MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DENVER BURROS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
07/30/1975
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DENVER BURROS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 1458 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 30TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Denver Burros (64-42) 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 0 2 10 12 0
Los Angeles Blockbusters (51-55) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 9 2
Blockbusters Popped by Burros, 10-4
Jim Bitting was a vital contributor to the 10-4 Denver victory over Los Angeles. The Burros left fielder was 2-5 with a home run. He scored 2 times and drove in 3. The winning pitcher was Frank Combs. His record now stands at 10-5. The right-hander went 6 innings, allowing 2 runs on 6 hits for the Burros. The first-place Burros, at 64-42, now lead their division by 5½ games.

With Denver leading 3-2 in the top of the seventh, Bitting hit a 2-run single off Los Angeles hurler Wayne Guilmette. It was the 61st hit of the season for Bitting and put his team ahead, 5-2.

"I felt good up there," said Bitting. "I saw the ball well."
DENVER BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Moret RF 4 2 2 1 2 1 1 .313 23 66
A. Rebolledo 1B 5 0 1 1 0 2 4 .283 6 63
J. Bitting CF, LF 5 2 2 3 0 1 3 .293 4 34
C. Carr 3B 4 1 1 2 1 0 3 .296 12 73
J. Benson LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .318 5 46
   W. Purter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
   d-R. Norton PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .375 2 4
   J. Hamby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
K. Gunn 2B 5 1 2 3 0 1 2 .271 3 33
T. Clark C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .217 4 18
   a-G. Morales PR, CF 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 .330 5 87
B. Raley SS 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 .200 0 1
F. Combs P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130 0 1
   b-L. Hughes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .290 2 13
   c-T. Rosales C 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .212 10 47
Totals 39 10 12 10 5 7 21      
a - G. Morales pinch ran for T. Clark in the 7th
b - L. Hughes pinch hit for F. Combs in the 7th
c - T. Rosales substituted for L. Hughes in the 7th
d - R. Norton pinch hit for W. Purter in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Carr (19, 7th Inning off W. Guilmette, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: G. Moret 2 (6, 1st Inning off R. Medved, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off R. Medved, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Bitting (4, 4th Inning off R. Medved, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Gunn (3, 9th Inning off J. Trent, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Moret 6 , A. Rebolledo , J. Bitting 5 , C. Carr 2 , R. Norton , K. Gunn 5 , T. Clark , G. Morales , B. Raley
2-out RBI: G. Moret , J. Bitting , C. Carr , K. Gunn
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Rebolledo , C. Carr , G. Morales
Sac Bunt: F. Combs
Team LOB: 9
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Brookins RF 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 .322 22 60
H. Katzen 2B 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 .346 6 50
   a-R. Montoya PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .191 6 22
   b-J. Quinlan 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 14
E. Ronnebaum LF 5 0 0 0 0 3 5 .311 16 49
T. Hester SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 6 .255 0 4
E. Laub CF 3 1 1 0 2 0 3 .265 2 21
G. Strum 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .326 1 5
B. May 3B 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .270 1 8
E. Jacques C 3 1 1 2 1 2 1 .170 1 8
R. Medved P 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 0 1
   W. Guilmette P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
   C. Franklin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-L. Messenger PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294 6 13
   J. Trent P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 4 5 7 25      
a - R. Montoya pinch hit for H. Katzen in the 7th
b - J. Quinlan substituted for R. Montoya in the 8th
c - L. Messenger pinch hit for C. Franklin in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: E. Jacques (1, 2nd Inning off F. Combs, 1 on, 1 out) , G. Strum (1, 8th Inning off W. Purter, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Brookins 3 , H. Katzen 2 , T. Hester , E. Laub , G. Strum 4 , E. Jacques 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Laub , G. Strum , R. Medved
Sac Bunt: T. Hester
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: B. May (4) , E. Jacques (2)
DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Combs W (10-5) 6.0 6 2 2 3 4 1 91 3.49   
W. Purter 2.0 2 2 2 2 2 1 37 5.89   
J. Hamby 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 4.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Combs 53
Batters Faced: F. Combs 27, W. Purter 10, J. Hamby 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Combs 6-8, W. Purter 1-3, J. Hamby 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Combs 91-52, W. Purter 37-23, J. Hamby 17-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Medved L (1-3) 6.0 5 4 4 1 2 1 106 4.54   
W. Guilmette 0.2 3 4 4 2 1 0 24 4.96   
C. Franklin 1.1 1 0 0 2 2 0 38 5.14   
J. Trent 1.0 3 2 2 0 2 1 25 6.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Medved 47
Batters Faced: R. Medved 25, W. Guilmette 8, C. Franklin 7, J. Trent 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Medved 8-8, W. Guilmette 0-1, C. Franklin 1-1, J. Trent 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Medved 106-67, W. Guilmette 24-12, C. Franklin 38-20, J. Trent 25-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Guilmette 1-1 , C. Franklin 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Bitting
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM PT
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 16846
Special Notes: Guillaume Moret ties the DEN regular season game record for triples with 2. C Tom Clark was injured while running the bases.
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