MLB
DENVER BURROS @ LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
04/02/1976
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Denver Burros batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Tucker Atwood
Pitching: RHP Tucker Atwood
Batting: LHB Guillaume Moret 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Alejandro Rebolledo 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Guillermo Morales 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Chuck Carr 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 83.8 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Denver 0 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Denver Burros : RHP Steve Slayton
Pitching: RHP Steve Slayton
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 66.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Paul Popeck 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
3-2: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 90.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Denver 0 - Los Angeles 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Denver Burros batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Tucker Atwood
Batting: SHB Jim Bitting 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LD, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Manuel Andrade 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Sac Bunt to 15 - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Jim Bitting to third
Batting: RHB Alex Martinez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 8LXD, EV 108.8 MPH)
Jim Bitting scores
Batting: RHB Kevin Gunn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Steve Slayton 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Bunted foul
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
2-2: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 84.4 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Denver 1 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Denver Burros : RHP Steve Slayton
Batting: RHB Tom Hester 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Bill Jimenez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB George Strum 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Tom Hester to second
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Andy Covarrubio 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 108.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Denver 1 - Los Angeles 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Denver Burros batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Tucker Atwood
Batting: LHB Guillaume Moret 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Alejandro Rebolledo 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 63.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Guillermo Morales 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6MD, EV 56.9 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Denver 1 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Denver Burros : RHP Steve Slayton
Batting: RHB Tucker Atwood 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5, EV 66.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Paul Popeck 0-0: Reached via error on a dropped throw from SS, E3 (Groundball, 6, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 81.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Denver 1 - Los Angeles 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Denver Burros batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Tucker Atwood
Batting: LHB Chuck Carr 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Jim Bitting 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSFF
0-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Manuel Andrade 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 96.9 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Denver 1 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Denver Burros : RHP Steve Slayton
Batting: RHB Tom Hester 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Jimenez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB George Strum 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 79.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Denver 1 - Los Angeles 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Denver Burros batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Tucker Atwood
Now in CF: Melvin Perez
Batting: RHB Alex Martinez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Kevin Gunn 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Leon Hughes 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Pitching: LHP Armando Mejia
Batting: LHB Guillaume Moret 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Alex Martinez to second
Batting: RHB Alejandro Rebolledo 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Alex Martinez to third
Guillaume Moret to second
Batting: RHB Guillermo Morales 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4M, EV 68.1 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Denver 1 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Denver Burros : RHP Steve Slayton
Pitching: RHP Willie Purter
Now at C: Tom Clark
Now at 1B: Dave Rieben
Now at 2B: Bob Franklin
Now in RF: Jimmy Benson
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Andy Covarrubio 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3F, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Armando Mejia 0-0: Sac Bunt to 3S - play at first, batter OUT! 3-1
Bill May to second
Pinch Hitting: LHB Ray Gardner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 63.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Denver 1 - Los Angeles 0
TOP OF THE 6TH
Denver Burros batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : LHP Armando Mejia
Pitching: RHP Steve Hopgood
Now at 2B: Ken Frederick
Now in CF: Hal York
Now in RF: Wayne Baker
Batting: LHB Chuck Carr 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jimmy Benson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Tom Clark 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSFF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Denver 1 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Denver Burros : RHP Willie Purter
Now at SS: Howie Belcher
Now in LF: Johnny Kolakowski
Pinch Hitting: RHB Champ Arkle 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 90.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Cliff Fowler 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Hester 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 91.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Denver 1 - Los Angeles 0
TOP OF THE 7TH
Denver Burros batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Steve Hopgood
Pitching: LHP Bob Jensen
Now at 3B: Champ Arkle
Now in LF: Cliff Fowler
Pinch Hitting: RHB Billy Powers 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Bob Franklin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Sac Bunt to 5S - play at second, runner OUT! 5-6
Batting: LHB Dave Rieben 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Ball
1-1: Bunted foul
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Bob Franklin to second
Bob Franklin to third
Batting: RHB Johnny Kolakowski 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 93.1 MPH)
Bob Franklin scores
Dave Rieben to second
Pinch Hitting: LHB Tom Presley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 15, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Guillermo Morales 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.1 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Denver 2 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Denver Burros : RHP Willie Purter
Pitching: RHP Tom Reid
Now at 3B: Billy Powers
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Bobby Capps 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Andy Covarrubio 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
Harvey Katzen is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Denver 2 - Los Angeles 0
TOP OF THE 8TH
Denver Burros batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : LHP Bob Jensen
Pitching: RHP Larry Shears
Now at 1B: Harvey Katzen
Now in RF: Bobby Capps
Batting: RHB Howie Belcher 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jimmy Benson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 109.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Tom Clark 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Denver 2 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Denver Burros : RHP Tom Reid
Pitching: RHP Keith Williams
Batting: RHB Andy Covarrubio 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Hal York 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Steve Oubre 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 90.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Denver 2 - Los Angeles 0
TOP OF THE 9TH
Denver Burros batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Shears
Pitching: RHP Fernando Lopez
Batting: RHB Billy Powers 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bob Franklin 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Dave Rieben 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 81.9 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Denver 2 - Los Angeles 0
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Denver Burros : RHP Keith Williams
Pitching: RHP Manny Esparza
Batting: RHB Champ Arkle 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Cliff Fowler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5L, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Hester 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 93.8 MPH), Distance : 337 ft
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bobby Capps 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 110.0 MPH)
Harvey Katzen to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ed Jacques 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 34D, EV 73.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Denver 2 - Los Angeles 2
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