MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DENVER BURROS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
04/26/1975
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DENVER BURROS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 238 - SATURDAY, APRIL 26TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Denver Burros (10-8) 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 4 1 13 15 2
Los Angeles Blockbusters (8-10) 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 9 2
Slide Continues for Blockbusters
The Denver Burros beat the Los Angeles Blockbusters, 13-7, at Blockbuster Stadium. The Burros got a fine performance from center fielder Guillermo Morales, who was 3 for 5 with a triple and 2 singles. He scored 3 runs and drove in 3. Denver pitcher Tom Reid got the win, upping his record to 1-0. Larry Messenger got the loss. The loss drops the Blockbusters to 8-10.

Cliff Sanford had a key at-bat with one out in the top of the eighth for Denver. With the bases loaded and the Burros leading 8-7, he hit a sacrifice fly.

Sanford told the Denver Times: "Win or lose, I don't want to see our team outhustled."
DENVER BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Moret RF 5 3 2 1 1 0 1 .394 6 15
C. Sanford 3B 4 2 1 2 1 1 3 .236 1 7
G. Morales CF 5 3 3 3 0 1 0 .347 1 16
C. Carr SS 5 1 4 2 0 0 2 .342 4 18
J. Bitting LF 4 0 1 2 0 1 3 .250 1 10
T. Rosales C 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .262 3 14
K. Gunn 2B 3 2 1 0 2 0 0 .321 0 2
D. Hoffmeier 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 .312 0 1
D. Pelton P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 2
   a-A. Landa PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 1 3
   T. Reid P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Benson PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .400 0 1
   D. Fulton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-L. Hughes PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .417 0 1
   D. Solomon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 39 13 15 10 6 5 18      
a - A. Landa pinch hit for D. Pelton in the 6th
b - J. Benson pinch hit for T. Reid in the 8th
c - L. Hughes pinch hit for D. Fulton in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Carr (3, 6th Inning off B. Anderson, 2 on, 0 outs)
Triples: G. Morales (1, 8th Inning off J. Bailey, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Moret 2 , C. Sanford , G. Morales 5 , C. Carr 5 , J. Bitting , K. Gunn , D. Hoffmeier 2 , L. Hughes
2-out RBI: G. Morales , C. Carr
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Sanford , T. Rosales , A. Landa
GIDP: T. Rosales , D. Hoffmeier
Sac Fly: C. Sanford , J. Bitting
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Moret 4 (19)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Sanford (3) , C. Carr (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Carr-Gunn-Hoffmeier)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Brookins RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .319 2 12
H. Katzen 1B 5 2 2 2 0 0 1 .343 0 8
E. Ronnebaum LF 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .298 3 12
   a-R. Pakula PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 0 1
   b-R. Montoya LF 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .167 0 4
K. Frederick 2B 4 1 1 3 0 0 1 .426 3 21
E. Laub CF 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 .231 1 7
A. Covarrubio C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .208 0 6
P. Popeck 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .179 1 4
P. Villamil SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .333 0 1
B. Anderson P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   L. Messenger P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .214 0 1
   J. Bailey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Quinlan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 0 4
Totals 33 7 9 7 2 1 9      
a - R. Pakula pinch ran for E. Ronnebaum in the 5th
b - R. Montoya substituted for R. Pakula in the 6th
c - J. Quinlan pinch hit for J. Bailey in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Katzen (4, 3rd Inning off D. Pelton, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Ronnebaum (6, 5th Inning off D. Pelton, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: H. Katzen (3, 7th Inning off T. Reid, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. Popeck (1, 3rd Inning off D. Pelton, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Frederick (3, 3rd Inning off D. Pelton, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Katzen 5 , E. Ronnebaum 2 , K. Frederick 4 , E. Laub 3 , P. Popeck 4 , P. Villamil
2-out RBI: H. Katzen , K. Frederick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Katzen , K. Frederick , P. Villamil
GIDP: A. Covarrubio
Sac Bunt: A. Covarrubio , B. Anderson
Sac Fly: R. Montoya
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Messenger (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Brookins (2) , P. Villamil (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Villamil-Frederick-Katzen, Frederick-Villamil-Katzen)
PB: A. Covarrubio
DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Pelton 5.0 6 5 5 2 1 2 76 3.12   
T. Reid W (1-0) 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 27 3.24   
D. Fulton 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.00   
D. Solomon 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Pelton 34
Batters Faced: D. Pelton 22, T. Reid 9, D. Fulton 3, D. Solomon 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Pelton 7-6, T. Reid 3-3, D. Fulton 1-1, D. Solomon 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Pelton 76-51, T. Reid 27-19, D. Fulton 6-4, D. Solomon 16-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Anderson 5.2 6 5 4 4 3 0 104 7.56   
L. Messenger L (0-2), BS (2) 2.0 5 6 6 2 1 0 53 13.50   
J. Bailey 1.1 4 2 2 0 1 0 29 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Anderson 38
Batters Faced: B. Anderson 25, L. Messenger 13, J. Bailey 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Anderson 6-6, L. Messenger 2-3, J. Bailey 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Anderson 104-61, L. Messenger 53-29, J. Bailey 29-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Messenger 1-1 , J. Bailey 2-2
WP: L. Messenger , J. Bailey
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Guillermo Morales
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 21258
Special Notes: LF Ernie Ronnebaum was injured while running the bases.
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