MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT DENVER BURROS
09/23/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT DENVER BURROS
GAME ID: 2228 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Bulls (89-71) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 8 1
Denver Burros (84-76) 1 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 X 8 11 1
Burros Hand Kansas City 8-4 Loss
The Denver Burros powered past the Kansas City Bulls, 8-4, at Gates Crescent Park. Guillermo Morales provided some of the pop. He went 2-2 with a home run and 2 walks, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. The winning pitcher was Jim Thurlow. He tossed 95 pitches over 5.1 innings, allowing 3 runs on 6 hits. With this game in the books, Denver is 84-76, Kansas City 89-71.

The Burros got a big hit from pinch hitter Charlie Wright. Facing Kansas City pitcher Dennis Greenlee in the bottom of the sixth, Wright pounded a 2-run double to left. His 6th double of the season put the Burros ahead, 6-3.

"We cashed in when we had the chance," said Denver manager Clark Anderson.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE DENVER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Rawlins 3B 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .338 18 59
H. McLemore LF 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 .246 34 89
C. Taylor 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .339 42 110
R. Lewis C 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .269 9 60
B. Anderson CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 .271 5 60
M. Alva SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 4 .254 8 38
E. Wathen 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259 1 4
   a-E. Cortez PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .339 4 9
   b-D. Boggs 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .254 3 27
H. Lahr RF 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 .235 6 34
D. Greenlee P 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .235 0 9
   P. Thornton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 0 0
   c-E. Barnes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .276 9 34
   D. Callahan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 4 6 5 23      
a - E. Cortez pinch hit for E. Wathen in the 6th
b - D. Boggs substituted for E. Cortez in the 6th
c - E. Barnes pinch hit for P. Thornton in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Taylor (31, 3rd Inning off J. Thurlow, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Alva (8, 2nd Inning off J. Thurlow, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. McLemore , C. Taylor 2 , R. Lewis 2 , B. Anderson , M. Alva 5 , H. Lahr
2-out RBI: H. Lahr
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Rawlins , D. Greenlee , E. Barnes
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Lahr (39)
CS: B. Rawlins (14) , C. Taylor (8)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Rawlins (13)
Double Plays: 2 (Wathen-Alva-Taylor, Wathen-Alva)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Moret 1B, RF 3 2 1 2 2 0 0 .310 33 77
A. Martinez 3B 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .301 20 98
G. Morales CF 2 1 2 3 2 0 0 .274 14 77
A. Rebolledo LF, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .271 15 71
M. Andrade C 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .251 1 30
J. Kolakowski RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .241 4 30
   b-D. Wallace LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .419 1 12
K. Gunn 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .246 7 66
C. Carr SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .261 14 60
J. Thurlow P 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .128 0 1
   R. Weintraub P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 0 1
   a-C. Wright PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .237 4 19
   J. Suozzo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   W. Purter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 1
   c-B. Powers PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 4 22
   K. Torkelson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 8 11 8 4 3 14      
a - C. Wright pinch hit for R. Weintraub in the 6th
b - D. Wallace substituted for J. Kolakowski in the 7th
c - B. Powers pinch hit for W. Purter in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Wright (6, 6th Inning off D. Greenlee, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Morales (14, 1st Inning off D. Greenlee, 0 on, 2 outs) , G. Moret (33, 2nd Inning off D. Greenlee, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Carr (14, 2nd Inning off D. Greenlee, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Moret 4 , A. Martinez 2 , G. Morales 5 , A. Rebolledo , M. Andrade , J. Kolakowski , K. Gunn , C. Carr 4 , C. Wright 2
2-out RBI: G. Moret , G. Morales 2 , C. Carr , C. Wright
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Martinez , A. Rebolledo , J. Kolakowski
GIDP: C. Carr
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Moret (85)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Suozzo (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Carr-Moret)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Greenlee L (12-12) 5.2 10 8 6 3 2 3 29 110 4.24   
P. Thornton 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 23 3.17   
D. Callahan 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 19 2.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Greenlee 20
Batters Faced: D. Greenlee 29, P. Thornton 5, D. Callahan 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Greenlee 7-6, P. Thornton 1-3, D. Callahan 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Greenlee 110-70, P. Thornton 23-14, D. Callahan 19-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Thornton 3-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Thurlow W (6-9) 5.1 6 3 3 5 4 1 25 95 5.58   
R. Weintraub H (11) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 4.52   
J. Suozzo 1.2 1 1 0 1 1 0 7 25 3.92   
W. Purter 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3.78   
K. Torkelson 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 2.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Thurlow 43
Batters Faced: J. Thurlow 25, R. Weintraub 2, J. Suozzo 7, W. Purter 2, K. Torkelson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Thurlow 4-6, R. Weintraub 0-2, J. Suozzo 0-3, W. Purter 0-1, K. Torkelson 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Thurlow 95-55, R. Weintraub 4-4, J. Suozzo 25-15, W. Purter 2-2, K. Torkelson 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Weintraub 3-0 , W. Purter 2-1
WP: J. Suozzo
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Guillermo Morales
Ballpark: Gates Crescent Park
Weather: Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 22591
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