MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DENVER BURROS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
07/22/1973
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DENVER BURROS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
GAME ID: 1421 - SUNDAY, JULY 22ND , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Denver Burros (63-38) 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 5 13 0
Brooklyn Bluebirds (53-48) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1
Crabtree Blisters Brooklyn
Denver first baseman John Crabtree could do no wrong in his team's 5-2 win over the Bluebirds, as he collected 5 hits.

"Things were in his favor in every one of his at-bats," Bluebirds skipper John Meeker said to the press corps after the game. "He got hitters' counts."

Crabtree agreed, saying that getting ahead early in the counts was "the key" to his game.

"Once you get ahead, it makes it a lot easier because you get a better pitch to hit," he said. "You know the pitcher has to come in with it. And you're ready."

John Crabtree hit an RBI double in the 1st, hit an RBI single in the 3rd, hit a two-run single in the 5th, singled in the 7th and singled in the 9th.

Crabtree on the season is hitting .295 with 17 home runs. His stats include 69 RBIs and 52 runs scored.
DENVER BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Moret RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .323 21 60
J. Bitting CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .277 5 48
J. Robinson 3B 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .312 20 68
J. Crabtree 1B 5 1 5 4 0 0 0 .295 17 69
F. Bohley C 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 .234 11 39
   a-G. Gregory C 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278 1 4
B. Raley SS 5 0 1 1 0 1 6 .246 2 23
R. Castillo 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .229 4 35
   b-F. Novy 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .176 1 4
D. Smith LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .227 5 26
B. Cardenas P 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 .204 1 4
Totals 40 5 13 5 4 5 27      
a - G. Gregory substituted for F. Bohley in the 7th
b - F. Novy substituted for R. Castillo in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Crabtree (16, 1st Inning off D. Rutherford, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Moret , J. Bitting 2 , J. Robinson 3 , J. Crabtree 6 , G. Gregory , B. Raley
2-out RBI: , J. Crabtree 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , F. Bohley 2 , R. Castillo , D. Smith 2
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Raley-Novy-Crabtree)
OF assists: 1 (Moret(Winter at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Fogarty CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .226 5 31
D. Calise RF 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .274 9 32
B. Rawlins 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .337 17 60
M. Bennett 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .273 6 30
M. LeDuc LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .280 1 8
L. Winter 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .241 7 33
T. Pena SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .211 4 19
E. Blain C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .209 0 10
D. Rutherford P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160 0 5
   a-G. Landrum PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279 13 63
   B. Keiser P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
Totals 32 2 7 2 0 3 10      
a - G. Landrum pinch hit for D. Rutherford in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Rawlins (17, 1st Inning off B. Cardenas, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Fogarty , B. Rawlins 5 , M. Bennett 2 , L. Winter , E. Blain
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Calise , L. Winter
GIDP: M. LeDuc
Hit by Pitch: M. LeDuc
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: T. Pena (9)
OF assists: 1 (Fogarty(Bitting at 2nd base))
DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Cardenas W (11-6) 9.0 7 2 2 0 3 1 109 3.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Cardenas 68
Batters Faced: B. Cardenas 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Cardenas 13-9
Pitches - Strikes: B. Cardenas 109-72
Hit Batsmen: B. Cardenas
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Rutherford L (9-7) 8.0 10 5 4 4 5 0 123 2.75   
B. Keiser 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 19 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rutherford 45
Batters Faced: D. Rutherford 38, B. Keiser 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rutherford 5-13, B. Keiser 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rutherford 123-79, B. Keiser 19-14
Balk: D. Rutherford
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Crabtree
Ballpark: Flatbush Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:42
Attendance: 20229
Special Notes: John Crabtree ties the DEN regular season game record for hits with 5.
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