MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DENVER BURROS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
08/28/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DENVER BURROS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 1849 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 28TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Denver Burros (80-52) 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 7 9 1
Los Angeles Blockbusters (62-71) 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 5 11 4
Burros Turn Back Blockbusters, 7-5
Denver shortstop Chuck Carr had 3 ribbies while helping his team defeat the Los Angeles Blockbusters, 7-5. Dan Valenti notched his 8th save in 10 chances. The first-place Burros, at 80-52, now lead their division by 7½ games.

Guillermo Morales, who finished 2nd in the NBL in extra base hits with 70 in 1972, helped out the Denver cause in the top of the sixth inning with a run-scoring walk. For the game, the center fielder drew 1 walk.

"Good, blue-collar kind of win," said Burros manager Clark Anderson.
DENVER BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Moret RF 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 .303 27 77
A. Rebolledo 1B 5 1 2 1 0 2 1 .290 11 89
G. Morales CF 4 1 0 1 1 0 2 .314 7 101
C. Carr SS 4 0 2 3 1 0 1 .304 16 92
J. Benson LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .301 7 55
   W. Purter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
   b-L. Hughes LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .291 4 21
D. Hoffmeier 3B 5 1 1 1 0 2 2 .275 8 46
T. Rosales C 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .232 11 57
K. Gunn 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .273 3 43
K. Glanden P 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 .182 0 0
   a-J. Bitting LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293 4 37
   D. Valenti P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 1
Totals 38 7 9 7 5 7 20      
a - J. Bitting substituted for K. Glanden in the 6th
b - L. Hughes substituted for W. Purter in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Hoffmeier (16, 4th Inning off R. Weintraub, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Carr (24, 6th Inning off W. Guilmette, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Rebolledo 2 , C. Carr 3 , D. Hoffmeier 2 , T. Rosales 2 , K. Glanden , J. Bitting
2-out RBI: A. Rebolledo , G. Morales , C. Carr
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Moret , G. Morales , J. Benson , K. Gunn , K. Glanden
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Moret (115)
CS: G. Moret (16) , G. Morales (7)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Carr (27)
Double Plays: 1 (Gunn-Carr-Rebolledo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Brookins RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .311 28 71
H. Katzen 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .338 7 61
E. Ronnebaum LF 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 .295 17 54
T. Hester SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .227 1 15
E. Laub CF 3 2 2 0 1 0 1 .275 3 30
G. Strum 1B 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 .294 7 20
B. May 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 .301 3 19
E. Jacques C 4 1 2 3 0 2 4 .184 1 11
R. Weintraub P 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 .238 1 5
   W. Guilmette P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 1
   a-L. Messenger PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .310 8 18
   L. Shears P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Montoya PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .247 12 40
   J. Trent P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 5 11 5 2 5 22      
a - L. Messenger pinch hit for W. Guilmette in the 6th
b - R. Montoya pinch hit for L. Shears in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Laub 2 (20, 2nd Inning off K. Glanden, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off K. Glanden, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: L. Messenger (5, 6th Inning off K. Glanden, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Katzen , E. Ronnebaum 2 , E. Laub 4 , G. Strum , B. May , E. Jacques 2 , R. Weintraub , L. Messenger 3
2-out RBI: E. Jacques , R. Weintraub , L. Messenger
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Brookins 2 , R. Weintraub
GIDP: J. Brookins
Hit by Pitch: G. Strum
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: H. Katzen (8)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Katzen 2 (13) , T. Hester (13) , G. Strum (3)
DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Glanden W (3-1) 5.2 8 4 4 2 5 0 102 4.41   
W. Purter H (2) 1.1 2 1 0 0 0 0 20 5.85   
D. Valenti SV (8) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 4.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Glanden 40
Batters Faced: K. Glanden 27, W. Purter 7, D. Valenti 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Glanden 7-4, W. Purter 3-1, D. Valenti 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Glanden 102-69, W. Purter 20-15, D. Valenti 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Purter 1-0 , D. Valenti 2-1
Hit Batsmen: K. Glanden
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Weintraub L (10-11) 5.2 6 6 1 4 4 0 114 4.02   
W. Guilmette 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 0 10 5.33   
L. Shears 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 30 5.74   
J. Trent 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 5.40   
T. Benson 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 4.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Weintraub 43
Batters Faced: R. Weintraub 29, W. Guilmette 3, L. Shears 7, J. Trent 1, T. Benson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Weintraub 6-5, W. Guilmette 1-0, L. Shears 3-1, J. Trent 0-0, T. Benson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Weintraub 114-64, W. Guilmette 10-6, L. Shears 30-19, J. Trent 4-2, T. Benson 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Guilmette 3-3 , T. Benson 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chuck Carr
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 14199
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