POLARIS UNION BASEBALL
LOUISVILLE REDBIRDS AT MONTREAL ROYALS
05/08/1972
 
POLARIS UNION BASEBALL
LOUISVILLE REDBIRDS AT MONTREAL ROYALS
GAME ID: 290 - MONDAY, MAY 8TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Louisville Redbirds (13-21) 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 11 1
Montreal Royals (22-12) 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 4 10 17 2
Redbirds Lose to Royals in Walk Off
Montreal first baseman Nick Nix had 3 ribbies while helping his team defeat the Louisville Redbirds, 10-7. Montreal reliever John Burns was credited with the win, to go to 2-0. Sam Mitchell took the loss for Louisville. With the win, Montreal pushed its record to 22-12.

Montreal won the game in the bottom of the ninth inning. With no outs and Sam Mitchell on the mound for Louisville, pinch hitter Steve Robinson hit a dramatic 3-run home run, bringing Royals fans to their feet.

"We came in and got the job done. That's what it's all about in this business," said Nix.
LOUISVILLE BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Fields RF 5 1 2 1 0 2 0 .254 6 29
D. Ruíz 1B 5 1 1 0 0 4 2 .500 1 2
R. Jackson LF 5 1 4 2 0 0 1 .336 8 20
K. Thomas 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .271 3 7
   S. Bowman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
   b-C. Small PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .239 8 21
   M. Hudson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-C. Fisk PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .232 2 6
   S. Mitchell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Hebner SS 3 1 3 3 1 0 0 .324 4 17
A. Sims 3B, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .264 3 15
J. Zavala CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .203 3 6
P. Coleman C 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .333 2 7
C. Nichols P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 0
   a-N. Booth 2B, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .185 2 3
Totals 36 7 11 6 2 10 13      
a - N. Booth substituted for C. Nichols in the 5th
b - C. Small pinch hit for S. Bowman in the 7th
c - C. Fisk pinch hit for M. Hudson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Ruíz (2, 5th Inning off S. Long, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Fields (6, 7th Inning off S. Long, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Jackson (8, 3rd Inning off L. Melman, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Hebner (4, 3rd Inning off L. Melman, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Fields 3 , D. Ruíz 2 , R. Jackson 7 , K. Thomas , R. Hebner 6
2-out RBI: R. Hebner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Jackson , C. Small , C. Fisk , N. Booth
GIDP: A. Sims
Sac Bunt: C. Nichols
Hit by Pitch: P. Coleman
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Jackson (5)
CS: R. Jackson (3)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Sims (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Blair CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .304 1 10
L. López SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .328 5 14
J. Méndez 3B 5 1 2 1 0 0 5 .236 11 23
N. Nix 1B 4 2 2 3 1 2 1 .263 9 24
C. Jones RF 5 3 4 0 0 1 0 .278 3 8
J. Lewis LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .250 4 9
   d-G. Maddox PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .320 1 3
T. Miura C 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .289 5 13
   e-S. Robinson PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .217 4 16
S. Gray 2B 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .316 1 13
   a-J. García PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .293 5 19
   b-F. Smith 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .140 1 2
L. Melman P 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .231 0 2
   S. Long P 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333 0 0
   c-B. Byers PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .227 3 14
   J. Burns P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 40 10 17 10 3 10 19      
a - J. García pinch hit for S. Gray in the 6th
b - F. Smith substituted for J. García in the 7th
c - B. Byers pinch hit for S. Long in the 8th
d - G. Maddox pinch hit for J. Lewis in the 9th
e - S. Robinson pinch hit for T. Miura in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Melman (1, 2nd Inning off C. Nichols, 1 on, 2 outs) , P. Blair (8, 5th Inning off C. Nichols, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Jones (3, 9th Inning off S. Mitchell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: S. Gray (6, 2nd Inning off C. Nichols, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Nix 2 (9, 5th Inning off C. Nichols, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off S. Mitchell, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Robinson (4, 9th Inning off S. Mitchell, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Blair 2 , L. López , J. Méndez 2 , N. Nix 8 , C. Jones 5 , T. Miura , S. Robinson 4 , S. Gray 3 , F. Smith , L. Melman 2 , S. Long , B. Byers
2-out RBI: S. Gray , L. Melman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Blair , J. Méndez , J. Lewis , S. Long
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Jones (3)
CS: L. López 2 (6)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Nix (1) , C. Jones (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Melman-Gray-Nix)
LOUISVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Nichols 4.1 9 6 6 0 5 1 70 4.24   
S. Bowman 1.2 1 0 0 0 4 0 23 1.32   
M. Hudson H (1) 2.0 4 0 0 2 1 0 46 9.00   
S. Mitchell L (0-1), BS (1) 0.0 3 4 4 1 0 2 8 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Nichols 26
Batters Faced: C. Nichols 22, S. Bowman 6, M. Hudson 11, S. Mitchell 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Nichols 3-4, S. Bowman 0-1, M. Hudson 2-2, S. Mitchell 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Nichols 70-50, S. Bowman 23-15, M. Hudson 46-28, S. Mitchell 8-5
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Melman 3.0 5 6 6 2 3 2 56 3.61   
S. Long 5.0 5 1 1 0 4 0 68 3.86   
J. Burns W (2-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 13 2.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Melman 24
Batters Faced: L. Melman 16, S. Long 20, J. Burns 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Melman 3-3, S. Long 3-6, J. Burns 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Melman 56-34, S. Long 68-46, J. Burns 13-10
WP: L. Melman
Hit Batsmen: S. Long
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nick Nix
Ballpark: Delorimier Stadium
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 6976
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