MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT DENVER BURROS
06/16/1971
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS AT DENVER BURROS
GAME ID: 917 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16TH , 1971 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn Bluebirds (28-39) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 1
Denver Burros (42-24) 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 X 4 8 0
Bluebirds Nipped by Burros, 4-3
The Denver Burros picked up a win at Gates Crescent Park, downing the Brooklyn Bluebirds, 4-3. On the mound for Denver was right-hander Bruce Cardenas, who played a pivotal role in the win. The National Baseball League Western Division-leading Burros are 42-24.

Denver shortstop Tom Gregory contributed a timely at-bat in the bottom of the fifth. With two down, he hit a slider to right field for a run-scoring single. It was his 51st hit of the season and put the Burros ahead, 3-1.

"Bruce is good at sticking to his strengths," said Denver manager Clark Anderson.
BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE DENVER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Fogarty CF 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .243 2 25
J. Cooper RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .253 6 23
G. Landrum LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .303 2 12
B. Rawlins 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .313 4 23
D. Tislow 2B 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .228 5 28
D. Calise 1B 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 .239 4 23
G. Fenton SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .226 0 6
   a-J. Seidler PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .176 4 13
E. Blain C 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .185 0 16
D. Rutherford P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
Totals 29 3 4 3 3 8 9      
a - J. Seidler pinch hit for G. Fenton in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Cooper (4, 1st Inning off B. Cardenas, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Tislow (5, 9th Inning off B. Cardenas, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Calise (4, 9th Inning off B. Cardenas, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Cooper 2 , D. Tislow 4 , D. Calise 5
2-out RBI: D. Tislow , D. Calise
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Cooper , D. Calise , G. Fenton
GIDP: G. Fenton
Sac Bunt: D. Rutherford
Hit by Pitch: D. Fogarty
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Calise (3)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Blain (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Moret RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .338 11 33
T. Clark C 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .247 3 19
   b-K. Schilling 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 3 12
J. Crabtree 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 3 .272 6 44
   c-K. Hussey 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 5 16
J. Robinson 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .278 10 35
L. Sentner LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .258 2 10
T. Gregory SS 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 .264 3 25
R. Castillo 2B 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .220 5 24
   a-G. Gregory C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .169 2 11
D. Smith CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .218 2 10
B. Cardenas P 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .196 1 2
Totals 31 4 8 4 4 6 18      
a - G. Gregory substituted for R. Castillo in the 7th
b - K. Schilling substituted for T. Clark in the 7th
c - K. Hussey substituted for J. Crabtree in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: G. Moret , T. Clark , J. Crabtree , J. Robinson , T. Gregory , D. Smith , B. Cardenas 2
2-out RBI: T. Gregory , R. Castillo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Crabtree , J. Robinson , R. Castillo , D. Smith
Sac Bunt: T. Gregory
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Moret (51)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Schilling-Gregory-Crabtree)
BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Rutherford L (3-10) 8.0 8 4 4 4 6 0 132 4.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rutherford 52
Batters Faced: D. Rutherford 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rutherford 5-13
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rutherford 132-86
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Cardenas W (10-3) 9.0 4 3 3 3 8 2 128 1.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Cardenas 72
Batters Faced: B. Cardenas 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Cardenas 12-6
Pitches - Strikes: B. Cardenas 128-81
WP: B. Cardenas
Hit Batsmen: B. Cardenas
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bruce Cardenas
Ballpark: Gates Crescent Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 2:34
Attendance: 19768
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