Gene Brabender pitched a five-hitter in his first complete game of the season for the Brewers and defeated the Athletics, 3-1. The victory was the third in a row for the Brewers, who broke a 1-1 tie in the sixth inning with two runs on singles by Dave May, Roberto Pena and Phil Roof and a sacrifice fly by Bob Burda. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 3, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Saturday, June      27, 1970 (Day game) at County Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
Brewers      0  0  1    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   3  7  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         4   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Hegan 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .270
Hovley cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .288      Gil 3b                3   1   2   1     1   0   .222
Jackson rf            4   0   1   0     0   2   .236      May cf                3   1   1   0     1   0   .239
Bando 3b              2   0   0   0     2   0   .288      Burda rf              3   0   0   1     0   1   .349
Davis lf              4   0   2   1     0   0   .283      Pena ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .266
Mincher 1b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .236      Walton lf             2   0   0   0     0   1   .255
Duncan c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .242        Snyder ph,lf        2   0   0   1     0   1   .250
Donaldson 2b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .303      Kubiak 2b             2   1   0   0     2   0   .250
Fingers p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .136      Roof c                3   0   2   0     0   0   .248
  Locker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Brabender p           3   0   0   0     0   3   .074
  Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .307
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rudi ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .296

Totals               32   1   5   1     4   6             Totals               29   3   7   3     4   7

Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance: 13,142
Left on Base: A's 8, Brewers 7
DP: A's 1, Brewers 0
Errors: Roof
Doubles: Jackson (13)
Stolen Bases: Hovley (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Burda (1)
GIDP: Hegan (5)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fingers L(4-5)          5.1   5   3   3   3   4   0  23   3.50
Locker                  0.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   4   2.77
Lindblad                2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   3.86
Totals                  8     7   3   3   4   7   0  34

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brabender W(4-9)        9     5   1   1   4   6   0  36   4.86
Totals                  9     5   1   1   4   6   0  36

Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Jake O'Donnell, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jim Honochick


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hovley grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Hegan was called out on strikes; Gil grounded out
(third to first); May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando flied out to center; Davis singled; Mincher
flied out to center; Duncan made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Burda grounded out (second to first); Pena popped
to first in foul territory; Walton grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Donaldson grounded out (second to first); Fingers
was called out on strikes; Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Kubiak walked; Roof flied out to center; Brabender
was called out on strikes; Hegan singled [Kubiak to second]; Gil
singled [Kubiak scored, Hegan to second]; May walked [Hegan to
third, Gil to second]; Burda flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: On a bunt Hovley made an out to third; Jackson
doubled; Bando walked; Davis grounded out (second to first)
[Jackson to third, Bando to second]; Mincher was walked
intentionally; Duncan made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 4TH: Pena made an out to third; Walton struck out;
Kubiak flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Brewers 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Donaldson grounded out (first to pitcher);
Fingers struck out; Campaneris made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 5TH: Roof singled; Brabender struck out; Hegan grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Roof out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Hovley singled; Hovley stole second [Hovley to
third (error by Roof)]; Jackson struck out; Bando walked; Davis
singled [Hovley scored, Bando to second]; Mincher grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Bando to third, Davis to second]; Duncan
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 6TH: Gil walked; May singled [Gil to third]; Burda hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Gil scored]; Pena singled [May to
third]; LOCKER REPLACED FINGERS (PITCHING); SNYDER BATTED FOR
WALTON; Snyder grounded out (first to second) [May scored, Pena
to second]; Kubiak was walked intentionally; Roof singled [Pena
to third, Kubiak to second]; Brabender struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 1, Brewers 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: SNYDER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Donaldson
singled; ALOU BATTED FOR LOCKER; Alou forced Donaldson (third to
second); Campaneris flied out to center; Hovley forced Alou
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Brewers 3.

BREWERS 7TH: LINDBLAD REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); Hegan grounded
out (first to pitcher); Gil singled; May flied out to right;
Burda struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Brewers 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Jackson struck out; Bando made an out to second;
Davis popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 8TH: Pena made an out to shortstop; Snyder struck out;
Kubiak flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Brewers 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Mincher grounded out (first to pitcher); Duncan
grounded out (second to first); Donaldson walked; RUDI BATTED
FOR LINDBLAD; Rudi struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
1, Brewers 3.