MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DENVER BURROS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
06/18/1974
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DENVER BURROS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
GAME ID: 901 - TUESDAY, JUNE 18TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Denver Burros (26-39) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0
Brooklyn Bluebirds (28-38) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Purter Humbles Brooklyn, 1-0
Willie Purter was in a mood to talk following the Denver Burros contest against the Brooklyn Bluebirds, expounding to BNN reporters on his pitching philosophy. He had good reason to be excitable, having tossed a complete game shutout of the Bluebirds, 1-0.

"There are three important elements in pitching success: location, location, and location," Purter said. "I was hitting my spots time and time again."

The right-hander blanked Brooklyn on a 4-hitter, allowing 2 walks and racking up 4 strikeouts.

On his stats sheet this season, Purter shows a 6-4 record, 13 starts, 92 innings, 43 strikeouts and a 4.50 ERA.
DENVER BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Moret RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .323 14 33
J. Benson LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .267 5 22
   a-L. Hughes LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 0 12
J. Bitting CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .257 1 32
A. Landa 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .200 3 9
   c-R. Norton PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 1 1
   d-R. Castillo 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 2 5
D. Hoffmeier 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .279 2 15
K. Gunn 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .240 1 12
   b-J. Crabtree PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .227 4 26
C. Carr SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .203 2 13
T. Clark C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .250 1 8
W. Purter P 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .161 0 4
Totals 32 1 5 0 4 7 16      
a - L. Hughes substituted for J. Benson in the 8th
b - J. Crabtree pinch hit for K. Gunn in the 9th
c - R. Norton pinch ran for A. Landa in the 9th
d - R. Castillo substituted for R. Norton in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Benson (7, 6th Inning off D. Rutherford, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Benson 3 , A. Landa , D. Hoffmeier , C. Carr
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Hoffmeier , K. Gunn , W. Purter
GIDP: T. Clark
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Gunn-Carr-Landa, Carr-Gunn-Landa)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Winter 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .276 1 12
   a-O. Gonzalez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 6 29
   b-G. Fenton 2B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 1 11
G. Jackson CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 1 7
   c-D. Calise PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 10
J. Cooper RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .313 10 36
B. Rawlins 3B, 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .265 4 29
G. Landrum LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .261 1 11
M. Bennett 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .258 2 20
J. Mara C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .212 4 22
T. Pena SS, 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .244 2 8
D. Rutherford P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273 0 3
   K. Wade P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 0 4 0 2 4 6      
a - O. Gonzalez pinch hit for L. Winter in the 8th
b - G. Fenton substituted for O. Gonzalez in the 9th
c - D. Calise pinch hit for G. Jackson in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Cooper 2 , G. Landrum , M. Bennett
GIDP: M. Bennett , J. Mara
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: L. Winter (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Bennett-Pena-Bennett)
DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Purter W (6-4) 9.0 4 0 0 2 4 0 112 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Purter 81
Batters Faced: W. Purter 31
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Purter 14-7
Pitches - Strikes: W. Purter 112-70
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Rutherford L (5-8) 8.2 5 1 0 3 7 0 134 3.54   
K. Wade 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 2.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rutherford 76
Batters Faced: D. Rutherford 34, K. Wade 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rutherford 10-8, K. Wade 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rutherford 134-82, K. Wade 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Wade 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Willie Purter
Ballpark: Flatbush Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:39
Attendance: 14702
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