MLB
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS @ DENVER BURROS
03/17/1973
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Denver Burros : RHP Tom Reid
Pitching: RHP Tom Reid
Batting: LHB Larry Messenger 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 66.3 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Denver 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Denver Burros batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Pitching: RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: SHB Jim Bitting 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 89S, EV 111.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jamie Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9LD, EV 90.0 MPH), Distance : 331 ft
Batting: RHB Doug Davis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bobby Raley 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Bunted foul
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 67.5 MPH)
Doug Davis to second
Batting: SHB Tom Clark 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56S, EV 78.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Denver 2
TOP OF THE 2ND
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Denver Burros : RHP Tom Reid
Batting: LHB Ramon Montoya 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB George Strum 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Ramon Montoya to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: RHB Ron Bias 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
George Strum to second
Batting: RHB Clinton Groce 0-0: GRAND SLAM HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 107.5 MPH), Distance : 408 ft
Batting: RHB Ian Cleary 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4S, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Messenger 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4D, EV 106.9 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 4 - Denver 2
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Denver Burros batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: LHB Dave Rieben 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4M, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB David Wallace 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 89M, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Reid 0-0: Ball
1-0: Sac Bunt - play at second, runner OUT -> throw to first, DP!
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 4 - Denver 2
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 4 - Denver 2
TOP OF THE 3RD
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Denver Burros : RHP Tom Reid
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Ball
1-0: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ramon Montoya 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB George Strum 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 96.3 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 4 - Denver 2
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Denver Burros batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: SHB Jim Bitting 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jamie Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Ricardo Castillo to second
Batting: RHB Doug Davis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 84.4 MPH)
Ricardo Castillo to third
Batting: RHB Bobby Raley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6D, EV 90.0 MPH)
Ricardo Castillo scores
Doug Davis to second
Batting: SHB Tom Clark 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 4 - Denver 3
TOP OF THE 4TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Denver Burros : RHP Tom Reid
Batting: RHB Ron Bias 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3S, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Clinton Groce 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 69.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ian Cleary 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78XD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 4 - Denver 3
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Denver Burros batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: LHB Dave Rieben 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB David Wallace 0-0: Reached on error, E3 (Groundball, 3, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Reid 0-0: Sac Bunt to 15 - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
David Wallace to second
Batting: SHB Jim Bitting 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: RHB Frankie Novy 0-0: Ball
1-0: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 56S, EV 90.6 MPH)
David Wallace to third
Jim Bitting to second
Batting: LHB Jamie Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 83.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 3 left on base; Los Angeles 4 - Denver 3
TOP OF THE 5TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Denver Burros : RHP Tom Reid
Now at C: Gordy Gregory
Now at 2B: Frankie Novy
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Messenger 0-0: Ball
1-0: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 104.4 MPH), Distance : 409 ft
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 83.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, P, EV 91.3 MPH) (infield hit)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Oscar Gonzalez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Norm Parsons to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Duane Kennedy 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 100.6 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 6 - Denver 3
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Denver Burros batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Now at 1B: Duane Kennedy
Now at 2B: Harvey Katzen
Now in LF: Clinton Groce
Now in CF: Norm Parsons
Batting: RHB Doug Davis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Bobby Raley 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Doug Davis to second
Batting: RHB Gordy Gregory 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Doug Davis to third
Bobby Raley to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Tom Kelley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Grounds into fielders choice 5-2 (Groundball, 56, EV 105.6 MPH)
Bobby Raley to third
Gordy Gregory to second
Batting: RHB David Wallace 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Bobby Raley scores
Gordy Gregory to third
Tom Kelley to second
Batting: RHB Tom Reid 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out looking
Pinch Hitting: RHB Rob Norton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 96.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Los Angeles 6 - Denver 4
TOP OF THE 6TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Denver Burros : RHP Tom Reid
Now at 1B: Tom Kelley
Now at 2B: Tom Gregory
Now at 3B: Dick Hoffmeier
Now at SS: Frankie Novy
Now in LF: Leo Sentner
Now in CF: Rob Norton
Batting: RHB Ron Bias 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Ron Bias to second
Batting: RHB Ian Cleary 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 80.6 MPH)
Ron Bias to third
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Larry Messenger 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 85.6 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 6 - Denver 4
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Denver Burros batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Pitching: RHP Wayne Guilmette
Now in LF: George Schindler
Batting: RHB Frankie Novy 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Leo Sentner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: LHB Guillaume Moret 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Dick Hoffmeier 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Gordy Gregory 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 87.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 6 - Denver 4
TOP OF THE 7TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Denver Burros : RHP Tom Reid
Pitching: LHP Dick Scorza
Now in RF: Guillaume Moret
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 99.4 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 6 - Denver 4
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Denver Burros batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Wayne Guilmette
Pitching: RHP Cardell Franklin
Batting: RHB Tom Kelley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Tom Gregory 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 4D, EV 86.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB John Seidler 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
3-2: Base on Balls
Tom Gregory to second
Batting: RHB Rob Norton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Tom Gregory to third
John Seidler to second
2-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, P, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frankie Novy 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 34S, EV 71.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 6 - Denver 4
TOP OF THE 8TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Denver Burros : LHP Dick Scorza
Pitching: LHP Rick Morton
Batting: RHB Duane Kennedy 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ron Bias 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 108.1 MPH)
Duane Kennedy to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, throw by LF and OUT! 7-2
Batting: RHB George Schindler 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 5, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ian Cleary 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 6 - Denver 4
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Denver Burros batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Cardell Franklin
Pitching: RHP Tom Benson
Batting: RHB Leo Sentner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Guillaume Moret 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dick Hoffmeier 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 86.9 MPH)
Guillaume Moret to third
Batting: RHB Gordy Gregory 0-0: Hit by Pitch
Dick Hoffmeier to second
Pinch Hitting: LHB John Crabtree 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Grounds into fielders choice 3-2 (Groundball, 34, EV 81.3 MPH)
Dick Hoffmeier to third
Gordy Gregory to second
Batting: RHB Tom Gregory 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 94.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Los Angeles 6 - Denver 4
TOP OF THE 9TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Denver Burros : LHP Rick Morton
Pitching: RHP Archie Sereni
Now at 1B: John Crabtree
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Benson 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LD, EV 91.3 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 6 - Denver 4
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Denver Burros batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Tom Benson
Pinch Hitting: SHB Frank Bohley 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Strikes out looking
Pinch Hitting: LHB David Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frankie Novy 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 89.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 6 - Denver 4
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