MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO TRADERS AT DENVER BURROS
08/20/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO TRADERS AT DENVER BURROS
GAME ID: 1791 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 20TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Traders (67-61) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 1
Denver Burros (75-53) 0 0 1 3 0 0 8 1 X 13 16 0
Burros Blast Traders
No one was more impactful than Leo Sentner in the 13-1 Denver win over Chicago. Sentner went 1-3 with a home run and 2 walks. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. Dick Scorza, the winner, is now 8-4. He struck out 0 and walked 1 over 6.1 innings, while allowing 1 run on 7 hits. With the win, the Burros have a record of 75-53.

Tom Clark, who is tied for 10th in the NBL in bases on balls with 63, helped out the Denver cause in the bottom of the third inning with a run-scoring single. For the game, the catcher went 2 for 4 with a double and a walk. He drove in 2 runs and scored once.

Chicago manager Larry Link summed up his team's performance in one word: "Putrid."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE DENVER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Fuentes 2B 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .306 2 32
F. Precourt CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .302 3 62
J. Sledd 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .314 12 59
J. Madsen LF 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 .289 16 70
J. Benson RF 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .269 9 62
E. White C 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .242 6 39
G. Russell 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .211 9 46
D. Lindsey SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .226 0 12
   G. Allen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Storey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 0 3
   R. Birch P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. Rathbone PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 1 4
S. Crawford P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .175 0 4
   a-B. Richter SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .162 2 5
Totals 33 1 8 1 2 2 21      
a - B. Richter substituted for S. Crawford in the 6th
b - T. Rathbone pinch hit for R. Birch in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: R. Fuentes 3 , F. Precourt , J. Sledd , J. Benson 2 , E. White
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Madsen 2 , E. White , S. Crawford
Sac Fly: J. Madsen
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Fuentes (11) , F. Precourt (17)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Richter (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Lindsey-Fuentes-Sledd)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Moret RF 5 1 2 2 0 2 4 .316 29 61
T. Clark C 4 1 2 2 1 2 1 .203 3 25
L. Sentner LF 3 1 1 3 2 0 2 .226 16 58
D. Hoffmeier 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 .290 4 14
J. Crabtree 1B 5 3 3 0 0 0 1 .280 16 75
J. Bitting CF 4 2 1 2 1 0 2 .255 5 35
B. Raley SS 5 2 2 1 0 0 4 .250 5 31
R. Castillo 2B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .252 4 18
   B. Langham P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 0 1
   b-D. Smith PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .240 6 47
   G. Jakubowski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
D. Scorza P 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .179 0 4
   a-J. Robinson 2B 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .259 18 57
Totals 37 13 16 13 5 4 22      
a - J. Robinson substituted for D. Scorza in the 7th
b - D. Smith pinch hit for B. Langham in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Hoffmeier (10, 2nd Inning off S. Crawford, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Castillo (12, 4th Inning off S. Crawford, 1 on, 0 outs) , T. Clark (3, 7th Inning off G. Allen, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Crabtree (21, 8th Inning off R. Birch, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Bitting (5, 4th Inning off S. Crawford, 1 on, 0 outs) , L. Sentner (16, 7th Inning off G. Allen, 1 on, 0 outs) , G. Moret (29, 7th Inning off G. Allen, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Moret 5 , T. Clark 3 , L. Sentner 4 , D. Hoffmeier 2 , J. Crabtree 4 , J. Bitting 4 , B. Raley 2 , R. Castillo 3 , D. Smith , J. Robinson
2-out RBI: T. Clark , L. Sentner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Clark , D. Hoffmeier 2 , B. Raley , J. Robinson
GIDP: D. Hoffmeier
Sac Bunt: G. Jakubowski , D. Scorza
Sac Fly: D. Scorza
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Raley-Crabtree)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Crawford L (12-9) 5.1 8 4 4 1 3 1 105 3.87   
G. Allen 0.2 3 4 4 1 0 2 24 3.55   
J. Storey 0.2 3 4 1 3 1 0 38 2.70   
R. Birch 1.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 17 2.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Crawford 38
Batters Faced: S. Crawford 24, G. Allen 6, J. Storey 9, R. Birch 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Crawford 5-7, G. Allen 0-2, J. Storey 1-0, R. Birch 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Crawford 105-68, G. Allen 24-13, J. Storey 38-18, R. Birch 17-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Birch 3-0
WP: G. Allen
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Scorza W (8-4) 6.1 7 1 1 1 0 0 94 2.87   
B. Langham H (1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.04   
G. Jakubowski 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 26 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Scorza 54
Batters Faced: D. Scorza 27, B. Langham 2, G. Jakubowski 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Scorza 5-14, B. Langham 0-1, G. Jakubowski 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Scorza 94-59, B. Langham 3-3, G. Jakubowski 26-15
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Leo Sentner
Ballpark: Gates Crescent Park
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 12:05 PM MT
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 24171
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