 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON DENKI DYNAMICS AT RAKISUTA RAMS 07/03/1974 |  |  | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | DENKI DYNAMICS AT RAKISUTA RAMS | | GAME ID: 6614 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 3RD , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Denki Dynamics (32-27) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | | Rakisuta Rams (25-34) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | | |  | |
| Rams Beat Denki, 2-1 | Rakisuta Stadium played host to some high drama.
Rakisuta Rams starter Shigeyoshi Taira pitched well against the Denki Dynamics at Rakisuta Stadium, leading his team to a win, 2-1. Rakisuta reliever Sadato Hayakawa got the win, raising his record to 3-2. Shinichi Kanehara was tagged with the loss.
The clutch at-bat came in the bottom of the ninth inning, when Rakisuta right fielder Seisuke Kamo, facing Shinichi Kanehara, had a run-scoring walk. It gave the Rams the 2-1 win.
"We had a hellacious effort," said Rams manager Kinzo Yoshimura. "We hung in there and hung in there."
The 4th-place Rams have a record of 25-34. | |
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| DENKI BATTING LINESCORE | | RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE | |
| | | a - G. McCauley substituted for S. Taira in the 8th b - M. Nakamura pinch hit for K. Imakake in the 8th c - Y. Matsumoto substituted for M. Nakamura in the 9th
BATTING Total Bases: G. Yagi 3 , Y. Ishihara , S. Fukushima 2 , S. Kamo , S. Murata Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Matsui , S. Fukushima , S. Murata 2 , K. Harada , S. Taira Sac Bunt: S. Murata , S. Taira Team LOB: 14
FIELDING Errors: K. Harada (1) Double Plays: 1 (Harada-Matsui-McCauley) | | |
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| DENKI PITCHING LINESCORE | | RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | T. Hodges | 7.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 115 | 2.33 | | S. Kanehara L (2-3) | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5.81 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | S. Taira | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 94 | 3.54 | | S. Hayakawa W (3-2) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4.76 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Shigeyoshi Taira Ballpark: Rakisuta Stadium Weather: Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph Start Time: 5:05 PM JST Time: 3:10 Attendance: 14428 Special Notes: Rain delay of 25 minutes in the 3rd inning. SP Tom Hodges was injured while pitching. |
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