MLB
DENVER BURROS @ LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
04/18/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Denver Burros batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Pitching: RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: LHB Guillaume Moret 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rob Norton 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Sac Bunt to 2R - play at first, batter OUT! 2-3
Guillaume Moret to second
Batting: LHB Jamie Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Reached on error, E3 (Groundball, 34, EV 103.8 MPH)
Guillaume Moret to third
Batting: LHB John Crabtree 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by LF
Batting: LHB Jimmy Benson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Denver 1 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Denver Burros : RHP Bob Langham
Pitching: RHP Bob Langham
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Ed Laub 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56D, EV 78.8 MPH)
Jim Brookins to second
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
Jim Brookins steals 3rd base
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 82.5 MPH)
Jim Brookins scores
Batting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Kermit McDaniel to second
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Kermit McDaniel to third
Bill May to second
Batting: RHB Terry Pickering 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 79.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Denver 1 - Los Angeles 1
TOP OF THE 2ND
Denver Burros batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: LHB Chuck Carr 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Frank Bohley 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 5D, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bobby Raley 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78M, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bob Langham 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 110.6 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Denver 1 - Los Angeles 1
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Denver Burros : RHP Bob Langham
Batting: LHB Larry Messenger 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Tom Hester 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
2-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 56D, EV 67.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 98.8 MPH)
Larry Messenger to second
Batting: SHB Ed Laub 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 109.4 MPH)
Larry Messenger to third
Jim Brookins to second
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Larry Messenger scores
Jim Brookins to third
Ed Laub to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Batting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 23F, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Ed Laub to third
Harvey Katzen to second
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 3S, EV 81.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Denver 1 - Los Angeles 3
TOP OF THE 3RD
Denver Burros batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: LHB Guillaume Moret 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Rob Norton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Guillaume Moret steals 2nd base
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 92.5 MPH)
Guillaume Moret to third
Batting: LHB Jamie Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 90.6 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by CF
Batting: LHB John Crabtree 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Rob Norton to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: LHB Jimmy Benson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 34, EV 80.0 MPH)
Rob Norton scores
Batting: LHB Chuck Carr 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 106.9 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Denver 3 - Los Angeles 3
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Denver Burros : RHP Bob Langham
Batting: RHB Terry Pickering 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Larry Messenger 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Hester 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 56, EV 64.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Denver 3 - Los Angeles 3
TOP OF THE 4TH
Denver Burros batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: SHB Frank Bohley 0-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 78XD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bobby Raley 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Frank Bohley to third
Batting: LHB Bob Langham 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Bunted foul
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Guillaume Moret 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 95.6 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by CF
Batting: RHB Rob Norton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 4th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Denver 4 - Los Angeles 3
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Denver Burros : RHP Bob Langham
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Ed Laub 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, U4 (Groundball, 4M, EV 90.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Denver 4 - Los Angeles 3
TOP OF THE 5TH
Denver Burros batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: LHB Jamie Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Crabtree 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, P, EV 63.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jimmy Benson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Chuck Carr 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Jimmy Benson to second
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Denver 4 - Los Angeles 3
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Denver Burros : RHP Bob Langham
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6MS, EV 72.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Terry Pickering 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Norm Parsons to second
Batting: LHB Larry Messenger 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 78S, EV 91.3 MPH)
Norm Parsons to third
Terry Pickering to second
Batting: RHB Tom Hester 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 89D, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Norm Parsons scores
Terry Pickering to third
Larry Messenger to second
Batting: SHB Ed Laub 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Terry Pickering scores
Larry Messenger to third
Jim Brookins to second
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 80.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Denver 4 - Los Angeles 5
TOP OF THE 6TH
Denver Burros batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: SHB Frank Bohley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Bobby Raley 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Frank Bohley to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Now at 2B: Ken Frederick
Now in CF: Norm Parsons
Pinch Hitting: RHB Kevin Gunn 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 73.8 MPH)
Bobby Raley to second
Batting: LHB Guillaume Moret 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Ball
2-2: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 100.6 MPH), Distance : 413 ft
Pitching: LHP Basil Anderson
Batting: RHB Rob Norton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jamie Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.1 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Denver 7 - Los Angeles 5
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Denver Burros : RHP Bob Langham
Pitching: RHP John Suozzo
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
3-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4, EV 61.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Harvey Katzen to second
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3F, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Terry Pickering 0-0: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 56, EV 106.3 MPH)
Harvey Katzen to third
Bill May to second
Pinch Hitting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LM, EV 93.8 MPH)
Harvey Katzen scores
Bill May scores
Terry Pickering to third
Terry Pickering scores
Pinch Hitting: RHB Duane Kennedy 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Denver 7 - Los Angeles 8
TOP OF THE 7TH
Denver Burros batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : LHP Basil Anderson
Pitching: RHP Joe Hamby
Now at SS: Pedro Villamil
Batting: LHB John Crabtree 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 77.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jimmy Benson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Chuck Carr 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 78D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Frank Bohley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Denver 7 - Los Angeles 8
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Denver Burros : RHP John Suozzo
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Ball
1-0: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 105.0 MPH), Distance : 410 ft
Pitching: RHP Archie Sereni
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
Passed Ball!
Kermit McDaniel to second
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Swinging Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Terry Pickering 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LD, EV 90.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Denver 7 - Los Angeles 10
TOP OF THE 8TH
Denver Burros batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Joe Hamby
Batting: RHB Bobby Raley 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB Jim Bitting 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Bobby Raley to second
Batting: LHB Guillaume Moret 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: TRIPLE (Flyball, 78XD, EV 107.5 MPH)
Bobby Raley scores
Jim Bitting scores
Pinch Hitting: LHB Armando Landa 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMFF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Jamie Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Crabtree 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Denver 9 - Los Angeles 10
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Denver Burros : RHP Archie Sereni
Pitching: LHP Doug Keene
Now in CF: Jim Bitting
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78D, EV 109.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Ramon Montoya 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6MD, EV 53.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMFF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
3-2: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 3, EV 63.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Denver 9 - Los Angeles 10
TOP OF THE 9TH
Denver Burros batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Joe Hamby
Pitching: RHP Tom Benson
Batting: LHB Jimmy Benson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Chuck Carr 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Frank Bohley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Denver 9 - Los Angeles 10
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