MLB
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS @ DENVER BURROS
04/28/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Denver Burros : RHP Willie Purter
Pitching: RHP Willie Purter
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 106.3 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 98.1 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Denver 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Denver Burros batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Jon Hampton
Pitching: RHP Jon Hampton
Batting: LHB Guillaume Moret 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4S, EV 73.8 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: SHB Jim Bitting 0-0: Ball
Guillaume Moret steals 2nd base
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 108.8 MPH)
Guillaume Moret to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Batting: LHB John Crabtree 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Jim Bitting to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by CF
Batting: LHB Jimmy Benson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 88.1 MPH)
John Crabtree to third
Batting: LHB Chuck Carr 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 98.8 MPH)
John Crabtree scores
Batting: RHB Dick Hoffmeier 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 7LM, EV 110.6 MPH)
Chuck Carr to third
Batting: RHB Bobby Raley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gordy Gregory 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 101.3 MPH)
Chuck Carr scores
Dick Hoffmeier to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: RHB Willie Purter 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 93.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 5 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Denver 5
TOP OF THE 2ND
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Denver Burros : RHP Willie Purter
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Denver 5
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Denver Burros batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Jon Hampton
Batting: LHB Guillaume Moret 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Jim Bitting 0-0: Ball
Guillaume Moret is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Crabtree 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Jimmy Benson 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 103.8 MPH)
John Crabtree to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Jimmy Benson to second
Pitching: RHP Wayne Guilmette
Batting: LHB Chuck Carr 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 84.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Denver 5
TOP OF THE 3RD
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Denver Burros : RHP Willie Purter
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Gary Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Pedro Villamil to second
Batting: RHB Wayne Guilmette 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunted foul
1-1: Bunted foul
1-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3F, EV 31.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6D, EV 65.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6D, EV 51.9 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Denver 5
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Denver Burros batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Wayne Guilmette
Batting: RHB Dick Hoffmeier 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bobby Raley 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gordy Gregory 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Willie Purter 0-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 9LD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Gordy Gregory to third
Batting: LHB Guillaume Moret 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Denver 5
TOP OF THE 4TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Denver Burros : RHP Willie Purter
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 62.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LS, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 15S, EV 75.6 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 101.3 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Denver 5
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Denver Burros batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Wayne Guilmette
Batting: SHB Jim Bitting 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78XD, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Crabtree 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Jimmy Benson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Chuck Carr 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Denver 5
TOP OF THE 5TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Denver Burros : RHP Willie Purter
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 4M, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Gary Austin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wayne Guilmette 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Denver 5
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Denver Burros batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Wayne Guilmette
Batting: RHB Dick Hoffmeier 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F4 (Flyball, 34D, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bobby Raley 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gordy Gregory 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Willie Purter 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 100.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Denver 5
TOP OF THE 6TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Denver Burros : RHP Willie Purter
Batting: RHB Kermit McDaniel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6M, EV 103.1 MPH)
Kermit McDaniel to second
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 99.4 MPH)
Kermit McDaniel to third
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 83.8 MPH)
Kermit McDaniel scores
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: TRIPLE (Line Drive, 78XD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Bill May scores
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 6th over - 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - Denver 5
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Denver Burros batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Wayne Guilmette
Batting: LHB Guillaume Moret 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Jim Bitting 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78M, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Crabtree 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 89.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 2 - Denver 5
TOP OF THE 7TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Denver Burros : RHP Willie Purter
Batting: LHB Gary Austin 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 92.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Hit by Pitch
Gary Austin to second
Pinch Hitting: SHB Ed Laub 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Gary Austin to third
Jim Brookins to second
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Gary Austin scores
Jim Brookins scores
Pinch Hitting: LHB Ramon Montoya 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 110.0 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 4 - Denver 5
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Denver Burros batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Wayne Guilmette
Pitching: LHP Basil Anderson
Now at 1B: Ed Laub
Now in LF: Ernie Ronnebaum
Batting: LHB Jimmy Benson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Chuck Carr 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LD, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dick Hoffmeier 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Chuck Carr to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Dick Hoffmeier to second
Batting: RHB Bobby Raley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Gordy Gregory 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Willie Purter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56S, EV 61.3 MPH)
Dick Hoffmeier to third
Bobby Raley to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: LHB Guillaume Moret 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78M, EV 91.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 4 - Denver 7
TOP OF THE 8TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Denver Burros : RHP Willie Purter
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 96.9 MPH), Distance : 379 ft
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6M, EV 108.8 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Archie Sereni
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 34, EV 66.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Gary Austin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Norm Parsons to second
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Norm Parsons to third
Gary Austin to second
Pitching: RHP Tom Reid
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Ed Laub 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Norm Parsons scores
Gary Austin to third
Ernie Ronnebaum to second
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Gary Austin scores
Ernie Ronnebaum to third
Ed Laub to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Batting: LHB Basil Anderson 0-0: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 56S, EV 69.4 MPH)
Ed Laub scores
Ken Frederick to third
Batting: SHB Bill May 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Ken Frederick scores
Basil Anderson to third
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MS, EV 66.9 MPH) (infield hit)
Basil Anderson scores
Bill May to second
Batting: RHB Pedro Villamil 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 90.6 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 7 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 11 - Denver 7
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Denver Burros batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : LHP Basil Anderson
Now in LF: Jim Brookins
Now in RF: Larry Messenger
Batting: SHB Jim Bitting 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB John Crabtree 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 3L, EV 68.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jimmy Benson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Chuck Carr 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Jimmy Benson to second
Batting: RHB Dick Hoffmeier 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 88.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 11 - Denver 7
TOP OF THE 9TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Denver Burros : RHP Tom Reid
Batting: LHB Gary Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Messenger 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89XD, EV 106.9 MPH)
Gary Austin to third
Batting: SHB Ed Laub 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 91.9 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 11 - Denver 7
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Denver Burros batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : LHP Basil Anderson
Batting: RHB Bobby Raley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gordy Gregory 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 93.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Jamie Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 11 - Denver 7
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