 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON DENKI DYNAMICS AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS 06/28/1963 |  |  | | | |
 | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | DENKI DYNAMICS AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS | GAME ID: 6597 - FRIDAY, JUNE 28TH , 1963 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Denki Dynamics (12-35) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | Yokohama Kingfishers (30-16) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 | 10 | 2 | | |  | |
Arakawa Hits 2 home runs in Kingfishers Win | Yokohama and Denki took Mother Nature's best shot and still managed to complete their ballgame.
Kingfishers catcher Sukeyasu Arakawa left his mark on his team's 6-3 win over the Denki Dynamics. Arakawa, who leads the EL in home runs with 10, was 2-4 with 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice for Yokohama in the contest. The winning pitcher was Kinzo Yoshimura. He tossed 111 pitches over 7 innings, allowing 3 runs on 9 hits. Toshinori Osada sewed up the save, his 6th.
The game turned with two out in the bottom of the fourth when Arakawa hit a 2-run home run. It thrust the Kingfishers into the lead, 2-0.
"What's not to like about a win?" said Arakawa.
Yokohama has run its win streak to 5 in a row. | |
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DENKI BATTING LINESCORE | | YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - K. Ashida substituted for Y. Nakamura in the 6th b - S. Takahashi pinch hit for F. Iwamoto in the 8th
BATTING Doubles: K. Hirao (9, 5th Inning off K. Yoshimura, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: R. Tamura 2 , S. Kamo , K. Hirao 4 , E. Yoshimura , R. Iwasa , K. Ashida 2-out RBI: K. Hirao Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Kamo , J. Bullock 2 , Y. Nakamura Team LOB: 10
FIELDING Errors: R. Tamura (5) | | | a - G. Lacey substituted for K. Yoshimura in the 8th
BATTING Home Runs: S. Arakawa 2 (10, 4th Inning off Y. Nakamura, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off F. Iwamoto, 1 on, 1 out) , Y. Okazaki (6, 5th Inning off Y. Nakamura, 1 on, 1 out) Total Bases: H. Yoshida , Y. Okazaki 6 , D. Sato , S. Tamura 2 , S. Arakawa 8 , K. Yoshimura 2-out RBI: S. Arakawa Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Sonoda Sac Bunt: S. Tamura Team LOB: 5
FIELDING Errors: D. Sato (14) , F. Sonoda (6) | | |
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DENKI PITCHING LINESCORE | | YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | K. Yoshimura W (6-1) | 7.0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 111 | 3.83 | T. Osada SV (6) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 1.94 | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Sukeyasu Arakawa Ballpark: Kanagawa Stadium Weather: Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph Start Time: 2:35 PM JST Time: 3:17 Attendance: 24801 Special Notes: Rain delay of 38 minutes in the 3rd inning. |
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