MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT DENVER BURROS
09/23/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT DENVER BURROS
GAME ID: 2242 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (78-83) 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 11 0
Denver Burros (100-61) 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 6 13 1
Blockbusters Victors, 7-6, at Denver
The Los Angeles Blockbusters beat the Denver Burros, 7-6, at Gates Crescent Park. Ken Frederick, in particular, was impressive. He was 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2. Tom Benson, credited with the save, is now 6 for 9 in save opportunities. With this game in the books, Los Angeles is 78-83, Denver 100-61.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for David Obert? The Los Angeles third baseman had a 2-run double in the top of the first inning to put the Blockbusters on top, 3-0. For the game, Obert had 1 double and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"It never gets old," said Obert. "Winning, that is."
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE DENVER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Groce CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .174 1 4
J. Brookins RF 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .272 23 64
K. Frederick 1B 5 2 3 2 0 1 1 .333 14 64
H. Katzen 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .298 6 39
   b-R. Bias 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 2 27
R. Montoya LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .204 3 20
D. Obert 3B, 2B 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .213 3 33
I. Cleary C 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .216 1 14
P. Villamil SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .212 5 34
R. Weintraub P 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .136 0 3
   M. Evert P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-N. Parsons PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .252 5 75
   T. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 39 7 11 7 1 7 13      
a - N. Parsons pinch hit for M. Evert in the 8th
b - R. Bias substituted for H. Katzen in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Obert (17, 1st Inning off C. Kelly, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: I. Cleary (1, 1st Inning off C. Kelly, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Frederick (14, 4th Inning off C. Kelly, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Brookins 2 , K. Frederick 6 , H. Katzen , D. Obert 3 , I. Cleary 5 , P. Villamil
2-out RBI: H. Katzen , D. Obert , I. Cleary
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Groce , R. Montoya
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Katzen-Villamil-Frederick)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Moret RF 4 2 2 1 1 1 0 .324 35 75
J. Bitting CF 5 2 4 1 0 0 2 .289 7 51
J. Robinson 3B, SS 4 1 3 3 1 0 1 .264 20 74
J. Crabtree 1B 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 .282 16 90
D. Smith LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 6 .231 6 56
R. Castillo 2B 5 0 1 1 0 3 1 .246 4 26
T. Clark C 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .215 3 30
F. Novy SS 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 .087 0 0
   b-D. Robertson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   D. Scorza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .135 0 4
C. Kelly P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   a-L. Sentner PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .223 17 64
   A. Sereni P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Morton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-D. Hoffmeier PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 6 22
Totals 38 6 13 6 5 6 18      
a - L. Sentner pinch hit for C. Kelly in the 6th
b - D. Robertson pinch hit for F. Novy in the 8th
c - D. Hoffmeier pinch hit for R. Morton in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Bitting 3 (19, 3rd Inning off R. Weintraub, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off R. Weintraub, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off T. Benson, 1 on, 2 outs) , G. Moret (18, 6th Inning off R. Weintraub, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: R. Castillo (2, 7th Inning off R. Weintraub, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Moret 3 , J. Bitting 7 , J. Robinson 3 , J. Crabtree 2 , R. Castillo 3 , T. Clark
2-out RBI: G. Moret , J. Bitting , J. Robinson 2 , R. Castillo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bitting , J. Crabtree 2 , D. Smith 2 , T. Clark
GIDP: D. Smith
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Smith (13)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Novy (5)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Weintraub W (9-10) 6.2 10 4 4 5 5 0 131 3.52   
M. Evert H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.17   
T. Benson SV (6) 2.0 3 2 2 0 1 0 38 4.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Weintraub 38
Batters Faced: R. Weintraub 33, M. Evert 1, T. Benson 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Weintraub 8-5, M. Evert 1-0, T. Benson 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Weintraub 131-76, M. Evert 3-1, T. Benson 38-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Evert 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Kelly L (3-4) 6.0 10 7 2 1 3 2 108 2.67   
A. Sereni 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 5.02   
R. Morton 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 2.61   
D. Scorza 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 2.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kelly 36
Batters Faced: C. Kelly 30, A. Sereni 4, R. Morton 3, D. Scorza 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kelly 6-9, A. Sereni 3-0, R. Morton 1-0, D. Scorza 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kelly 108-77, A. Sereni 13-9, R. Morton 15-9, D. Scorza 10-7
WP: C. Kelly
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ken Frederick
Ballpark: Gates Crescent Park
Weather: Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM MT
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 29279
Special Notes: Jim Bitting sets the DEN regular season game record for doubles with 3.
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