BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT DENKI DYNAMICS
10/01/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT DENKI DYNAMICS
GAME ID: 6873 - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1ST , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hosho Reliables (90-50) 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 9 1
Denki Dynamics (77-63) 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 0
Reliables Pull Out Late-Game Win, 5-4
The Hosho Reliables defeated the Denki Dynamics, 5-4, in Eastern League action at Kanda Stadium. Hosho pitcher Takashi Masuda had a standout performance. The winner was Masuda. He threw 8.0 innings of 5-hit ball. The loser was Atsumi Shibata. The triumph puts Hosho at 90-50 for the season.

Hosho used the hitting of Hank Dunham to pick up the win. The left fielder clubbed a solo home run in the top of the eighth inning to put the Reliables on top, 5-4. For the game, Dunham had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"I made some pitches when I had to," said Masuda.
HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE DENKI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Kodama CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .255 21 54
T. Kurosawa SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .326 10 47
   b-D. Nakamura SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 20 64
Y. Watanabe 1B 4 0 0 1 0 2 1 .277 41 99
H. Dunham LF 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .278 44 108
B. McCullough 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .260 14 47
Y. Kawata C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .204 6 43
T. Ikeda RF 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 .283 8 42
R. Endo 2B 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .183 7 23
   a-C. Mochizuki PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 3 10
T. Masuda P 3 2 2 0 0 0 2 .211 0 4
   c-S. Nitta PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262 13 37
   M. Taira P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 5 9 5 3 7 9      
a - C. Mochizuki pinch hit for R. Endo in the 7th
b - D. Nakamura substituted for T. Kurosawa in the 8th
c - S. Nitta pinch hit for T. Masuda in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Masuda (1, 3rd Inning off S. Komada, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Kodama (14, 7th Inning off S. Komada, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Dunham (44, 8th Inning off A. Shibata, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Kodama 3 , T. Kurosawa , H. Dunham 5 , B. McCullough , T. Masuda 3 , S. Nitta
2-out RBI: R. Kodama , H. Dunham
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Masuda
GIDP: Y. Watanabe
Sac Bunt: Y. Kawata
Sac Fly: T. Ikeda
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Kodama (46)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Dunham (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Kawata-Kurosawa-Watanabe)
OF assists: 1 (Ikeda(Sakaguchi at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Kaji 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .247 10 39
S. Jimbo CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .303 20 74
S. Ishida SS 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .300 46 114
K. Hirao 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .285 46 117
K. Ihara C 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .280 8 46
T. Takahashi 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .273 18 58
Y. Oki RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .294 5 46
I. Muramoto LF 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .229 4 36
S. Komada P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .204 1 2
   a-T. Wakayama PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260 6 25
   A. Shibata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Sakaguchi PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .229 6 14
Totals 32 4 7 4 3 3 8      
a - T. Wakayama pinch hit for S. Komada in the 7th
b - B. Sakaguchi pinch hit for A. Shibata in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Takahashi (22, 4th Inning off T. Masuda, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Ishida (46, 4th Inning off T. Masuda, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Jimbo , S. Ishida 4 , T. Takahashi 2 , Y. Oki , I. Muramoto 2 , B. Sakaguchi
2-out RBI: I. Muramoto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Jimbo , S. Komada
GIDP: K. Ihara
Hit by Pitch: K. Ihara
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hirao-Ishida-Komada)
OF assists: 1 (Muramoto(Kodama at 3rd base))
HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE DENKI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Masuda W (18-6) 8.0 5 4 4 3 3 1 109 4.02   
M. Taira SV (39) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 1.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Masuda 56
Batters Faced: T. Masuda 32, M. Taira 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Masuda 12-8, M. Taira 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Masuda 109-64, M. Taira 8-7
Hit Batsmen: T. Masuda
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Komada 7.0 7 4 4 2 5 0 93 4.16   
A. Shibata L (5-7) 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 1 21 3.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Komada 50
Batters Faced: S. Komada 28, A. Shibata 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Komada 9-5, A. Shibata 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Komada 93-66, A. Shibata 21-15
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Takashi Masuda
Ballpark: Kanda Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 2:30
Attendance: 16053
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