MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT DENVER BURROS
08/18/1974
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT DENVER BURROS
GAME ID: 1702 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (71-53) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 3
Denver Burros (53-69) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 1
Burros Need Extra Frames to Get Past Explorers
The Denver Burros found a way to sneak past the St. Louis Explorers, 2-1, in 11 innings. Denver pitcher Willie Purter, for one, had a standout performance. Purter got the win, improving to 11-11. He gave up 7 hits and walked 1 over 11 innings. He allowed 1 run. Denver has now won 3 straight, while the Explorers have lost 3 in a row.

The Burros got a clutch hit from left fielder Jim Bitting. In the bottom of the 11th, he delivered a run-scoring single to win the game for the Burros.

"I found a nice groove out there," said Purter.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE DENVER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Darnell 3B, 2B 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .309 1 32
K. Osterhage CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267 10 57
C. Panetta LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .244 5 34
G. Parker RF 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .274 12 57
T. Guinn SS 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 .281 1 31
D. Bieler 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267 3 46
   b-K. Campbell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .306 1 2
   c-F. Martinez 2B, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 2 14
C. Bartels C 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .237 10 46
B. Tudor 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .259 3 27
M. Clark P 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .160 0 4
   R. Goolsby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   a-T. Pickett PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 0 16
   R. Sandoval P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-A. Voeller PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 0 4
   B. Shone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
Totals 37 1 7 1 1 5 17      
a - T. Pickett pinch hit for R. Goolsby in the 8th
b - K. Campbell pinch hit for D. Bieler in the 9th
c - F. Martinez substituted for K. Campbell in the 9th
d - A. Voeller pinch hit for R. Sandoval in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Panetta (21, 9th Inning off W. Purter, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Darnell 2 , K. Osterhage , C. Panetta 2 , G. Parker , C. Bartels 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Parker 2 , C. Bartels
GIDP: D. Bieler
Sac Bunt: K. Osterhage 2 , T. Guinn
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: T. Guinn 2 (22) , B. Tudor (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Moret RF 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 .333 28 59
J. Bitting LF 6 0 2 1 0 1 2 .270 2 44
G. Morales CF 2 0 2 0 3 0 0 .383 2 13
A. Landa 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 8 .206 8 30
F. Bohley C 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .216 1 10
D. Hoffmeier 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258 8 31
   c-J. Benson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 7 36
   d-E. Ingle 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 0 5
K. Gunn 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .236 4 30
   a-D. Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .201 3 11
   b-C. Carr 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 4 27
B. Raley SS 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 .181 3 15
W. Purter P 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .125 0 5
   e-L. Sentner PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .294 0 2
Totals 38 2 6 2 9 4 19      
a - D. Smith pinch hit for K. Gunn in the 8th
b - C. Carr substituted for D. Smith in the 9th
c - J. Benson pinch hit for D. Hoffmeier in the 10th
d - E. Ingle substituted for J. Benson in the 11th
e - L. Sentner pinch hit for W. Purter in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Sentner (2, 11th Inning off B. Shone, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Raley (3, 3rd Inning off M. Clark, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Bitting 2 , G. Morales 2 , B. Raley 4 , L. Sentner 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Landa 2 , F. Bohley , W. Purter 2
Team LOB: 15

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Moret (92)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Hoffmeier (11)
Double Plays: 1 (Purter-Raley-Landa)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Clark 6.0 2 1 1 7 2 1 105 2.39   
R. Goolsby 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 12 2.91   
R. Sandoval 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 23 2.21   
B. Shone L (3-7) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 21 3.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Clark 59
Batters Faced: M. Clark 28, R. Goolsby 4, R. Sandoval 8, B. Shone 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Clark 7-9, R. Goolsby 1-0, R. Sandoval 3-3, B. Shone 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Clark 105-58, R. Goolsby 12-7, R. Sandoval 23-14, B. Shone 21-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Goolsby 1-0
WP: M. Clark
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Purter W (11-11) 11.0 7 1 0 1 5 0 116 3.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Purter 85
Batters Faced: W. Purter 41
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Purter 16-11
Pitches - Strikes: W. Purter 116-81
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Willie Purter
Ballpark: Gates Crescent Park
Weather: Rain (73 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM MT
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 17281
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