BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT DENKI DYNAMICS
06/05/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT DENKI DYNAMICS
GAME ID: 5546 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sapporo Bears (12-22) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 1
Denki Dynamics (17-15) 0 0 0 0 7 0 1 2 X 10 12 1
Dynamics Handle Sapporo, Snag 10-1 Win
Tom Hodges pitched a gem to lead Denki to victory over the Sapporo Bears, 10-1. The Dynamics sit in third place in the Eastern League with a record of 17-15.

Making an impact for the home team was Kinnojo Hirao. In the bottom of the fifth, the former first overall pick had a run-scoring walk. That made the score 2-0, Dynamics.

"Good hitting and good pitching is a lethal combination," said Hodges.
SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE DENKI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Kusumoto LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .278 2 7
S. Carpenter 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 5 6
   b-K. Taira PH, 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278 0 1
K. Hotta RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .261 2 9
S. Murata SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .271 4 16
K. Yoneda 3B 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .297 2 11
N. Toyama CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .293 2 8
G. Nakashima 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .248 4 14
S. Arakawa C 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .190 1 6
N. Shimada P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 0 3
   a-K. Sato PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148 1 3
   E. Yamaoka P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 1 4 1 2 8 10      
a - K. Sato pinch hit for N. Shimada in the 7th
b - K. Taira pinch hit for S. Carpenter in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: K. Taira , N. Toyama , G. Nakashima , S. Arakawa
2-out RBI: S. Arakawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kusumoto , N. Toyama
GIDP: K. Hotta 2 , S. Arakawa
Hit by Pitch: K. Yoneda , G. Nakashima , K. Sato
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: K. Taira (1)
PB: S. Arakawa
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Kaji 2B 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .266 5 14
   d-I. Sakata PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263 0 1
   Y. Miyagi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Ishida SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .250 6 14
   e-S. Kinoshita PH, SS 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .667 1 3
K. Ihara C 4 2 2 0 1 1 3 .314 7 12
K. Hirao 1B 3 1 0 1 1 0 4 .248 12 23
   f-K. Izumi PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
S. Jimbo CF, LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .243 2 12
T. Takahashi 3B 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .246 3 15
Y. Oki RF 3 1 2 3 0 0 1 .276 4 18
   a-K. Kubota PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 0 0
I. Muramoto LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .280 2 11
   b-M. Matsumoto PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .346 0 3
T. Hodges P 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 .059 1 2
   c-S. Tanaka PH, 2B 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .208 0 3
Totals 36 10 12 10 3 6 19      
a - K. Kubota pinch hit for Y. Oki in the 7th
b - M. Matsumoto pinch hit for I. Muramoto in the 8th
c - S. Tanaka pinch hit for T. Hodges in the 8th
d - I. Sakata pinch hit for J. Kaji in the 8th
e - S. Kinoshita pinch hit for S. Ishida in the 8th
f - K. Izumi pinch hit for K. Hirao in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Ihara 2 (7, 7th Inning off E. Yamaoka, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off E. Yamaoka, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Oki (4, 5th Inning off N. Shimada, 2 on, 2 outs) , S. Kinoshita (1, 8th Inning off E. Yamaoka, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Kaji 3 , S. Ishida , S. Kinoshita 4 , K. Ihara 4 , S. Jimbo , T. Takahashi 2 , Y. Oki 5
2-out RBI: S. Kinoshita , T. Takahashi 2 , Y. Oki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Hirao 2 , K. Izumi , K. Kubota
Sac Fly: S. Jimbo
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Kaji (11) , S. Ishida (3)
CS: Y. Oki (3)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Ishida (5)
Double Plays: 3 (Takahashi-Kaji-Hirao, Takahashi-Kaji-Hirao, Ishida-Kaji-Hirao)
SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE DENKI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Shimada L (1-2) 6.0 8 7 1 3 5 1 114 4.17   
E. Yamaoka 2.0 4 3 1 0 1 1 42 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Shimada 42
Batters Faced: N. Shimada 29, E. Yamaoka 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Shimada 8-5, E. Yamaoka 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: N. Shimada 114-70, E. Yamaoka 42-26
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Hodges W (5-1) 8.0 4 1 1 2 6 0 116 2.42   
Y. Miyagi 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Hodges 74
Batters Faced: T. Hodges 31, Y. Miyagi 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Hodges 13-2, Y. Miyagi 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Hodges 116-69, Y. Miyagi 11-9
Hit Batsmen: T. Hodges 3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tom Hodges
Ballpark: Kanda Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 12:35 PM JST
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 11090
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