MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT DENVER BURROS
08/03/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT DENVER BURROS
GAME ID: 1566 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 3RD , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (57-53) 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 10 13 1
Denver Burros (63-48) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 10 1
Blockbusters Spill Burros, 10-3
The performance of Duane Kennedy proved critical in helping Los Angeles beat Denver, 10-3. The Blockbusters first baseman was 3-5 with 3 singles, while adding 3 RBI. Larry Messenger, the winner, is now 12-8. He struck out 2 and walked 3 over 6 innings, while allowing 1 run on 8 hits. The triumph puts Los Angeles at 57-53 for the season.

With Los Angeles leading 1-0 in the top of the first, Kennedy hit a 2-run single off Denver hurler Dick Scorza. It was the 34th hit of the season for Kennedy and put his team ahead, 3-0.

"We did a lot of things right," said Kennedy.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE DENVER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Messenger P 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .262 4 24
   B. Anderson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   a-N. Parsons PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .260 2 53
   c-I. Cleary C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 0 7
E. Ronnebaum LF 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 .297 18 45
J. Brookins RF 4 2 1 2 1 2 3 .268 18 50
K. Frederick 2B 5 1 3 1 0 1 3 .330 10 45
O. Gonzalez CF 2 1 1 2 2 0 3 .299 8 47
L. Craig C 3 0 0 1 1 1 3 .216 6 32
   b-R. Montoya PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .179 3 11
   F. Wild P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Kennedy 1B 5 0 3 3 0 1 1 .298 1 15
M. Herron 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .263 2 19
P. Villamil SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .196 1 18
Totals 38 10 13 10 5 8 23      
a - N. Parsons pinch hit for B. Anderson in the 9th
b - R. Montoya pinch hit for L. Craig in the 9th
c - I. Cleary substituted for N. Parsons in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Frederick (20, 3rd Inning off D. Scorza, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: K. Frederick (3, 5th Inning off D. Scorza, 0 on, 2 outs) , L. Messenger (3, 7th Inning off W. Purter, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Brookins (18, 5th Inning off D. Scorza, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Messenger 4 , E. Ronnebaum , J. Brookins 4 , K. Frederick 6 , O. Gonzalez , D. Kennedy 3 , M. Herron , P. Villamil
2-out RBI: J. Brookins , O. Gonzalez , L. Craig , D. Kennedy 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Frederick , L. Craig , M. Herron 2
GIDP: D. Kennedy , P. Villamil
Sac Fly: O. Gonzalez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Herron (3)

FIELDING
Errors: P. Villamil (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Smith LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .231 5 40
J. Bitting CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .263 4 27
J. Robinson 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .252 16 50
J. Crabtree 1B 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 .279 14 68
F. Bohley C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .125 0 0
L. Sentner RF 2 0 1 1 1 0 3 .224 15 52
R. Castillo 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .238 3 13
T. Gregory SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .243 1 22
D. Scorza P 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .182 0 3
   a-B. Raley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246 4 28
   W. Purter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .030 0 1
   b-G. Moret PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .323 24 49
   D. Burke P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   A. Sereni P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. Reid P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 0 1
Totals 36 3 10 3 3 4 17      
a - B. Raley pinch hit for D. Scorza in the 6th
b - G. Moret pinch hit for W. Purter in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: J. Crabtree (6, 7th Inning off B. Anderson, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Smith , J. Bitting , J. Robinson 2 , J. Crabtree 4 , F. Bohley , L. Sentner , R. Castillo , T. Gregory
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Robinson , L. Sentner , D. Scorza
Sac Fly: L. Sentner
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Smith (36)
CS: D. Smith (10)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Gregory (7)
Double Plays: 2 (Robinson-Castillo-Crabtree, Castillo-Gregory-Crabtree)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Messenger W (12-8) 6.0 8 1 1 3 2 0 109 2.68   
B. Anderson 2.0 2 2 2 0 1 0 37 2.65   
F. Wild 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 5.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Messenger 51
Batters Faced: L. Messenger 29, B. Anderson 8, F. Wild 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Messenger 3-12, B. Anderson 2-3, F. Wild 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Messenger 109-66, B. Anderson 37-20, F. Wild 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Anderson 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Scorza L (6-3) 6.0 8 5 5 2 3 1 98 3.22   
W. Purter 2.0 1 0 0 1 4 0 28 4.04   
D. Burke 0.0 2 5 3 2 0 0 22 20.25   
A. Sereni 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 4.55   
T. Reid 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 5.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Scorza 37
Batters Faced: D. Scorza 27, W. Purter 7, D. Burke 5, A. Sereni 4, T. Reid 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Scorza 7-7, W. Purter 1-0, D. Burke 0-0, A. Sereni 1-1, T. Reid 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Scorza 98-66, W. Purter 28-18, D. Burke 22-10, A. Sereni 13-9, T. Reid 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Sereni 3-3 , T. Reid 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Duane Kennedy
Ballpark: Gates Crescent Park
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM MT
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 20246
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