BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT DENKI DYNAMICS
08/18/1975
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
YOKOHAMA KINGFISHERS AT DENKI DYNAMICS
GAME ID: 6754 - MONDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Yokohama Kingfishers (39-59) 3 0 1 1 4 2 0 0 0 11 13 0
Denki Dynamics (53-45) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
Kingfishers Mow Down Dynamics, 11-2
Yokohama starter Bill Sauerwein kept the Denki offense in check, while his team rolled to a win, 11-2. Sauerwein got the win, improving to 4-11. He gave up 7 hits and walked 1 over 8 innings. He allowed 2 runs. Denki has now lost 4 in a row.

Yokohama used a clutch at-bat from Kunisada Kimura to capture the win. The catcher hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the first inning to put the Kingfishers ahead, 3-0. It was his lone hit in 5 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"We're a talented bunch when we're playing well," said Kimura. "I think we showed that here."
YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE DENKI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Ishikawa CF 5 3 3 0 0 1 1 .258 5 24
T. Kaneshige 1B 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .256 8 35
T. Iwamoto RF 4 2 2 3 1 0 0 .290 32 77
K. Kimura C 5 1 1 4 0 0 2 .266 7 33
Y. Otsuki 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .246 8 22
M. Takagi LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .213 4 25
B. Fukuhara SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .238 9 22
T. Kamiya 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .203 9 28
B. Sauerwein P 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .200 1 3
   W. Otsuki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 11 13 11 1 6 7      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Iwamoto (12, 5th Inning off S. IIda, 3 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Kimura (7, 1st Inning off T. Moriyama, 2 on, 1 out) , B. Fukuhara (9, 4th Inning off T. Moriyama, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Kaneshige (8, 6th Inning off S. IIda, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Ishikawa 3 , T. Kaneshige 5 , T. Iwamoto 3 , K. Kimura 4 , Y. Otsuki , M. Takagi , B. Fukuhara 4 , T. Kamiya , B. Sauerwein
2-out RBI: T. Kaneshige , B. Fukuhara
GIDP: K. Kimura
Sac Bunt: T. Kaneshige
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Ishikawa (33)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Fukuhara-Kamiya-Kaneshige)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Kaji 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .264 7 31
   e-S. Kinoshita PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125 0 1
T. Takahashi 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .271 12 42
S. Ishida SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .304 31 72
K. Hirao 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273 31 86
S. Jimbo CF 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 .317 13 57
I. Muramoto LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .221 1 20
K. Ihara C 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .289 4 34
   S. IIda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. Tanoue P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-S. Tanaka PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 2 8
   d-H. Yamada RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
H. Yokota RF 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 .244 3 11
   c-M. Matsumoto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .127 0 3
   H. Ibe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 0 0
   f-T. Wakayama PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 5 14
T. Moriyama P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .182 0 1
   a-I. Kinoshita C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2 1 4 13      
a - I. Kinoshita substituted for T. Moriyama in the 5th
b - S. Tanaka pinch hit for T. Tanoue in the 7th
c - M. Matsumoto pinch hit for H. Yokota in the 7th
d - H. Yamada substituted for S. Tanaka in the 8th
e - S. Kinoshita pinch hit for J. Kaji in the 8th
f - T. Wakayama pinch hit for H. Ibe in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: H. Yokota (3, 5th Inning off B. Sauerwein, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Kaji , T. Takahashi , S. Jimbo 3 , I. Muramoto , K. Ihara , H. Yokota 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Hirao
GIDP: I. Muramoto
Sac Fly: H. Yokota
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Muramoto (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ishida-Kaji-Hirao)
YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE DENKI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Sauerwein W (4-11) 8.0 7 2 2 1 4 1 113 4.54   
W. Otsuki 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Sauerwein 63
Batters Faced: B. Sauerwein 31, W. Otsuki 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Sauerwein 4-15, W. Otsuki 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Sauerwein 113-72, W. Otsuki 6-5
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Moriyama L (5-8) 4.0 6 6 6 1 5 2 66 4.72   
S. IIda 1.2 6 5 5 0 0 1 24 4.67   
T. Tanoue 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 2.19   
H. Ibe 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 21 6.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Moriyama 30
Batters Faced: T. Moriyama 18, S. IIda 11, T. Tanoue 5, H. Ibe 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Moriyama 5-1, S. IIda 2-3, T. Tanoue 0-4, H. Ibe 0-5
Pitches - Strikes: T. Moriyama 66-45, S. IIda 24-16, T. Tanoue 18-15, H. Ibe 21-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. IIda 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Sauerwein
Ballpark: Kanda Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 17 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 18508
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