BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
DENKI DYNAMICS AT RAKISUTA RAMS
09/28/1975
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BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
DENKI DYNAMICS AT RAKISUTA RAMS
GAME ID: 6870 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Denki Dynamics (76-61) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 6 0
Rakisuta Rams (66-71) 0 0 3 2 4 0 0 2 X 11 16 0
Hirao Belts Number 500
500 home runs is a lot of home runs to hit. It's a number that very few players reach. Today Kinnojo Hirao became a member of that exclusive club. He belted it at Rakisuta Stadium against the Rams. But sometimes milestone homers don't win the game. The powerful Denki first baseman got all the headlines, but Rakisuta came away with the victory. They beat the Dynamics 11-3.

During the postgame interview he told the press, "It's a big relief to get it over. I tried not to think about it, but it's kind of hard when you have a huge sign on the scoreboard staring at you every time you step up to the plate. The home run was nice, but I would have preferred to win the game."

His batting totals for the game showed 1 hit in 2 at-bats, 1 home run and 2 RBI.

The hardworking and dedicated Hirao also said, "I'll celebrate a little with my family tonight but not too much. This is not the last home run I will hit. I think I have a lot of baseball left in me and have other goals. I'll get back to work tomorrow."

In his 1842-game career Hirao has hit .301 with 1969 hits, 500 home runs, and 1211 RBIs and has scored 974 runs.
DENKI BATTING LINESCORE RAKISUTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Kaji 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 10 38
T. Takahashi 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 18 58
S. Ishida SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .298 45 108
K. Hirao 1B 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .291 46 117
   a-S. Kinoshita PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .095 0 1
   c-I. Kinoshita CF, 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
S. Jimbo CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 20 73
   b-M. Matsumoto PH, CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .149 0 5
Y. Oki RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .294 5 46
T. Wakayama C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .257 6 25
I. Muramoto LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .226 3 32
   d-H. Yamada PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .400 1 1
   H. Ibe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 0 0
T. Nakai P 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .096 1 4
   S. Saeki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-B. Sakaguchi PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 6 14
Totals 32 3 6 3 1 4 4      
a - S. Kinoshita pinch hit for K. Hirao in the 7th
b - M. Matsumoto pinch hit for S. Jimbo in the 7th
c - I. Kinoshita substituted for S. Kinoshita in the 7th
d - H. Yamada pinch hit for I. Muramoto in the 8th
e - B. Sakaguchi pinch hit for S. Saeki in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Ishida (20, 1st Inning off H. Weaver, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Hirao (46, 1st Inning off H. Weaver, 1 on, 2 outs) , H. Yamada (1, 8th Inning off H. Weaver, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Ishida 2 , K. Hirao 4 , I. Kinoshita , M. Matsumoto , I. Muramoto , H. Yamada 4
2-out RBI: K. Hirao
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Oki
GIDP: M. Matsumoto
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
OF assists: 4 (Jimbo(Nomura at 3rd base), Oki(Matsui at 3rd base), Oki(Hayashi at 2nd base), Jimbo(Imakake at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Hayashi CF 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .281 1 6
S. Nakayama 1B, RF 5 2 2 0 0 0 3 .299 4 18
S. Fukushima 3B 4 3 2 2 1 0 0 .268 17 54
H. Nomura SS 4 0 1 3 1 1 1 .294 23 65
R. Onishi LF 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .255 18 56
K. Imakake C 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .245 3 55
S. Kamo RF 2 2 2 2 0 0 1 .264 1 50
   a-Y. Matsumoto PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .220 0 2
   b-K. Miyahara RF, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 0 0
T. Matsui 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .217 7 30
H. Weaver P 4 0 2 3 0 0 1 .219 0 6
Totals 36 11 16 11 4 4 10      
a - Y. Matsumoto pinch hit for S. Kamo in the 7th
b - K. Miyahara substituted for Y. Matsumoto in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Nomura (24, 3rd Inning off T. Nakai, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Fukushima (17, 8th Inning off H. Ibe, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: O. Hayashi 3 , S. Nakayama 2 , S. Fukushima 5 , H. Nomura 2 , R. Onishi , K. Imakake 2 , S. Kamo 2 , T. Matsui , H. Weaver 2
2-out RBI: O. Hayashi , H. Nomura , H. Weaver
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Nakayama 2 , R. Onishi
Sac Bunt: S. Kamo
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Nomura-Matsui-Nakayama)
DENKI PITCHING LINESCORE RAKISUTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Nakai L (14-8) 4.2 12 8 8 2 2 0 89 3.28   
S. Saeki 2.1 2 1 1 2 0 0 40 3.45   
H. Ibe 1.0 2 2 2 0 2 1 19 6.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Nakai 8
Batters Faced: T. Nakai 25, S. Saeki 11, H. Ibe 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Nakai 6-3, S. Saeki 5-2, H. Ibe 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Nakai 89-55, S. Saeki 40-21, H. Ibe 19-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Saeki 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Weaver W (4-7) 9.0 6 3 3 1 4 2 118 4.39   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Weaver 66
Batters Faced: H. Weaver 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Weaver 15-7
Pitches - Strikes: H. Weaver 118-77
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shouta Fukushima
Ballpark: Rakisuta Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM JST
Time: 2:42
Attendance: 18380
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