MLB
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS @ DENVER BURROS
05/17/1973
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Denver Burros : RHP Bruce Cardenas
Pitching: RHP Bruce Cardenas
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Larry Messenger 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Larry Messenger to second
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5L, EV 65.0 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Denver 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Denver Burros batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Pitching: RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: LHB Guillaume Moret 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Jim Bitting 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Jamie Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 96.9 MPH)
Guillaume Moret to third
Jim Bitting to second
Batting: LHB John Crabtree 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Frank Bohley 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 109.4 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by CF
Batting: RHB Bobby Raley 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 91.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Denver 1
TOP OF THE 2ND
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Denver Burros : RHP Bruce Cardenas
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Ron Bias 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB David Obert 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 96.9 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Denver 1
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Denver Burros batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB David Smith 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bruce Cardenas 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Sac Bunt to 3S - play at first, batter OUT! 3-1
David Smith to second
Batting: LHB Guillaume Moret 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 103.8 MPH), Distance : 422 ft
Batting: SHB Jim Bitting 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 80.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Denver 3
TOP OF THE 3RD
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Denver Burros : RHP Bruce Cardenas
Batting: RHB Terry Pickering 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Messenger 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LM, EV 88.8 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Denver 3
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Denver Burros batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: LHB Jamie Robinson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Crabtree 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 56, EV 75.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Frank Bohley 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 91.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Denver 3
TOP OF THE 4TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Denver Burros : RHP Bruce Cardenas
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 23F, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Denver 3
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Denver Burros batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: RHB Bobby Raley 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB David Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Ricardo Castillo to second
Batting: RHB Bruce Cardenas 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 89.4 MPH)
Ricardo Castillo to third
David Smith to second
Batting: LHB Guillaume Moret 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Jim Bitting 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 85.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Denver 3
TOP OF THE 5TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Denver Burros : RHP Bruce Cardenas
Batting: RHB Ron Bias 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB David Obert 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Terry Pickering 0-0: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 88.1 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Denver 3
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Denver Burros batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: LHB Jamie Robinson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Crabtree 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Frank Bohley 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bobby Raley 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 98.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Denver 3
TOP OF THE 6TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Denver Burros : RHP Bruce Cardenas
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Larry Messenger 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 5, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-2: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Ken Frederick to second
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78M, EV 89.4 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Denver 3
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Denver Burros batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Larry Messenger
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: TRIPLE (Flyball, 89XD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB David Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fielders Choice attempt at home, Runner SAFE. 4-2 (Groundball, 4, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bruce Cardenas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Sac Bunt to 13 - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
David Smith to second
Batting: LHB Guillaume Moret 0-0: Ball
David Smith steals 3rd base
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Jim Bitting 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.0 MPH)
David Smith scores
Guillaume Moret to second
Pitching: RHP Ken Morrison
Batting: LHB Jamie Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Reached on error, E3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Guillaume Moret to third
Jim Bitting to second
Batting: LHB John Crabtree 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34S, EV 73.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Frank Bohley 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Guillaume Moret scores
Jim Bitting to third
Jamie Robinson to second
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 6th over - 3 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Denver 6
TOP OF THE 7TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Denver Burros : RHP Bruce Cardenas
Now at C: Gordy Gregory
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 61.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89XD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ron Bias 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB David Obert 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 91.3 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Denver 6
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Denver Burros batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Ken Morrison
Batting: RHB Bobby Raley 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB David Smith 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 110.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bruce Cardenas 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 101.3 MPH)
Ricardo Castillo to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made at trailing runner, OUT! 9-3-6
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Denver 6
TOP OF THE 8TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Denver Burros : RHP Bruce Cardenas
Batting: RHB Terry Pickering 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Brookins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56S, EV 72.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Oscar Gonzalez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ken Frederick 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Oscar Gonzalez to second
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Denver 6
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Denver Burros batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Blockbusters : RHP Ken Morrison
Pitching: RHP Joe Hamby
Batting: LHB Guillaume Moret 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Jim Bitting 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 66.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jamie Robinson 0-0: Ball
Guillaume Moret steals 2nd base
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Guillaume Moret to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Jamie Robinson to second
Batting: LHB John Crabtree 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Jamie Robinson to third
Batting: RHB Gordy Gregory 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
John Crabtree to second
Batting: RHB Bobby Raley 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Grounds into fielders choice 5-2 (Groundball, 56S, EV 83.1 MPH)
John Crabtree to third
Gordy Gregory to second
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 3L, EV 65.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Denver 7
TOP OF THE 9TH
Los Angeles Blockbusters batting - Pitching for Denver Burros : RHP Bruce Cardenas
Batting: RHB Harvey Katzen 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 103.8 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Rick Morton
Batting: RHB Norm Parsons 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Harvey Katzen to second
Batting: RHB Ron Bias 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 75.6 MPH)
Harvey Katzen to third
Pinch Hitting: RHB Rich Pakula 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Terry Pickering 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 82.5 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Denver 7
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