 | 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. | |
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DENKI BATTING LINESCORE | | HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE | |
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) | | | 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) | | |
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DENKI PITCHING LINESCORE | | HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| | 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 | | |
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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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