MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DENVER BURROS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
04/27/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DENVER BURROS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 252 - SUNDAY, APRIL 27TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Denver Burros (11-8) 5 0 0 0 4 2 1 3 2 17 24 1
Los Angeles Blockbusters (8-11) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 5 10 0
Morales Sensational, 5-for-6
Guillermo Morales was the King of Swing at Blockbuster Stadium in the 17-5 Denver Burros win over the Los Angeles Blockbusters. The Denver center fielder stepped into the batter's box 6 times against Los Angeles and delivered 5 hits. It was a sensational game for him.

"Unbelievable feeling," he told the press. "It felt good. 5-for-6 isn't bad for your batting average either."

Guillermo Morales hit an RBI triple in the 1st, singled in the 2nd, flied out in the 4th, singled in the 6th, hit an RBI single in the 7th and singled in the 8th.

Morales on the season is hitting .385 with 1 home run. His stats include 18 RBIs and 14 runs scored.
DENVER BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Moret RF 4 2 1 1 2 1 1 .387 6 16
A. Rebolledo 1B 5 1 2 1 1 0 4 .364 3 13
G. Morales CF 6 2 5 2 0 0 1 .385 1 18
C. Carr SS 5 3 3 0 1 1 4 .358 4 18
J. Bitting LF 6 2 4 2 0 0 2 .282 1 12
T. Rosales C 5 2 3 2 0 0 2 .286 3 16
C. Sanford 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .237 1 9
   b-D. Hoffmeier PH, 3B 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 .389 0 1
K. Gunn 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .305 0 2
   c-R. Norton PH, 2B 2 2 2 3 0 0 0 .375 1 3
M. Gresley P 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 .444 0 2
   T. Reid P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-A. Landa PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 1 3
   W. Purter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-J. Benson PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .455 0 2
   D. Fulton P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 47 17 24 15 5 6 20      
a - A. Landa pinch hit for T. Reid in the 7th
b - D. Hoffmeier pinch hit for C. Sanford in the 8th
c - R. Norton pinch hit for K. Gunn in the 8th
d - J. Benson pinch hit for W. Purter in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Bitting (4, 1st Inning off J. Hampton, 2 on, 0 outs) , C. Sanford (4, 5th Inning off R. Medved, 3 on, 0 outs) , J. Benson (4, 8th Inning off J. Trent, 2 on, 0 outs)
Triples: G. Morales (2, 1st Inning off J. Hampton, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Norton (1, 9th Inning off J. Trent, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Moret , A. Rebolledo 2 , G. Morales 7 , C. Carr 3 , J. Bitting 5 , T. Rosales 3 , C. Sanford 2 , D. Hoffmeier 2 , R. Norton 5 , J. Benson 2
2-out RBI: G. Morales , R. Norton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Carr 2 , J. Bitting , K. Gunn
GIDP: A. Rebolledo , C. Sanford
Sac Fly: T. Rosales , M. Gresley
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Moret 2 (21)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Moret (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Gunn-Carr-Rebolledo, Carr-Norton-Rebolledo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Brookins RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .316 2 12
H. Katzen 1B 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 .365 0 9
K. Frederick 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .409 3 21
R. Montoya LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .143 0 4
J. Quinlan SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .265 0 4
   b-E. Ronnebaum PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .310 4 13
   d-T. Hester 3B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
E. Laub CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .232 1 7
A. Covarrubio C 3 1 2 2 1 1 0 .235 1 8
P. Villamil 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .319 0 1
   c-P. Popeck PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .175 1 4
J. Hampton P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   R. Medved P 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .750 0 1
   C. Franklin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Pakula PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 0 1
   J. Trent P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 5 10 4 4 3 10      
a - R. Pakula pinch hit for C. Franklin in the 7th
b - E. Ronnebaum pinch hit for J. Quinlan in the 8th
c - P. Popeck pinch hit for P. Villamil in the 8th
d - T. Hester substituted for E. Ronnebaum in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Covarrubio (2, 4th Inning off M. Gresley, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Laub (3, 8th Inning off D. Fulton, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Ronnebaum (4, 8th Inning off D. Fulton, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Covarrubio (1, 8th Inning off D. Fulton, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Brookins , H. Katzen 3 , K. Frederick , E. Ronnebaum 4 , E. Laub 2 , A. Covarrubio 6 , R. Medved
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Quinlan , P. Villamil
GIDP: H. Katzen , K. Frederick
Sac Fly: H. Katzen
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Villamil-Frederick-Katzen, Villamil-Frederick-Katzen)
DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Gresley W (1-2) 5.2 5 2 0 4 1 0 99 5.18   
T. Reid 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.12   
W. Purter 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 5.14   
D. Fulton 2.0 4 3 3 0 2 2 30 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Gresley 52
Batters Faced: M. Gresley 25, T. Reid 1, W. Purter 4, D. Fulton 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Gresley 3-12, T. Reid 0-1, W. Purter 1-2, D. Fulton 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Gresley 99-56, T. Reid 3-3, W. Purter 15-9, D. Fulton 30-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Reid 1-0
WP: M. Gresley
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hampton L (1-3) 3.2 8 5 5 2 2 0 86 13.11   
R. Medved 1.1 7 6 6 2 0 0 43 7.23   
C. Franklin 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 38 7.45   
J. Trent 2.0 7 5 5 0 2 1 48 9.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hampton 23
Batters Faced: J. Hampton 20, R. Medved 12, C. Franklin 9, J. Trent 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hampton 5-3, R. Medved 1-2, C. Franklin 1-3, J. Trent 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hampton 86-55, R. Medved 43-28, C. Franklin 38-22, J. Trent 48-30
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Medved 1-0 , C. Franklin 2-1
WP: R. Medved
Balk: J. Hampton
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Guillermo Morales
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 19195
Special Notes: Guillermo Morales ties the DEN regular season game record for hits with 5.
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