BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
DENKI DYNAMICS AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS
07/28/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
DENKI DYNAMICS AT YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS
GAME ID: 6708 - SUNDAY, JULY 28TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Denki Dynamics (43-40) 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 2
Yokohama Kingfishers (30-51) 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 X 5 10 2
Denki Sent Home with 5-4 Loss
The umbrellas came out during the Yokohama-Denki contest at Kanagawa Stadium.

The Yokohama Kingfishers picked up a win at Kanagawa Stadium, knocking off the Denki Dynamics, 5-4. On the mound for Yokohama was left-hander Bill Sauerwein. He played a key role in the triumph. Yoisuke Nishizawa wrapped it up, recording his 9th save.

Thoki Kaneshige, who finished 4th in the EL in RBI with 71 in 1970, contributed to the Yokohama win with a run-scoring single in the bottom of the seventh. For the game, the left fielder had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 3 runs batted in.

Yokohama manager Masayoshi Nozawa praised his team's "energy."

Yokohama has now won 4 straight, while the Dynamics have lost 4 in a row.
DENKI BATTING LINESCORE YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Kaji 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .246 12 37
T. Takahashi 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .256 4 18
S. Ishida SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .274 16 41
K. Hirao 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .294 27 57
S. Jimbo CF 4 2 1 3 0 0 1 .251 8 31
T. Wakayama C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .203 5 12
I. Muramoto LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .268 3 28
Y. Oki RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .232 8 36
H. Ibe P 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .156 0 0
   a-H. Yokota PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 1 8
   A. Shibata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-S. Tanaka PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .275 1 9
Totals 35 4 7 4 1 8 15      
a - H. Yokota pinch hit for H. Ibe in the 7th
b - S. Tanaka pinch hit for A. Shibata in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Ishida (8, 3rd Inning off B. Sauerwein, 0 on, 2 outs) , Y. Oki (7, 4th Inning off B. Sauerwein, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Jimbo (8, 3rd Inning off B. Sauerwein, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Ishida 2 , K. Hirao , S. Jimbo 4 , T. Wakayama , I. Muramoto , Y. Oki 2 , H. Yokota
2-out RBI: S. Jimbo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Kaji , T. Takahashi , S. Ishida , K. Hirao , Y. Oki , H. Ibe
Sac Fly: I. Muramoto
Hit by Pitch: J. Kaji
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: J. Kaji (14) , S. Ishida (16)
Double Plays: 1 (Takahashi-Kaji-Hirao)
OF assists: 1 (Jimbo(Hirata at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Ishikawa CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .296 6 27
B. Martin 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .272 11 28
K. Hirata 2B 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .314 5 20
T. Iwamoto RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .282 11 19
T. Kaneshige LF 4 1 2 3 0 0 2 .220 7 32
   Y. Nishizawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
K. Kimura C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .297 10 36
F. Sonoda 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .212 7 27
B. Fukuhara SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .231 11 34
B. Sauerwein P 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .257 0 6
   a-I. Shinseki PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 4 9
   N. Tominaga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Takagi LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259 0 22
Totals 33 5 10 5 3 5 15      
a - I. Shinseki pinch hit for B. Sauerwein in the 6th
b - M. Takagi substituted for N. Tominaga in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Martin (10, 1st Inning off H. Ibe, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Kaneshige (7, 3rd Inning off H. Ibe, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Hirata (5, 3rd Inning off H. Ibe, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Ishikawa , B. Martin 3 , K. Hirata 4 , T. Iwamoto 2 , T. Kaneshige 5 , B. Fukuhara 2
2-out RBI: T. Kaneshige
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kaneshige , K. Kimura
GIDP: K. Ishikawa
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Ishikawa (31)
CS: K. Ishikawa (9)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Martin (6) , B. Fukuhara (6)
DENKI PITCHING LINESCORE YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Ibe 6.0 6 4 4 2 3 2 103 3.88   
A. Shibata L (5-5) 2.0 4 1 1 1 2 0 42 3.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Ibe 45
Batters Faced: H. Ibe 27, A. Shibata 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Ibe 4-10, A. Shibata 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Ibe 103-64, A. Shibata 42-24
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Sauerwein 6.0 5 4 1 0 5 1 92 5.57   
N. Tominaga W (2-6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 5.40   
Y. Nishizawa SV (9) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 27 4.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Sauerwein 57
Batters Faced: B. Sauerwein 25, N. Tominaga 5, Y. Nishizawa 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Sauerwein 7-6, N. Tominaga 1-1, Y. Nishizawa 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Sauerwein 92-64, N. Tominaga 20-11, Y. Nishizawa 27-16
Hit Batsmen: N. Tominaga
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Sauerwein
Ballpark: Kanagawa Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 12407
Special Notes: Rain delay of 28 minutes in the 5th inning.
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