MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DENVER BURROS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
08/12/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DENVER BURROS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 1684 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 12TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Denver Burros (69-51) 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 1 9 13 3
Los Angeles Blockbusters (59-60) 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 6 10 2
Blockbusters Absorb 9-6 Home Loss
Denver and Los Angeles duked it out and the Burros came out victorious.

The Denver Burros downed the Los Angeles Blockbusters, 9-6, at Blockbuster Stadium. John Crabtree led the way, going 3-for-5 for Denver. Denver pitcher John Gannon earned the win, hiking his record to 14-9. Billy Duprey suffered the loss. Bob Langham collected save number 17.

Denver relied on the hitting of Leo Sentner to pick up the win. The left fielder ripped a run-scoring triple in the top of the third inning to put the Burros on top, 3-0. For the game, Sentner had 1 triple and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"Very pleased with the effort on our side," said Sentner.

Denver now has a record of 69-51 with the win.
DENVER BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Moret RF 4 0 1 1 1 1 0 .312 26 55
T. Clark C 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 .194 3 23
   a-G. Gregory C 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .180 2 8
L. Sentner LF 4 2 2 1 0 2 0 .226 15 55
   c-D. Smith PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 6 45
D. Hoffmeier 3B 3 1 2 2 0 0 3 .294 4 14
   B. Langham P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 0 1
J. Crabtree 1B 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 .274 15 71
J. Bitting CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .271 4 32
B. Raley SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .244 4 29
R. Castillo 2B 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .248 4 18
J. Gannon P 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .153 0 3
   A. Sereni P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Robinson 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258 17 55
Totals 39 9 13 9 2 8 13      
a - G. Gregory substituted for T. Clark in the 7th
b - J. Robinson substituted for A. Sereni in the 7th
c - D. Smith pinch hit for L. Sentner in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Castillo 2 (11, 2nd Inning off B. Duprey, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off W. Guilmette, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: L. Sentner (2, 3rd Inning off B. Duprey, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Raley (2, 8th Inning off W. Guilmette, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Hoffmeier (4, 2nd Inning off B. Duprey, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Crabtree (15, 9th Inning off T. Benson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Moret , G. Gregory , L. Sentner 4 , D. Hoffmeier 5 , J. Crabtree 6 , J. Bitting , B. Raley 3 , R. Castillo 4
2-out RBI: G. Moret , J. Crabtree , R. Castillo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Raley , J. Gannon 2
Sac Bunt: J. Bitting
Sac Fly: D. Hoffmeier
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: G. Moret (6) , D. Hoffmeier (4) , B. Raley (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Sentner-Gregory)
OF assists: 1 (Sentner(Brookins at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Obert 3B, SS 4 1 1 2 1 0 2 .225 3 23
J. Brookins LF, RF 5 1 2 0 0 2 2 .278 20 53
O. Gonzalez CF 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .300 8 51
G. Schindler RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .170 1 10
   a-L. Messenger PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273 5 25
   c-K. Frederick 1B, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 10 45
D. Kennedy 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .269 1 16
   b-R. Montoya PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .172 3 13
N. Parsons 2B, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .258 3 57
I. Cleary C 4 1 3 2 0 1 1 .210 0 10
P. Villamil SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .190 1 19
   d-G. Strum PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .217 2 14
   T. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Duprey P 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .085 0 5
   W. Guilmette P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-M. Herron PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286 2 19
Totals 37 6 10 6 2 8 24      
a - L. Messenger pinch hit for G. Schindler in the 7th
b - R. Montoya pinch hit for D. Kennedy in the 7th
c - K. Frederick substituted for L. Messenger in the 8th
d - G. Strum pinch hit for P. Villamil in the 8th
e - M. Herron pinch hit for W. Guilmette in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Schindler (3, 4th Inning off J. Gannon, 1 on, 0 outs) , G. Strum (5, 8th Inning off B. Langham, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Obert (15, 8th Inning off B. Langham, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: O. Gonzalez (3, 5th Inning off J. Gannon, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Obert 2 , J. Brookins 2 , O. Gonzalez 4 , G. Schindler 2 , I. Cleary 3 , G. Strum 2
2-out RBI: D. Obert , I. Cleary
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Obert , J. Brookins 2 , N. Parsons , P. Villamil , B. Duprey
Sac Bunt: W. Guilmette
Hit by Pitch: O. Gonzalez
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: D. Obert 2 (15)
OF assists: 1 (Brookins(Gregory at 2nd base))
DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Gannon W (14-9) 5.0 5 4 4 2 5 0 94 2.74   
A. Sereni H (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 5.29   
B. Langham SV (17) 3.0 4 2 2 0 2 0 40 3.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gannon 44
Batters Faced: J. Gannon 25, A. Sereni 4, B. Langham 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gannon 5-5, A. Sereni 1-1, B. Langham 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gannon 94-59, A. Sereni 17-11, B. Langham 40-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Sereni 1-0 , B. Langham 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Gannon
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Duprey L (10-12) 5.0 6 6 4 2 4 1 94 3.89   
W. Guilmette 3.0 5 2 2 0 4 0 34 4.47   
T. Benson 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 11 3.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Duprey 37
Batters Faced: B. Duprey 25, W. Guilmette 13, T. Benson 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Duprey 7-4, W. Guilmette 3-1, T. Benson 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Duprey 94-57, W. Guilmette 34-27, T. Benson 11-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Crabtree
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 20738
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