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."
DENKI BATTING LINESCORE KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Ishida SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .206 1 3
T. Takahashi 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .194 1 2
K. Hirao 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .289 3 7
J. Kaji 2B 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 .303 2 5
Y. Oki RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .241 0 3
S. Jimbo LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .114 0 2
T. Wakayama C 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .182 1 1
M. Matsumoto CF 3 1 1 1 0 2 1 .400 0 1
H. Ibe P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   A. Shibata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 4 5 3 1 5 7      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Wakayama (1, 5th Inning off N. Takai, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Ishida , T. Takahashi , K. Hirao , T. Wakayama 2 , M. Matsumoto
2-out RBI: K. Hirao
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Matsumoto
GIDP: T. Wakayama
Sac Bunt: H. Ibe
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: T. Wakayama (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Yamamoto RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .167 0 3
A. Otani CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .200 0 0
B. Arai SS 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .241 2 4
H. Yamashita C 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 .219 1 2
T. Wada 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .353 2 9
M. Smith LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .273 3 8
S. Onodera 1B 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 .308 0 3
T. Manabe 2B 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 .500 1 2
N. Takai P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Kato PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .364 5 14
   K. Kon P 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
Totals 31 6 8 6 4 6 14      
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)
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   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Ibe 42
Batters Faced: H. Ibe 27, A. Shibata 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Ibe 8-7, A. Shibata 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Ibe 115-73, A. Shibata 45-24
WP: H. Ibe
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   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Takai 55
Batters Faced: N. Takai 28, K. Kon 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Takai 9-8, K. Kon 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Takai 107-66, K. Kon 21-13
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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