BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
09/27/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
GAME ID: 6866 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kyoto Owls (78-58) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 0
Hosho Reliables (82-54) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 X 5 11 1
Reliables Pick Up 5-2 Win
The umbrellas came out during the Hosho-Kyoto contest at Nagoya Minami Stadium.

The Hosho Reliables picked up a win at Nagoya Minami Stadium, knocking off the Kyoto Owls, 5-2. On the mound for Hosho was right-hander Naruto Noda. He played a key role in the triumph. The first-place Reliables go to 82-54.

Hosho took the lead, 5-2, on Tenmu Kurosawa's 7th home run of the season. The 3-run home run came off Kyoto pitcher Kenshin Kon in the bottom of the eighth.

Said losing manager Tomoya Nagao: "Give the Reliables credit. They played a better game than we did."
KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Yamamoto RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .263 16 49
S. Smith LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .273 26 68
B. Arai SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .289 30 82
H. Yamashita C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .256 36 82
M. Smith CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .271 22 72
T. Kato 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .265 29 87
S. Onodera 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .310 9 25
T. Endo 2B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .310 8 38
U. Tomita P 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 .136 0 1
   K. Kon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 2 3 2 2 10 7      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Endo (9, 3rd Inning off N. Noda, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Smith (26, 8th Inning off N. Noda, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Smith 4 , T. Kato , T. Endo 2
2-out RBI: S. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Smith , U. Tomita
Team LOB: 4
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Ikeda RF 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .266 17 57
H. Dunham LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .289 40 89
Y. Watanabe 1B 4 0 4 1 0 0 0 .288 43 102
B. McCullough 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .234 25 78
A. Yamane CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .209 14 53
D. Nakamura SS 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .309 14 63
   a-T. Kurosawa PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .312 7 25
   b-C. Mochizuki SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 0 5
Y. Kawata C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .221 3 37
R. Endo 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .235 6 36
N. Noda P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .127 0 6
   M. Taira P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 0 3
Totals 33 5 11 5 1 6 9      
a - T. Kurosawa pinch hit for D. Nakamura in the 8th
b - C. Mochizuki substituted for T. Kurosawa in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Yamane (9, 2nd Inning off U. Tomita, 0 on, 0 outs) , Y. Watanabe (23, 3rd Inning off U. Tomita, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Ikeda (17, 7th Inning off U. Tomita, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Kurosawa (7, 8th Inning off K. Kon, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Ikeda 5 , Y. Watanabe 5 , B. McCullough , A. Yamane 3 , D. Nakamura , T. Kurosawa 4
2-out RBI: T. Ikeda , Y. Watanabe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. McCullough 2 , R. Endo
Sac Bunt: D. Nakamura
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Ikeda (21)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Nakamura (30)
KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
U. Tomita 7.0 8 2 2 1 6 1 106 4.21   
K. Kon L (5-8) 1.0 3 3 3 0 0 1 20 3.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: U. Tomita 58
Batters Faced: U. Tomita 30, K. Kon 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: U. Tomita 6-9, K. Kon 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: U. Tomita 106-71, K. Kon 20-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Kon 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Noda 7.2 3 2 2 2 8 1 110 3.64   
M. Taira W (7-7) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 19 2.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Noda 71
Batters Faced: N. Noda 29, M. Taira 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Noda 5-10, M. Taira 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: N. Noda 110-72, M. Taira 19-13
Balk: N. Noda
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Naruto Noda
Ballpark: Nagoya Minami Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 3:41
Attendance: 28121
Special Notes: Rain delay of 53 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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