BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT RAKISUTA RAMS
07/30/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT RAKISUTA RAMS
GAME ID: 6709 - TUESDAY, JULY 30TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Yokohama Kingfishers (32-51) 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 12 1
Rakisuta Rams (39-44) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 9 2
Down Goes Rakisuta, 6-4
Toyoji Iwamoto was a major contributor to the 6-4 Yokohama win over Rakisuta. The Kingfishers right fielder was 2 for 4 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 2. The Kingfishers saw their record improve to 32-51.

The Kingfishers got a big at-bat from right fielder Thoki Kaneshige. For the game, Kaneshige was 1-4 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. In the top of the third, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 8th home run of the season gave Yokohama a 4-2 lead.

Iwamoto told a Yokohama Times reporter that he was "very pleased" with the win.
YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Ishikawa CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .297 6 27
T. Iwamoto LF, RF 4 2 2 2 1 0 0 .288 12 21
K. Hirata 2B 4 0 1 1 1 1 2 .309 5 21
K. Kimura C 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 .303 10 37
T. Kaneshige RF 4 1 1 2 0 1 5 .219 8 34
   a-M. Takagi LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 0 22
F. Sonoda 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .208 7 27
B. Fukuhara SS 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 .234 11 34
M. Kobashi 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .228 0 3
M. Oyama P 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .114 1 2
   Y. Nishizawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   N. Tominaga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 40 6 12 6 3 4 17      
a - M. Takagi substituted for T. Kaneshige in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Kimura (9, 7th Inning off S. Hayakawa, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Iwamoto (12, 3rd Inning off S. Taira, 1 on, 0 outs) , T. Kaneshige (8, 3rd Inning off S. Taira, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Ishikawa 2 , T. Iwamoto 5 , K. Hirata , K. Kimura 4 , T. Kaneshige 4 , B. Fukuhara 2 , M. Kobashi
2-out RBI: K. Hirata , K. Kimura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Kimura , T. Kaneshige 2 , M. Kobashi
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Ishikawa (32)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Fukuhara (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Sonoda-Hirata-Kobashi)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Onishi CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 .246 14 30
G. Yagi LF 5 0 3 0 0 1 1 .272 9 33
Y. Ishihara 1B, RF 4 1 1 1 1 0 4 .296 15 32
H. Nomura SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .288 23 63
S. Fukushima 3B 4 2 1 2 0 0 4 .313 10 31
S. Kamo RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 1 22
   b-M. Nakamura PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 2 10
   d-T. Matsui PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 3 24
   G. Matsuda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
G. McCauley 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .205 4 10
K. Imakake C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .231 4 31
S. Taira P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .062 0 0
   S. Hayakawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-S. Nakayama PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 9
   S. Suzuki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   c-S. Murata PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .209 0 4
Totals 36 4 9 4 3 5 16      
a - S. Nakayama pinch hit for S. Hayakawa in the 7th
b - M. Nakamura pinch hit for S. Kamo in the 8th
c - S. Murata pinch hit for S. Suzuki in the 8th
d - T. Matsui pinch ran for M. Nakamura in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Nakamura (2, 8th Inning off Y. Nishizawa, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Fukushima (10, 2nd Inning off M. Oyama, 1 on, 0 outs) , Y. Ishihara (15, 8th Inning off M. Oyama, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Onishi , G. Yagi 3 , Y. Ishihara 4 , H. Nomura , S. Fukushima 4 , M. Nakamura 2 , G. McCauley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Nomura , S. Fukushima , S. Murata
GIDP: Y. Ishihara
Hit by Pitch: H. Nomura
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: R. Onishi (8) , H. Nomura (17)
YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Oyama W (2-6) 7.0 7 3 3 1 4 2 120 5.34   
Y. Nishizawa H (1) 1.2 2 1 1 2 1 0 28 4.36   
N. Tominaga SV (4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Oyama 54
Batters Faced: M. Oyama 30, Y. Nishizawa 9, N. Tominaga 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Oyama 11-5, Y. Nishizawa 3-1, N. Tominaga 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Oyama 120-73, Y. Nishizawa 28-14, N. Tominaga 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Tominaga 1-0
WP: Y. Nishizawa
Hit Batsmen: M. Oyama
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Taira L (3-7) 5.0 9 6 5 2 2 2 94 4.15   
S. Hayakawa 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 33 4.70   
S. Suzuki 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 19 3.60   
G. Matsuda 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 5.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Taira 27
Batters Faced: S. Taira 27, S. Hayakawa 8, S. Suzuki 5, G. Matsuda 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Taira 7-6, S. Hayakawa 4-1, S. Suzuki 0-3, G. Matsuda 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Taira 94-59, S. Hayakawa 33-20, S. Suzuki 19-12, G. Matsuda 8-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Toyoji Iwamoto
Ballpark: Rakisuta Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 13 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM JST
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 13460
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