BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
DENKI DYNAMICS AT SAPPORO BEARS
07/24/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
DENKI DYNAMICS AT SAPPORO BEARS
GAME ID: 6663 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 24TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Denki Dynamics (43-36) 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 10 3
Sapporo Bears (33-45) 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 12 0
Bears Lose, 7-6, in 12
Though he had a stellar game, Shikato Murata could not prevent his team, the Sapporo Bears, from losing, 7-6, to the Denki Dynamics. Murata went 2-5 with a home run, a double, and a walk, while scoring 2 and driving in 3. Denki occupies third place in the Eastern League at 43-36.

The result might have been different, had it not been for former first round draft pick Ikuo Muramoto. Muramoto had a run-scoring double in the top of the 12th inning to put the Dynamics ahead, 7-6. For the game, Muramoto had 1 double and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"Enjoyed this one," Muramoto told the Denki Gazette. "But it's back to work tomorrow."
DENKI BATTING LINESCORE SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Kaji 2B 4 1 0 0 2 0 2 .253 12 35
T. Takahashi 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .262 4 18
S. Ishida SS 2 0 1 1 1 1 3 .274 16 39
K. Hirao 1B 5 1 1 0 1 0 7 .293 27 56
S. Jimbo CF 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .253 7 28
   b-H. Yokota PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .172 1 8
   d-K. Kubota RF 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .375 0 0
Y. Oki RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .236 8 35
   c-T. Wakayama PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .209 5 12
   e-O. Hayashi CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
I. Muramoto LF 5 1 2 2 1 0 0 .261 3 26
K. Sakata C 6 0 0 0 0 0 5 .333 2 8
S. Munson P 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 .308 1 6
   T. Tanoue P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   a-S. Tanaka PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .281 1 9
   S. Kanehara P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-M. Matsumoto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 0 3
   T. Hirata P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
Totals 41 7 10 6 8 3 27      
a - S. Tanaka pinch hit for T. Tanoue in the 8th
b - H. Yokota pinch hit for S. Jimbo in the 9th
c - T. Wakayama pinch hit for Y. Oki in the 9th
d - K. Kubota substituted for H. Yokota in the 9th
e - O. Hayashi substituted for T. Wakayama in the 9th
f - M. Matsumoto pinch hit for S. Kanehara in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Ishida (7, 9th Inning off J. Jackson, 0 on, 0 outs) , I. Muramoto (17, 12th Inning off K. Yamada, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Munson (1, 4th Inning off T. Nakagawa, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Takahashi , S. Ishida 2 , K. Hirao , S. Jimbo 2 , I. Muramoto 3 , S. Munson 5 , S. Tanaka
2-out RBI: S. Jimbo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Hirao 2 , T. Wakayama , T. Hirata
GIDP: K. Hirao , H. Yokota , K. Sakata
Sac Bunt: O. Hayashi
Sac Fly: S. Ishida
Hit by Pitch: T. Takahashi , S. Ishida 2
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Kaji (21) , I. Muramoto (9)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Ishida 2 (15) , S. Munson (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Jimbo-Hirao, Kaji)
OF assists: 1 (Jimbo(Yoneda at 1st base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Shiotani 1B 6 1 1 0 0 1 2 .229 9 24
T. Kusumoto LF 5 1 1 1 1 0 2 .289 7 23
K. Hotta RF 5 1 2 0 1 1 1 .263 6 35
S. Murata SS 5 2 2 3 1 1 2 .264 10 43
K. Yoneda 3B 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .270 3 19
   b-K. Sato PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .246 3 10
   J. Jackson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 0
   d-S. Carpenter PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .208 9 13
   K. Yamada P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-T. Yamamoto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .240 6 23
N. Toyama CF 6 0 0 0 0 0 8 .257 5 22
G. Nakashima 2B 5 0 1 0 1 1 0 .225 7 27
H. Nakazawa C 6 0 1 0 0 3 4 .284 5 18
T. Nakagawa P 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .243 1 3
   Y. Nobuhara P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-N. Fukuda PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 2 7
   c-T. Wada 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .164 2 5
Totals 48 6 12 6 5 7 23      
a - N. Fukuda pinch hit for Y. Nobuhara in the 7th
b - K. Sato pinch hit for K. Yoneda in the 7th
c - T. Wada substituted for N. Fukuda in the 8th
d - S. Carpenter pinch hit for J. Jackson in the 9th
e - T. Yamamoto pinch hit for K. Yamada in the 12th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Yoneda (7, 4th Inning off S. Munson, 1 on, 0 outs) , S. Murata (18, 4th Inning off S. Munson, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Shiotani (18, 7th Inning off S. Munson, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Nakagawa (1, 5th Inning off S. Munson, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Murata (10, 5th Inning off S. Munson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Shiotani 2 , T. Kusumoto , K. Hotta 2 , S. Murata 6 , K. Yoneda 3 , G. Nakashima , H. Nakazawa , T. Nakagawa 5
2-out RBI: S. Murata
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kusumoto , K. Sato , N. Toyama , H. Nakazawa
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Murata-Nakashima-Shiotani, Nakashima-Murata-Shiotani, Wada-Nakashima-Shiotani)
DENKI PITCHING LINESCORE SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Munson 6.1 11 6 6 1 1 2 85 4.11   
T. Tanoue 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 1.31   
S. Kanehara 2.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 43 5.12   
T. Hirata W (1-1) 3.0 0 0 0 1 4 0 41 3.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Munson 27
Batters Faced: S. Munson 29, T. Tanoue 3, S. Kanehara 10, T. Hirata 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Munson 8-8, T. Tanoue 2-0, S. Kanehara 0-4, T. Hirata 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Munson 85-58, T. Tanoue 14-8, S. Kanehara 43-25, T. Hirata 41-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Tanoue 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Nakagawa 6.0 7 6 6 5 0 1 106 4.17   
Y. Nobuhara 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 4.45   
J. Jackson 2.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 23 3.02   
K. Yamada L (0-2) 3.0 1 1 1 2 2 0 40 3.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Nakagawa 29
Batters Faced: T. Nakagawa 31, Y. Nobuhara 3, J. Jackson 8, K. Yamada 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Nakagawa 6-10, Y. Nobuhara 0-2, J. Jackson 5-0, K. Yamada 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Nakagawa 106-60, Y. Nobuhara 13-10, J. Jackson 23-15, K. Yamada 40-26
Hit Batsmen: T. Nakagawa 3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shikato Murata
Ballpark: Sapporo Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 3:46
Attendance: 10233
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