MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT DENVER BURROS
06/21/1967
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT DENVER BURROS
GAME ID: 916 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21ST , 1967 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn Bluebirds (28-38) 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 8 0
Denver Burros (35-31) 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 X 5 9 1
Messinger Hits 2 home runs in Burros Win
The Denver Burros topped the Brooklyn Bluebirds, 5-3, with first baseman Bob Messinger playing a big role. Messinger slugged 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice for the Burros in the win. The winner was Fenton Flannery, who threw 102 pitches over 8 innings. The right-hander was charged with 3 runs on 7 hits. This win makes it 5 in a row for Denver.

Messinger contributed in the bottom of the fifth. With runners on 1st and 3rd, he hit a 3-run home run. It was one at-bat among others that helped Denver get the win.

"We'll keep playing hard and let the chips fall where they may," said Denver manager Clark Anderson.
BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE DENVER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. McDaniel 1B, LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .309 2 15
M. Bassett 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .328 4 24
H. Rhodes RF 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .264 6 36
D. Tislow 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 .269 8 27
   a-J. Seidler PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .237 7 17
M. LeDuc LF, 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .233 6 16
D. Fogarty CF 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .233 0 16
B. Rawlins SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .238 2 15
E. Blain C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .240 2 11
   b-T. Brackbill PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 11
D. Rutherford P 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .250 0 4
Totals 33 3 8 2 2 7 14      
a - J. Seidler pinch hit for D. Tislow in the 8th
b - T. Brackbill pinch hit for E. Blain in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. LeDuc (9, 2nd Inning off F. Flannery, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. McDaniel 2 , M. Bassett 2 , D. Tislow , M. LeDuc 3 , E. Blain
2-out RBI: M. Bassett
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Tislow , B. Rawlins
GIDP: K. McDaniel , M. Bassett , J. Seidler
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: K. McDaniel (18)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (LeDuc(Moret at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Moret RF, LF 4 2 3 1 0 1 0 .295 14 22
T. Galaz LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .242 9 23
   b-B. Cook SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 3 17
B. Messinger 1B 3 2 2 4 1 0 1 .278 16 47
J. Farrar SS, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .230 1 18
T. Alderfer CF, RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .246 3 23
J. Robinson 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .256 4 15
C. Bouchard 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .256 5 14
   a-D. Smith CF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .289 1 7
G. Gregory C 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .216 5 22
F. Flannery P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .138 0 2
   c-D. Davis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .291 0 1
   B. Wojciehowicz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 5 9 5 4 5 13      
a - D. Smith substituted for C. Bouchard in the 8th
b - B. Cook substituted for T. Galaz in the 8th
c - D. Davis pinch hit for F. Flannery in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Moret (11, 3rd Inning off D. Rutherford, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Messinger 2 (16, 5th Inning off D. Rutherford, 2 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off D. Rutherford, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Moret (14, 7th Inning off D. Rutherford, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Moret 7 , T. Galaz , B. Messinger 8 , J. Robinson , G. Gregory 2
2-out RBI: B. Messinger
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Messinger , F. Flannery
Sac Bunt: F. Flannery
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: F. Flannery (1)
Double Plays: 3 (Bouchard-Farrar-Messinger, Bouchard-Farrar-Messinger, Messinger-Cook-Flannery)
PB: G. Gregory
BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Rutherford L (6-4) 8.0 9 5 5 4 5 3 129 1.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rutherford 45
Batters Faced: D. Rutherford 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rutherford 8-10
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rutherford 129-83
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Flannery W (6-4) 8.0 7 3 3 2 6 0 102 2.95   
B. Wojciehowicz SV (12) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 1.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Flannery 60
Batters Faced: F. Flannery 31, B. Wojciehowicz 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Flannery 10-5, B. Wojciehowicz 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Flannery 102-62, B. Wojciehowicz 12-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bob Messinger
Ballpark: Gates Crescent Park
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 2:36
Attendance: 17620
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