MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DENVER BURROS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
04/06/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DENVER BURROS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 2 - TUESDAY, APRIL 6TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Denver Burros (1-0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 6 0
Los Angeles Blockbusters (0-1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Denver Downs Los Angeles, 2-0
Blockbuster Stadium was the site of the home opener for the Los Angeles Blockbusters. The contest featured a prime matchup between Juan Ramirez of the visiting Denver Burros and Larry Mitchell of the Blockbusters. The final score was 2-0, the Burros getting the win. Juan Ramirez turned in the best performance. In 8 innings, Ramirez surrendered 7 hits, while striking out 1 and walking 1. He allowed no runs.

Denver used the hitting of Alex Martinez to pick up the win. The third baseman clubbed a solo home run in the top of the seventh inning to put the Burros on top, 1-0. For the game, Martinez had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"I'm just looking to see the ball, hit the ball," said Martinez.
DENVER BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Moret LF, 1B 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 .333 1 1
A. Rebolledo 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
   a-L. Hughes LF, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Carr SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 0 0
G. Morales CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 0 0
J. Bitting RF, LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .000 0 0
A. Martinez 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .500 1 1
M. Andrade C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   M. Gresley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
K. Gunn 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
J. Ramirez P 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   b-T. Clark C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2 2 6 11      
a - L. Hughes substituted for A. Rebolledo in the 7th
b - T. Clark substituted for J. Ramirez in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Martinez (1, 7th Inning off L. Mitchell, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Moret (1, 8th Inning off T. Benson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Moret 4 , A. Rebolledo , C. Carr , A. Martinez 5 , J. Ramirez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Morales , J. Bitting , M. Andrade
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Moret (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Carr-Gunn-Rebolledo)
OF assists: 1 (Morales(Katzen at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Katzen 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
K. Frederick 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
J. Brookins RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
E. Laub CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0
B. May 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 0 0
K. McDaniel LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 0 0
   b-B. Capps PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
A. Covarrubio C 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
P. Popeck SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
   c-R. Gardner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
L. Mitchell P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   a-C. Arkle PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 0 9 0 1 2 14      
a - C. Arkle pinch hit for L. Mitchell in the 7th
b - B. Capps pinch hit for K. McDaniel in the 9th
c - R. Gardner pinch hit for P. Popeck in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: H. Katzen , K. Frederick 2 , J. Brookins , B. May , B. Capps , A. Covarrubio 2 , P. Popeck
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. McDaniel 2 , R. Gardner
GIDP: P. Popeck
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Brookins(Martinez at 2nd base))
DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Ramirez W (1-0) 8.0 7 0 0 1 1 0 102 0.00   
M. Gresley SV (1) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 20 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Ramirez 68
Batters Faced: J. Ramirez 30, M. Gresley 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Ramirez 11-10, M. Gresley 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Ramirez 102-66, M. Gresley 20-13
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Mitchell L (0-1) 7.0 4 1 1 1 6 1 94 1.29   
T. Benson 2.0 2 1 1 1 0 1 25 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Mitchell 70
Batters Faced: L. Mitchell 26, T. Benson 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Mitchell 5-10, T. Benson 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: L. Mitchell 94-59, T. Benson 25-13
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juan Ramirez
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 2:32
Attendance: 30583
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