BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
09/27/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
GAME ID: 6863 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kyoto Owls (74-62) 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 5 8 1
Hosho Reliables (88-48) 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 4 5 2
Owls Come Back Late, Nip Reliables
Hosho got a decent performance from pitcher Takashi Masuda, but it wasn't enough to beat the Kyoto Owls. Kyoto won the Nagoya Minami Stadium contest, 5-4. Masuda threw 6.0 innings of 5-hit ball for the losing team. The win lifted the Kyoto record to 74-62.

Tomoshi Manabe drove in one run for Kyoto. The former first round draft pick had a key at-bat in the top of the ninth. With one out and runners on 1st and 3rd, he broke a 4-4 tie with a run-scoring sacrifice fly off Junya Yamagata. It was his 9th RBI of the season.

"We're feeling good in this clubhouse right now after that one," Manabe told the Kyoto Observer.
KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Yamamoto RF 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .249 1 14
   a-A. Otani PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .271 3 10
   b-S. Onodera RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .205 3 17
S. Smith LF 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .263 20 44
B. Arai 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .299 35 99
   d-A. Yokota 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 5 22
H. Yamashita C 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .248 30 65
T. Wada SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .295 18 87
T. Kato 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 16 63
T. Hori CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .133 1 3
T. Endo 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .211 13 37
M. Sekiguchi P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 0 2
   K. Kon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   c-T. Manabe PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .208 4 9
   H. Sakamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 5 8 5 1 5 7      
a - A. Otani pinch ran for K. Yamamoto in the 5th
b - S. Onodera substituted for A. Otani in the 5th
c - T. Manabe pinch hit for K. Kon in the 9th
d - A. Yokota substituted for B. Arai in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: K. Yamamoto (2, 5th Inning off T. Masuda, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Yamashita (30, 8th Inning off J. Yamagata, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Yamamoto 3 , S. Smith , B. Arai , H. Yamashita 4 , T. Kato , T. Hori , T. Endo 2
2-out RBI: K. Yamamoto , S. Smith , H. Yamashita
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Arai , T. Wada
Sac Bunt: S. Smith , M. Sekiguchi
Sac Fly: T. Manabe
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Arai (3)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Wada (18)
Double Plays: 1 (Wada-Endo-Arai)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Kurosawa SS 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 .327 10 45
   J. Yamagata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-E. Ryu PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 4 24
H. Dunham LF 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .278 40 102
Y. Watanabe 1B 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 .279 40 97
R. Kodama CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 .255 21 53
S. Nitta RF 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .256 11 34
Y. Kawata C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .201 6 43
M. Tanoue 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .206 4 10
   c-T. Okinaka PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .154 1 5
   d-C. Mochizuki 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 3 10
R. Endo 2B 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 .184 6 21
T. Masuda P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .185 0 4
   a-T. Ikeda PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .277 7 40
   b-D. Nakamura SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 19 63
Totals 30 4 5 4 6 2 19      
a - T. Ikeda pinch hit for T. Masuda in the 6th
b - D. Nakamura substituted for T. Ikeda in the 7th
c - T. Okinaka pinch hit for M. Tanoue in the 8th
d - C. Mochizuki substituted for T. Okinaka in the 9th
e - E. Ryu pinch hit for J. Yamagata in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: H. Dunham (40, 4th Inning off M. Sekiguchi, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Dunham 6 , M. Tanoue , T. Masuda
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kurosawa , S. Nitta , Y. Kawata
GIDP: R. Kodama
Sac Bunt: R. Kodama
Sac Fly: T. Kurosawa
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Dunham (29) , R. Endo (18)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Kodama (6) , M. Tanoue (4)
KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Sekiguchi 7.0 5 4 2 6 1 1 119 4.14   
K. Kon W (5-8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 2.84   
H. Sakamoto SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Sekiguchi 50
Batters Faced: M. Sekiguchi 32, K. Kon 3, H. Sakamoto 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Sekiguchi 8-11, K. Kon 2-0, H. Sakamoto 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Sekiguchi 119-65, K. Kon 6-5, H. Sakamoto 11-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Masuda 6.0 5 3 3 1 5 0 94 4.00   
J. Yamagata L (11-5), BS (3) 3.0 3 2 1 0 0 1 44 1.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Masuda 54
Batters Faced: T. Masuda 25, J. Yamagata 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Masuda 7-6, J. Yamagata 2-7
Pitches - Strikes: T. Masuda 94-58, J. Yamagata 44-25
WP: T. Masuda
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Takashi Masuda
Ballpark: Nagoya Minami Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM JST
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 29732
Special Notes: RF Kinmochi Yamamoto was injured while running the bases.
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