MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MILWAUKEE DAIRYMEN AT DENVER BURROS
06/27/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MILWAUKEE DAIRYMEN AT DENVER BURROS
GAME ID: 1020 - THURSDAY, JUNE 27TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Milwaukee Dairymen (23-51) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 2
Denver Burros (29-44) 1 2 1 0 5 0 0 0 X 9 8 0
Burros Send Milwaukee Home with 9-1 Loss
Boosted by the 2-hit performance of Jimmy Benson, who finished 5th in the NBL in extra base hits with 60 in 1969, the Denver Burros defeated the Milwaukee Dairymen, 9-1. The winner in relief was Rick Morton. The left-hander allowed no runs on 2 hits in 3.1 innings. He now owns a record of 5-4. The win has Denver at 29-44.

With Denver leading 5-0 in the bottom of the fifth, Benson came up to bat against Milwaukee pitcher Dan Valenti. Benson hit a fastball to right for a grand slam home run. His 6th home run of the season put the Burros on top, 9-0.

"Their at-bats were really impressive against us," said losing manager Brandon Dudley.
MILWAUKEE BATTING LINESCORE DENVER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Bryce 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .275 1 23
T. Davis 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .239 13 30
G. Morales CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .354 3 30
L. Morford LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 9 38
   a-V. Castro PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .222 0 0
D. Adams C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .217 3 17
C. Bragg SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .291 0 14
G. Branan 3B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .205 0 5
   b-R. DeCou PH 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .129 1 4
T. Hollenbeck RF, LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .204 1 6
D. Valenti P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .138 0 1
   T. Rockliffe P 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333 0 0
Totals 32 1 8 1 2 4 13      
a - V. Castro pinch hit for L. Morford in the 7th
b - R. DeCou pinch hit for G. Branan in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: R. Bryce , G. Morales , L. Morford , D. Adams , C. Bragg 2 , G. Branan , T. Rockliffe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Bryce , T. Davis , T. Hollenbeck
GIDP: D. Adams , T. Hollenbeck
Sac Bunt: D. Valenti
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: C. Bragg 2 (11)
Double Plays: 1 (Branan-Bryce-Davis)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Moret RF 3 2 0 1 2 2 2 .329 16 37
J. Benson LF 5 1 2 5 0 0 1 .274 6 28
   P. Massey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Bitting CF 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .261 2 37
A. Landa 1B 5 0 1 1 0 0 4 .211 3 11
D. Hoffmeier 3B 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 .286 4 19
K. Gunn 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .244 2 14
T. Clark C 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 .202 2 9
B. Raley SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .191 1 7
J. Gannon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 1
   a-D. Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .341 2 4
   R. Morton P 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0
   T. Reid P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-L. Hughes PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .213 1 14
Totals 33 9 8 9 8 4 17      
a - D. Smith pinch hit for J. Gannon in the 2nd
b - L. Hughes pinch hit for T. Reid in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Landa (5, 1st Inning off D. Valenti, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Gunn (6, 6th Inning off T. Rockliffe, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Benson (6, 5th Inning off D. Valenti, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Benson 5 , J. Bitting 2 , A. Landa 2 , K. Gunn 2 , B. Raley 2
2-out RBI: G. Moret , J. Benson 2 , J. Bitting , A. Landa , B. Raley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Landa 2 , K. Gunn , B. Raley
GIDP: T. Clark
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Moret (58)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Gunn-Raley-Landa, Gunn-Raley-Landa)
MILWAUKEE PITCHING LINESCORE DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Valenti L (6-8) 4.2 7 9 6 7 1 1 106 3.66   
T. Rockliffe 3.1 1 0 0 1 3 0 43 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Valenti 14
Batters Faced: D. Valenti 29, T. Rockliffe 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Valenti 7-5, T. Rockliffe 1-6
Pitches - Strikes: D. Valenti 106-54, T. Rockliffe 43-28
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Gannon 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 1.99   
R. Morton W (5-4) 3.1 2 0 0 1 3 0 42 3.24   
T. Reid 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 19 2.89   
P. Massey 2.0 5 1 1 0 0 0 39 4.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gannon 50
Batters Faced: J. Gannon 6, R. Morton 12, T. Reid 6, P. Massey 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gannon 3-2, R. Morton 4-2, T. Reid 2-2, P. Massey 5-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gannon 13-10, R. Morton 42-31, T. Reid 19-13, P. Massey 39-26
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jimmy Benson
Ballpark: Gates Crescent Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM MT
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 16206
Special Notes: SP John Gannon was injured while pitching.
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