MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DENVER BURROS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
09/08/1974
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DENVER BURROS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 1978 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Denver Burros (67-75) 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 12 0
Los Angeles Blockbusters (62-80) 0 1 2 3 4 1 3 0 X 14 21 1
Great Stroke: May Gets 5 Hits
Los Angeles Blockbusters second baseman Bill May wielded a big stick against the Denver Burros and his club walked off the field winners by the score of 14-5. May helped tame Denver with 5 hits in 5 at-bats. Bill May doubled in the 2nd, singled in the 4th, hit a solo-shot off Duane Siudzinski in the 5th, hit an RBI single in the 6th and singled in the 7th.

On the season, May is batting .301 with 7 home runs and 83 RBIs. He has played in 140 games.
DENVER BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Moret RF 4 1 3 0 1 1 1 .335 32 69
J. Benson LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .247 8 41
   b-D. Seiler PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   P. Stack P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-L. Sentner PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297 0 2
G. Morales CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .381 3 22
A. Landa 1B 3 1 2 0 0 1 2 .199 11 43
   c-R. Castillo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 3 8
   d-T. Clark 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .175 2 20
F. Bohley C 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .230 2 17
D. Hoffmeier 3B 4 0 1 3 0 1 0 .245 8 38
K. Gunn 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .227 4 32
C. Carr SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .214 4 29
W. Purter P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .110 0 5
   D. Siudzinski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-L. Hughes PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 3 21
   e-R. Pakula PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .167 0 1
Totals 38 5 12 5 1 5 18      
a - L. Hughes pinch hit for D. Siudzinski in the 7th
b - D. Seiler pinch hit for J. Benson in the 7th
c - R. Castillo pinch hit for A. Landa in the 8th
d - T. Clark substituted for R. Castillo in the 8th
e - R. Pakula pinch hit for L. Hughes in the 9th
f - L. Sentner pinch hit for P. Stack in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Hoffmeier (14, 3rd Inning off L. Messenger, 3 on, 2 outs) , R. Pakula (1, 9th Inning off T. Benson, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: K. Gunn (3, 9th Inning off L. Messenger, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Moret 3 , J. Benson , L. Sentner , G. Morales 2 , A. Landa 2 , D. Hoffmeier 2 , K. Gunn 3 , R. Pakula 2
2-out RBI: D. Hoffmeier
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Benson , G. Morales 2 , F. Bohley , K. Gunn
GIDP: D. Seiler , F. Bohley
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Moret 3 (107) , G. Morales (15)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gunn-Carr-Landa)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. McDaniel RF 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .274 6 39
   c-D. Mateo PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
N. Parsons CF 6 2 2 1 0 1 5 .244 5 28
H. Katzen 1B 4 3 3 3 1 0 0 .326 11 68
E. Ronnebaum LF, RF 5 1 1 2 0 0 2 .302 19 45
B. May 3B 5 3 5 2 0 0 0 .301 7 83
J. Zimmerman C 4 2 2 1 1 0 3 .202 2 14
B. Richter SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .218 2 26
   a-R. Montoya PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .194 4 8
   b-P. Villamil SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .232 3 35
L. Messenger P 5 2 4 1 0 0 2 .240 3 14
   T. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
O. Gaskins 2B 3 1 1 2 1 1 3 .333 0 3
Totals 43 14 21 14 3 3 22      
a - R. Montoya pinch hit for B. Richter in the 5th
b - P. Villamil substituted for R. Montoya in the 6th
c - D. Mateo pinch hit for K. McDaniel in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: B. May (29, 2nd Inning off W. Purter, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Messenger 2 (6, 4th Inning off W. Purter, 2 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off P. Stack, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Katzen (11, 3rd Inning off W. Purter, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Ronnebaum (19, 5th Inning off W. Purter, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. May (7, 5th Inning off D. Siudzinski, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. McDaniel 2 , N. Parsons 2 , H. Katzen 6 , E. Ronnebaum 4 , B. May 9 , J. Zimmerman 2 , B. Richter , L. Messenger 6 , O. Gaskins
2-out RBI: , K. McDaniel 2 , H. Katzen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , N. Parsons 3 , J. Zimmerman
GIDP: L. Messenger
Sac Fly: O. Gaskins
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Katzen (14)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Messenger (5)
Double Plays: 2 (Richter-Katzen, May-Katzen)
DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Purter L (12-12) 4.0 10 8 8 1 2 2 74 3.66   
D. Siudzinski 2.0 5 3 3 1 1 1 46 3.60   
P. Stack 2.0 6 3 3 1 0 0 47 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Purter 11
Batters Faced: W. Purter 22, D. Siudzinski 12, P. Stack 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Purter 6-3, D. Siudzinski 4-1, P. Stack 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: W. Purter 74-53, D. Siudzinski 46-26, P. Stack 47-32
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Messenger W (12-7) 8.0 10 5 5 1 3 0 121 3.86   
T. Benson 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 28 4.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Messenger 44
Batters Faced: L. Messenger 34, T. Benson 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Messenger 6-13, T. Benson 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Messenger 121-82, T. Benson 28-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Benson 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill May
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 16346
Special Notes: Bill May ties the LAB regular season game record for hits with 5.
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