MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DENVER BURROS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
04/15/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DENVER BURROS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 137 - FRIDAY, APRIL 15TH , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Denver Burros (8-2) 3 0 1 6 4 0 1 0 0 15 25 1
Los Angeles Blockbusters (5-6) 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 19 1
Taranto Cracks 5 Hits
At Blockbuster Stadium, second baseman Dave Taranto led all batters with 5 base hits, but his Los Angeles Blockbusters still dropped the game, 15-8, to the Denver Burros.

Dave Taranto hit an RBI double in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, singled in the 4th, singled in the 6th and hit an RBI single in the 8th.
DENVER BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Moret LF 6 2 2 1 1 3 5 .325 5 9
J. Bitting RF 5 2 2 1 1 1 3 .239 2 4
A. Rebolledo 1B 5 1 2 0 1 2 3 .415 0 2
C. Carr SS, 2B 6 3 3 1 0 1 2 .250 1 3
G. Morales CF 5 4 4 3 1 0 1 .350 0 8
M. Andrade C 6 1 3 1 0 1 6 .375 1 3
A. Martinez 3B 6 1 3 5 0 1 3 .500 4 18
K. Gunn 2B 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .222 0 4
   W. Purter P 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .500 0 0
   b-C. Wright PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 0 0
   K. Torkelson P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Thurlow P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   a-B. Powers 2B, SS 5 1 4 2 0 0 1 .667 0 3
Totals 51 15 25 15 4 9 29      
a - B. Powers substituted for J. Thurlow in the 3rd
b - C. Wright pinch hit for W. Purter in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Morales 2 (5, 3rd Inning off K. Morrison, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off T. Benson, 3 on, 1 out) , M. Andrade (1, 4th Inning off T. Benson, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Rebolledo (5, 8th Inning off B. Cole, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Moret (5, 1st Inning off K. Morrison, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Bitting (2, 1st Inning off K. Morrison, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Martinez (4, 5th Inning off P. Carter, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Moret 5 , J. Bitting 5 , A. Rebolledo 3 , C. Carr 3 , G. Morales 6 , M. Andrade 4 , A. Martinez 6 , W. Purter , K. Gunn , B. Powers 4
2-out RBI: , A. Martinez 2 , K. Gunn , B. Powers 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Moret 2 , C. Carr , M. Andrade
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Moret 2 (6)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Morales (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Martinez-Gunn-Rebolledo, Carr-Powers-Rebolledo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Bohley C 5 1 3 1 1 0 1 .286 1 5
T. Hester SS 5 1 0 0 1 1 4 .163 0 2
J. Brookins RF 5 2 3 1 0 0 3 .419 2 3
H. Katzen 1B 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .256 0 4
C. Panetta LF 5 0 2 2 0 0 2 .286 2 7
D. Taranto 2B 5 1 5 2 0 0 0 1.000 0 2
R. Norton CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 5 .351 0 6
   b-M. Perez PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400 1 4
C. Arkle 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .200 1 7
K. Morrison P 2 0 0 1 0 1 4 .000 0 2
   T. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   P. Carter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Jimenez PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222 0 1
   B. Cole P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   L. Mitchell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-S. Oubre PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 0 0
Totals 44 8 19 8 3 2 24      
a - B. Jimenez pinch hit for P. Carter in the 5th
b - M. Perez pinch hit for R. Norton in the 8th
c - S. Oubre pinch hit for L. Mitchell in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Taranto (1, 1st Inning off J. Thurlow, 2 on, 1 out) , R. Norton (2, 3rd Inning off J. Thurlow, 1 on, 1 out) , F. Bohley (3, 5th Inning off W. Purter, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: F. Bohley (1, 1st Inning off J. Thurlow, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Brookins (2, 2nd Inning off J. Thurlow, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Bohley 7 , J. Brookins 6 , H. Katzen 3 , C. Panetta 2 , D. Taranto 6 , R. Norton 2 , C. Arkle , B. Jimenez
2-out RBI: J. Brookins , D. Taranto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Bohley , J. Brookins , R. Norton , M. Perez , K. Morrison
GIDP: T. Hester , R. Norton
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Katzen (2) , D. Taranto (1)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Arkle (1)
OF assists: 2 (Panetta(Rebolledo at 3rd base), Brookins(Andrade at home))
DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Thurlow 2.1 9 6 6 1 1 2 16 53 7.84   
W. Purter W (1-0) 3.2 8 0 0 0 1 0 18 53 0.00   
K. Torkelson SV (1) 3.0 2 2 1 2 0 0 13 44 7.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Thurlow 11
Batters Faced: J. Thurlow 16, W. Purter 18, K. Torkelson 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Thurlow 4-1, W. Purter 6-3, K. Torkelson 4-5
Pitches - Strikes: J. Thurlow 53-37, W. Purter 53-36, K. Torkelson 44-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Purter 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
K. Morrison L (1-2) 3.1 11 8 8 3 1 2 22 74 6.88   
T. Benson 0.0 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 6 2.70   
P. Carter 1.2 6 4 4 0 3 1 12 39 13.50   
B. Cole 3.0 5 1 1 1 5 0 15 62 2.70   
L. Mitchell 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 14 1.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Morrison 2
Batters Faced: K. Morrison 22, T. Benson 2, P. Carter 12, B. Cole 15, L. Mitchell 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Morrison 3-4, T. Benson 0-0, P. Carter 0-2, B. Cole 2-2, L. Mitchell 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Morrison 74-45, T. Benson 6-5, P. Carter 39-24, B. Cole 62-37, L. Mitchell 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Benson 3-3 , P. Carter 1-1
WP: K. Morrison
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Guillermo Morales
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 20809
Special Notes: RP Tom Benson was injured while pitching. Dave Taranto ties the LAB regular season game record for hits with 5.
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