MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DENVER BURROS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
07/29/1975
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DENVER BURROS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 1443 - TUESDAY, JULY 29TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Denver Burros (63-41) 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 8 4
Los Angeles Blockbusters (50-54) 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 2 X 9 15 0
9-3 Loss Extends Denver Skid
The Los Angeles Blockbusters bested the Denver Burros, 9-3, at Blockbuster Stadium. Jim Brookins was one of the standouts. He belted 2 home runs, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice. Larry Mitchell, the winner, is now 12-7. He struck out 6 and walked 2 over 6.2 innings, while allowing 3 runs on 7 hits. The Burros, now 63-41, have lost 7 in a row.

In the bottom of the fourth, Los Angeles catcher Andy Covarrubio had a productive at-bat. With runners on 2nd and 3rd and no one out, Covarrubio stroked a 2-run single to center. It made the score 4-1, Los Angeles. For the game, he went 2 for 4 with 2 singles, while adding 4 RBI.

"No one likes losing," said Denver manager Clark Anderson. "We've hit a tough patch, but we're going to get through it."
DENVER BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Hughes RF 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .286 2 12
A. Rebolledo 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .285 6 61
G. Morales CF 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .330 5 87
C. Carr SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .297 12 71
J. Benson LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .323 5 46
D. Hoffmeier 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .296 7 39
T. Rosales C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .215 10 47
K. Gunn 2B 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .268 2 30
D. Pelton P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 0 6
   W. Purter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
   a-J. Bitting PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286 3 30
   D. Fulton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-G. Moret PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309 23 65
Totals 35 3 8 3 2 7 12      
a - J. Bitting pinch hit for W. Purter in the 7th
b - G. Moret pinch hit for D. Fulton in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Hughes (7, 3rd Inning off L. Mitchell, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Benson (25, 4th Inning off L. Mitchell, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Hughes 3 , A. Rebolledo , G. Morales 2 , J. Benson 2 , D. Hoffmeier , T. Rosales
2-out RBI: A. Rebolledo , G. Morales
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Rebolledo , C. Carr , D. Hoffmeier , T. Rosales
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Morales (29)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Carr (23) , K. Gunn (17) , D. Pelton 2 (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Hoffmeier-Gunn-Rebolledo, Gunn-Carr-Rebolledo)
OF assists: 1 (Hughes(Brookins at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Brookins RF 5 2 2 3 0 0 4 .316 22 60
B. May 3B 5 0 3 0 0 0 2 .278 1 8
E. Ronnebaum LF 5 1 3 1 0 2 4 .315 15 48
T. Hester 2B 3 2 1 0 2 0 2 .255 0 4
E. Laub CF 4 2 1 0 0 0 5 .264 2 21
G. Strum 1B 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 .343 0 3
A. Covarrubio C 4 0 2 4 0 0 0 .229 9 43
P. Villamil SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .236 1 18
L. Mitchell P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204 0 4
   L. Messenger P 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .299 6 13
Totals 37 9 15 9 2 2 23      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Strum (1, 4th Inning off D. Pelton, 2 on, 0 outs) , E. Laub (12, 5th Inning off D. Pelton, 1 on, 0 outs) , L. Messenger (3, 8th Inning off D. Fulton, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. May (3, 8th Inning off D. Fulton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Brookins 2 (22, 1st Inning off D. Pelton, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off D. Fulton, 1 on, 0 outs) , E. Ronnebaum (15, 6th Inning off W. Purter, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Brookins 8 , B. May 4 , E. Ronnebaum 6 , T. Hester , E. Laub 2 , G. Strum 2 , A. Covarrubio 2 , P. Villamil , L. Messenger 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Brookins , B. May , E. Ronnebaum 2 , E. Laub
GIDP: T. Hester , G. Strum
Sac Bunt: E. Laub , L. Mitchell 2
Team LOB: 9
DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Pelton L (7-5) 4.1 9 6 5 1 2 1 82 4.49   
W. Purter 1.2 2 1 1 0 0 1 17 5.77   
D. Fulton 2.0 4 2 2 1 0 1 37 4.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Pelton 24
Batters Faced: D. Pelton 25, W. Purter 7, D. Fulton 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Pelton 6-5, W. Purter 3-2, D. Fulton 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Pelton 82-47, W. Purter 17-13, D. Fulton 37-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Purter 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Mitchell W (12-7) 6.2 7 3 3 2 6 0 119 2.78   
L. Messenger 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 40 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Mitchell 52
Batters Faced: L. Mitchell 29, L. Messenger 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Mitchell 7-7, L. Messenger 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: L. Mitchell 119-72, L. Messenger 40-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Messenger 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Brookins
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 14033
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