MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DENVER BURROS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
08/31/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DENVER BURROS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
GAME ID: 1921 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Denver Burros (69-69) 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 7 10 1
Chicago Traders (81-57) 0 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 X 8 13 0
Mays Powers Traders to 8-7 Win
Chicago right fielder Ken Mays picked up 4 ribbies while helping his team beat back the Denver Burros, 8-7. Jim Milliron, now 4-1, was credited with the win in 2 innings of relief. He allowed no runs on no hits, while striking out 0 and walking 0. Chicago, at 81-57, is 3 games up in the National Baseball League Western Division.

With Chicago leading 4-3 in the bottom of the third, Mays hit a sinker from Keith Williams for a 3-run home run. It was his 5th home run of the season and put the Traders ahead, 7-3.

"We'll take this win and move on," said Mays.
DENVER BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Moret 1B 1 1 0 0 4 0 2 .304 25 56
A. Martinez 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 7 .312 19 90
G. Morales CF 4 3 2 0 1 0 3 .263 10 61
A. Rebolledo LF 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .279 14 61
C. Carr SS 4 0 2 3 1 0 0 .267 13 53
J. Kolakowski RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .228 3 22
K. Gunn 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .252 6 59
T. Clark C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .217 4 11
K. Williams P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .185 0 5
   W. Purter P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 0 1
   a-D. Wallace PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .400 1 5
   F. Combs P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 1 1
Totals 35 7 10 7 7 3 22      
a - D. Wallace pinch hit for W. Purter in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Morales (29, 1st Inning off L. Cox, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Wallace (1, 8th Inning off V. Marcell, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Morales 3 , A. Rebolledo , C. Carr 2 , J. Kolakowski , K. Gunn , T. Clark , W. Purter , D. Wallace 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Martinez 2 , G. Morales , K. Gunn
GIDP: J. Kolakowski
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Moret (76) , G. Morales (27)
CS: G. Moret (35)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Moret (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Precourt CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .309 9 43
L. Cox P 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .251 10 32
   J. Milliron P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
   a-R. Byrd PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .269 10 47
   V. Marcell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-T. Karoly PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 3 13
   V. Hensley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Fuentes 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .281 6 46
E. White C 4 2 2 2 0 0 2 .302 20 77
T. Rathbone LF 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 .284 11 46
   b-W. McCord LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 3 17
J. Sledd 1B 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .289 8 55
K. Mays RF 4 2 4 4 0 0 0 .303 5 36
M. White 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .332 2 22
D. Lindsey SS 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 .254 0 23
Totals 36 8 13 8 1 3 10      
a - R. Byrd pinch hit for J. Milliron in the 6th
b - W. McCord substituted for T. Rathbone in the 8th
c - T. Karoly pinch hit for V. Marcell in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: J. Sledd (3, 2nd Inning off K. Williams, 1 on, 0 outs) , K. Mays (4, 7th Inning off W. Purter, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. White 2 (20, 2nd Inning off K. Williams, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off W. Purter, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Mays (5, 3rd Inning off K. Williams, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Precourt 2 , L. Cox , E. White 8 , T. Rathbone , J. Sledd 4 , K. Mays 9 , M. White
2-out RBI: K. Mays
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. White , M. White
Sac Bunt: M. White
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Mays (20)
CS: L. Cox (10)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Sledd-Lindsey-Cox)
DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
K. Williams L (10-9) 2.2 7 7 5 0 1 2 16 57 3.44   
W. Purter 4.1 6 1 1 1 2 1 19 81 3.41   
F. Combs 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 3.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Williams 17
Batters Faced: K. Williams 16, W. Purter 19, F. Combs 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Williams 6-1, W. Purter 6-4, F. Combs 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Williams 57-39, W. Purter 81-49, F. Combs 12-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
L. Cox 4.0 7 4 4 3 3 0 21 94 2.96   
J. Milliron W (4-1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 25 2.21   
V. Marcell 2.0 3 3 3 4 0 0 12 41 3.74   
V. Hensley SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 3.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Cox 32
Batters Faced: L. Cox 21, J. Milliron 6, V. Marcell 12, V. Hensley 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Cox 4-4, J. Milliron 4-2, V. Marcell 2-3, V. Hensley 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Cox 94-54, J. Milliron 25-16, V. Marcell 41-22, V. Hensley 9-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Milliron 1-1
WP: J. Milliron
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ken Mays
Ballpark: Union Field
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 22763
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