 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON DENKI DYNAMICS AT RAKISUTA RAMS 07/04/1974 |  |  | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | DENKI DYNAMICS AT RAKISUTA RAMS | | GAME ID: 6615 - THURSDAY, JULY 4TH , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | R | H | E | | Denki Dynamics (32-28) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | | Rakisuta Rams (26-34) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 5 | 2 | | |  | |
| Denki 4-2 Losers to Rams | The rain did not keep Rakisuta and Denki from finishing their game.
Rakisuta starter Kinichi Harada pitched well against the Denki Dynamics at Rakisuta Stadium. The right-hander led his team to a win, 4-2. The 4th-place Rams go to 26-34.
The Rams got a big at-bat from second baseman Takanori Matsui. For the game, Matsui was 1 for 3 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2. In the bottom of the second, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 2nd home run of the season gave Rakisuta a 3-1 lead.
"It always feels good to go the distance," Harada said. | |
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| DENKI BATTING LINESCORE | | RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE | |
| | | BATTING Home Runs: T. Matsui (2, 2nd Inning off H. Ibe, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: T. Matsui 4 , Y. Ishihara , S. Nakayama , S. Kamo , H. Wada 2-out RBI: T. Matsui , S. Nakayama , S. Kamo Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Kamo , K. Harada 2 GIDP: S. Nakayama Hit by Pitch: K. Harada Team LOB: 9
FIELDING Errors: K. Harada (2) , K. Harada (1) Double Plays: 1 (Matsui-Nomura-Murata) OF assists: 1 (Ishihara(Tanaka at 3rd base)) | | |
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| DENKI PITCHING LINESCORE | | RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | H. Ibe L (5-6) | 6.2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 118 | 3.72 | | A. Shibata | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4.44 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | K. Harada W (8-6) | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 88 | 3.64 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Kinichi Harada Ballpark: Rakisuta Stadium Weather: Rain (69 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph Start Time: 7:05 PM JST Time: 3:05 Attendance: 17073 Special Notes: The game was called in the 8th inning due to bad weather. |
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