MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT DENVER BURROS
04/14/1968
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT DENVER BURROS
GAME ID: 72 - SUNDAY, APRIL 14TH , 1968 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (3-3) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 0
Denver Burros (5-1) 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 X 6 15 1
5 Straight Wins for Burros
The Los Angeles Blockbusters and Denver Burros were greeted by an enthusiastic crowd.

Ralph King impressed in the 6-2 Denver win over Los Angeles. King, who finished 2nd in the NBL in home runs with 31 in 1963, was 4-4 with a home run and 3 singles. He scored 2 runs. With the win, Denver improves its record to 5-1.

Guillaume Moret, who led the NBL in on-base percentage with .418 last year, contributed to the Denver win with a 3-run home run in the bottom of the seventh. For the game, the right fielder had 2 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 2 runs scored, and 3 runs batted in.

King called the win the result of "everyone working in tandem."
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE DENVER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Mitchell 1B 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 .385 1 3
D. Roten LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .111 0 0
T. Adams 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .240 3 5
M. Herron SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .292 0 2
T. Steuart 3B 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
E. Ronnebaum RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .250 1 6
   F. Wild P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
W. Beaver CF 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .091 0 2
J. Tejada C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .100 1 1
L. Messenger P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   a-B. Tonner RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 28 2 3 1 3 7 10      
a - B. Tonner substituted for L. Messenger in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Herron (2, 5th Inning off B. Dunsley, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Mitchell , T. Adams , M. Herron 2
GIDP: D. Roten
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
CS: W. Beaver (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Adams-Herron-Mitchell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Moret RF 5 2 2 3 0 1 4 .333 1 5
R. King LF 4 2 4 1 0 0 0 .619 2 4
   a-K. Hussey 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
B. Messinger 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .200 1 8
   b-D. Smith LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
J. Robinson 3B 4 0 2 1 1 2 0 .429 2 8
T. Alderfer CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .200 0 2
T. Gregory SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .261 0 3
J. Farrar 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .300 1 4
P. Dillon C 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .250 0 0
B. Dunsley P 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0
   c-T. Galaz PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 0 0
   B. Wallace P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   A. Green P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 6 15 6 3 8 17      
a - K. Hussey substituted for R. King in the 7th
b - D. Smith substituted for B. Messinger in the 7th
c - T. Galaz pinch hit for B. Dunsley in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. King (2, 6th Inning off L. Messenger, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Moret (1, 7th Inning off F. Wild, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Moret 5 , R. King 7 , B. Messinger 2 , J. Robinson 2 , J. Farrar 2 , P. Dillon , B. Dunsley 2
2-out RBI: G. Moret , B. Messinger
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Moret 2 , T. Alderfer , J. Farrar
GIDP: B. Messinger
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: T. Gregory (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Farrar-Gregory-Messinger)
OF assists: 1 (King(Roten at 3rd base))
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Messenger L (1-1) 6.1 13 3 3 2 5 1 111 1.76   
F. Wild 1.2 2 3 3 1 3 1 32 10.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Messenger 38
Batters Faced: L. Messenger 33, F. Wild 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Messenger 10-3, F. Wild 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Messenger 111-63, F. Wild 32-19
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Dunsley W (1-1) 7.0 3 2 0 2 4 0 91 3.00   
B. Wallace 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 20 0.00   
A. Green 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Dunsley 69
Batters Faced: B. Dunsley 24, B. Wallace 4, A. Green 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Dunsley 9-5, B. Wallace 0-1, A. Green 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Dunsley 91-59, B. Wallace 20-11, A. Green 10-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Green 1-0
WP: B. Dunsley
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ralph King
Ballpark: Gates Crescent Park
Weather: Clear skies (48 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM MT
Time: 2:39
Attendance: 24166
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