MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT DENVER BURROS
07/21/1974
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT DENVER BURROS
GAME ID: 1326 - SUNDAY, JULY 21ST , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn Bluebirds (47-48) 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 6 7 0
Denver Burros (41-55) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 8 0
Bluebirds Dump Denver, 6-2, to Win 5th in a Row
The Brooklyn Bluebirds beat the Denver Burros, 6-2. Brooklyn pitcher and St. Louis, Missouri, native Damon Rutherford led the way. The Bluebirds, now 47-48, have won 5 in a row.

The Bluebirds got a big at-bat from third baseman Bob Rawlins. For the game, Rawlins was 1-4 with a double. In the top of the first, with a runner on 2nd, he stroked a run-scoring double. His 10th double of the season gave Brooklyn a 1-0 lead.

Rawlins called the win "a team effort."
BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE DENVER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Winter 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .287 1 21
D. Fogarty CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276 3 26
J. Cooper RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .298 16 58
B. Rawlins 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .285 8 50
G. Landrum LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .296 2 25
O. Gonzalez 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .276 7 40
T. Pena SS 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .240 4 16
E. Blain C 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .227 3 14
D. Rutherford P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .216 0 3
Totals 32 6 7 6 2 3 5      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Rawlins (10, 1st Inning off W. Purter, 1 on, 2 outs) , L. Winter (13, 5th Inning off W. Purter, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Cooper (16, 6th Inning off W. Purter, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Blain (3, 9th Inning off R. Morton, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Winter 3 , J. Cooper 4 , B. Rawlins 2 , G. Landrum , T. Pena , E. Blain 4
2-out RBI: L. Winter , B. Rawlins , G. Landrum , E. Blain
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Fogarty
Sac Bunt: D. Fogarty , D. Rutherford
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Pena-Winter-Gonzalez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Moret RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .324 21 47
J. Benson LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .246 7 31
A. Landa 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .223 5 22
D. Hoffmeier 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .258 7 26
C. Carr SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .215 3 19
K. Gunn 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 3 22
D. Smith CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .189 3 6
G. Gregory C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .188 2 8
W. Purter P 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .152 0 5
   a-J. Crabtree PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .226 5 34
   R. Morton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2 0 5 11      
a - J. Crabtree pinch hit for W. Purter in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: G. Moret , J. Benson , A. Landa 2 , D. Hoffmeier , D. Smith 2 , W. Purter
2-out RBI: W. Purter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Moret , D. Hoffmeier
GIDP: C. Carr
Sac Fly: D. Hoffmeier
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Smith 2 (14)
BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Rutherford W (8-11) 9.0 8 2 2 0 5 0 125 3.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rutherford 68
Batters Faced: D. Rutherford 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rutherford 8-13
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rutherford 125-78
WP: D. Rutherford
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Purter L (8-8) 8.0 5 4 4 2 3 1 123 4.40   
R. Morton 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 19 3.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Purter 57
Batters Faced: W. Purter 31, R. Morton 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Purter 10-11, R. Morton 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Purter 123-75, R. Morton 19-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Damon Rutherford
Ballpark: Gates Crescent Park
Weather: Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM MT
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 16717
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