MLB
DENVER BURROS @ LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
09/08/1974
 
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: 7LMF
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 5D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jimmy Benson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
Guillaume Moret steals 2nd base
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Guillermo Morales 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Guillaume Moret to third
Batting: LHB Armando Landa 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out looking
Guillermo Morales steals 2nd base
Batter strikes out.
Batting: SHB Frank Bohley 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 15, EV 83.1 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Denver 0 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Denver Burros : RHP Willie Purter
Pitching: RHP Willie Purter
Batting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5D, EV 70.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Denver 0 - Los Angeles 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Denver Burros batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: RHB Dick Hoffmeier 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kevin Gunn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Chuck Carr 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 80.6 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Denver 0 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Denver Burros : RHP Willie Purter
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Zimmerman 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 100.6 MPH)
Bill May to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
John Zimmerman to second
Batting: RHB Bobby Richter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 95.6 MPH)
John Zimmerman to third
Batting: LHB Larry Messenger 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 91.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Denver 0 - Los Angeles 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Denver Burros batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: RHB Willie Purter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Guillaume Moret 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jimmy Benson 0-0: Called Strike
Guillaume Moret steals 2nd base (no throw)
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 13S, EV 70.0 MPH) (infield hit)
Guillaume Moret to third
Batting: RHB Guillermo Morales 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Guillaume Moret scores
Jimmy Benson to second
Batting: LHB Armando Landa 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 96.3 MPH)
Jimmy Benson to third
Guillermo Morales to second
Batting: SHB Frank Bohley 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dick Hoffmeier 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 108.1 MPH)
Jimmy Benson scores
Guillermo Morales scores
Armando Landa to third
Armando Landa scores
Batting: RHB Kevin Gunn 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6MD, EV 56.9 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Denver 4 - Los Angeles 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Denver Burros : RHP Willie Purter
Batting: RHB Onie Gaskins 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 78S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ball
1-0: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 95.0 MPH), Distance : 353 ft
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 84.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Denver 4 - Los Angeles 3
TOP OF THE 4TH
Denver Burros batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: LHB Chuck Carr 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Willie Purter 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Guillaume Moret 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jimmy Benson 0-0: Ball
Guillaume Moret steals 2nd base (no throw)
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5L, EV 73.8 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Denver 4 - Los Angeles 3
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Denver Burros : RHP Willie Purter
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Zimmerman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Bill May to second
Batting: RHB Bobby Richter 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Messenger 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 100.6 MPH)
Bill May scores
John Zimmerman to third
Batting: RHB Onie Gaskins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78M, EV 75.6 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 101.3 MPH)
Larry Messenger to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Kermit McDaniel to second
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Denver 4 - Los Angeles 6
TOP OF THE 5TH
Denver Burros batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: RHB Guillermo Morales 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6M, EV 75.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Armando Landa 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4M, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Frank Bohley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Grounds into double play, U6-3 (Groundball, 4MS, EV 82.5 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Denver 4 - Los Angeles 6
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Denver Burros : RHP Willie Purter
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 92.5 MPH), Distance : 342 ft
Pitching: RHP Duane Siudzinski
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Ball
1-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 106.3 MPH), Distance : 423 ft
Batting: LHB John Zimmerman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: LHB Ramon Montoya 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Larry Messenger 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 105.6 MPH)
John Zimmerman to second
Batting: RHB Onie Gaskins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.6 MPH)
John Zimmerman to third
Batting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 103.1 MPH)
John Zimmerman scores
Onie Gaskins to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Kermit McDaniel to second
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 15, EV 90.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Denver 4 - Los Angeles 10
TOP OF THE 6TH
Denver Burros batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Now at SS: Pedro Villamil
Batting: RHB Dick Hoffmeier 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Kevin Gunn 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Chuck Carr 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 68.8 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Denver 4 - Los Angeles 10
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Denver Burros : RHP Duane Siudzinski
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Called Strike
Harvey Katzen steals 2nd base
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 87.5 MPH)
Harvey Katzen to third
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Harvey Katzen scores
Batting: LHB John Zimmerman 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 80.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Denver 4 - Los Angeles 11
TOP OF THE 7TH
Denver Burros batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Pinch Hitting: RHB Leon Hughes 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Reached via error on a dropped throw from 1B, E1 (Groundball, 34, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Guillaume Moret 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Leon Hughes to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Don Seiler 0-0: Grounds into double play, U5-3 (Groundball, 5L, EV 87.5 MPH)
Guillaume Moret to second
Batting: RHB Guillermo Morales 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RD, EV 93.1 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Denver 4 - Los Angeles 11
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Denver Burros : RHP Duane Siudzinski
Pitching: RHP Pete Stack
Now in LF: Leon Hughes
Batting: LHB Larry Messenger 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-1: Ball
2-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Onie Gaskins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Larry Messenger to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Onie Gaskins to second
Pinch Hitting: LHB Diego Mateo 0-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 65.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Onie Gaskins to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Norm Parsons to second
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Norm Parsons to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 90.0 MPH)
Harvey Katzen to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Batting: LHB John Zimmerman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5L, EV 67.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Denver 4 - Los Angeles 14
TOP OF THE 8TH
Denver Burros batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Now in LF: Diego Mateo
Now in RF: Ernie Ronnebaum
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Frank Bohley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dick Hoffmeier 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 91.3 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Denver 4 - Los Angeles 14
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Denver Burros : RHP Pete Stack
Now at 1B: Tom Clark
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, P, EV 71.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Messenger 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Onie Gaskins 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Larry Messenger to second
Batting: LHB Diego Mateo 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 3-6 (Groundball, 34, EV 79.4 MPH)
Larry Messenger to third
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 96.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Denver 4 - Los Angeles 14
TOP OF THE 9TH
Denver Burros batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: RHB Kevin Gunn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: TRIPLE (Line Drive, 89XD, EV 101.3 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Tom Benson
Batting: LHB Chuck Carr 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Rich Pakula 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 109.4 MPH)
Kevin Gunn scores
Batting: LHB Guillaume Moret 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Leo Sentner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Rich Pakula to third
Batting: RHB Guillermo Morales 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.3 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Denver 5 - Los Angeles 14
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