BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT DENKI DYNAMICS
06/28/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT DENKI DYNAMICS
GAME ID: 6594 - FRIDAY, JUNE 28TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kyoto Owls (31-22) 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 3 2
Denki Dynamics (30-23) 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 X 6 7 1
Kyoto Dealt 6-3 Defeat
Denki pitcher Tom Hodges did his part in helping his team beat the Kyoto Owls, 6-3. The right-hander kept opposing batters from doing too much damage. The win puts the Dynamics at 30-23, while the Owls drop to 31-22.

In the bottom of the fourth, with the bases loaded, Hodges came to the plate. He drew a walk, driving in 1 run off Michinaga Sekiguchi to put the Dynamics in the lead, 2-1.

"I felt like I had pretty good command of mostly everything," said Hodges.
KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE DENKI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Yamamoto RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .267 7 24
S. Smith LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243 12 26
B. Arai SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .275 12 31
T. Wada 1B 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 .313 10 35
M. Smith CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .257 7 29
T. Kato 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .255 14 42
A. Yokota C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .135 0 0
T. Endo 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .323 4 23
M. Sekiguchi P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   Y. Takimoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Yokoyama PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .182 0 1
   A. Perales P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 27 3 3 3 5 5 7      
a - M. Yokoyama pinch hit for Y. Takimoto in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Kato (14, 2nd Inning off T. Hodges, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Wada (10, 7th Inning off T. Hodges, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Arai , T. Wada 4 , T. Kato 4
2-out RBI: T. Kato
GIDP: K. Yamamoto , T. Kato , M. Yokoyama
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Smith (6)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Arai (8) , T. Endo (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Arai-Endo-Wada, Endo-Arai-Wada)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Tanaka 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .273 1 7
Y. Oki RF 5 1 0 0 0 1 4 .228 6 23
K. Hirao 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .275 22 44
J. Kaji 2B 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 .245 8 26
S. Ishida SS 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 .287 10 25
T. Wakayama C 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .188 1 4
S. Jimbo CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .234 4 19
I. Muramoto LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .258 2 20
T. Hodges P 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 .042 1 3
   a-M. Matsumoto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 3
   A. Shibata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 6 7 6 5 5 18      
a - M. Matsumoto pinch hit for T. Hodges in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: K. Hirao (22, 5th Inning off M. Sekiguchi, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Jimbo (4, 6th Inning off M. Sekiguchi, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Tanaka 2 , K. Hirao 4 , J. Kaji , T. Wakayama , S. Jimbo 4 , I. Muramoto
2-out RBI: T. Hodges
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Tanaka , Y. Oki , T. Wakayama , T. Hodges
GIDP: K. Hirao , S. Ishida
Hit by Pitch: S. Tanaka , S. Ishida
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Kaji (15)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Hirao (7)
Double Plays: 3 (Hirao-Ishida, Kaji-Ishida-Hirao, Ishida-Kaji-Hirao)
KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE DENKI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Sekiguchi L (1-1) 6.0 6 6 5 5 4 2 108 3.12   
Y. Takimoto 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.18   
A. Perales 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 23 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Sekiguchi 37
Batters Faced: M. Sekiguchi 31, Y. Takimoto 2, A. Perales 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Sekiguchi 8-5, Y. Takimoto 2-0, A. Perales 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Sekiguchi 108-63, Y. Takimoto 2-2, A. Perales 23-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Takimoto 2-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Sekiguchi 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Hodges W (7-1) 8.0 3 3 3 4 5 2 106 2.47   
A. Shibata SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 5.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Hodges 65
Batters Faced: T. Hodges 28, A. Shibata 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Hodges 9-6, A. Shibata 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Hodges 106-66, A. Shibata 18-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tom Hodges
Ballpark: Kanda Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 3:35 PM JST
Time: 2:40
Attendance: 14626
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