BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT DENKI DYNAMICS
07/08/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT DENKI DYNAMICS
GAME ID: 6621 - MONDAY, JULY 8TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sapporo Bears (23-40) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 1
Denki Dynamics (34-29) 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 X 3 10 2
Dynamics Stop Bears, 3-2
Not everyone stuck through the 26-minute rain delay, but those who did went home happy.

Though he had a terrific game, Masao Shiotani could not prevent his team, the Sapporo Bears, from absorbing a loss. Denki won the game, 3-2. Shiotani was 2-3 with a home run and 2 walks, while scoring 2 runs. Takehiro Moriyama earned the win for Denki. He lasted 6.2 innings, allowing 2 runs on 6 hits, while striking out 4. With the win, he raised his record to 6-3. Picking up his 6th save was two-time All-Star Tatsunori Tanoue.

In the bottom of the fourth inning of a 1-1 tie, Denki third baseman Yodo Otsuki reached on an error by the left fielder, driving in 1 run. It broke the deadlock and put Denki on top, 2-1.

"One win at a time, one game at a time. We try not to get too far ahead of ourselves," Otsuki told the Denki Gazette.

The Dynamics sit in third place in the Eastern League with a record of 34-29.
SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE DENKI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Shiotani 1B 3 2 2 1 2 1 0 .220 7 18
T. Kusumoto LF 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 .287 3 12
K. Hotta RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 6 .265 3 27
S. Murata SS 4 0 0 1 0 0 6 .250 8 34
K. Yoneda 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .303 2 14
T. Yamamoto CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .251 6 22
G. Nakashima 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .224 6 23
   a-K. Sato PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234 2 9
   c-Y. Nakamura C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 0 0
S. Arakawa C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .182 2 11
   b-N. Fukuda PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289 2 7
   d-T. Wada 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 1 4
T. Nakagawa P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 2
   e-S. Carpenter PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202 8 11
Totals 34 2 7 2 4 4 23      
a - K. Sato pinch hit for G. Nakashima in the 8th
b - N. Fukuda pinch hit for S. Arakawa in the 8th
c - Y. Nakamura substituted for K. Sato in the 8th
d - T. Wada substituted for N. Fukuda in the 8th
e - S. Carpenter pinch hit for T. Nakagawa in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Shiotani (7, 3rd Inning off T. Moriyama, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Shiotani 5 , T. Kusumoto 2 , K. Hotta , K. Yoneda , T. Yamamoto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Yamamoto , S. Arakawa
GIDP: K. Yoneda
Sac Bunt: T. Yamamoto
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: T. Kusumoto (2)
OF assists: 2 (Hotta(Otsuki at 2nd base), Kusumoto(Hirao at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Kaji 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .243 9 27
Y. Oki RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254 8 32
K. Hirao 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .301 24 48
   a-S. Tanaka 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 1 8
S. Ishida SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .298 14 31
T. Wakayama C 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .200 2 7
S. Jimbo CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .238 5 21
I. Muramoto LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .248 2 21
Y. Otsuki 3B 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 .600 0 3
T. Moriyama P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 0 2
   A. Shibata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. Tanoue P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 29 3 10 3 1 2 10      
a - S. Tanaka substituted for K. Hirao in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: K. Hirao (24, 5th Inning off T. Nakagawa, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Kaji , Y. Oki , K. Hirao 5 , S. Ishida 2 , S. Jimbo 2 , I. Muramoto , Y. Otsuki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Kaji , S. Ishida
Sac Bunt: Y. Oki
Sac Fly: Y. Otsuki
Hit by Pitch: T. Wakayama , I. Muramoto
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Ishida (4)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Kaji (11) , T. Moriyama (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Kaji-Ishida-Hirao)
SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE DENKI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Nakagawa L (5-6) 8.0 10 3 3 1 2 1 93 3.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Nakagawa 51
Batters Faced: T. Nakagawa 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Nakagawa 9-10
Pitches - Strikes: T. Nakagawa 93-64
Hit Batsmen: T. Nakagawa 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Moriyama W (6-3) 6.2 6 2 1 3 4 1 123 4.38   
A. Shibata H (4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.21   
T. Tanoue SV (6) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 26 1.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Moriyama 57
Batters Faced: T. Moriyama 30, A. Shibata 1, T. Tanoue 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Moriyama 9-6, A. Shibata 1-0, T. Tanoue 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: T. Moriyama 123-76, A. Shibata 1-1, T. Tanoue 26-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Shibata 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Masao Shiotani
Ballpark: Kanda Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 11097
Special Notes: Rain delay of 26 minutes in the 5th inning.
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