MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DENVER BURROS AT MILWAUKEE DAIRYMEN
06/08/1967
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DENVER BURROS AT MILWAUKEE DAIRYMEN
GAME ID: 752 - THURSDAY, JUNE 8TH , 1967 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Denver Burros (29-26) 0 0 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 10 14 1
Milwaukee Dairymen (29-25) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 2
Burros Trounce Dairymen, 10-2
The Milwaukee Dairymen took it on the chin, losing 10-2 to the Denver Burros. Dick Scorza, who finished 5th in the NBL in ERA with 2.42 in 1963, pitched a strong game for Denver. With the win, the Burros hiked their record to 29-26.

Bob Messinger, who is tied for 5th in the NBL in hits with 58, aided the Denver cause with a 2-run single in the top of the third. For the game, the first baseman went 2 for 5 with 2 singles. He drove in 2 runs and scored once.

"If we play like this, we can win a lot of games," Messinger told the Denver News.
DENVER BATTING LINESCORE MILWAUKEE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Moret RF, LF 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 .301 12 20
T. Galaz LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .232 8 22
   a-D. Smith CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 1 4
B. Messinger 1B 5 1 2 2 0 0 5 .286 12 35
J. Farrar SS, 2B 4 1 3 2 1 0 0 .240 1 17
T. Alderfer CF, RF 4 1 1 1 1 0 4 .263 2 12
J. Robinson 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .250 1 10
C. Bouchard 2B 3 1 0 1 1 1 2 .291 5 13
   b-B. Cook SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .252 3 16
G. Gregory C 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .207 5 21
D. Scorza P 4 2 2 1 0 2 0 .143 0 2
   A. Green P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
Totals 40 10 14 10 5 5 18      
a - D. Smith substituted for T. Galaz in the 7th
b - B. Cook substituted for C. Bouchard in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Scorza (1, 3rd Inning off L. Smith, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Farrar (5, 3rd Inning off L. Smith, 2 on, 2 outs) , G. Gregory (3, 5th Inning off K. Williams, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Moret , T. Galaz 2 , B. Messinger 2 , J. Farrar 4 , T. Alderfer , J. Robinson , G. Gregory 3 , D. Scorza 3
2-out RBI: T. Galaz , B. Messinger , J. Farrar , T. Alderfer , D. Scorza
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Messinger , J. Robinson
GIDP: B. Messinger , J. Robinson
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Alderfer (4)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Gregory (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Wheeler 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .289 1 25
C. Bragg SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .275 1 19
B. Hunt 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260 1 9
J. Nova RF, LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .256 8 17
J. Robins 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .257 1 10
M. Perez CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .198 2 18
I. Cleary C 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .212 1 19
G. Morales LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .217 0 4
   b-B. Niedziela PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 1 4
L. Smith P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .240 6 16
   K. Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-C. Barry PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 0 3
   T. Mitchell P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 2 4 1 0 5 8      
a - C. Barry pinch hit for K. Williams in the 5th
b - B. Niedziela pinch hit for G. Morales in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Robins (3, 2nd Inning off D. Scorza, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Hunt , J. Nova , J. Robins 2 , M. Perez
Hit by Pitch: J. Nova
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Nova (8)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Bragg (12) , J. Robins (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Robins-Bragg-Hunt, Bragg-Robins-Hunt)
OF assists: 1 (Morales(Bouchard at home))
DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE MILWAUKEE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Scorza W (5-3) 7.0 3 2 2 0 3 0 98 3.16   
A. Green 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 27 4.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Scorza 66
Batters Faced: D. Scorza 25, A. Green 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Scorza 11-7, A. Green 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Scorza 98-59, A. Green 27-17
WP: D. Scorza
Hit Batsmen: D. Scorza
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Smith L (4-5) 2.2 5 5 5 2 0 0 54 3.51   
K. Williams 2.1 6 5 1 3 1 0 59 3.86   
T. Mitchell 4.0 3 0 0 0 4 0 58 2.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Smith 22
Batters Faced: L. Smith 14, K. Williams 16, T. Mitchell 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Smith 2-5, K. Williams 2-2, T. Mitchell 4-4
Pitches - Strikes: L. Smith 54-30, K. Williams 59-34, T. Mitchell 58-38
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Williams 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dick Scorza
Ballpark: Milwaukee Municipal Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 19597
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