POLARIS UNION BASEBALL
MONTREAL ROYALS AT PUERTO RICO HURRICANES
04/21/1972
 
POLARIS UNION BASEBALL
MONTREAL ROYALS AT PUERTO RICO HURRICANES
GAME ID: 156 - FRIDAY, APRIL 21ST , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Royals (13-5) 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 7 9 0
Puerto Rico Hurricanes (7-11) 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 8 0
Royals Win at Puerto Rico, 7-4
The Montreal Royals picked up a win at Estadio Hiram Bithorn, knocking off the Puerto Rico Hurricanes, 7-4. Starting pitcher Yoriie Kichida was a big reason why. Carlos Vásquez closed it out for his 1st save. The Hurricanes are now 7-11.

Montreal used the bat of Tadataka Miura to capture the win. The catcher jacked a grand slam home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Royals ahead, 6-1. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a dandy.

"I tried to mix it up, keep them off balance," said Kichida.
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE PUERTO RICO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Gray 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .339 1 7
L. López SS 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .385 3 7
N. Nix LF 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .280 5 14
B. Byers RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .186 2 9
J. Méndez 3B 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .186 6 12
T. Miura C 4 1 1 4 0 2 0 .323 3 9
   B. Kidder P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   b-J. García PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .306 2 7
   C. Vásquez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Lewis 1B 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .233 2 4
P. Blair CF 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .214 0 4
Y. Kichida P 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .200 0 0
   J. Burns P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-S. Robinson C 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .211 2 9
Totals 34 7 9 7 5 10 15      
a - S. Robinson substituted for J. Burns in the 7th
b - J. García pinch hit for B. Kidder in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Nix (2, 1st Inning off E. Jatzkov, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Méndez (3, 9th Inning off D. Benson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: S. Gray (3, 5th Inning off E. Jatzkov, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Lewis (2, 2nd Inning off E. Jatzkov, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Miura (3, 5th Inning off E. Jatzkov, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Gray 3 , L. López , N. Nix 3 , J. Méndez 2 , T. Miura 4 , J. Lewis 5 , Y. Kichida
2-out RBI: J. Méndez , T. Miura , J. Lewis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Gray 2 , B. Byers , J. Méndez , J. García , Y. Kichida
Sac Bunt: P. Blair
Hit by Pitch: L. López , P. Blair
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: L. López 3 (13)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Gray-López-Lewis, Gray-López-Lewis)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Green 3B, SS 2 1 0 0 3 1 2 .279 6 13
T. Zimmerman 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .290 4 6
S. Scott 2B 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 .139 1 3
A. Eenkhoorn LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .254 5 12
T. Simmons C 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .114 0 1
A. Santana RF 3 0 0 0 1 3 3 .242 2 6
R. Kichida CF 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .286 1 1
W. Frazier SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 .259 0 4
   b-G. Shoemaker PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .077 0 1
E. Jatzkov P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   a-M. Carrasco PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   J. Rincón P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-Y. Kouda PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .167 0 0
   D. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
Totals 33 4 8 4 7 11 24      
a - M. Carrasco pinch hit for E. Jatzkov in the 7th
b - G. Shoemaker pinch hit for W. Frazier in the 8th
c - Y. Kouda pinch hit for J. Rincón in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Zimmerman (6, 3rd Inning off Y. Kichida, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Kichida (4, 6th Inning off Y. Kichida, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Kichida (1, 8th Inning off B. Kidder, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Zimmerman 3 , S. Scott , T. Simmons , R. Kichida 7 , M. Carrasco
2-out RBI: T. Simmons
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Eenkhoorn , A. Santana , W. Frazier 2 , E. Jatzkov
GIDP: S. Scott , A. Eenkhoorn
Hit by Pitch: T. Simmons
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Green 2 (10)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Santana(Nix at 2nd base))
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE PUERTO RICO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Kichida W (2-0) 6.0 4 2 2 6 6 0 128 6.56   
J. Burns 0.2 3 1 1 0 1 0 23 1.93   
B. Kidder H (2) 1.1 1 1 1 1 2 1 34 2.33   
C. Vásquez SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 5.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Kichida 56
Batters Faced: Y. Kichida 27, J. Burns 5, B. Kidder 6, C. Vásquez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Kichida 6-4, J. Burns 0-1, B. Kidder 1-1, C. Vásquez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Kichida 128-75, J. Burns 23-14, B. Kidder 34-23, C. Vásquez 13-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Burns 1-1 , B. Kidder 2-0
Hit Batsmen: Y. Kichida
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Jatzkov L (0-2) 7.0 6 6 6 4 8 2 141 6.00   
J. Rincón 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 23 3.72   
D. Benson 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 19 4.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Jatzkov 45
Batters Faced: E. Jatzkov 33, J. Rincón 4, D. Benson 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Jatzkov 7-6, J. Rincón 1-1, D. Benson 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Jatzkov 141-82, J. Rincón 23-12, D. Benson 19-13
WP: E. Jatzkov
Hit Batsmen: E. Jatzkov 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yoriie Kichida
Ballpark: Estadio Hiram Bithorn
Weather: Partly Cloudy (43 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM
Time: 3:36
Attendance: 14945
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