MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DENVER BURROS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
07/18/1974
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DENVER BURROS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
GAME ID: 1284 - THURSDAY, JULY 18TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Denver Burros (41-52) 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 6 9 1
Chicago Traders (51-44) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 8 2
Burros Deal Traders 6-4 Defeat
The Denver Burros dealt the Chicago Traders a 6-4 loss at Union Field. Leon Hughes was the star on offense. He went 2-4 with a home run and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. Denver pitcher John Suozzo got the win, upping his record to 5-7. Randy Birch got the loss. The Burros have now won 4 straight.

Denver catcher Tom Clark contributed a timely at-bat in the top of the sixth. With two down, he hit a sinker to center field for a 2-run single. It was his 26th hit of the season and put the Burros ahead, 4-0.

"Things will change for us," said Chicago manager Larry Link. "When things change, we'll get clicking."
DENVER BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Smith CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .192 3 6
J. Benson RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .248 7 31
   c-G. Moret PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317 21 47
A. Landa 1B 4 2 1 2 1 2 0 .209 5 21
L. Hughes LF 4 1 2 2 1 1 0 .224 2 19
D. Hoffmeier 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .256 7 24
K. Gunn 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .244 3 22
C. Carr SS 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .218 3 19
   a-E. Ingle PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 0 3
   b-B. Raley SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 2 12
T. Clark C 3 0 2 2 1 0 0 .179 2 15
J. Suozzo P 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .080 0 1
   A. Sereni P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. Reid P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 6 9 6 4 9 11      
a - E. Ingle pinch hit for C. Carr in the 8th
b - B. Raley substituted for E. Ingle in the 8th
c - G. Moret pinch hit for J. Benson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Hoffmeier (9, 7th Inning off J. Calhoun, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Hughes (2, 6th Inning off R. Birch, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Landa (5, 7th Inning off J. Calhoun, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Smith , A. Landa 4 , L. Hughes 5 , D. Hoffmeier 2 , K. Gunn , C. Carr , T. Clark 2
2-out RBI: L. Hughes , T. Clark
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Benson , K. Gunn , J. Suozzo 2
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Smith (12)
CS: L. Hughes (4)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Hoffmeier (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Cox RF 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .200 9 30
J. Sledd 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .324 10 55
R. Fuentes 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .331 3 46
F. Precourt CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .320 5 29
E. White C 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .257 3 37
W. McCord LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .258 8 41
M. White 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .215 1 25
   J. Calhoun P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-K. Mays PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .249 2 20
   R. Weisenberg P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-D. Fickes PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258 2 8
D. Lindsey SS, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .241 0 20
   d-R. Barber PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .303 1 7
R. Birch P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172 1 3
   a-T. Karoly 3B, SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .169 0 3
   e-J. Murphy PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .125 0 0
Totals 36 4 8 4 2 4 14      
a - T. Karoly substituted for R. Birch in the 6th
b - K. Mays pinch hit for J. Calhoun in the 7th
c - D. Fickes pinch hit for R. Weisenberg in the 9th
d - R. Barber pinch hit for D. Lindsey in the 9th
e - J. Murphy pinch hit for T. Karoly in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. White (10, 7th Inning off J. Suozzo, 1 on, 0 outs) , W. McCord (18, 7th Inning off J. Suozzo, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Fuentes (26, 7th Inning off J. Suozzo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Cox , R. Fuentes 3 , F. Precourt , E. White 2 , W. McCord 2 , K. Mays , D. Fickes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Cox , J. Sledd , W. McCord
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: J. Sledd (6) , D. Lindsey (15)
DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Suozzo W (5-7) 6.2 5 4 4 2 1 0 89 5.64   
A. Sereni H (5) 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 28 1.89   
T. Reid SV (3) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 2.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Suozzo 47
Batters Faced: J. Suozzo 27, A. Sereni 8, T. Reid 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Suozzo 11-8, A. Sereni 2-1, T. Reid 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Suozzo 89-52, A. Sereni 28-17, T. Reid 7-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Sereni 1-0 , T. Reid 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Birch L (6-7) 5.2 4 4 2 3 8 1 111 3.96   
J. Calhoun 1.1 4 2 2 0 0 1 31 2.11   
R. Weisenberg 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 38 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Birch 54
Batters Faced: R. Birch 25, J. Calhoun 8, R. Weisenberg 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Birch 5-3, J. Calhoun 2-2, R. Weisenberg 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: R. Birch 111-68, J. Calhoun 31-16, R. Weisenberg 38-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Calhoun 3-2
Balk: R. Birch
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Leon Hughes
Ballpark: Union Field
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 15730
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