 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON SAPPORO BEARS AT DENKI DYNAMICS 09/14/1974 |  |  | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | SAPPORO BEARS AT DENKI DYNAMICS | | GAME ID: 6830 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Sapporo Bears (51-73) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | | Denki Dynamics (65-57) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | | |  | |
| Bears Clip Dynamics, 1-0 | The Sapporo Bears and Denki Dynamics completed their game despite the inclement weather.
The Sapporo Bears defeated the Denki Dynamics, 1-0, in Eastern League action at Kanda Stadium. Sapporo pitcher Masaru Ryu had a standout performance. Sapporo reliever Eisaku Yamaoka picked up the win, upping his record to 7-8. Tatsunori Tanoue was saddled with the loss.
Who knows how it would've ended, had it not been for Nobuyori Toyama? The 22-year old center fielder Toyama stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the ninth inning to put Sapporo up, 1-0. For the game, he was 2 for 3, including 1 double and 1 single.
Ryu said afterward that he was glad to contribute to the win.
The Bears now have a record of 51-73 with the win over Denki. | |
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| SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE | | DENKI BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - K. Sato pinch hit for M. Shiotani in the 8th b - S. Carpenter substituted for Y. Nobuhara in the 8th c - Y. Akamine pinch hit for K. Yoneda in the 9th d - N. Fukuda pinch hit for G. Nakashima in the 9th e - T. Yamamoto substituted for T. Kusumoto in the 9th f - T. Wada substituted for N. Fukuda in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: N. Toyama (17, 5th Inning off T. Moriyama, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: T. Kusumoto , S. Murata , K. Yoneda , N. Toyama 3 , H. Nakazawa , S. Carpenter Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Yamaoka , S. Murata , M. Ryu 2 GIDP: K. Hotta , S. Murata Sac Bunt: T. Kusumoto , N. Toyama Team LOB: 9
BASERUNNING SB: S. Murata (19)
FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Shiotani) | | | a - H. Yokota pinch hit for T. Moriyama in the 7th b - K. Ihara pinch hit for T. Wakayama in the 9th
BATTING Total Bases: S. Tanaka , S. Ishida , K. Hirao Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Tanaka , Y. Oki Hit by Pitch: T. Takahashi , T. Wakayama Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING SB: S. Tanaka (12)
FIELDING Double Plays: 2 (Tanaka-Ishida-Hirao, Ishida-Tanaka-Hirao) | | |
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| SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE | | DENKI PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | M. Ryu | 6.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 81 | 4.38 | | Y. Nobuhara | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3.51 | | E. Yamaoka W (7-8) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 3.07 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | T. Moriyama | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 86 | 4.22 | | T. Tanoue L (2-3) | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 2.49 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Masaru Ryu Ballpark: Kanda Stadium Weather: Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 14 mph Start Time: 3:05 PM JST Time: 3:18 Attendance: 16211 Special Notes: Rain delay of 49 minutes in the 5th inning. |
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