BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT DENKI DYNAMICS
07/17/1974
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BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
HOSHO RELIABLES AT DENKI DYNAMICS
GAME ID: 6651 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 17TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hosho Reliables (46-26) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 0
Denki Dynamics (39-34) 0 0 0 3 1 4 1 2 X 11 17 0
Hirao, Dynamics Rough Up Reliables, 11-2
Denki and Hosho got after it at Kanda Stadium.

Kinnojo Hirao knocked in 4 runs to help Denki beat Hosho, 11-2. Hirao produced 1 single and 2 home runs. The winning pitcher was Takehiro Moriyama. His record now stands at 7-4. The right-hander went 7 innings, allowing 2 runs on 6 hits for the Dynamics.

Isao Sakata, who was drafted in the 3rd round of the 1971 draft, contributed to the Denki win with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the fourth. For the game, the shortstop had 3 hits in 4 at-bats with 2 home runs, 1 single, 2 runs scored, and 3 RBI.

Hosho manager Shun Kawamura called the blowout loss "not what we wanted."

The Dynamics raised their record to 39-34.
HOSHO BATTING LINESCORE DENKI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Ikeda RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .281 9 38
   a-N. Higuchi PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 0 1
H. Dunham LF 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .287 24 56
Y. Watanabe 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .280 22 52
D. Nakamura SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .276 5 30
A. Yamane CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .237 9 24
M. Tanoue 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .261 2 5
Y. Kawata C 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .240 2 21
C. Mochizuki 2B 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 .192 0 4
T. Masuda P 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 .242 0 4
   R. Saito P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .429 0 1
Totals 31 2 7 2 6 6 15      
a - N. Higuchi pinch hit for T. Ikeda in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Watanabe (12, 1st Inning off T. Moriyama, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Kawata (2, 2nd Inning off T. Moriyama, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Ikeda , Y. Watanabe 2 , A. Yamane 2 , Y. Kawata 5 , C. Mochizuki
2-out RBI: , Y. Kawata 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Nakamura , A. Yamane , T. Masuda
GIDP: H. Dunham
Sac Bunt: T. Masuda
Hit by Pitch: M. Tanoue
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Watanabe-Nakamura-Masuda, Tanoue-Mochizuki-Watanabe)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Kaji 2B 3 1 2 0 1 0 2 .251 12 33
Y. Oki RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 7 .247 8 34
K. Hirao 1B 4 3 3 4 1 0 1 .304 26 53
S. Jimbo LF 5 2 4 3 0 0 0 .248 7 26
T. Wakayama C 4 1 1 1 0 1 5 .215 5 12
Y. Otsuki 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 .412 0 4
   a-S. Kinoshita PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .750 1 3
   c-S. Tanaka 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 1 9
I. Sakata SS 4 2 3 3 0 0 1 .226 3 7
O. Hayashi CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .167 0 0
T. Moriyama P 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 .235 0 2
   b-H. Yokota PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .148 1 8
   T. Hirata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 11 17 11 3 2 24      
a - S. Kinoshita pinch hit for Y. Otsuki in the 7th
b - H. Yokota pinch hit for T. Moriyama in the 7th
c - S. Tanaka substituted for S. Kinoshita in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Kaji (11, 5th Inning off T. Masuda, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Hirao 2 (26, 4th Inning off T. Masuda, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off T. Masuda, 2 on, 2 outs) , I. Sakata 2 (3, 4th Inning off T. Masuda, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off T. Masuda, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Wakayama (5, 7th Inning off R. Saito, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Jimbo (7, 8th Inning off R. Saito, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Kaji 3 , K. Hirao 9 , S. Jimbo 7 , T. Wakayama 4 , S. Kinoshita , I. Sakata 9 , O. Hayashi , T. Moriyama 2
2-out RBI: K. Hirao , I. Sakata
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Kaji , Y. Oki , Y. Otsuki
GIDP: Y. Otsuki , O. Hayashi
Sac Bunt: T. Wakayama
Hit by Pitch: J. Kaji
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Kaji (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Hirao, Kaji-Sakata-Hirao)
HOSHO PITCHING LINESCORE DENKI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Masuda L (7-3) 5.2 12 8 8 3 1 4 107 3.98   
R. Saito 2.1 5 3 3 0 1 2 40 2.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Masuda 11
Batters Faced: T. Masuda 30, R. Saito 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Masuda 5-8, R. Saito 1-5
Pitches - Strikes: T. Masuda 107-61, R. Saito 40-29
Hit Batsmen: T. Masuda
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Moriyama W (7-4) 7.0 6 2 2 6 4 1 124 4.15   
T. Hirata 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 25 5.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Moriyama 55
Batters Faced: T. Moriyama 32, T. Hirata 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Moriyama 11-4, T. Hirata 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: T. Moriyama 124-66, T. Hirata 25-18
Hit Batsmen: T. Moriyama
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kinnojo Hirao
Ballpark: Kanda Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM JST
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 12664
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