BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT DENKI DYNAMICS
09/13/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
SAPPORO BEARS AT DENKI DYNAMICS
GAME ID: 6829 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sapporo Bears (50-73) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 1
Denki Dynamics (65-56) 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 X 8 8 1
Hirao hits 2 home runs in Dynamics Win
The Denki Dynamics beat the Sapporo Bears, 8-2, at Kanda Stadium. The win was due in part to first baseman Kinnojo Hirao, who hit 2 home runs, while adding 6 RBI and scoring twice. Denki pitcher Tsuneari Nakai got the win. He's now 10-12. Naruki Shimada was tagged with the loss. The triumph puts Denki at 65-56 for the season.

Hirao contributed a big hit, a grand slam home run, for Denki in the bottom of the fifth. With his team trailing 2-0, Hirao took a changeup from Naruki Shimada and stroked the home run to center. His 34th home run of the season allowed the Dynamics to leap in front, 4-2.

"Our approach was just to try to see something over the plate and be aggressive," Hirao told the Denki Gazette.
SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE DENKI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Akamine 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .212 2 3
T. Kusumoto LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .295 12 42
   a-K. Sato LF 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .225 4 14
K. Hotta RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .253 8 50
S. Murata SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .258 10 60
K. Yoneda 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .256 4 35
G. Nakashima 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .221 9 35
T. Yamamoto CF 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .216 8 30
   K. Hashimoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-N. Fukuda PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 5 15
H. Nakazawa C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .280 9 24
N. Shimada P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .224 0 7
   b-N. Toyama CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .259 7 28
Totals 28 2 7 2 3 4 10      
a - K. Sato substituted for T. Kusumoto in the 1st
b - N. Toyama substituted for N. Shimada in the 6th
c - N. Fukuda pinch hit for K. Hashimoto in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Hotta (22, 5th Inning off T. Nakai, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Kusumoto , K. Sato , K. Hotta 2 , K. Yoneda 2 , H. Nakazawa , N. Toyama
2-out RBI: K. Hotta
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Murata 2 , H. Nakazawa
GIDP: G. Nakashima
Sac Bunt: K. Sato , G. Nakashima
Sac Fly: T. Yamamoto
Hit by Pitch: G. Nakashima
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Yamamoto (7)
CS: Y. Akamine (2) , N. Toyama (7)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Murata (10)
Double Plays: 1 (Murata-Nakashima-Akamine)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Tanaka 2B 2 1 0 0 2 0 4 .225 1 18
I. Muramoto LF 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .272 6 41
K. Hirao 1B 4 2 3 6 1 1 0 .311 34 74
K. Ihara C 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .309 13 39
T. Takahashi 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .274 10 40
Y. Oki RF 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .244 9 45
I. Sakata SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222 4 12
O. Hayashi CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .209 2 11
T. Nakai P 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .105 2 8
   T. Tanoue P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 28 8 8 8 7 3 13      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Takahashi (12, 5th Inning off N. Shimada, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Hirao 2 (34, 5th Inning off N. Shimada, 3 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off K. Hashimoto, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: I. Muramoto 2 , K. Hirao 9 , T. Takahashi 2 , Y. Oki , O. Hayashi
2-out RBI: Y. Oki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Takahashi , O. Hayashi
GIDP: S. Tanaka
Sac Bunt: S. Tanaka , I. Muramoto , I. Sakata , T. Nakai
Hit by Pitch: T. Nakai
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: I. Muramoto (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Tanaka-Sakata-Hirao)
SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE DENKI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Shimada L (7-11) 5.1 5 7 7 7 3 1 114 4.36   
K. Hashimoto 2.2 3 1 1 0 0 1 31 3.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Shimada 26
Batters Faced: N. Shimada 29, K. Hashimoto 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Shimada 8-4, K. Hashimoto 3-5
Pitches - Strikes: N. Shimada 114-56, K. Hashimoto 31-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Hashimoto 1-1
Hit Batsmen: N. Shimada
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Nakai W (10-12) 8.0 7 2 2 3 4 0 125 2.63   
T. Tanoue 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Nakai 61
Batters Faced: T. Nakai 32, T. Tanoue 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Nakai 15-2, T. Tanoue 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Nakai 125-71, T. Tanoue 10-6
Hit Batsmen: T. Nakai
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kinnojo Hirao
Ballpark: Kanda Stadium
Weather: Rain (79 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 15700
Special Notes: LF Tomiyuki Kusumoto was injured in a collision at a base.
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