MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DENVER BURROS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
09/09/1973
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DENVER BURROS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
GAME ID: 2073 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Denver Burros (87-63) 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 4 5 2
Kansas City Bulls (71-79) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
Burros Win, Now 87-63
Dick Hoffmeier helped his team muscle past the Kansas City Bulls, 4-2. In the game, the Denver first baseman was 1 for 2 with a home run and a walk, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once. Rick Morton recorded the save, his 24th. The National Baseball League Western Division-leading Burros are 87-63.

Hoffmeier had a timely hit for Denver in the top of the sixth. With Denver trailing 2-1, he turned a 0-2 changeup into a 3-run home run. It was his 6th home run of the season, making it 4-2, Denver.

"It was just a matter of executing," said Denver manager Clark Anderson.
DENVER BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bitting CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 7 67
S. Garcia LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .227 7 16
   a-D. Smith LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 6 31
J. Robinson 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .284 27 96
L. Sentner RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .221 13 40
F. Bohley C 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .233 13 46
   b-G. Gregory C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 1 6
B. Raley SS 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 .225 2 31
D. Hoffmeier 1B 2 1 1 4 1 0 2 .266 6 20
T. Gregory 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .222 2 18
J. Munoz P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .164 1 7
   c-G. Moret PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .321 30 85
   R. Morton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 28 4 5 4 7 6 14      
a - D. Smith substituted for S. Garcia in the 7th
b - G. Gregory substituted for F. Bohley in the 8th
c - G. Moret pinch hit for J. Munoz in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: D. Hoffmeier (6, 6th Inning off W. Hardaway, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Bitting , L. Sentner , F. Bohley , B. Raley , D. Hoffmeier 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Gregory 2
GIDP: J. Robinson , J. Munoz
Sac Fly: D. Hoffmeier
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: T. Gregory (11) , J. Munoz (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Gregory-Raley-Hoffmeier)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Smith LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .298 1 11
   c-B. Crankshaw PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .179 0 1
D. Lester 2B 5 1 1 0 0 2 6 .320 14 58
D. Tislow 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 7 .221 13 42
L. Moses 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .268 10 51
E. Cortez CF 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .264 12 44
M. Alva SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .228 9 43
R. Colbourne RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .270 11 56
I. Smith C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .266 2 18
W. Hardaway P 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .172 0 4
   a-H. Lahr PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231 4 23
   D. Greenlee P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 1 4
   W. Jones P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-C. Taylor PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .363 25 69
Totals 36 2 8 2 3 6 23      
a - H. Lahr pinch hit for W. Hardaway in the 6th
b - C. Taylor pinch hit for W. Jones in the 9th
c - B. Crankshaw pinch hit for L. Smith in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Alva (12, 1st Inning off J. Munoz, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Smith , B. Crankshaw , D. Lester , E. Cortez , M. Alva 2 , W. Hardaway 2 , H. Lahr
2-out RBI: E. Cortez , M. Alva
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Lester , D. Tislow , I. Smith
GIDP: D. Tislow
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Smith (9)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Moses-Lester-Tislow, Tislow-Alva-Hardaway)
DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Munoz W (11-14) 8.0 7 2 2 3 6 0 112 3.87   
R. Morton SV (24) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 3.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Munoz 63
Batters Faced: J. Munoz 35, R. Morton 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Munoz 8-9, R. Morton 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Munoz 112-69, R. Morton 18-12
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Hardaway L (8-14) 6.0 5 4 4 6 2 1 94 4.10   
D. Greenlee 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6.75   
W. Jones 2.1 0 0 0 1 4 0 30 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Hardaway 42
Batters Faced: W. Hardaway 27, D. Greenlee 2, W. Jones 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Hardaway 9-5, D. Greenlee 2-0, W. Jones 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Hardaway 94-47, D. Greenlee 7-5, W. Jones 30-19
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dick Hoffmeier
Ballpark: Independence Field
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM CT
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 18256
Special Notes: RP Dennis Greenlee was injured while pitching.
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