BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
DENKI DYNAMICS AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS
05/22/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
DENKI DYNAMICS AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS
GAME ID: 5201 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 22ND , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Denki Dynamics (11-9) 6 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 11 16 2
Yokohama Kingfishers (10-11) 1 1 0 2 0 1 4 0 0 0 9 12 2
Denki Gets 11-9 Win Versus Yokohama in 10
Fans who congregated at Kanagawa Stadium were treated to extra-inning drama.

The Denki Dynamics beat the Yokohama Kingfishers, 11-9, in 10 innings at Kanagawa Stadium. Denki catcher Kenji Ihara led the way. He went 5-6 with 2 home runs, a double, and 2 singles. He scored 4 times and drove in 2. Shinichi Kanehara notched his 1st save of the season.

Denki needed the clutch hitting of Jin Kaji to notch the win. The second baseman hammered a solo home run in the top of the tenth inning to put the Dynamics on top, 10-9. For the game, Kaji had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"I like how we battled to the end," said Kaji.

With the win, Denki goes to 11-9.
DENKI BATTING LINESCORE YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Muramoto LF 6 1 3 1 0 0 2 .241 0 7
S. Jimbo CF 3 0 0 0 2 0 3 .247 2 9
K. Hirao 1B 6 2 2 3 0 0 5 .277 10 18
J. Kaji 2B 5 2 2 1 1 0 0 .286 4 7
K. Ihara C 6 4 5 2 0 1 1 .318 5 8
T. Takahashi 3B 5 1 2 1 0 0 4 .237 2 10
   T. Tanoue P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-T. Wakayama PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 1 3
   S. Kanehara P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Ishida SS 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .222 3 9
Y. Oki RF 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 .254 1 8
T. Mihara P 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0
   A. Shibata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-I. Sakata 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
   b-M. Matsumoto PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .467 0 3
   c-S. Tanaka 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 0 3
Totals 44 11 16 11 4 2 25      
a - I. Sakata substituted for A. Shibata in the 8th
b - M. Matsumoto pinch hit for I. Sakata in the 9th
c - S. Tanaka substituted for M. Matsumoto in the 9th
d - T. Wakayama pinch hit for T. Tanoue in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Ishida (1, 1st Inning off B. Sauerwein, 3 on, 1 out) , K. Ihara (2, 4th Inning off B. Sauerwein, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Hirao 2 (10, 1st Inning off B. Sauerwein, 1 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off C. Tsugawa, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Ihara 2 (5, 6th Inning off C. Tsugawa, 0 on, 1 out; 10th Inning off N. Tominaga, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Kaji (4, 10th Inning off Y. Nishizawa, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: I. Muramoto 3 , K. Hirao 8 , J. Kaji 5 , K. Ihara 12 , T. Takahashi 2 , S. Ishida 2 , Y. Oki
2-out RBI: I. Muramoto , J. Kaji , K. Ihara , T. Takahashi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Jimbo , K. Hirao
GIDP: K. Hirao , T. Takahashi
Sac Bunt: S. Jimbo , T. Mihara
Hit by Pitch: S. Ishida
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: S. Jimbo (1) , K. Hirao (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Ishida-Kaji-Hirao)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Ishikawa CF 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 .379 3 12
K. Kimura C 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .258 3 9
M. Takagi LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .227 0 4
T. Kaneshige RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .318 3 10
F. Sonoda 3B 3 2 1 2 2 0 2 .177 1 5
Y. Kono 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .115 0 1
   Y. Nishizawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-B. Martin 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .310 4 11
B. Fukuhara SS 5 2 3 4 0 1 1 .288 3 9
T. Kamiya 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .232 1 7
   c-K. Hirata PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 2 8
   d-M. Kobashi 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
B. Sauerwein P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
   C. Tsugawa P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   D. Jimbo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-I. Shinseki PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130 0 0
   b-N. Nagashima 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 0 1
   N. Tominaga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 41 9 12 9 2 2 15      
a - I. Shinseki pinch hit for D. Jimbo in the 7th
b - N. Nagashima substituted for I. Shinseki in the 8th
c - K. Hirata pinch hit for T. Kamiya in the 8th
d - M. Kobashi substituted for K. Hirata in the 9th
e - B. Martin substituted for Y. Nishizawa in the 10th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Fukuhara 2 (3, 2nd Inning off T. Mihara, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off T. Mihara, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Kimura (3, 7th Inning off T. Mihara, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Ishikawa (3, 7th Inning off T. Mihara, 0 on, 1 out) , F. Sonoda (1, 7th Inning off A. Shibata, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Ishikawa 5 , K. Kimura 4 , M. Takagi 2 , T. Kaneshige 2 , F. Sonoda 4 , B. Fukuhara 9 , T. Kamiya
2-out RBI: F. Sonoda , B. Fukuhara
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kaneshige , F. Sonoda , B. Fukuhara , T. Kamiya
GIDP: Y. Kono
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Ishikawa 2 (10) , M. Takagi (4) , B. Fukuhara (4)
CS: T. Kamiya (2)

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Kono (1) , T. Kamiya (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Fukuhara-Kamiya-Nagashima, Sonoda-Kobashi-Nagashima)
DENKI PITCHING LINESCORE YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Mihara 6.1 9 7 6 2 1 4 95 2.91   
A. Shibata BS (1) 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 1 19 4.66   
T. Tanoue W (1-1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 1.64   
S. Kanehara SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 3.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Mihara 28
Batters Faced: T. Mihara 29, A. Shibata 4, T. Tanoue 6, S. Kanehara 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Mihara 7-9, A. Shibata 1-1, T. Tanoue 0-6, S. Kanehara 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Mihara 95-57, A. Shibata 19-12, T. Tanoue 37-20, S. Kanehara 16-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Sauerwein 3.2 9 7 5 3 1 1 85 5.19   
C. Tsugawa 2.2 4 2 2 0 0 2 38 3.86   
D. Jimbo 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5.14   
Y. Nishizawa L (3-1) 2.2 2 1 1 1 1 1 39 3.32   
N. Tominaga 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 6 3.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Sauerwein 15
Batters Faced: B. Sauerwein 24, C. Tsugawa 12, D. Jimbo 3, Y. Nishizawa 10, N. Tominaga 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Sauerwein 4-6, C. Tsugawa 4-4, D. Jimbo 1-1, Y. Nishizawa 3-2, N. Tominaga 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Sauerwein 85-49, C. Tsugawa 38-24, D. Jimbo 6-4, Y. Nishizawa 39-20, N. Tominaga 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Tsugawa 1-0
Hit Batsmen: Y. Nishizawa
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kenji Ihara
Ballpark: Kanagawa Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM JST
Time: 4:18
Attendance: 12086
Special Notes: Rain delay of 41 minutes in the 7th inning. Kenji Ihara ties the EL regular season extra-inning game record for hits with 5. Kenji Ihara sets the EL regular season extra-inning game record for runs with 4.
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