
Y. Watanabe 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .279 40 97
R. Kodama CF 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 .256 21 53
T. Ikeda RF 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .278 7 40
Y. Kawata C 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .203 6 43
D. Nakamura 3B, SS 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .270 19 63
R. Endo 2B 4 0 0 1 0 1 4 .185 6 20
S. Saito P 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .065 0 2
   b-K. Hayashida PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 4 24
   J. Yamagata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 5 12 5 3 3 15      
a - M. Tanoue substituted for T. Kurosawa in the 7th
b - K. Hayashida pinch hit for S. Saito in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Ikeda (10, 4th Inning off N. Takai, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Dunham (21, 5th Inning off N. Takai, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Tanoue (2, 7th Inning off N. Takai, 1 on, 2 outs) , Y. Kawata (10, 8th Inning off N. Takai, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Kurosawa , M. Tanoue 2 , H. Dunham 3 , Y. Watanabe 2 , R. Kodama , T. Ikeda 3 , Y. Kawata 2 , D. Nakamura 2
2-out RBI: M. Tanoue
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Dunham , Y. Kawata , R. Endo
GIDP: T. Ikeda
Sac Bunt: S. Saito
Sac Fly: R. Kodama
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Dunham (28)
CS: H. Dunham (16) , R. Endo (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Endo-Kurosawa-Watanabe)
KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Takai L (10-13) 8.0 12 5 5 3 3 0 128 3.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Takai 38
Batters Faced: N. Takai 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Takai 9-8
Pitches - Strikes: N. Takai 128-83
WP: N. Takai
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Saito W (17-8) 8.0 7 1 1 3 5 0 115 2.80   
J. Yamagata 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 1.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Saito 66
Batters Faced: S. Saito 33, J. Yamagata 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Saito 12-6, J. Yamagata 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Saito 115-71, J. Yamagata 10-5
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shihei Saito
Ballpark: Nagoya Minami Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 29633
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