POLARIS UNION BASEBALL
MONTREAL ROYALS AT SEATTLE RAINIERS
05/03/1972
 
POLARIS UNION BASEBALL
MONTREAL ROYALS AT SEATTLE RAINIERS
GAME ID: 240 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 3RD , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Royals (18-11) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 6 0
Seattle Rainiers (17-12) 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 X 5 8 0
Boardman Hits Two Homers in 5-3 Win for Seattle
The performance of Ralph Boardman proved critical in helping Seattle beat Montreal, 5-3. The Rainiers right fielder was 2-2 with 2 home runs and a walk. He scored 3 times and drove in 2. José Ornelas, the winner, improved to 2-3. He held the Royals to 3 runs on 6 hits over 7 innings, while striking out 4 and walking 0. Seattle goes to 17-12.

Ricardo Castro, who finished 3rd in the UL in extra base hits with 68 in 1967, chipped in for Seattle with a solo home run in the bottom of the sixth. For the game, the first baseman had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 1 RBI.

"We did enough to win," said Boardman.
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. García 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .293 4 16
L. López SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .361 4 11
C. Jones RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .270 3 8
   b-B. Byers PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 3 13
   d-G. Maddox CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 3
P. Blair CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247 0 6
   c-N. Nix PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 6 17
J. Lewis LF, RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .212 3 6
T. Miura C 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 .323 5 12
F. Smith 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .140 1 2
S. Gray 2B 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .340 1 10
L. Melman P 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .167 0 1
   a-J. Méndez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 8 17
   B. Kidder P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3 0 5 10      
a - J. Méndez pinch hit for L. Melman in the 7th
b - B. Byers pinch hit for C. Jones in the 8th
c - N. Nix pinch hit for P. Blair in the 8th
d - G. Maddox substituted for B. Byers in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: S. Gray (4, 5th Inning off J. Ornelas, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. García , J. Lewis , T. Miura , S. Gray 4 , L. Melman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Jones , P. Blair
Sac Bunt: L. López
Hit by Pitch: J. García
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Blair(Daniels at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Daniels CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .243 0 5
R. Castro 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .314 6 12
   d-C. Chambliss 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 2 2
R. Díaz LF 4 1 1 1 0 3 0 .282 10 20
R. Boardman RF 2 3 2 2 1 0 0 .268 7 17
   a-B. Bell RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 2 6
R. Santo 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .274 6 13
A. Andrews 2B 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .326 5 13
   b-T. Kern 2B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 1 1
B. Cortéz C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .296 0 4
L. Pearson SS, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 0 4
J. Ornelas P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
   c-A. Fanner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 0 2
   D. Boswell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 5 8 5 1 7 3      
a - B. Bell substituted for R. Boardman in the 7th
b - T. Kern substituted for A. Andrews in the 7th
c - A. Fanner pinch hit for J. Ornelas in the 7th
d - C. Chambliss substituted for R. Castro in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Boardman 2 (7, 2nd Inning off L. Melman, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off L. Melman, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Castro (6, 6th Inning off L. Melman, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Díaz (10, 8th Inning off B. Kidder, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Daniels 2 , R. Castro 5 , R. Díaz 4 , R. Boardman 8 , A. Andrews
2-out RBI: A. Andrews
Hit by Pitch: A. Andrews
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Daniels (3)
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Melman L (1-3) 6.0 7 4 4 1 6 3 101 2.52   
B. Kidder 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 19 4.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Melman 47
Batters Faced: L. Melman 25, B. Kidder 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Melman 8-2, B. Kidder 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: L. Melman 101-68, B. Kidder 19-16
WP: L. Melman
Hit Batsmen: L. Melman
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Ornelas W (2-3) 7.0 6 3 3 0 4 0 85 5.20   
D. Boswell SV (3) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 2.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Ornelas 57
Batters Faced: J. Ornelas 28, D. Boswell 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Ornelas 10-7, D. Boswell 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Ornelas 85-58, D. Boswell 20-13
Hit Batsmen: J. Ornelas
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ralph Boardman
Ballpark: Rainiers Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (53 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 6 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM PT
Time: 2:22
Attendance: 5926
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