BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
DENKI DYNAMICS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
05/04/1963
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
DENKI DYNAMICS AT HOSHO RELIABLES
GAME ID: 5142 - SATURDAY, MAY 4TH , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Denki Dynamics (0-4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Hosho Reliables (4-0) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 1 6 1
Tight Tilt Goes to Reliables, 1-0
Niou Nagao pitched a gem to lead Hosho to victory over the Denki Dynamics, 1-0. Earning his 1st save of the year was Shirai Takahashi. The Reliables, now 4-0, have hit the ground running this season.

In the bottom of the third, Hosho first baseman Bill Bloom had a productive at-bat. With a runner on 2nd and one out, Bloom stroked a run-scoring single to right. It made the score 1-0, Hosho. For the game, he went 3-4 with 3 singles.

"We're in a little funk right now and we've just got to get ourselves out of it," said Denki manager Harlan Kowatch.
DENKI BATTING LINESCORE HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Yoshimura RF 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 .250 1 1
S. Kamo CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .250 0 0
M. Nakasone 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .062 0 1
K. Hirao 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .312 1 2
S. Takahashi LF 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Iwasa SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .083 0 0
   b-R. Tamura PH, SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
H. Kajioka 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 4 .273 0 0
M. Onishi C 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .111 0 0
   M. Toyama P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-K. Tsuda PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 0 1
   T. Takanezawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Hodges P 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
   a-K. Ashida C 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   d-T. Inoue PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 0 5 0 6 9 26      
a - K. Ashida substituted for T. Hodges in the 6th
b - R. Tamura pinch hit for R. Iwasa in the 8th
c - K. Tsuda pinch hit for M. Toyama in the 8th
d - T. Inoue pinch hit for K. Ashida in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Hirao (1, 4th Inning off N. Nagao, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Yoshimura , K. Hirao 3 , R. Tamura , H. Kajioka
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Kamo , M. Nakasone , K. Hirao 2 , R. Iwasa , M. Onishi , K. Tsuda
Sac Bunt: H. Kajioka
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: M. Toyama (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bloom 1B 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .500 1 3
   S. Takahashi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Y. Hirata SS 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .154 0 1
S. Morioka 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .312 1 3
J. Kono C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .200 0 0
H. Dunham LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .308 0 2
M. Yamaguchi RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .286 0 0
T. Hamano CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .308 0 2
Y. Smith 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .231 0 1
N. Nagao P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   I. Yamamoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Tanoue PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-S. Kawakami 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 1 6 1 2 7 14      
a - M. Tanoue pinch hit for I. Yamamoto in the 7th
b - S. Kawakami substituted for M. Tanoue in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Yamaguchi (1, 6th Inning off T. Hodges, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Bloom 3 , S. Morioka , M. Yamaguchi 2 , Y. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Hirata , S. Morioka , J. Kono , M. Yamaguchi , T. Hamano
Sac Bunt: N. Nagao
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Dunham (2)

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Hirata (2)
DENKI PITCHING LINESCORE HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Hodges L (0-1) 5.2 5 1 1 2 5 0 113 1.59   
M. Toyama 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 7.71   
T. Takanezawa 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Hodges 58
Batters Faced: T. Hodges 24, M. Toyama 5, T. Takanezawa 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Hodges 3-9, M. Toyama 3-1, T. Takanezawa 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Hodges 113-68, M. Toyama 18-13, T. Takanezawa 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Toyama 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Nagao W (1-0) 6.2 3 0 0 6 7 0 103 0.00   
I. Yamamoto H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00   
S. Takahashi SV (1) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 27 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Nagao 69
Batters Faced: N. Nagao 30, I. Yamamoto 1, S. Takahashi 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Nagao 7-6, I. Yamamoto 1-0, S. Takahashi 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: N. Nagao 103-57, I. Yamamoto 1-1, S. Takahashi 27-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Yamamoto 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Niou Nagao
Ballpark: Nagoya Minami Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 16240
Special Notes: Rain delay of 26 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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