POLARIS UNION BASEBALL
MONTREAL ROYALS AT SEATTLE RAINIERS
05/02/1972
 
POLARIS UNION BASEBALL
MONTREAL ROYALS AT SEATTLE RAINIERS
GAME ID: 239 - TUESDAY, MAY 2ND , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Royals (18-10) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 11 0
Seattle Rainiers (16-12) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Kichida Leads Montreal to 2-0 Win
Rainiers Stadium hosted an old-fashioned pitchers' duel.

Yoriie Kichida never let Seattle get something going. The Montreal left-hander commanded his curveball in pitching the Royals to a 2-0 win. Bill Kidder closed it out for his 4th save.

Kichida scattered 4 hits over 8.1 innings for the Royals. With the win, Kichida moves to 3-0 on the year with 36 strikeouts.

"Yoriie -- his tempo and rhythm were good," said Royals manager George Willis. "He was the key to us winning."

Montreal goes to 18-10 with the win.
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. García 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .292 4 16
L. López SS 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 .371 4 11
C. Jones RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .282 3 8
J. Méndez 3B, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .202 8 17
P. Blair CF 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .257 0 6
S. Gray 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .330 1 8
   a-B. Byers PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 3 13
   c-T. Miura C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328 5 12
N. Nix LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .253 6 17
   B. Kidder P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
S. Robinson C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .216 2 12
   b-J. Lewis PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .208 3 6
   d-F. Smith 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 1 2
Y. Kichida P 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .214 0 0
   e-G. Maddox LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 3
Totals 35 2 11 2 0 11 11      
a - B. Byers pinch hit for S. Gray in the 9th
b - J. Lewis pinch hit for S. Robinson in the 9th
c - T. Miura substituted for B. Byers in the 9th
d - F. Smith substituted for J. Lewis in the 9th
e - G. Maddox substituted for Y. Kichida in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. López (2, 7th Inning off B. Rhoads, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: P. Blair (1, 6th Inning off B. Rhoads, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. García (4, 7th Inning off B. Rhoads, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. García 4 , L. López 4 , C. Jones , J. Méndez , P. Blair 4 , S. Gray , N. Nix , Y. Kichida
2-out RBI: J. García
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Jones , Y. Kichida
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Gray (5)

FIELDING
PB: S. Robinson
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Daniels CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .234 0 5
R. Castro 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .307 5 11
R. Santo 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286 6 13
R. Díaz LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .283 9 19
A. Andrews 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .322 5 12
   d-C. Chambliss PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 2 2
A. Fanner RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .381 0 2
   e-R. Boardman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 5 15
T. Haller C 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 .171 2 7
   D. Boswell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
L. Pearson SS 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .244 0 4
   a-B. Bell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273 2 6
   b-T. Kern SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 1 1
B. Rhoads P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .231 0 2
   c-B. Cortéz C 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 0 4
Totals 31 0 4 0 2 9 15      
a - B. Bell pinch hit for L. Pearson in the 7th
b - T. Kern substituted for B. Bell in the 8th
c - B. Cortéz substituted for B. Rhoads in the 8th
d - C. Chambliss pinch hit for A. Andrews in the 9th
e - R. Boardman pinch hit for A. Fanner in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Andrews (3, 2nd Inning off Y. Kichida, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Díaz , A. Andrews 3 , A. Fanner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Santo , T. Haller , B. Bell , B. Rhoads
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Díaz (8) , A. Fanner (1)

FIELDING
OF assists: 2 (Daniels(Jones at home), Daniels(López at 3rd base))
PB: T. Haller
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Kichida W (3-0) 8.1 4 0 0 2 9 0 116 4.30   
B. Kidder SV (4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Kichida 82
Batters Faced: Y. Kichida 31, B. Kidder 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Kichida 6-10, B. Kidder 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Kichida 116-74, B. Kidder 8-5
WP: Y. Kichida
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Rhoads L (1-2) 7.1 11 2 2 0 7 1 105 3.76   
D. Boswell 1.2 0 0 0 0 4 0 21 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Rhoads 55
Batters Faced: B. Rhoads 30, D. Boswell 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Rhoads 6-6, D. Boswell 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Rhoads 105-63, D. Boswell 21-13
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yoriie Kichida
Ballpark: Rainiers Stadium
Weather: Roof closed, 53 degrees
Start Time: 4:05 PM PT
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 5211
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