MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT DENVER BURROS
08/08/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT DENVER BURROS
GAME ID: 1583 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 8TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (57-58) 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 5 12 1
Denver Burros (67-47) 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 X 7 8 0
Los Angeles Loss Spoils Terrific Game by Brookins
The Denver Burros besoiled an otherwise fine performance by Los Angeles right fielder Jim Brookins by beating the Blockbusters, 7-5, at Gates Crescent Park. Brookins slugged 2 home runs, while scoring 3 and driving in 2. Marty Arnold picked up the win, improving his season record to 3-3. He struck out 1 in 6 innings. The first-place Burros, at 67-47, now lead their division by 5½ games.

The Burros got a big at-bat from left fielder Leon Hughes. For the game, Hughes was 1 for 3 with a home run and a walk, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. In the bottom of the fourth, with runners on 1st and 2nd, he stroked a 3-run home run. His 3rd home run of the season gave Denver a 3-2 lead.

"I'm just trying to make good contact," said Hughes, "one at-bat at a time."
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE DENVER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Brookins RF 4 3 3 2 1 0 0 .317 24 63
H. Katzen 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .350 7 58
R. Montoya LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .226 10 30
T. Hester SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 0 9
   b-L. Messenger PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .315 6 15
   C. Franklin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-N. Parsons PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .211 4 31
E. Laub CF 3 0 0 0 2 0 3 .272 3 25
G. Strum 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .380 3 12
B. May 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .297 2 11
A. Covarrubio C 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .237 12 47
B. Duprey P 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .103 1 6
   W. Guilmette P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 1
   a-R. Pakula PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .211 1 6
   L. Shears P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Quinlan PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .258 1 17
Totals 38 5 12 5 4 3 22      
a - R. Pakula pinch hit for W. Guilmette in the 7th
b - L. Messenger pinch hit for T. Hester in the 8th
c - J. Quinlan pinch hit for L. Shears in the 8th
d - N. Parsons pinch hit for C. Franklin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Pakula (7, 7th Inning off T. Reid, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Montoya (10, 1st Inning off M. Arnold, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Brookins 2 (24, 3rd Inning off M. Arnold, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off M. Arnold, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Brookins 9 , H. Katzen , R. Montoya 5 , L. Messenger , N. Parsons , G. Strum , B. May , A. Covarrubio , R. Pakula 2
2-out RBI: R. Montoya
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Montoya , B. Duprey 2 , J. Quinlan
GIDP: G. Strum
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Laub (10)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Hester (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Moret RF 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 .309 25 70
A. Rebolledo 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .292 8 69
G. Morales CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .315 5 90
D. Hoffmeier 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .277 8 41
L. Hughes LF 3 1 1 3 1 1 0 .295 3 17
   b-J. Bitting LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 4 36
   D. Valenti P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 1
C. Carr SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .295 12 75
T. Rosales C 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .214 11 49
K. Gunn 2B 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .261 3 34
M. Arnold P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 0 0
   a-A. Landa PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .255 1 9
   T. Reid P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
   c-J. Benson LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 5 49
Totals 32 7 8 7 2 6 8      
a - A. Landa pinch hit for M. Arnold in the 6th
b - J. Bitting substituted for L. Hughes in the 8th
c - J. Benson substituted for T. Reid in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Carr (20, 4th Inning off B. Duprey, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Rosales (13, 6th Inning off W. Guilmette, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: L. Hughes (3, 4th Inning off B. Duprey, 2 on, 1 out) , G. Moret (25, 6th Inning off W. Guilmette, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Moret 5 , A. Rebolledo , G. Morales , L. Hughes 4 , C. Carr 2 , T. Rosales 3
2-out RBI: , G. Moret 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Rebolledo
Sac Bunt: M. Arnold
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Carr-Gunn-Rebolledo)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Duprey L (11-10) 4.2 6 5 3 2 4 1 108 4.60   
W. Guilmette 1.1 2 2 2 0 1 1 27 5.49   
L. Shears 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 6.60   
C. Franklin 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 4.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Duprey 38
Batters Faced: B. Duprey 23, W. Guilmette 6, L. Shears 3, C. Franklin 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Duprey 3-7, W. Guilmette 2-1, L. Shears 0-3, C. Franklin 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Duprey 108-61, W. Guilmette 27-17, L. Shears 15-10, C. Franklin 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Guilmette 1-0
WP: W. Guilmette
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Arnold W (3-3) 6.0 5 3 3 2 1 3 78 3.57   
T. Reid 1.0 3 1 1 2 1 0 19 3.70   
D. Valenti SV (4) 2.0 4 1 1 0 1 0 30 4.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Arnold 49
Batters Faced: M. Arnold 25, T. Reid 8, D. Valenti 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Arnold 8-9, T. Reid 1-1, D. Valenti 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Arnold 78-47, T. Reid 19-11, D. Valenti 30-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Valenti 3-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Brookins
Ballpark: Gates Crescent Park
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 20934
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