 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON SAPPORO BEARS AT DENKI DYNAMICS 05/04/1974 |  |  | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | SAPPORO BEARS AT DENKI DYNAMICS | | GAME ID: 5142 - SATURDAY, MAY 4TH , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Sapporo Bears (2-2) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | | Denki Dynamics (2-2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | | |  | |
| Sapporo Hangs 6-0 Loss on Denki | The Denki Dynamics had to reckon with Sapporo Bears hurler Yamada Yamanaka. Yamanaka, who led the EL in strikeouts with 153 in 1968, overwhelmed the opposition in the 6-0 Bears triumph. The win has Sapporo at 2-2.
Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Hiroiaki Nakazawa? The Sapporo catcher had a 2-run single in the top of the second inning to put the Bears on top, 2-0. For the game, Nakazawa had 1 double and 1 single in 4 at-bats.
"Yamada is a tough competitor," said Sapporo manager Ritsuo Yoshida. | |
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| SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE | | DENKI BATTING LINESCORE | |
BATTING Doubles: H. Nakazawa (1, 6th Inning off B. Knox, 0 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: T. Yamamoto (2, 5th Inning off B. Knox, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: T. Yamamoto 5 , G. Nakashima , H. Nakazawa 3 , Y. Yamanaka 2-out RBI: T. Yamamoto , Y. Yamanaka Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Yamamoto , M. Shiotani Sac Bunt: N. Toyama Hit by Pitch: M. Shiotani Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING SB: S. Murata (2)
FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Murata-Nakashima-Carpenter) | | | | |
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| SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE | | DENKI PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | Y. Yamanaka W (1-0) | 7.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 112 | 0.00 | | E. Yamaoka | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1.69 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | B. Knox L (0-1) | 5.2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 100 | 9.53 | | Y. Miyagi | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0.00 | | S. Kanehara | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0.00 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Yamada Yamanaka Ballpark: Kanda Stadium Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph Start Time: 7:05 PM JST Time: 2:47 Attendance: 14824 |
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