MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DENVER BURROS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
09/14/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DENVER BURROS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 2123 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Denver Burros (94-59) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 0
Los Angeles Blockbusters (73-79) 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 9 0
Blockbusters Turn Back Burros, 4-2
Los Angeles Blockbusters starter Dario Fontanez led his team to victory over the Denver Burros, 4-2. The right-hander was locked-in. In 6.2 innings, Fontanez surrendered 4 hits, while striking out 7 and walking 5. He allowed 2 runs. The Blockbusters are now 73-79, while the Burros fall to 94-59.

Harvey Katzen dealt the Burros a blow in the bottom of the third. Batting with runners on 1st and 2nd and Los Angeles leading 1-0, Katzen, who finished 2nd in the NBL in triples with 14 in 1969, hit a 0-1 fastball for a run-scoring single.

Los Angeles manager John Trausch said his team played a "no nonsense" game.
DENVER BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Moret RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .317 33 70
J. Bitting CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .287 6 47
J. Robinson 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .257 20 66
J. Crabtree 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .284 16 88
F. Bohley C 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .273 3 24
B. Raley SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .264 5 32
   a-N. Hubbard PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .209 5 9
   b-F. Novy SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .083 0 0
R. Castillo 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .244 4 22
D. Smith LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .240 6 56
W. Purter P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .104 0 4
   B. Langham P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118 0 2
   c-D. Hoffmeier PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 6 22
Totals 30 2 5 2 5 7 13      
a - N. Hubbard pinch hit for B. Raley in the 6th
b - F. Novy substituted for N. Hubbard in the 6th
c - D. Hoffmeier pinch hit for B. Langham in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Raley (18, 2nd Inning off D. Fontanez, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Crabtree (27, 6th Inning off D. Fontanez, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: F. Bohley (3, 4th Inning off D. Fontanez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Robinson , J. Crabtree 3 , F. Bohley 4 , B. Raley 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bitting , J. Robinson , D. Smith
GIDP: R. Castillo
Hit by Pitch: G. Moret
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Moret 2 (99)
CS: D. Smith (12)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Novy-Castillo-Crabtree)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Craig C 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .206 9 44
D. Kennedy 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .287 1 21
E. Ronnebaum LF 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .312 25 66
H. Katzen 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .294 6 36
O. Gonzalez RF 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .305 10 69
N. Parsons CF 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 .255 4 68
D. Obert 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .212 3 31
P. Villamil SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .211 4 30
D. Fontanez P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .075 0 5
   W. Guilmette P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-K. Frederick PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .328 12 60
   T. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 4 9 4 3 1 14      
a - K. Frederick pinch hit for W. Guilmette in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: L. Craig (9, 1st Inning off W. Purter, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Craig 4 , D. Kennedy 2 , E. Ronnebaum 3 , H. Katzen , O. Gonzalez , D. Obert
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Katzen , O. Gonzalez , D. Obert
GIDP: N. Parsons
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Fontanez-Craig-Kennedy)
DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Purter L (11-8) 6.0 7 4 4 2 0 1 92 3.91   
B. Langham 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 25 2.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Purter 40
Batters Faced: W. Purter 27, B. Langham 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Purter 11-7, B. Langham 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: W. Purter 92-53, B. Langham 25-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Langham 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Fontanez W (10-14) 6.2 4 2 2 5 7 1 115 3.68   
W. Guilmette H (4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5.40   
T. Benson SV (5) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 25 4.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Fontanez 60
Batters Faced: D. Fontanez 28, W. Guilmette 1, T. Benson 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Fontanez 9-2, W. Guilmette 1-0, T. Benson 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Fontanez 115-65, W. Guilmette 5-3, T. Benson 25-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Guilmette 1-0
WP: D. Fontanez
Hit Batsmen: D. Fontanez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dario Fontanez
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 14216
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