MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT DENVER BURROS
05/31/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT DENVER BURROS
GAME ID: 709 - MONDAY, MAY 31ST , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Diego Captains (25-27) 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 5 12 2
Denver Burros (32-19) 1 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 X 9 12 2
Burros Beat Captains, 9-5
The Denver Burros defeated the San Diego Captains, 9-5, in National Baseball League action at Gates Crescent Park. Denver pitcher John Suozzo had a standout performance. The Burros, now 32-19, have won 4 in a row.

Third Baseman Alex Martinez made an impact for Denver, when he swatted a 2-run triple off Ron Gordon in the bottom of the fifth. For the contest, Martinez was 1-4 with a triple, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once.

"We have a lot of confidence in John," said Denver manager Clark Anderson.
SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE DENVER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Newton 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .138 0 3
M. Alford RF 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 .273 0 9
D. Conley 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .351 3 31
R. Montoya 1B 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .219 6 23
J. Olsen CF 4 1 2 0 1 0 3 .500 0 0
E. Peters C 4 0 1 1 1 2 4 .207 1 5
J. Escobeda SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 .231 2 14
J. Panneton LF 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .262 0 8
D. Fontanez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 0 1
   a-B. Jackson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .236 4 28
   R. Schifsky P 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 0 0
   R. Gordon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   H. McDonnell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-H. Lee PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   M. Pike P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 40 5 12 4 3 7 27      
a - B. Jackson pinch hit for D. Fontanez in the 2nd
b - H. Lee pinch hit for H. McDonnell in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Olsen (3, 2nd Inning off J. Suozzo, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Conley (15, 3rd Inning off J. Suozzo, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Panneton (6, 4th Inning off J. Suozzo, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Alford (9, 6th Inning off M. Gresley, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Alford 3 , D. Conley 3 , R. Montoya , J. Olsen 3 , E. Peters , J. Escobeda , J. Panneton 3 , H. Lee
2-out RBI: R. Montoya , E. Peters , J. Panneton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Newton , M. Alford , R. Montoya , J. Escobeda 2 , R. Schifsky , B. Jackson
Hit by Pitch: J. Panneton
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Lee (1)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Newton (2) , J. Escobeda (10)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Belcher SS 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
   a-G. Moret PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .293 6 20
   b-R. Roe SS 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .338 2 8
A. Rebolledo 1B 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 .275 4 25
G. Morales CF 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 .259 2 22
J. Bitting RF 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .331 2 26
A. Martinez 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .224 2 26
T. Clark C 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .232 0 7
D. Wallace LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .273 1 5
B. Powers 2B 4 1 1 3 0 0 1 .357 1 7
J. Suozzo P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .182 0 0
   c-M. Andrade PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .239 1 10
   M. Gresley P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 9 12 9 2 5 19      
a - G. Moret pinch hit for H. Belcher in the 4th
b - R. Roe substituted for G. Moret in the 5th
c - M. Andrade pinch hit for J. Suozzo in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Bitting (15, 5th Inning off R. Schifsky, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: A. Martinez (1, 5th Inning off R. Gordon, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Roe (2, 5th Inning off H. McDonnell, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Powers (1, 5th Inning off R. Gordon, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Belcher , R. Roe 4 , A. Rebolledo 2 , G. Morales 3 , J. Bitting 2 , A. Martinez 3 , T. Clark , D. Wallace , B. Powers 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Moret , J. Bitting , A. Martinez , D. Wallace
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Morales 2 (17)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Roe (2) , A. Martinez (8)
SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Fontanez 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 31 2.47   
R. Schifsky 3.1 4 2 2 0 2 0 52 1.93   
R. Gordon L (0-1) 0.0 3 5 5 2 0 1 16 5.79   
H. McDonnell 1.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 17 6.39   
M. Pike 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 23 1.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Fontanez 37
Batters Faced: D. Fontanez 7, R. Schifsky 15, R. Gordon 5, H. McDonnell 6, M. Pike 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Fontanez 1-2, R. Schifsky 3-5, R. Gordon 0-0, H. McDonnell 3-1, M. Pike 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Fontanez 31-17, R. Schifsky 52-36, R. Gordon 16-7, H. McDonnell 17-11, M. Pike 23-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Gordon 2-2 , H. McDonnell 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Suozzo W (1-2) 5.0 7 3 1 3 5 0 91 4.19   
M. Gresley SV (5) 4.0 5 2 2 0 2 0 67 7.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Suozzo 47
Batters Faced: J. Suozzo 27, M. Gresley 17
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Suozzo 5-5, M. Gresley 3-7
Pitches - Strikes: J. Suozzo 91-54, M. Gresley 67-42
Hit Batsmen: J. Suozzo
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Suozzo
Ballpark: Gates Crescent Park
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM MT
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 17831
Special Notes: SP Dario Fontanez was injured while pitching.
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