MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT DENVER BURROS
09/06/1975
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT DENVER BURROS
GAME ID: 1966 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (67-75) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 8 14 16 1
Denver Burros (83-59) 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 4 10 13 2
Extra-Inning Win by Blockbusters Over Burros
The Los Angeles Blockbusters beat the Denver Burros in a game featuring much hitting but not much pitching. The final score was 14-10, Blockbusters. One of the hitting stars was left fielder Ernie Ronnebaum. Ronnebaum, who finished 2nd in the NBL in extra base hits with 75 in 1971, belted 2 home runs. He scored 4 times and drove in 5. The win went to Tom Benson in relief, making him now 7-7. Tom Reid took the loss for Denver. Los Angeles has now won 3 straight, while the Burros have lost 5 in a row.

The game was all tied up in the top of the 11th, until Ronnebaum delivered big-time for Los Angeles, stroking a dramatic 2-run double off Tom Reid. The game-changing hit put the Blockbusters on top, 8-6.

"We need to keep playing good baseball," Ronnebaum told the Los Angeles Observer.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE DENVER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. May 3B 6 1 4 0 1 0 0 .316 3 22
P. Villamil SS 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 .230 2 25
   b-J. Brookins PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .309 28 72
   d-H. Katzen 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .341 8 65
E. Ronnebaum LF 6 4 4 5 0 0 3 .309 21 66
T. Hester 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .236 2 22
   c-R. Montoya PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .251 12 41
   e-J. Quinlan SS 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .258 2 19
E. Laub CF 6 2 1 3 0 2 2 .274 3 37
G. Strum 1B 4 1 1 3 2 0 0 .272 9 25
R. Pakula RF 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .212 2 9
   a-L. Messenger PH, RF 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 .323 9 20
   T. Benson P 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   C. Franklin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
E. Jacques C 6 1 1 2 0 2 7 .179 2 13
R. Weintraub P 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .217 1 5
   W. Guilmette P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 1
   f-A. Covarrubio PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 14 55
   L. Shears P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   g-N. Parsons RF 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .219 5 36
Totals 48 14 16 13 8 10 22      
a - L. Messenger pinch hit for R. Pakula in the 7th
b - J. Brookins pinch hit for P. Villamil in the 8th
c - R. Montoya pinch hit for T. Hester in the 8th
d - H. Katzen substituted for J. Brookins in the 8th
e - J. Quinlan substituted for R. Montoya in the 8th
f - A. Covarrubio pinch hit for W. Guilmette in the 9th
g - N. Parsons substituted for L. Shears in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: B. May (8, 1st Inning off M. Gresley, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Ronnebaum (17, 11th Inning off T. Reid, 3 on, 0 outs)
Triples: E. Laub (5, 8th Inning off D. Valenti, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Ronnebaum 2 (21, 6th Inning off M. Gresley, 1 on, 1 out; 10th Inning off M. Arnold, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Strum (9, 11th Inning off T. Reid, 2 on, 1 out) , E. Jacques (2, 11th Inning off J. Wilson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. May 5 , P. Villamil , J. Brookins , H. Katzen , E. Ronnebaum 11 , J. Quinlan , E. Laub 3 , G. Strum 4 , L. Messenger , E. Jacques 4
2-out RBI: E. Laub
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Hester , G. Strum , E. Jacques 2
GIDP: E. Ronnebaum , E. Jacques
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Quinlan (6)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Ronnebaum (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Moret RF 5 2 1 3 1 1 2 .294 28 83
A. Rebolledo 1B 5 3 3 1 1 0 0 .287 13 94
G. Morales CF 5 1 2 1 1 0 1 .309 7 104
C. Carr SS 4 0 1 2 1 0 3 .303 17 101
J. Benson LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .290 7 59
   D. Valenti P 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .167 0 1
   M. Arnold P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148 0 0
   d-L. Hughes PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271 4 23
   T. Reid P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
   J. Wilson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-T. Clark PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .228 5 21
D. Hoffmeier 3B 5 1 2 2 1 0 2 .271 8 50
T. Rosales C 5 0 0 0 1 2 6 .222 12 58
K. Gunn 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .274 3 47
   b-A. Landa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276 1 10
   c-C. Sanford 2B 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 .246 4 21
M. Gresley P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .208 0 3
   a-J. Bitting LF 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .305 4 40
   e-G. Austin PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 44 10 13 10 8 7 26      
a - J. Bitting substituted for M. Gresley in the 7th
b - A. Landa pinch hit for K. Gunn in the 7th
c - C. Sanford substituted for A. Landa in the 8th
d - L. Hughes pinch hit for M. Arnold in the 10th
e - G. Austin pinch hit for J. Bitting in the 11th
f - T. Clark pinch hit for J. Wilson in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Bitting (15, 7th Inning off R. Weintraub, 1 on, 2 outs) , G. Morales (33, 11th Inning off C. Franklin, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: A. Rebolledo (3, 6th Inning off R. Weintraub, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Rebolledo (13, 4th Inning off R. Weintraub, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Moret (28, 11th Inning off T. Benson, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Moret 4 , A. Rebolledo 8 , G. Morales 3 , C. Carr , L. Hughes , D. Hoffmeier 2 , J. Bitting 3 , G. Austin
2-out RBI: G. Morales , C. Carr , J. Bitting
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Moret , D. Valenti , T. Rosales , C. Sanford
Sac Fly: C. Carr
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: C. Carr (30) , C. Sanford (8)
Double Plays: 2 (Carr-Gunn-Rebolledo, Gunn-Carr-Rebolledo)
OF assists: 1 (Morales(May at home))
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Weintraub 6.2 4 5 5 4 3 1 116 3.95   
W. Guilmette 1.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 26 4.98   
L. Shears 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 5.10   
T. Benson W (7-7), BS (11) 1.0 4 5 5 2 1 1 42 4.88   
C. Franklin 1.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 27 4.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Weintraub 45
Batters Faced: R. Weintraub 28, W. Guilmette 7, L. Shears 3, T. Benson 9, C. Franklin 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Weintraub 6-11, W. Guilmette 1-2, L. Shears 1-1, T. Benson 1-1, C. Franklin 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Weintraub 116-78, W. Guilmette 26-15, L. Shears 16-10, T. Benson 42-25, C. Franklin 27-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Guilmette 2-2 , C. Franklin 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Gresley 6.1 4 2 2 3 7 1 98 4.74   
D. Valenti 2.0 5 3 2 1 1 0 46 3.87   
M. Arnold 1.2 2 1 1 1 0 1 24 4.25   
T. Reid L (3-4) 0.1 4 7 6 2 1 1 41 4.50   
J. Wilson 0.2 1 1 1 1 1 1 14 13.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Gresley 61
Batters Faced: M. Gresley 24, D. Valenti 12, M. Arnold 8, T. Reid 8, J. Wilson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Gresley 5-5, D. Valenti 1-3, M. Arnold 2-3, T. Reid 0-0, J. Wilson 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Gresley 98-58, D. Valenti 46-29, M. Arnold 24-15, T. Reid 41-22, J. Wilson 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Wilson 1-1
WP: M. Gresley , D. Valenti
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ernie Ronnebaum
Ballpark: Gates Crescent Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM MT
Time: 4:35
Attendance: 26265
Special Notes: Ernie Ronnebaum ties the LAB regular season extra-inning game record for runs with 4.
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