MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT DENVER BURROS
08/13/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT DENVER BURROS
GAME ID: 1675 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 13TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (54-66) 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 5 11 0
Denver Burros (78-43) 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 6 9 1
Los Angeles Decked, 6-5, by Burros
The Denver Burros turned back the Los Angeles Blockbusters, 6-5, at Gates Crescent Park. Manuel Andrade, in particular, had a fine performance. He was 3 for 4 with 3 singles. He scored 2 runs. Manny Esparza finished to wrap up his 20th save. The Burros have an impressive 78-43 record.

The Burros got a big at-bat from first baseman Alejandro Rebolledo. For the game, Rebolledo went 1-4 with a double, while adding 3 RBI. In the bottom of the second, with the bases loaded, he stroked a bases-clearing double. His 27th double of the season gave Denver a 4-1 lead.

"Say want you want about this team, they play nine innings hard," said Denver manager Clark Anderson.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE DENVER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Katzen 1B 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .259 10 43
W. Baker LF 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 .227 0 18
K. Frederick 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .311 7 27
M. Perez CF 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .194 1 20
   b-B. May PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .286 2 34
   C. Franklin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 0 4
   d-D. Taranto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 0 1
A. Covarrubio C 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .250 4 34
B. Capps RF 3 2 1 0 2 1 3 .300 4 15
R. Gardner 3B 5 0 3 1 0 0 6 .215 1 12
P. Villamil SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .250 0 16
F. Lopez P 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .212 0 1
   T. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-C. Arkle PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 6 30
   c-E. Schendel CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 5 11 5 6 6 24      
a - C. Arkle pinch hit for T. Benson in the 7th
b - B. May pinch hit for M. Perez in the 7th
c - E. Schendel substituted for C. Arkle in the 7th
d - D. Taranto pinch hit for C. Franklin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Gardner (4, 2nd Inning off J. Hamby, 1 on, 0 outs) , H. Katzen (18, 7th Inning off T. Reid, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: H. Katzen (4, 5th Inning off J. Hamby, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Katzen 5 , K. Frederick , M. Perez , B. May , B. Capps , R. Gardner 4 , P. Villamil , C. Arkle
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Katzen , A. Covarrubio , R. Gardner 2
GIDP: F. Lopez
Sac Fly: W. Baker
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Frederick-Villamil-Katzen)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Roe RF 4 1 0 1 1 1 3 .267 5 22
A. Rebolledo 1B 4 0 1 3 0 1 1 .283 8 66
G. Morales CF 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .285 4 43
C. Carr SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .270 4 56
A. Martinez 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .259 10 59
M. Andrade C 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .283 2 28
D. Wallace LF 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 .267 1 11
H. Belcher 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .326 1 10
J. Hamby P 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 0
   a-G. Clement PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .188 0 3
   T. Reid P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-G. Moret PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .320 18 55
   M. Esparza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 6 9 6 5 6 17      
a - G. Clement pinch hit for J. Hamby in the 6th
b - G. Moret pinch hit for T. Reid in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Martinez (23, 2nd Inning off F. Lopez, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Rebolledo (27, 2nd Inning off F. Lopez, 3 on, 2 outs)
Triples: D. Wallace (4, 6th Inning off F. Lopez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Rebolledo 2 , G. Morales , A. Martinez 2 , M. Andrade 3 , D. Wallace 3 , H. Belcher , G. Clement
2-out RBI: R. Roe , A. Rebolledo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Roe , C. Carr 2 , A. Martinez
GIDP: D. Wallace
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Morales 2 (31)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Roe (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Carr-Belcher-Rebolledo)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Lopez L (4-13) 5.0 6 6 6 4 4 0 96 4.17   
T. Benson 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 21 4.57   
C. Franklin 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 23 6.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Lopez 31
Batters Faced: F. Lopez 25, T. Benson 4, C. Franklin 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Lopez 8-3, T. Benson 0-2, C. Franklin 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: F. Lopez 96-57, T. Benson 21-15, C. Franklin 23-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Benson 1-1
WP: C. Franklin
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hamby W (2-4) 6.0 8 3 3 1 3 0 96 6.52   
T. Reid H (2) 2.0 3 2 2 2 2 0 47 6.45   
M. Esparza SV (20) 1.0 0 0 0 3 1 0 26 0.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hamby 46
Batters Faced: J. Hamby 26, T. Reid 11, M. Esparza 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hamby 8-6, T. Reid 3-1, M. Esparza 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hamby 96-58, T. Reid 47-26, M. Esparza 26-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Manuel Andrade
Ballpark: Gates Crescent Park
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 25058
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