MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT DENVER BURROS
07/24/1974
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT DENVER BURROS
GAME ID: 1357 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 24TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Knickerbockers (48-47) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
Denver Burros (42-56) 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 X 8 17 1
Burros Earn 8-2 Home Win
Denver parlayed a decent outing from starter Willie Purter into a solid win over the New York Knickerbockers. The final score was 8-2. The winner was Purter. He threw 7.1 innings of 5-hit ball. The loser was Bruce Owen. Denver is now 42-56, while New York is 48-47.

Denver second baseman Kevin Gunn contributed a timely at-bat in the bottom of the fifth. With two down, he hit a changeup to right field for a run-scoring single. It was his 53rd hit of the season and put the Burros ahead, 4-2.

"They took it to us," said New York manager Timothy Widholm.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE DENVER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Underwood RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .322 10 26
   a-W. Baker PR, RF 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .268 0 7
S. Wright 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .306 22 73
F. Chavez 1B 3 0 1 1 1 2 0 .259 14 44
J. Madsen LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .227 8 28
B. Marston CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .240 10 33
   T. Fried P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   S. Shafer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-R. Freeman PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246 9 23
S. Wells 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268 6 45
D. Lamons SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .246 4 28
R. Hotz C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .272 8 38
B. Owen P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .267 0 8
   b-S. Hudson CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .235 5 19
Totals 34 2 7 2 1 8 11      
a - W. Baker pinch ran for B. Underwood in the 3rd
b - S. Hudson substituted for B. Owen in the 6th
c - R. Freeman pinch hit for S. Shafer in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Baker (6, 8th Inning off R. Morton, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Lamons (10, 9th Inning off A. Sereni, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Underwood (9, 3rd Inning off W. Purter, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Wright (22, 1st Inning off W. Purter, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Underwood 3 , W. Baker 2 , S. Wright 4 , F. Chavez , S. Wells , D. Lamons 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Madsen , R. Hotz , B. Owen
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Lamons-Wright-Chavez, Lamons-Wright-Chavez)
OF assists: 1 (Marston(Carr at 2nd base))
PB: R. Hotz
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Moret RF 5 2 3 2 0 0 2 .329 23 50
J. Benson LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .242 7 31
   a-L. Hughes LF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .230 3 21
A. Landa 1B 5 1 3 1 0 1 2 .229 6 23
D. Hoffmeier 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .257 7 26
C. Carr SS 5 0 3 2 0 0 2 .225 3 21
K. Gunn 2B 4 1 2 1 1 0 3 .244 3 23
D. Smith CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .186 3 6
T. Clark C 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .181 2 17
W. Purter P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .146 0 5
   R. Morton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Crabtree PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .229 5 34
   A. Sereni P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 8 17 8 3 5 19      
a - L. Hughes substituted for J. Benson in the 7th
b - J. Crabtree pinch hit for R. Morton in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Moret (11, 6th Inning off T. Fried, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Moret (23, 1st Inning off B. Owen, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Landa (6, 5th Inning off B. Owen, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Moret 7 , L. Hughes , A. Landa 6 , D. Hoffmeier 2 , C. Carr 3 , K. Gunn 2 , D. Smith , T. Clark , J. Crabtree
2-out RBI: A. Landa , C. Carr , K. Gunn
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Benson 2 , K. Gunn 2 , D. Smith , W. Purter
GIDP: C. Carr , T. Clark
Sac Bunt: W. Purter
Hit by Pitch: D. Hoffmeier
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Smith (4)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Smith (3)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Owen L (10-7) 5.2 9 4 4 2 3 2 103 4.61   
T. Fried 1.2 6 3 3 1 1 0 40 3.35   
S. Shafer 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 18 4.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Owen 36
Batters Faced: B. Owen 27, T. Fried 10, S. Shafer 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Owen 6-7, T. Fried 1-1, S. Shafer 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Owen 103-62, T. Fried 40-24, S. Shafer 18-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Shafer 2-2
Hit Batsmen: S. Shafer
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Purter W (9-8) 7.1 5 2 2 0 7 1 90 4.31   
R. Morton H (5) 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 14 3.12   
A. Sereni 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 1.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Purter 67
Batters Faced: W. Purter 27, R. Morton 4, A. Sereni 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Purter 6-9, R. Morton 0-2, A. Sereni 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: W. Purter 90-62, R. Morton 14-6, A. Sereni 9-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Willie Purter
Ballpark: Gates Crescent Park
Weather: Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 13529
Special Notes: RF Bob Underwood was injured while running the bases.
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