MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO TRADERS AT DENVER BURROS
07/26/1973
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO TRADERS AT DENVER BURROS
GAME ID: 1460 - THURSDAY, JULY 26TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Traders (50-54) 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 1 0 8 16 0
Denver Burros (65-39) 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 9 0
Chicago Beats Denver, 8-5
A good performance from right fielder Jimmy Benson helped the Chicago Traders defeat the Denver Burros, 8-5. Benson went 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2 for the Traders. Jimmy Calhoun recorded the save, making him 13 for 19. Chicago is now 50-54, Denver 65-39.

Bobby Peters hit a 2-run triple off Jeff Munoz in the top of the fourth, which put the Traders in front, 3-2. In addition to the triple, Peters had 1 single and 1 walk, while going 2 for 3.

"I keep on showing up every day and trying to put up good at-bats and find good pitches to hit," said Benson.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE DENVER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Cox LF, RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .205 2 9
J. Sledd 3B 4 0 2 1 1 1 1 .305 9 41
   c-B. Richter 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 1 13
R. Fuentes 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .310 1 43
J. Madsen 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .294 6 24
   a-K. Mays LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 0 0
J. Benson RF 4 2 3 2 0 0 1 .273 12 54
   b-A. Garcia 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 1 3
E. White C 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .301 9 45
   J. Calhoun P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
W. McCord CF 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .226 3 25
D. Lindsey SS 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 .212 1 27
B. Peters P 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .185 0 3
   d-E. Jacques C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 2 8
Totals 39 8 16 8 2 1 15      
a - K. Mays substituted for J. Madsen in the 7th
b - A. Garcia substituted for J. Benson in the 7th
c - B. Richter substituted for J. Sledd in the 8th
d - E. Jacques substituted for B. Peters in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Cox (5, 8th Inning off D. Scorza, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Peters (1, 4th Inning off J. Munoz, 2 on, 2 outs) , R. Fuentes (9, 5th Inning off J. Munoz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Benson (12, 5th Inning off J. Munoz, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Cox 3 , J. Sledd 2 , R. Fuentes 3 , J. Madsen 2 , J. Benson 6 , E. White , W. McCord 3 , B. Peters 4
2-out RBI: L. Cox , B. Peters
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Cox , R. Fuentes
GIDP: R. Fuentes , E. White , D. Lindsey
Sac Fly: D. Lindsey
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Madsen (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Richter-Fuentes-Garcia, Lindsey-Garcia)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Moret RF 5 1 3 2 0 1 1 .322 21 62
J. Bitting CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .283 5 48
J. Robinson 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .311 21 72
L. Sentner LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .216 11 32
J. Crabtree 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .294 17 70
T. Clark C 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .299 2 10
T. Gregory 2B 3 2 2 0 1 1 0 .250 1 11
B. Raley SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .243 2 24
J. Munoz P 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .176 0 6
   P. Stack P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Castillo PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .228 4 35
   D. Scorza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 2
   b-D. Hoffmeier PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244 2 10
Totals 33 5 9 4 4 8 16      
a - R. Castillo pinch hit for P. Stack in the 7th
b - D. Hoffmeier pinch hit for D. Scorza in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Robinson (16, 1st Inning off B. Peters, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Raley (13, 2nd Inning off B. Peters, 1 on, 0 outs) , L. Sentner (7, 8th Inning off B. Peters, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Gregory (5, 8th Inning off B. Peters, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Moret 3 , J. Robinson 2 , L. Sentner 2 , J. Crabtree , T. Gregory 3 , B. Raley 2
2-out RBI: G. Moret
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Bitting 2 , T. Clark , B. Raley
GIDP: J. Bitting , T. Clark
Sac Bunt: J. Bitting
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Raley-Gregory-Crabtree, Robinson-Gregory-Crabtree, Raley-Gregory-Crabtree)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Peters W (10-8) 8.1 9 5 5 4 8 0 141 3.42   
J. Calhoun SV (13) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Peters 49
Batters Faced: B. Peters 37, J. Calhoun 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Peters 9-7, J. Calhoun 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Peters 141-91, J. Calhoun 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Calhoun 1-0
WP: B. Peters
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Munoz L (8-9) 4.0 11 7 7 1 0 1 66 4.46   
P. Stack 3.0 3 0 0 1 1 0 39 3.15   
D. Scorza 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 21 3.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Munoz 11
Batters Faced: J. Munoz 23, P. Stack 12, D. Scorza 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Munoz 6-5, P. Stack 4-3, D. Scorza 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Munoz 66-43, P. Stack 39-25, D. Scorza 21-13
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jimmy Benson
Ballpark: Gates Crescent Park
Weather: Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM MT
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 23208
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