MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT DENVER BURROS
08/19/1973
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT DENVER BURROS
GAME ID: 1792 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 19TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (58-71) 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 5 9 0
Denver Burros (79-50) 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 8 0
Denver Upended by Los Angeles, 5-3
The Los Angeles Blockbusters used the hitting of third baseman Ron Bias to subdue the Denver Burros, 5-3. For the game, Bias was 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. Tom Benson was called on to finish, recording his 21st save. The Blockbusters sit in last place in the National Baseball League Western Division with a record of 58-71.

With Los Angeles trailing 2-1 in the top of the fifth, Bias hit a cutter from Bob Langham for a 3-run home run. It was his 2nd home run of the season and put the Blockbusters ahead, 4-2.

"We played hard and won," said Bias. "Sometimes, baseball really is that easy.'
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE DENVER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Brookins RF 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .282 22 64
   b-O. Gonzalez RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 13 46
N. Parsons CF 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 .252 5 47
E. Ronnebaum LF 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .230 14 43
H. Katzen 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 .280 2 40
R. Bias 3B 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 .234 2 29
D. Obert 2B 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .206 3 21
P. Villamil SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .253 5 22
T. Pickering C 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .155 1 14
   T. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
B. Duprey P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .111 0 3
   a-R. Adair C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 6 37
Totals 33 5 9 5 6 4 18      
a - R. Adair substituted for B. Duprey in the 8th
b - O. Gonzalez substituted for J. Brookins in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Villamil (13, 8th Inning off D. Scorza, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Brookins 2 (22, 5th Inning off B. Langham, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off D. Scorza, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Bias (2, 5th Inning off B. Langham, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Brookins 8 , N. Parsons , H. Katzen , R. Bias 6 , D. Obert , P. Villamil 2
2-out RBI: R. Bias
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Katzen , T. Pickering 2
GIDP: H. Katzen , T. Pickering
Hit by Pitch: J. Brookins
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: H. Katzen (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Moret RF 4 0 1 0 1 2 1 .325 26 73
D. Smith CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .218 6 30
J. Robinson 3B 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .299 26 87
L. Sentner LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .208 12 36
J. Crabtree 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .305 20 89
B. Raley SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .230 2 24
   b-N. Hubbard PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258 0 0
   c-T. Gregory SS, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 2 18
F. Bohley C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .241 12 44
K. Gunn 2B, SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .217 0 2
B. Langham P 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .207 2 7
   P. Stack P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Hoffmeier PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241 3 13
   D. Scorza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 2
   d-S. Garcia PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .218 4 10
Totals 35 3 8 3 3 9 16      
a - D. Hoffmeier pinch hit for P. Stack in the 7th
b - N. Hubbard pinch hit for B. Raley in the 8th
c - T. Gregory substituted for N. Hubbard in the 9th
d - S. Garcia pinch hit for D. Scorza in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Gunn (2, 7th Inning off B. Duprey, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Langham (2, 3rd Inning off B. Duprey, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Robinson (26, 4th Inning off B. Duprey, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Moret , J. Robinson 4 , J. Crabtree , B. Raley , N. Hubbard , K. Gunn 3 , B. Langham 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Smith , L. Sentner , F. Bohley 2
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Moret (85)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Raley-Gunn-Crabtree, Raley-Gunn-Crabtree)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Duprey W (9-14) 7.2 6 3 3 3 6 2 118 4.38   
T. Benson SV (21) 1.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 28 4.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Duprey 58
Batters Faced: B. Duprey 32, T. Benson 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Duprey 6-11, T. Benson 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Duprey 118-69, T. Benson 28-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Benson 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Langham L (8-9) 6.1 7 4 4 4 3 2 115 4.30   
P. Stack 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 4.15   
D. Scorza 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 1 29 2.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Langham 42
Batters Faced: B. Langham 29, P. Stack 2, D. Scorza 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Langham 7-7, P. Stack 1-0, D. Scorza 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Langham 115-61, P. Stack 8-3, D. Scorza 29-19
WP: B. Langham
Hit Batsmen: B. Langham
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ron Bias
Ballpark: Gates Crescent Park
Weather: Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM MT
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 24198
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