MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DENVER BURROS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
09/07/1973
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DENVER BURROS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
GAME ID: 2043 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Denver Burros (85-62) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 6 0
Kansas City Bulls (70-77) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 X 5 7 3
Bulls Win Streak Reaches 6
Bret Weingartz was locked in. The left-hander led the Kansas City Bulls to a 5-3 win against the Denver Burros at Independence Field. The winning pitcher was Weingartz, now 9-2. He tossed 7 innings of 3-hit ball, while walking 6 and fanning 2. Andy Luce earned his 17th save in 20 chances.

Mario Alva, the 2nd overall pick in the 1970 draft, took Denver hurler Bart Dunsley deep in the bottom of the sixth. His 2-run home run put the Bulls on top, 2-1. In all, Alva had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 3.

"This game will punch you right in the mouth," said Weingartz. "My job is to show up and give my team a chance."

Kansas City has now reeled off 6 straight wins.
DENVER BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Moret RF 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 .322 30 85
J. Bitting CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .271 7 66
J. Crabtree 1B 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .307 23 102
D. Smith LF 3 0 0 0 2 1 4 .213 6 31
T. Clark C 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .292 4 23
D. Hoffmeier 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .256 5 15
K. Gunn 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .236 0 7
   a-S. Garcia PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .247 7 16
   b-T. Gregory 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 2 18
B. Raley SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .220 2 28
B. Dunsley P 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .275 2 12
   c-J. Robinson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 27 96
Totals 33 3 6 3 7 4 18      
a - S. Garcia pinch hit for K. Gunn in the 8th
b - T. Gregory substituted for S. Garcia in the 8th
c - J. Robinson pinch hit for B. Dunsley in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Hoffmeier (7, 6th Inning off B. Weingartz, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Bitting (29, 9th Inning off R. Bargiel, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Garcia (7, 8th Inning off R. Bargiel, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Bitting 2 , T. Clark , D. Hoffmeier 3 , K. Gunn , S. Garcia 4
2-out RBI: S. Garcia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bitting , D. Smith , T. Clark , D. Hoffmeier , B. Dunsley
GIDP: D. Smith , T. Clark
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Moret (95)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Raley-Gunn-Crabtree)
OF assists: 1 (Bitting(Cortez at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Lahr CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .224 3 21
D. Boggs 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 1 2
C. Taylor LF 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 .370 25 69
E. Cortez RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .266 12 43
M. Alva SS 3 1 2 3 0 0 0 .226 9 42
D. Conley 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267 0 1
   A. Luce P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Bragg 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .267 0 1
   b-K. Hussey 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 4 11
W. Greenan C 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .444 0 0
B. Weingartz P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 0 4
   a-D. Tislow PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .227 13 42
   R. Bargiel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-R. Turner 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 1 7
Totals 27 5 7 5 4 4 6      
a - D. Tislow pinch hit for B. Weingartz in the 7th
b - K. Hussey substituted for T. Bragg in the 9th
c - R. Turner substituted for R. Bargiel in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Greenan (1, 7th Inning off B. Dunsley, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Alva (9, 6th Inning off B. Dunsley, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Lahr , E. Cortez , M. Alva 5 , T. Bragg , W. Greenan 2 , D. Tislow
2-out RBI: M. Alva
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Lahr
GIDP: H. Lahr
Sac Bunt: B. Weingartz
Sac Fly: M. Alva
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: E. Cortez (6) , M. Alva (15) , D. Conley (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Alva-Boggs-Bragg, Alva-Boggs-Bragg)
DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Dunsley L (12-8) 8.0 7 5 5 4 4 1 109 3.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Dunsley 48
Batters Faced: B. Dunsley 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Dunsley 11-7
Pitches - Strikes: B. Dunsley 109-65
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Weingartz W (9-2) 7.0 3 1 1 6 2 0 104 3.66   
R. Bargiel H (8) 1.2 3 2 2 0 1 1 36 3.31   
A. Luce SV (17) 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 10 5.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Weingartz 63
Batters Faced: B. Weingartz 30, R. Bargiel 8, A. Luce 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Weingartz 11-6, R. Bargiel 2-2, A. Luce 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Weingartz 104-62, R. Bargiel 36-24, A. Luce 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Luce 1-0
WP: B. Weingartz
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bret Weingartz
Ballpark: Independence Field
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 19095
Special Notes: CL Ron Bargiel was injured while pitching.
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