Jim Slaton yielded only four hits in 8 2/3 innings before giving way to Ray Sadecki, who retired the last batter to save the Brewers' 3-1 victory over the Athletics. The Brewers scored a run in the second inning on a single by Darrell Porter and double by Gorman Thomas before adding a pair in the eighth when Jack Heidemann singled with the bases loaded. The A's collected two of their four hits with two out in the ninth, scoring on singles by Bert Campaneris and Don Baylor around two wild pitches. Sadecki retired Billy Williams for the final out. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 3, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Wednesday, August    18, 1976 (Night game) at County Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  4  0
Brewers      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  2  x  -   3  8  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .280      Yount ss              2   0   0   0     2   0   .271
Campaneris ss         4   1   1   0     0   0   .270      Moore lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .207
Baylor rf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .242      Scott 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .273
Williams dh           4   0   0   0     0   0   .220      Lezcano rf            3   1   2   0     1   1   .290
Bando 3b              2   0   1   0     1   0   .234      Porter c              4   1   1   0     0   0   .226
Tenace 1b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .256      G. Thomas cf          4   1   2   1     0   1   .204
Tovar lf              2   0   0   0     0   0   .150      Sutherland dh         2   0   1   0     2   0   .202
  McMullen ph,lf      1   0   0   0     0   1   .262      Heidemann 3b          3   0   1   2     0   0   .202
Garner 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Johnson 2b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .251
Newman c              2   0   0   0     0   0   .130      Slaton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sandt ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .152        Sadecki p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   4   1     1   3             Totals               30   3   8   3     5   4

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance: 13,013
Left on Base: A's 3, Brewers 9
DP: A's 0, Brewers 0
Errors: Slaton
Doubles: G. Thomas (9)
Stolen Bases: Bando (12)
Caught Stealing: Yount (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Heidemann (6)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue L(11-11)           8     8   3   3   5   4   0  36   2.69
Totals                  8     8   3   3   5   4   0  36

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton W(13-10)         8.2   4   1   1   1   3   0  30   3.35
Sadecki SV(1)           0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.49
Totals                  9     4   1   1   1   3   0  31

Wild Pitches: Slaton 2 (7)

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Dave Phillips


ATHLETICS 1ST: North grounded out (pitcher to first); Campaneris
popped to catcher in foul territory; Baylor struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Yount lined to left; Moore grounded out (pitcher to
first); Scott lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Brewers 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Williams lined to center; Bando singled; Bando
stole second; Tenace grounded out (shortstop to first) [Bando to
third]; Tovar popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Lezcano was called out on strikes; Porter singled
to right; G. Thomas doubled to left [Porter scored]; Sutherland
walked; Heidemann lined to pitcher; Johnson was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Garner grounded out (second to first); Newman
grounded out (third to first); North made an out to third; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 3RD: Yount grounded out (shortstop to first); Moore
lined to second; Scott singled; Lezcano walked [Scott to
second]; Porter made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 0, Brewers 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Campaneris flied out to center; Baylor made an
out to second; Williams lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 4TH: G. Thomas struck out; Sutherland flied out to
center; Heidemann flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Brewers 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Bando walked; Bando was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Slaton [Bando to second]; Tenace struck out;
Tovar flied to left in foul territory; Garner popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 5TH: Johnson flied out to center; Yount walked; Yount
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Moore made an
out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Newman grounded out (shortstop to first); North
singled to left [North out at second (left to second)];
Campaneris grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 6TH: Scott flied out to right; Lezcano singled; Porter
flied out to right; G. Thomas flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Baylor flied out to center; Williams lined to
right; Bando lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Brewers 1.

BREWERS 7TH: Sutherland singled; Heidemann out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Sutherland to second]; Johnson struck
out; Yount walked; Moore grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Tenace flied out to left; MCMULLEN BATTED FOR
TOVAR; McMullen struck out; Garner flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 8TH: MCMULLEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Scott flied
out to right; Lezcano singled to center; Porter popped to first
in foul territory; G. Thomas singled to left [Lezcano to third,
G. Thomas to second (on throw to 3b)]; Sutherland was walked
intentionally; Heidemann singled to center [Lezcano scored, G.
Thomas scored, Sutherland to second]; Johnson grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: SANDT BATTED FOR NEWMAN; Sandt grounded out
(second to first); North grounded out (second to first);
Campaneris singled; Slaton threw a wild pitch [Campaneris to
second]; Slaton threw a wild pitch [Campaneris to third]; Baylor
singled to left [Campaneris scored]; SADECKI REPLACED SLATON
(PITCHING); Williams made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 1, Brewers 3.