POLARIS UNION BASEBALL
MONTREAL ROYALS AT LOUISVILLE REDBIRDS
04/05/1972
 
POLARIS UNION BASEBALL
MONTREAL ROYALS AT LOUISVILLE REDBIRDS
GAME ID: 17 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Royals (3-0) 1 2 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 9 15 0
Louisville Redbirds (0-3) 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 7 1
Méndez Hits 2 home runs in Royals Win
The Montreal Royals defeated the Louisville Redbirds, 9-6, at Louisville Slugger Field today. Leading the charge for Montreal was third baseman Juan Méndez. He went 3-5 with 2 home runs. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice. The win puts Montreal at 3-0.

Tadataka Miura went 1-5 against the Redbirds. In the top of the first inning, he reached on an error by the 1B, driving in 1 run, putting Montreal in front, 1-0.

"We'll take this win and move on," said Miura.
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE LOUISVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. García 1B 5 1 3 1 0 1 1 .500 0 4
S. Gray 2B 6 3 3 1 0 2 6 .455 1 4
B. Byers LF 4 0 2 2 0 2 0 .400 0 2
J. Méndez 3B 5 2 3 3 0 1 2 .286 2 3
C. Jones RF 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .143 1 1
T. Miura C 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .400 0 0
P. Blair CF 3 1 0 0 2 1 3 .250 0 2
L. López SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .312 0 0
Y. Kichida P 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   J. Burns P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-N. Nix PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .375 1 3
   C. Vásquez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Lewis PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   K. Ito P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 41 9 15 8 3 11 20      
a - N. Nix pinch hit for J. Burns in the 7th
b - J. Lewis pinch hit for C. Vásquez in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: S. Gray (1, 4th Inning off N. Graham, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Méndez 2 (2, 4th Inning off N. Graham, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off T. Griffin, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Jones (1, 6th Inning off T. Griffin, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. García 3 , S. Gray 5 , B. Byers 2 , J. Méndez 9 , C. Jones 4 , T. Miura , L. López , Y. Kichida
2-out RBI: J. García , B. Byers , J. Méndez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Gray 2 , C. Jones , T. Miura , P. Blair
Sac Bunt: Y. Kichida
Sac Fly: B. Byers
Hit by Pitch: J. García
Team LOB: 11
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Jensen RF 3 2 1 2 1 0 0 .333 1 2
R. Jackson CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .273 0 0
R. Fields 1B 4 1 1 4 0 0 1 .231 1 5
C. Small LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
K. Thomas 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .154 0 0
N. Booth 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .231 0 1
C. Fisk C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 3
   T. Griffin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Horn PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 0 1
   B. Butler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Zavala PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .143 1 3
P. Bailey SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .500 0 1
   d-R. Hebner PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
N. Graham P 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   a-P. Coleman C 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 0
Totals 34 6 7 6 1 11 6      
a - P. Coleman substituted for N. Graham in the 5th
b - M. Horn pinch hit for T. Griffin in the 7th
c - J. Zavala pinch hit for B. Butler in the 9th
d - R. Hebner pinch hit for P. Bailey in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Bailey (2, 5th Inning off Y. Kichida, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Fields (1, 3rd Inning off Y. Kichida, 3 on, 2 outs) , L. Jensen (1, 5th Inning off Y. Kichida, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Jensen 4 , R. Jackson , R. Fields 4 , N. Booth , P. Bailey 2 , R. Hebner , N. Graham
2-out RBI: R. Fields
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Coleman
Hit by Pitch: R. Jackson
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: R. Fields (1)
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE LOUISVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Kichida 4.1 5 6 6 1 4 2 74 12.46   
J. Burns W (1-0) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 0.00   
C. Vásquez H (1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 27 0.00   
K. Ito SV (1) 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 13 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Kichida 32
Batters Faced: Y. Kichida 19, J. Burns 5, C. Vásquez 7, K. Ito 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Kichida 3-6, J. Burns 3-0, C. Vásquez 0-3, K. Ito 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Kichida 74-46, J. Burns 18-14, C. Vásquez 27-18, K. Ito 13-11
Hit Batsmen: C. Vásquez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Graham L (0-1) 4.2 11 7 6 2 4 1 94 11.57   
T. Griffin 2.1 3 2 2 0 3 2 40 7.71   
B. Butler 2.0 1 0 0 1 4 0 34 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Graham 18
Batters Faced: N. Graham 28, T. Griffin 10, B. Butler 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Graham 5-5, T. Griffin 4-0, B. Butler 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Graham 94-60, T. Griffin 40-31, B. Butler 34-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Griffin 2-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Butler
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juan Méndez
Ballpark: Louisville Slugger Field
Weather: Clear skies (51 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 2531
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