After failing behind, 3-2, the Brewers rallied for three runs in the third inning and defeated the Yankees, 5-4, to end their five-game losing streak. Johnny Briggs opened the rally with a homer to tie the score. Singles by George Scott, Darrell Porter, Tim Johnson and John Vukovich followed to produce two more runs and put the Brewers ahead to stay. The defeat snapped a three-game winning streak for the Yankees. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 5, New York Yankees 4
Game Played on Saturday, July      28, 1973 (Day game) at County Stadium
Yankees      1  0  2    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   4 12  0
Brewers      1  1  3    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   5 13  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             5   1   3   0     0   1   .272      Coluccio rf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .226
M. Alou 1b            5   1   1   1     0   0   .292      May cf                4   0   1   1     0   1   .327
White lf              5   1   2   0     0   1   .248      Briggs lf             4   1   1   1     0   2   .237
Murcer cf             4   0   2   1     1   0   .306      Scott 1b              3   1   3   0     1   0   .287
Blomberg dh           4   1   2   0     0   0   .350      Porter c              4   1   2   1     0   1   .261
  Sanchez ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   0   .297      Ellie Rodriguez dh    3   0   0   0     1   1   .272
Nettles 3b            2   0   0   0     3   0   .243      Johnson ss            4   0   1   1     0   0   .224
Munson c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .310      Garcia 2b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .250
F. Alou rf            4   0   1   2     0   1   .251      Vukovich 3b           3   1   1   1     1   0   .111
Michael ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .223      Lockwood p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hart ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .241        Champion p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lanier ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .212        Short p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kline p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   4  12   4     4   4             Totals               33   5  13   5     3   6

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 20,481
Left on Base: Yankees 11, Brewers 7
DP: Yankees 0, Brewers 1
Doubles: Clarke (12), F. Alou (7), Munson (18), Porter (12)
Triples: Coluccio (3)
Home Runs: Briggs (11)
Caught Stealing: M. Alou (2), Garcia 2 (7), Scott (4)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich L(7-6)           2.2  10   5   5   2   3   1  18   3.35
Kline                   5.1   3   0   0   1   3   0  18   3.56
Totals                  8    13   5   5   3   6   1  36

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lockwood                4    10   4   4   2   2   0  23   3.42
Champion W(3-5)         4.1   2   0   0   1   2   0  16   4.15
Short SV(2)             0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   4.42
Totals                  9    12   4   4   4   4   0  42

Passed Balls: Porter (3)
Wild Pitches: Lockwood (2)

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Jim Honochick


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke doubled to left; Lockwood threw a wild pitch
[Clarke to third]; M. Alou singled to left [Clarke scored];
White struck out while M. Alou was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Murcer singled to right; Blomberg singled
to right [Murcer to third]; Nettles walked [Blomberg to second];
Munson flied out to left; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Coluccio tripled to right; May grounded out (third
to first); Briggs struck out; Scott walked; Porter doubled
[Coluccio scored, Scott to third]; Ellie Rodriguez flied out to
right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Brewers 1.

YANKEES 2ND: F. Alou flied out to left; Michael grounded out
(first to pitcher); Clarke singled to center; M. Alou grounded
out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Brewers 1.

BREWERS 2ND: Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); Garcia
singled to center; Garcia was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Vukovich walked; Coluccio singled to center [Vukovich
to third]; May singled to right [Vukovich scored, Coluccio to
third]; Coluccio was picked off third (catcher to third); 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Brewers 2.

YANKEES 3RD: White singled to center; Murcer flied out to
center; Blomberg singled to center [White to third]; Nettles
walked [Blomberg to second]; Munson struck out; F. Alou doubled
to left [White scored, Blomberg scored, Nettles to third];
Michael flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3,
Brewers 2.

BREWERS 3RD: Briggs homered; Scott singled to right; Porter
singled to center [Scott to second]; Ellie Rodriguez struck out;
Johnson singled to left [Scott scored, Porter to second]; Garcia
struck out; Vukovich singled to right [Porter scored, Johnson to
third]; KLINE REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); Coluccio forced
Vukovich (second to shortstop); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees
3, Brewers 5.

YANKEES 4TH: Clarke singled to right; M. Alou forced Clarke
(third to second); White singled to right [M. Alou to third];
Murcer forced White (second to shortstop) [M. Alou scored];
Blomberg flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4,
Brewers 5.

BREWERS 4TH: May grounded out (second to first); Briggs flied
out to right; Scott singled to center; Scott was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4,
Brewers 5.

YANKEES 5TH: CHAMPION REPLACED LOCKWOOD (PITCHING); Nettles
popped to shortstop; Munson doubled to left; F. Alou struck out;
Porter allowed a passed ball [Munson to third]; Michael grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Brewers
5.

BREWERS 5TH: Porter struck out; Ellie Rodriguez walked; Johnson
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Ellie Rodriguez to second];
Garcia popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4,
Brewers 5.

YANKEES 6TH: Clarke lined to first; M. Alou grounded out
(pitcher to first); White grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Brewers 5.

BREWERS 6TH: Vukovich grounded out (shortstop to first);
Coluccio grounded out (shortstop to first); May struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Brewers 5.

YANKEES 7TH: Murcer singled to right; Blomberg popped to first
in foul territory; Nettles walked [Murcer to second]; Munson
flied out to center; F. Alou flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Yankees 4, Brewers 5.

BREWERS 7TH: Briggs struck out; Scott singled to left; Porter
forced Scott (second to shortstop); Ellie Rodriguez popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4,
Brewers 5.

YANKEES 8TH: HART BATTED FOR MICHAEL; Hart grounded out (pitcher
to first); Clarke was called out on strikes; M. Alou lined to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Brewers 5.

BREWERS 8TH: LANIER REPLACED HART (PLAYING SS); Johnson grounded
out (second to first); Garcia singled to left; Garcia was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Vukovich flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Brewers 5.

YANKEES 9TH: White grounded out (pitcher to first); SHORT
REPLACED CHAMPION (PITCHING); Murcer walked; SANCHEZ BATTED FOR
BLOMBERG; Sanchez flied out to center; Nettles popped to second;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Brewers 5.