MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT DENVER BURROS
07/31/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT DENVER BURROS
GAME ID: 1522 - MONDAY, JULY 31ST , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Bobcats (57-54) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 6 0
Denver Burros (62-46) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 X 3 6 0
Burros Get Past Cleveland, 3-2
In a low-scoring contest between the Denver Burros and the Cleveland Bobcats, John Gannon was the X factor. The Denver right-hander spearheaded the 3-2 win. Denver reliever Bob Langham got the win, raising his record to 5-5. Tim Fried was tagged with the loss. The Burros have now reeled off 7 straight wins.

Jim Bitting had a critical at-bat with one out in the bottom of the eighth for Denver. He came through with a 2-run single to put Denver in front, 3-2.

"Winning never gets dull," said Bitting.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE DENVER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. McCusker 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .235 3 48
B. Harper RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .288 17 49
T. Crowell CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .292 10 52
P. Chirico LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .260 2 12
R. Gardner 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .203 10 50
B. Olivas SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .138 0 2
J. Farrar 1B 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .257 4 41
K. Musumeci C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .239 0 26
   T. Fried P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   P. Burkholder P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Baird P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .140 0 4
   a-B. Webster C 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .168 3 9
Totals 31 2 6 2 3 9 9      
a - B. Webster substituted for M. Baird in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Gardner (6, 5th Inning off J. Gannon, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: T. Crowell (12, 6th Inning off C. Kelly, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Harper , T. Crowell 4 , P. Chirico , R. Gardner 2 , J. Farrar
2-out RBI: T. Crowell , J. Farrar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Chirico , R. Gardner
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: P. Chirico (2) , J. Farrar (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (McCusker-Olivas-Farrar)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Moret RF 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .324 24 49
J. Bitting CF 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 .265 4 27
J. Robinson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .247 16 50
J. Crabtree 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .280 14 65
D. Smith LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .230 5 39
B. Raley SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .249 4 28
T. Gregory 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .246 1 22
   B. Langham P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 0 1
G. Gregory C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .163 1 5
J. Gannon P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 3
   a-D. Hoffmeier PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 3 11
   C. Kelly P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Castillo 2B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .241 3 13
Totals 29 3 6 3 1 3 10      
a - D. Hoffmeier pinch hit for J. Gannon in the 5th
b - R. Castillo substituted for C. Kelly in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: R. Castillo (1, 8th Inning off T. Fried, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Crabtree (14, 7th Inning off M. Baird, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Bitting , J. Crabtree 5 , B. Raley , G. Gregory , R. Castillo 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Robinson , J. Crabtree
GIDP: T. Gregory
Hit by Pitch: G. Moret
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Moret (66)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Baird 6.0 4 1 1 1 3 1 79 2.81   
T. Fried L (3-6), BS (9) 1.2 2 2 2 0 0 0 31 3.16   
P. Burkholder 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Baird 62
Batters Faced: M. Baird 22, T. Fried 8, P. Burkholder 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Baird 6-8, T. Fried 2-3, P. Burkholder 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Baird 79-44, T. Fried 31-20, P. Burkholder 4-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Burkholder 1-0
Hit Batsmen: T. Fried
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Gannon 5.0 3 1 1 0 4 0 73 2.72   
C. Kelly 2.0 1 1 1 3 3 0 43 2.47   
B. Langham W (5-5) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 27 3.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gannon 61
Batters Faced: J. Gannon 17, C. Kelly 9, B. Langham 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gannon 4-6, C. Kelly 1-1, B. Langham 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gannon 73-53, C. Kelly 43-24, B. Langham 27-16
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Gannon
Ballpark: Gates Crescent Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM MT
Time: 2:34
Attendance: 19922
Special Notes: SP John Gannon was injured while pitching.
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