BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT DENKI DYNAMICS
09/03/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KYOTO OWLS AT DENKI DYNAMICS
GAME ID: 6802 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kyoto Owls (65-49) 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 8 0
Denki Dynamics (61-52) 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 6 13 0
Dynamics Rally to Win
Fans were treated to a whale of a game between the Denki Dynamics and Kyoto Owls.

Kenji Ihara knocked in 5 runs to help Denki beat Kyoto, 6-5. The Ebetsu, Japan native tallied 2 singles and 1 home run. The Dynamics now have a record of 61-52.

In the bottom of the ninth, with one out and the game tied, 5-5, two-time All-Star Ikuo Muramoto won it for Denki. With runners on 1st and 3rd, Muramoto hit a 0-1 fastball from Kenshin Kon for a run-scoring single, giving his team the 6-5 win.

"We cashed in when we had the chance," said Denki manager Carl Johnson.
KYOTO BATTING LINESCORE DENKI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Yamamoto RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .277 14 45
S. Smith LF 4 1 1 3 0 0 0 .257 22 55
B. Arai SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .300 24 64
H. Yamashita C 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .246 31 68
T. Wada 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .316 26 80
M. Smith CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .266 20 66
T. Kato 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .270 25 73
T. Manabe 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .219 6 21
U. Tomita P 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .164 0 1
   a-S. Onodera PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .318 9 23
   A. Perales P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   M. Matsunaga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   K. Kon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 5 8 5 0 9 6      
a - S. Onodera pinch hit for U. Tomita in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Wada (21, 5th Inning off H. Ibe, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Yamamoto (16, 5th Inning off H. Ibe, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Smith (22, 5th Inning off H. Ibe, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Yamamoto 2 , S. Smith 4 , B. Arai , T. Wada 2 , M. Smith 2 , T. Manabe , U. Tomita
2-out RBI: K. Yamamoto , S. Smith , T. Manabe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kato , T. Manabe
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Smith (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Manabe-Arai-Wada)
OF assists: 1 (Yamamoto(Oki at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Tanaka 2B 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .239 1 17
Y. Oki RF 3 2 3 0 2 0 0 .249 9 44
K. Ihara C 5 1 3 5 0 0 3 .315 12 38
I. Muramoto LF 4 0 2 1 1 0 2 .270 5 37
T. Takahashi 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .267 9 33
Y. Otsuki 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .323 1 13
I. Sakata SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .250 3 9
   b-K. Sakata PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 2 9
   e-Y. Ohshiro CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
O. Hayashi CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .216 2 10
   c-M. Matsumoto PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294 0 3
   f-S. Okamura SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
H. Ibe P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 1
   T. Hirata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-H. Yokota PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .231 2 12
   T. Tanoue P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   d-T. Wakayama PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .210 6 15
   A. Shibata P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 6 13 6 4 6 16      
a - H. Yokota pinch hit for T. Hirata in the 7th
b - K. Sakata pinch hit for I. Sakata in the 8th
c - M. Matsumoto pinch hit for O. Hayashi in the 8th
d - T. Wakayama pinch hit for T. Tanoue in the 8th
e - Y. Ohshiro substituted for K. Sakata in the 9th
f - S. Okamura substituted for M. Matsumoto in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: K. Ihara (12, 7th Inning off A. Perales, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Tanaka , Y. Oki 3 , K. Ihara 6 , I. Muramoto 2 , Y. Otsuki , I. Sakata , M. Matsumoto , H. Yokota
2-out RBI: K. Ihara
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Muramoto , Y. Otsuki
GIDP: K. Ihara
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: Y. Oki (5)
KYOTO PITCHING LINESCORE DENKI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
U. Tomita 6.0 5 1 1 3 4 0 87 4.19   
A. Perales 0.2 3 4 4 1 1 1 19 3.80   
M. Matsunaga 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 5.79   
K. Kon L (3-7) 1.1 4 1 1 0 1 0 25 3.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: U. Tomita 59
Batters Faced: U. Tomita 24, A. Perales 6, M. Matsunaga 2, K. Kon 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: U. Tomita 8-4, A. Perales 0-1, M. Matsunaga 0-1, K. Kon 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: U. Tomita 87-49, A. Perales 19-12, M. Matsunaga 8-5, K. Kon 25-16
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Ibe 5.2 7 5 5 0 3 1 99 3.46   
T. Hirata 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 19 5.65   
T. Tanoue 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 2.00   
A. Shibata W (6-5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 3.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Ibe 38
Batters Faced: H. Ibe 24, T. Hirata 4, T. Tanoue 3, A. Shibata 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Ibe 9-5, T. Hirata 1-0, T. Tanoue 1-0, A. Shibata 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Ibe 99-62, T. Hirata 19-11, T. Tanoue 16-11, A. Shibata 14-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Hirata 1-0
WP: T. Hirata
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kenji Ihara
Ballpark: Kanda Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 12191
Special Notes: Rain delay of 22 minutes in the 5th inning.
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