MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DENVER BURROS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
07/21/1973
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DENVER BURROS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
GAME ID: 1407 - SATURDAY, JULY 21ST , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Denver Burros (62-38) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1
Brooklyn Bluebirds (53-47) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2
Burros Deal Bluebirds 2-0 Loss
The Denver Burros took Brooklyn pitcher Dave Gaultney's best shot and still were able to claim a win at Flatbush Park. The final score had Denver getting past the Bluebirds, 2-0. Gaultney went 7 innings and allowed 2 runs, striking out 7. Earning the save was Dick Scorza. He's now cashed in 3 of 6 save opportunities. The Burros have an impressive 62-38 record.

Tom Clark had a direct impact on the outcome. Clark contributed a solo home run in the top of the second inning to put Denver up, 2-0.

"What's not to like about a win?" said Clark.
DENVER BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Moret RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .324 21 60
J. Bitting CF 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .275 5 48
J. Robinson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .309 20 68
L. Sentner LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 11 32
J. Crabtree 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .286 17 65
T. Clark C 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .311 2 9
   a-G. Gregory C 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .235 1 4
B. Raley SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .246 2 22
T. Gregory 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .255 1 11
J. Gannon P 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .146 0 0
   A. Sereni P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. Scorza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 2
Totals 31 2 4 2 3 10 10      
a - G. Gregory substituted for T. Clark in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Bitting (5, 1st Inning off D. Gaultney, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Clark (2, 2nd Inning off D. Gaultney, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Bitting 4 , J. Crabtree , T. Clark 4 , B. Raley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bitting , J. Robinson , T. Gregory
GIDP: J. Gannon
Sac Bunt: J. Gannon
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Moret (66)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Robinson (5)
Double Plays: 2 (Gregory-Raley-Crabtree, Raley-Crabtree)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cooper RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .265 12 39
D. Calise CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .281 9 32
G. Landrum LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .280 13 63
M. Bennett 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 4 .268 6 30
J. Mara C 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .226 2 16
L. Winter 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .241 7 33
T. Pena SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .215 4 19
   a-B. Rawlins PH, SS, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .335 16 58
G. Fenton 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260 1 16
   b-K. McDaniel PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245 3 13
   K. Wade P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   d-E. Blain PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .207 0 10
D. Gaultney P 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .167 0 2
   c-M. LeDuc PH, SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .291 1 8
Totals 34 0 8 0 3 1 25      
a - B. Rawlins pinch hit for T. Pena in the 7th
b - K. McDaniel pinch hit for G. Fenton in the 7th
c - M. LeDuc pinch hit for D. Gaultney in the 7th
d - E. Blain pinch hit for K. Wade in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Calise (10, 1st Inning off J. Gannon, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Winter (8, 7th Inning off J. Gannon, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Cooper , D. Calise 2 , G. Landrum , M. Bennett , L. Winter 3 , T. Pena , M. LeDuc
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Cooper , M. Bennett , J. Mara 2 , M. LeDuc
GIDP: J. Mara
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: M. Bennett (3) , G. Fenton (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Bennett-Pena-Bennett)
DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Gannon W (11-1) 6.0 4 0 0 3 1 0 102 1.14   
A. Sereni H (3) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 4.02   
D. Scorza SV (3) 1.2 4 0 0 0 0 0 25 3.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gannon 62
Batters Faced: J. Gannon 24, A. Sereni 4, D. Scorza 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gannon 8-7, A. Sereni 2-2, D. Scorza 0-5
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gannon 102-62, A. Sereni 11-6, D. Scorza 25-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Sereni 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Gaultney L (8-9) 7.0 3 2 2 2 7 2 109 3.56   
K. Wade 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 30 2.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Gaultney 68
Batters Faced: D. Gaultney 27, K. Wade 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Gaultney 8-5, K. Wade 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Gaultney 109-71, K. Wade 30-19
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Gaultney
Ballpark: Flatbush Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 19320
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