 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON DENKI DYNAMICS AT KYOTO OWLS 05/09/1974 |  |  | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | DENKI DYNAMICS AT KYOTO OWLS | | GAME ID: 5161 - THURSDAY, MAY 9TH , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Denki Dynamics (4-5) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | | Kyoto Owls (7-2) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 6 | 8 | 2 | | |  | |
| Kyoto Stays Hot with 6-4 Win | The Kyoto Owls topped the Denki Dynamics, 6-4, in Eastern League action at Owls Park. The game was highlighted by the performance of Kyoto pitcher Norikazu Takai. The Owls, now 7-2, have been playing some good baseball.
Kyoto took a 5-4 lead on Tensui Kato's 5th home run of the season. The solo home run, which Kato hit in the bottom of the seventh, left Denki pitcher Hisao Ibe visibly frustrated.
"This is truly a great team to play with," Kato said after the game. "We're like brothers, and when we come together to pull out the win, that just makes it all the better." | |
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| DENKI BATTING LINESCORE | | KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE | |
| | | a - T. Kato pinch hit for N. Takai in the 7th
BATTING Home Runs: T. Manabe (1, 2nd Inning off H. Ibe, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Kato (5, 7th Inning off H. Ibe, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: K. Yamamoto , A. Otani , B. Arai 2 , T. Wada , S. Onodera , T. Manabe 4 , T. Kato 4 2-out RBI: S. Onodera , T. Manabe Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Yamashita , T. Wada , K. Kon Sac Fly: S. Onodera Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING SB: K. Yamamoto (2) , B. Arai (1)
FIELDING Errors: T. Wada 2 (3) Double Plays: 1 (Wada-Manabe-Onodera) | | |
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| DENKI PITCHING LINESCORE | | KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | H. Ibe L (0-1) | 6.1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 115 | 5.65 | | A. Shibata | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 3.52 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | N. Takai W (2-0) | 7.0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 107 | 4.50 | | K. Kon SV (3) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 2.35 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Norikazu Takai Ballpark: Owls Park Weather: Rain (65 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph Start Time: 7:05 PM JST Time: 2:56 Attendance: 19815 |
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