MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT DENVER BURROS
05/20/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT DENVER BURROS
GAME ID: 536 - TUESDAY, MAY 20TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Diego Captains (24-16) 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 7 2
Denver Burros (23-16) 3 0 3 1 0 2 0 1 X 10 12 1
Benson Lifts Burros to 10-4 Win
Led by Jimmy Benson, the Denver Burros downed the San Diego Captains, 10-4. Benson was 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once for the Burros. Frank Combs, the winning pitcher, is now 3-2. He went 5.1 innings, allowing 4 runs on 6 hits, while fanning 2 and walking 3. The third-place Burros have won 5 consecutive games.

Early in the game, Benson had a 3-run home run for Denver. It was his 2nd home run of the season and put the Burros on top, 3-0.

"We took advantage of our opportunities," Benson told the Denver Times. "It's as simple as that."
SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE DENVER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Anderson CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .248 6 23
W. Henry 2B 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 .271 4 14
R. Barnes LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .375 10 32
T. Row SS 2 2 2 1 2 0 0 .319 0 19
G. Jordan 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .256 1 3
E. Peters C 3 0 2 1 1 0 2 .242 2 9
R. Byrd RF 3 0 0 1 0 0 6 .196 0 6
R. Rodgers 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .319 2 13
J. DeWitt P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
   A. Colon P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 0 1
   a-F. Boone PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 3 18
   R. McKenzie P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Locricchio PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .188 1 11
Totals 32 4 7 4 5 4 19      
a - F. Boone pinch hit for A. Colon in the 7th
b - J. Locricchio pinch hit for R. McKenzie in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Henry (4, 4th Inning off F. Combs, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Row (5, 4th Inning off F. Combs, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: W. Henry (4, 6th Inning off F. Combs, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Henry 6 , T. Row 3 , E. Peters 2 , R. Rodgers
2-out RBI: E. Peters
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Byrd 2 , R. Rodgers
GIDP: E. Peters
Sac Fly: R. Byrd
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Rodgers (3)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Henry (6) , G. Jordan (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Henry-Row-Jordan)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Moret RF 3 3 2 0 2 0 0 .329 10 31
A. Rebolledo 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 3 .336 4 21
G. Morales CF 5 3 2 1 0 2 2 .379 2 34
C. Carr SS 3 2 2 3 1 0 0 .320 7 30
J. Benson LF 4 1 3 4 0 1 1 .333 2 12
   a-L. Hughes LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 4
   c-J. Bitting LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 1 14
T. Rosales C 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .271 4 24
D. Hoffmeier 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .283 1 7
K. Gunn 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .217 0 4
F. Combs P 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .130 0 0
   T. Reid P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Norton PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .429 1 3
   B. Wilson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 10 12 10 5 4 17      
a - L. Hughes substituted for J. Benson in the 7th
b - R. Norton pinch hit for T. Reid in the 7th
c - J. Bitting substituted for L. Hughes in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Morales (13, 3rd Inning off J. DeWitt, 2 on, 0 outs)
Triples: G. Morales (3, 8th Inning off R. McKenzie, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Benson (2, 1st Inning off J. DeWitt, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Moret 2 , A. Rebolledo , G. Morales 5 , C. Carr 2 , J. Benson 6 , T. Rosales , R. Norton
2-out RBI: C. Carr , J. Benson , T. Rosales
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Hoffmeier , F. Combs 2
GIDP: A. Rebolledo
Sac Fly: A. Rebolledo , C. Carr
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Moret 2 (31) , G. Morales (10)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Carr (10)
Double Plays: 2 (Hoffmeier-Gunn-Rebolledo, Carr-Gunn)
SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. DeWitt L (3-3) 2.0 5 6 6 3 0 1 50 5.55   
A. Colon 4.0 4 3 3 2 4 0 68 2.45   
R. McKenzie 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 37 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. DeWitt 15
Batters Faced: J. DeWitt 14, A. Colon 20, R. McKenzie 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. DeWitt 4-2, A. Colon 3-5, R. McKenzie 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. DeWitt 50-28, A. Colon 68-42, R. McKenzie 37-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Colon 2-0
WP: A. Colon
Balk: A. Colon
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Combs W (3-2) 5.1 6 4 3 3 2 1 96 4.68   
T. Reid H (5) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 18 5.23   
B. Wilson 2.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 34 6.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Combs 41
Batters Faced: F. Combs 24, T. Reid 5, B. Wilson 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Combs 5-7, T. Reid 2-2, B. Wilson 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Combs 96-56, T. Reid 18-11, B. Wilson 34-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Reid 3-1
WP: T. Reid
Balk: F. Combs
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jimmy Benson
Ballpark: Gates Crescent Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (55 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 18141
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