FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
MONTREAL SAINTS AT SEATTLE KINGS
04/30/1974
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
MONTREAL SAINTS AT SEATTLE KINGS
GAME ID: 262 - TUESDAY, APRIL 30TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Montreal Saints (6-15) 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 5 10 1
Seattle Kings (14-9) 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 6 14 2
Kings Win Thriller, 6-5
The Seattle Kings defeated the Montreal Saints, 6-5, at Seattle Municipal Stadium. Seattle right fielder Mike Griffith had a superb performance. He went 3-4 with 3 singles and a walk, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. Seattle pitcher Davey Cronin got the win. He's now 2-1. Roy Wheeler was tagged with the loss. The victory makes Seattle 14-9.

The Kings got a clutch hit from shortstop Ben Baker. In the bottom of the tenth, he delivered a run-scoring single to win the game for the Kings.

In postgame remarks, Baker said: "I'm proud of our guys, of their fight."
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Gilman LF, CF 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 .258 0 5
   e-R. Barrell PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .146 2 5
   f-M. Matton CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
C. Hernandez SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .241 0 3
J. Hendricks RF 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 .316 1 9
D. Turner 2B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .200 4 13
   a-H. Swain PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .321 2 11
   c-M. Morgan 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .118 0 1
J. Robertson CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .203 1 2
   b-B. Rawdon PH, LF 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 .200 1 4
J. Smith 1B 5 1 1 1 0 0 8 .242 3 7
K. Steinbach 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 .319 2 9
V. Ferguson C 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 .154 0 0
J. Martinez P 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .273 0 0
   B. Nelson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-C. Peterson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 2
   M. Hernandez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   g-B. Taylor PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .273 1 2
   R. Wheeler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 41 5 10 5 3 7 20      
a - H. Swain pinch hit for D. Turner in the 7th
b - B. Rawdon pinch hit for J. Robertson in the 7th
c - M. Morgan substituted for H. Swain in the 7th
d - C. Peterson pinch hit for B. Nelson in the 8th
e - R. Barrell pinch hit for B. Gilman in the 9th
f - M. Matton substituted for R. Barrell in the 9th
g - B. Taylor pinch hit for M. Hernandez in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Hendricks (5, 1st Inning off J. Howell, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Smith (3, 4th Inning off J. Howell, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Hendricks (1, 5th Inning off J. Howell, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Taylor (1, 10th Inning off D. Cronin, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Barrell , J. Hendricks 7 , D. Turner , B. Rawdon , J. Smith 4 , V. Ferguson , J. Martinez , B. Taylor 4
2-out RBI: B. Rawdon , B. Taylor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Smith 3
Sac Bunt: C. Hernandez
Hit by Pitch: C. Hernandez
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: M. Morgan (3)
Double Plays: 3 (Turner-Hernandez-Smith, Steinbach-Turner-Smith, Hernandez-Turner-Smith)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Barnes 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .324 0 8
T. Hicks CF 3 2 1 0 2 0 2 .239 0 4
F. Tollefson C 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .244 2 3
H. Williams 1B 5 1 3 0 0 0 4 .231 7 15
M. Griffith RF 4 1 3 3 1 0 1 .329 3 21
B. Baker SS 5 0 2 3 0 0 4 .253 1 10
J. Scott LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .462 0 8
S. Merrick 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .341 0 8
J. Howell P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 0 2
   D. Anderson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-C. Day PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   B. Collins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-P. Davis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. Cronin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 39 6 14 6 3 0 19      
a - C. Day pinch hit for D. Anderson in the 7th
b - P. Davis pinch hit for B. Collins in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Baker (5, 6th Inning off J. Martinez, 2 on, 2 outs) , H. Williams (2, 8th Inning off M. Hernandez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Barnes 2 , T. Hicks , F. Tollefson , H. Williams 4 , M. Griffith 3 , B. Baker 3 , S. Merrick 2
2-out RBI: , M. Griffith 2 , B. Baker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Hicks , B. Baker , J. Scott 2
GIDP: T. Hicks , M. Griffith , J. Howell
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Day (2)
CS: S. Merrick (1)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Barnes (3) , B. Collins (1)
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Martinez 6.0 9 4 4 2 0 0 103 3.69   
B. Nelson 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 4.26   
M. Hernandez 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 26 1.65   
R. Wheeler L (0-1), BS (1) 0.1 4 2 2 0 0 0 12 1.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Martinez 36
Batters Faced: J. Martinez 26, B. Nelson 3, M. Hernandez 8, R. Wheeler 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Martinez 8-7, B. Nelson 1-1, M. Hernandez 4-2, R. Wheeler 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Martinez 103-64, B. Nelson 13-9, M. Hernandez 26-18, R. Wheeler 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Nelson 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Howell 6.2 6 4 3 3 4 2 118 2.31   
D. Anderson BS (1) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 2.08   
B. Collins 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 30 2.00   
D. Cronin W (2-1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 12 1.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Howell 49
Batters Faced: J. Howell 31, D. Anderson 2, B. Collins 9, D. Cronin 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Howell 6-10, D. Anderson 1-0, B. Collins 2-3, D. Cronin 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Howell 118-74, D. Anderson 7-4, B. Collins 30-20, D. Cronin 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Anderson 2-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Howell
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Griffith
Ballpark: Seattle Municipal Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (41 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 10:05 PM PT
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 17875
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