BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT DENKI DYNAMICS
09/30/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT DENKI DYNAMICS
GAME ID: 6871 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hosho Reliables (89-49) 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 7 9 0
Denki Dynamics (76-62) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 1
Nitta Slugs Reliables to 7-1 Win
Though the conditions were not ideal, the Hosho Reliables and Denki Dynamics came back from a rain delay to finish their game.

The exploits of right fielder Samba Nitta helped the Hosho Reliables defeat the Denki Dynamics, 7-1. Nitta was 2-3 with 2 home runs and a walk. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice. Hosho reliever Sho Sumi was the winner. His record is now 3-1. The losing pitcher was Tekkan Mihara.

With Hosho leading 3-1 in the top of the fourth, Nitta hit a fastball from Hisao Ibe for a 2-run home run. It was his 13th home run of the season and put the Reliables ahead, 5-1.

Said Denki manager Carl Johnson: "We ran into a buzz saw."

With the win, Hosho raised its record to 89-49.
HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE DENKI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Endo 2B 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .186 7 23
H. Dunham LF 5 2 2 3 0 1 1 .276 42 105
Y. Watanabe 1B 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 .281 41 98
R. Kodama CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .252 21 53
B. McCullough 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .263 14 47
Y. Kawata C 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .205 6 43
S. Nitta RF 3 2 2 3 1 0 1 .260 13 37
D. Nakamura SS 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .270 20 64
K. Kawamoto P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .086 0 1
   S. Sumi P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   K. Takara P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Ikeda PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .285 8 41
   M. Matsunaga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 7 9 7 6 8 11      
a - T. Ikeda pinch hit for K. Takara in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Ikeda (11, 8th Inning off S. Saeki, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: R. Kodama (7, 9th Inning off Y. Miyagi, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Dunham 2 (42, 1st Inning off T. Mihara, 0 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off T. Mihara, 1 on, 0 outs) , S. Nitta 2 (13, 4th Inning off H. Ibe, 1 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off H. Ibe, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Nakamura (20, 8th Inning off S. Saeki, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Endo , H. Dunham 8 , R. Kodama 3 , Y. Kawata , S. Nitta 8 , D. Nakamura 4 , T. Ikeda 2
2-out RBI: D. Nakamura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Endo 2 , H. Dunham , B. McCullough 2
Sac Bunt: S. Sumi
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Endo 2 (20) , R. Kodama (44)
CS: Y. Watanabe (3) , S. Nitta (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (McCullough-Endo-Watanabe)
OF assists: 1 (Nitta(Kaji at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Kaji 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .249 10 39
S. Jimbo CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .301 20 73
S. Ishida SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .298 45 108
K. Hirao 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289 46 117
K. Ihara C 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .282 8 46
T. Takahashi 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .275 18 58
Y. Oki RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .295 5 46
I. Muramoto LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .226 3 32
T. Mihara P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .152 0 5
   H. Ibe P 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .154 0 0
   S. Saeki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Wakayama PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 6 25
   Y. Miyagi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 1 7 1 1 3 9      
a - T. Wakayama pinch hit for S. Saeki in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Ibe (2, 3rd Inning off S. Sumi, 1 on, 1 out) , Y. Oki (11, 5th Inning off S. Sumi, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Kaji (19, 8th Inning off M. Matsunaga, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Kaji 3 , S. Ishida , K. Ihara , Y. Oki 2 , I. Muramoto , H. Ibe 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Kaji , S. Jimbo 2
GIDP: K. Hirao
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: S. Ishida (25)
HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE DENKI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Kawamoto 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.46   
S. Sumi W (3-1) 4.2 3 1 1 1 2 0 50 2.48   
K. Takara 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.32   
M. Matsunaga 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 22 3.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Kawamoto 51
Batters Faced: K. Kawamoto 6, S. Sumi 18, K. Takara 1, M. Matsunaga 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Kawamoto 2-2, S. Sumi 8-4, K. Takara 0-1, M. Matsunaga 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Kawamoto 0-12, S. Sumi 50-34, K. Takara 4-2, M. Matsunaga 22-12
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Mihara L (15-10) 2.2 2 3 3 2 3 2 0 3.93   
H. Ibe 3.1 4 3 3 2 2 2 64 6.17   
S. Saeki 2.0 2 1 1 2 0 1 22 3.57   
Y. Miyagi 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 24 3.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Mihara 39
Batters Faced: T. Mihara 13, H. Ibe 15, S. Saeki 9, Y. Miyagi 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Mihara 4-1, H. Ibe 2-5, S. Saeki 3-2, Y. Miyagi 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Mihara 0-33, H. Ibe 64-38, S. Saeki 22-12, Y. Miyagi 24-17
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Samba Nitta
Ballpark: Kanda Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM JST
Time: 5:14
Attendance: 14298
Special Notes: The game on the original date was suspended in the 3rd inning due to bad weather and rescheduled. Rain delay of 21 minutes in the 4th inning. RP Hisao Ibe was injured while pitching. Rain delay of 45 minutes in the 7th inning.
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