MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DENVER BURROS AT MILWAUKEE DAIRYMEN
05/27/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DENVER BURROS AT MILWAUKEE DAIRYMEN
GAME ID: 618 - MONDAY, MAY 27TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Denver Burros (14-31) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 5 9 0
Milwaukee Dairymen (14-32) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
Purter Stops Milwaukee Cold, 5-0
Denver Burros pitcher Willie Purter really got it done at Milwaukee Municipal Stadium in a 5-0 shutout victory over the Milwaukee Dairymen, shutting them down on 6 hits.

"It was just one of those games where everything went right. I threw a lot of strikes," Purter said. "And the pitches they did get to hit, they didn't do anything with them."

The 37-year-old issued 1 walk and had 1 strikeout in the Burros win.

This year, Purter has fashioned a 4-2 mark, 4.71 ERA and pitched 65 innings. Opposing clubs are batting .305 against him and he has logged 31 strikeouts.
DENVER BATTING LINESCORE MILWAUKEE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Moret RF 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 .327 11 27
D. Smith LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .100 0 0
   a-L. Hughes LF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .224 0 7
J. Bitting CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .219 0 17
J. Crabtree 1B 5 0 1 1 0 1 4 .220 3 19
D. Hoffmeier 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .228 1 9
K. Gunn 2B 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .194 0 2
C. Carr SS 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .202 2 7
T. Clark C 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 .231 0 1
W. Purter P 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .174 0 4
Totals 33 5 9 4 7 4 20      
a - L. Hughes substituted for D. Smith in the 7th

BATTING
Triples: J. Crabtree (1, 3rd Inning off D. Guerra, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Carr (2, 8th Inning off D. Guerra, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Smith , L. Hughes , J. Bitting , J. Crabtree 3 , K. Gunn , C. Carr 5 , T. Clark 2
2-out RBI: J. Crabtree , C. Carr
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Moret , J. Bitting , D. Hoffmeier , W. Purter
GIDP: J. Crabtree , D. Hoffmeier
Sac Bunt: W. Purter
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Moret 2 (41)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Crabtree-Carr-Crabtree)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Bryce 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .241 0 10
T. Davis 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .226 7 13
G. Morales CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .389 2 19
L. Morford LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .264 5 23
A. Gutierrez RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .203 1 10
C. Bragg SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .284 0 7
C. Arkle 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214 1 11
G. Branan C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 0 3
D. Guerra P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   a-R. DeCou PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118 1 3
   D. Grissinger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 0 6 0 1 1 11      
a - R. DeCou pinch hit for D. Guerra in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: R. Bryce , T. Davis 2 , L. Morford , A. Gutierrez , C. Bragg
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Gutierrez , C. Bragg
GIDP: T. Davis
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: L. Morford (5)
Double Plays: 2 (Bragg-Bryce-Davis, Grissinger-Bragg-Davis)
DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE MILWAUKEE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Purter W (4-2) 9.0 6 0 0 1 1 0 94 4.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Purter 75
Batters Faced: W. Purter 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Purter 11-14
Pitches - Strikes: W. Purter 94-66
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Guerra L (3-7) 8.0 8 4 3 5 3 1 114 3.69   
D. Grissinger 1.0 1 1 1 2 1 0 19 4.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Guerra 50
Batters Faced: D. Guerra 36, D. Grissinger 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Guerra 7-13, D. Grissinger 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Guerra 114-71, D. Grissinger 19-7
WP: D. Guerra , D. Grissinger
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Willie Purter
Ballpark: Milwaukee Municipal Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (59 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 12:05 PM CT
Time: 2:31
Attendance: 12476
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