Darrell Porter's two-out RBI single in the third drove in the deciding run as the Brewers nipped the Athletics, 2-1, behind the combined six-hit hurling of Bill Champion and Tom Murphy. Milwaukee touched loser Blue Moon Odom for a run in the second when Deron Johnson doubled, moved to third on Mike Hegan's single and scored as Dave May hit into a double play.

In the third, Porter delivered the key hit after Don Money's single and Ken Berry's groundout. Murphy relieved Champion in the seventh with one on and one out, threw a wild pitch and gave up a run-scoring single to Jesus Alou. But he blanked Oakland afterward to earn his 16th save. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 2, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Monday, August    26, 1974 (Night game) at County Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  6  1
Brewers      0  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  5  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         3   0   1   0     0   1   .288      Money 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .291
C. Washington cf      4   0   1   0     0   0   .269      Berry cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .210
Jackson rf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .306      Briggs lf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .268
Bando 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .253      Porter c              4   0   1   1     0   2   .260
Rudi lf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .295      D. Johnson dh         2   1   1   0     1   0   .178
Tenace 1b,c,1b        2   0   0   0     1   0   .222        Mitchell pr,dh      0   0   0   0     1   0   .217
Alou dh               3   0   1   1     0   0   .276      Hegan 1b              2   0   1   0     1   0   .240
  H. Washington pr,dh 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      May rf                2   0   0   0     0   0   .227
  Kubiak ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   0   .222        Coluccio ph,rf      2   0   0   0     0   1   .227
Green 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Garcia 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .193
Fosse c               1   0   0   0     0   1   .200      T. Johnson ss         1   0   0   0     1   0   .255
  Holt ph,1b          1   0   0   0     1   0   .244      Champion p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  North pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .266        Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Haney c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .171
Odom p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   6   1     3   4             Totals               27   2   5   1     5   4

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance:  9,244
Left on Base: A's 6, Brewers 8
DP: A's 1, Brewers 3
Errors: Green, Champion
Doubles: Bando (20), D. Johnson (4)
Stolen Bases: Porter (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Campaneris (8), Hegan (3), T. Johnson (5)
GIDP: Jackson (8), Green (5), Kubiak (9), May (8)
Hit by Pitch: Tenace (11,by Murphy)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Odom L(1-5)             3     5   2   2   1   0   0  14   3.59
Hamilton                3     0   0   0   2   2   0  11   3.34
Fingers                 2     0   0   0   2   2   0   9   2.27
Totals                  8     5   2   2   5   4   0  34

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Champion W(9-3)         6.1   4   1   1   1   4   0  23   3.21
Murphy SV(16)           2.2   2   0   0   2   0   0  11   1.48
Totals                  9     6   1   1   3   4   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Murphy (2)
Wild Pitches: Murphy (2)

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Art Frantz


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (third to first); C.
Washington grounded out (second to first); Jackson flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Money made an out to second; Berry singled; Briggs
flied out to center [Berry to second]; Porter grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando was called out on strikes; Rudi made an out
to shortstop; Tenace walked; Alou grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: D. Johnson doubled; Hegan singled [D. Johnson to
third]; May grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [D.
Johnson scored, Hegan out at second]; Garcia lined to third; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Green grounded out (second to first); Fosse
struck out; Campaneris struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 3RD: T. Johnson grounded out (first unassisted); Money
singled; Berry grounded out (second to first) [Money to second];
Briggs walked; Porter singled [Briggs to third, Money scored];
Porter stole second; D. Johnson made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: C. Washington singled; Jackson struck out; Bando
doubled [C. Washington out at home (center to shortstop to
catcher), Bando to third]; Rudi flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 4TH: HAMILTON REPLACED ODOM (PITCHING); Hegan flied out
to left; May grounded out (second to first); Garcia flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Tenace flied out to left; Alou grounded out
(shortstop to first); Green flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 5TH: T. Johnson walked; Money forced T. Johnson (pitcher
to shortstop to second); Berry flied out to left; Briggs was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Brewers 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: HOLT BATTED FOR FOSSE; Holt flied out to center;
Campaneris singled; C. Washington reached on an error by
Champion [Campaneris to third]; Jackson grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [C. Washington out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 6TH: HOLT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); TENACE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); Porter struck out; D. Johnson walked;
MITCHELL RAN FOR D. JOHNSON; Hegan out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Mitchell to second]; COLUCCIO BATTED FOR
MAY; Coluccio grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: MITCHELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); COLUCCIO
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Bando grounded out (third to
first); Rudi singled; MURPHY REPLACED CHAMPION (PITCHING);
Murphy threw a wild pitch [Rudi to second]; Tenace was hit by a
pitch; Alou singled [Tenace to second, Rudi scored]; H.
WASHINGTON RAN FOR ALOU; Green grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [H. Washington out at second]; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 7TH: H. WASHINGTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); FINGERS
REPLACED HAMILTON (PITCHING); Garcia reached on an error by
Green [Garcia to second]; T. Johnson out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Garcia to third]; Money grounded out (catcher
to second); Berry made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Brewers 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Holt walked; NORTH RAN FOR HOLT; Campaneris out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [North to second]; C.
Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson was walked
intentionally; Bando flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 1, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 8TH: HANEY REPLACED NORTH (PLAYING C ); TENACE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Briggs flied out to center; Porter
struck out; Mitchell walked; Hegan walked [Mitchell to second];
Coluccio was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 1, Brewers 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Rudi singled; Tenace forced Rudi (shortstop to
second); KUBIAK BATTED FOR H. WASHINGTON; Kubiak grounded into a
double play (pitcher to second to first) [Tenace out at second];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Brewers 2.