BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
DENKI DYNAMICS AT SAPPORO BEARS
10/01/1974
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
DENKI DYNAMICS AT SAPPORO BEARS
GAME ID: 6873 - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1ST , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Denki Dynamics (76-64) 0 1 0 4 1 0 2 0 2 10 12 1
Sapporo Bears (58-82) 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 6 10 1
Dynamics Knock Off Bears, 10-6
A nice crowd turned out for a clash between the Denki Dynamics and Sapporo Bears.

The Denki Dynamics downed the Sapporo Bears, 10-6, at Sapporo Stadium. Ikuo Muramoto led the way, going 4-for-5 for Denki. The Dynamics improved their record to 76-64 with the win over Sapporo.

Denki used a clutch at-bat from Saikaku Tanaka to capture the win. The second baseman hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the fourth inning to put the Dynamics ahead, 5-3. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"When you win, you always have confidence," said Denki skipper Carl Johnson. "Nobody likes to lose. Losing is a downer. That's how we look at it. It's always good to win."
DENKI BATTING LINESCORE SAPPORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Tanaka 2B 4 1 1 3 1 1 0 .225 4 28
T. Takahashi 3B 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .256 12 44
S. Ishida SS 3 2 2 0 1 1 1 .285 30 68
K. Hirao 1B 5 1 2 3 0 0 4 .295 36 82
K. Ihara C 4 2 1 1 1 0 1 .290 14 44
I. Muramoto LF 5 2 4 1 0 1 1 .269 6 44
S. Jimbo CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .267 10 36
Y. Oki RF 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 .246 10 53
T. Mihara P 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .086 2 4
   a-I. Sakata PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 4 12
   T. Tanoue P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
Totals 35 10 12 10 4 5 12      
a - I. Sakata pinch hit for T. Mihara in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Ihara (14, 7th Inning off J. Jackson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: S. Ishida (1, 5th Inning off T. Takada, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Tanaka (4, 4th Inning off T. Takada, 2 on, 2 outs) , K. Hirao (36, 9th Inning off Y. Nobuhara, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Tanaka 4 , S. Ishida 4 , K. Hirao 5 , K. Ihara 2 , I. Muramoto 4 , S. Jimbo , Y. Oki
2-out RBI: S. Tanaka , K. Ihara , I. Muramoto , Y. Oki
GIDP: K. Hirao
Sac Bunt: S. Jimbo
Sac Fly: Y. Oki
Hit by Pitch: S. Ishida
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Muramoto (18)
CS: I. Muramoto (6)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Tanaka (12)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Akamine 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .184 2 6
T. Kusumoto LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .314 14 45
K. Hotta RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .248 11 64
S. Murata SS 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .259 10 69
K. Yoneda 3B 3 2 2 0 0 0 1 .261 4 39
   a-K. Sato PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .222 4 15
   b-T. Wada 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .180 4 7
N. Toyama CF 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 .255 8 36
G. Nakashima 2B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .227 11 45
S. Arakawa C 4 0 2 2 0 2 1 .190 9 28
T. Takada P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267 1 2
   J. Jackson P 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .214 0 1
   K. Hashimoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-N. Fukuda PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .236 5 15
   Y. Nobuhara P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 6 10 6 3 5 17      
a - K. Sato pinch hit for K. Yoneda in the 7th
b - T. Wada substituted for K. Sato in the 8th
c - N. Fukuda pinch hit for K. Hashimoto in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Yoneda (15, 4th Inning off T. Mihara, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Nakashima (10, 4th Inning off T. Mihara, 1 on, 1 out) , S. Murata (30, 7th Inning off T. Mihara, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Kusumoto , K. Hotta , S. Murata 2 , K. Yoneda 3 , G. Nakashima 3 , S. Arakawa 2 , N. Fukuda
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , Y. Akamine 3 , G. Nakashima , T. Takada
Sac Fly: N. Toyama
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Kusumoto (13)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Murata (11)
Double Plays: 1 (Yoneda-Nakashima-Akamine)
OF assists: 1 (Toyama(Jimbo at 2nd base))
PB: S. Arakawa
DENKI PITCHING LINESCORE SAPPORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Mihara W (11-10) 7.0 9 6 6 3 4 0 145 3.63   
T. Tanoue SV (15) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 23 2.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Mihara 36
Batters Faced: T. Mihara 34, T. Tanoue 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Mihara 8-9, T. Tanoue 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Mihara 145-93, T. Tanoue 23-16
WP: T. Mihara
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Takada L (1-2) 4.0 7 6 6 3 3 1 78 4.42   
J. Jackson 2.2 3 2 0 0 2 0 34 2.66   
K. Hashimoto 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 2.93   
Y. Nobuhara 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 1 16 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Takada 24
Batters Faced: T. Takada 22, J. Jackson 11, K. Hashimoto 4, Y. Nobuhara 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Takada 3-5, J. Jackson 2-3, K. Hashimoto 2-2, Y. Nobuhara 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Takada 78-43, J. Jackson 34-25, K. Hashimoto 13-10, Y. Nobuhara 16-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Jackson 1-0 , K. Hashimoto 1-0
Hit Batsmen: T. Takada
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ikuo Muramoto
Ballpark: Sapporo Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (58 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 8788
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