MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI PACKERS AT DENVER BURROS
05/03/1968
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI PACKERS AT DENVER BURROS
GAME ID: 311 - FRIDAY, MAY 3RD , 1968 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Packers (13-12) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Denver Burros (16-8) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 4 0
Burros Win Thriller, 3-1
Denver Burros starter Dick Scorza turned in an exceptional performance against the Cincinnati Packers at Gates Crescent Park, resulting in a Denver win, 3-1. Denver pitcher Albert Green got the win. He's now 1-0. Erv Koenig was tagged with the loss. Denver, now 16-8, has played well in the early going.

The game ended with a bang. In the bottom of the ninth, with Denver trailing 1-0, Ralph King jumped on a 1-2 fastball from Erv Koenig for a 3-run home run, sending the Burros to a walk-off win.

"We're scuffling right now," said losing manager Martin Abresch.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE DENVER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Brewer LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .167 2 8
D. Taranto 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269 0 0
C. Ruoff RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .202 2 7
D. Davalos 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 .232 0 4
   e-F. Bohley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 3 9
   f-A. Houston 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 1 6
D. Lester 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .368 1 2
K. Panico C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .071 0 0
R. Brown CF 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .259 0 8
   a-G. Palmer PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241 0 4
   c-D. Haffner SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .238 3 10
B. Hall SS 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .241 0 2
   b-D. Stewart PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .387 1 4
   d-G. Borowy CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 0 1
E. Koenig P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1 2 11 11      
a - G. Palmer pinch hit for R. Brown in the 7th
b - D. Stewart pinch hit for B. Hall in the 7th
c - D. Haffner substituted for G. Palmer in the 7th
d - G. Borowy substituted for D. Stewart in the 7th
e - F. Bohley pinch hit for D. Davalos in the 9th
f - A. Houston substituted for F. Bohley in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: D. Taranto , C. Ruoff , D. Lester , K. Panico , B. Hall
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Lester
Sac Bunt: E. Koenig
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Davalos-Lester-Taranto)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Moret RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .276 1 7
R. King LF 4 1 1 3 0 2 1 .451 9 25
B. Messinger 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .273 4 21
B. Cook SS, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .135 0 1
J. Farrar 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256 1 8
J. Robinson 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246 2 13
   b-K. Hussey PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .364 0 3
   d-F. Novy 3B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 0
T. Alderfer CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284 0 4
   c-D. Smith PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 1 5
G. Gregory C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .268 0 13
D. Scorza P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   a-T. Galaz PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .412 1 3
   A. Green P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-T. Gregory PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .270 0 5
Totals 27 3 4 3 2 6 6      
a - T. Galaz pinch hit for D. Scorza in the 6th
b - K. Hussey pinch hit for J. Robinson in the 8th
c - D. Smith pinch hit for T. Alderfer in the 8th
d - F. Novy substituted for K. Hussey in the 9th
e - T. Gregory pinch hit for A. Green in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. King (9, 9th Inning off E. Koenig, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Moret , R. King 4 , J. Farrar , T. Gregory
GIDP: R. King
Team LOB: 2
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Koenig L (1-1) 8.0 4 3 3 2 6 1 119 2.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Koenig 66
Batters Faced: E. Koenig 29
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Koenig 8-9
Pitches - Strikes: E. Koenig 119-74
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Scorza 6.0 4 1 1 2 7 0 89 3.16   
A. Green W (1-0) 3.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 46 1.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Scorza 65
Batters Faced: D. Scorza 24, A. Green 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Scorza 4-7, A. Green 5-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Scorza 89-53, A. Green 46-29
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dick Scorza
Ballpark: Gates Crescent Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (42 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 2:29
Attendance: 23286
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