Jim Slaton, who had been held back by the flu, made his first appearance of the season, allowed only three hits and pitched the Brewers to a 5-0 victory over the Orioles. Cecil Cooper had three singles in three official trips for the Brewers and scored two of their runs. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 5, Baltimore Orioles 0
Game Played on Thursday, April     14, 1977 (Day game) at County Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  2
Brewers      0  0  0    0  2  2    0  1  x  -   5 11  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry lf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .250      Wohlford lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Harlow cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Yount ss              4   1   2   0     0   0   .263
Singleton rf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Cooper 1b             3   2   3   0     1   0   .278
DeCinces 3b           2   0   0   0     1   1   .313      Bando 3b              3   0   2   1     1   0   .235
Murray dh             3   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Lezcano rf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .222
L. May 1b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .059      Money 2b              3   1   1   0     0   0   .313
Dempsey c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .176      Thomas dh             3   1   1   0     0   0   .143
Belanger ss           2   0   0   0     1   0   .154      Joshua cf             3   0   2   1     0   0   .263
Dauer 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Moore c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .067
  Muser ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Slaton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garcia 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
R. May p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               27   0   3   0     3   2             Totals               30   5  11   2     2   2

Time of Game: 1:50   Attendance:  5,727
Left on Base: Orioles 3, Brewers 3
DP: Orioles 1, Brewers 2
Errors: Harlow, Dempsey
Doubles: Thomas (1), Bando (2)
Triples: Harlow (1)
Stolen Bases: Yount (2)
Caught Stealing: Joshua 2 (2)
GIDP: Belanger (1)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. May L(0-2)           8    11   5   2   2   2   0  32   4.63
Totals                  8    11   5   2   2   2   0  32

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton W(1-0)           9     3   0   0   3   2   0  30   0.00
Totals                  9     3   0   0   3   2   0  30

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Rich Garcia


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry walked; Bumbry was picked off first (pitcher
to first); Harlow tripled to right; Singleton grounded out
(pitcher to first); DeCinces flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Wohlford grounded out (third to first); Yount
singled to center; Yount stole second; Cooper singled to right
[Cooper out at second (right to first to shortstop), Yount out
at third (third unassisted)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Brewers 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Murray grounded out (second to first); L. May
grounded out (shortstop to first); Dempsey popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Bando popped to first in foul territory; Lezcano
grounded out (shortstop to first); Money flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Brewers 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger walked; Dauer forced Belanger (pitcher to
shortstop); Bumbry lined into a double play (shortstop to
catcher to first) [Dauer out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Thomas flied out to right; Joshua singled to left;
Joshua was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to
first to second); Moore popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Brewers 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Harlow flied out to left; Singleton grounded out
(first to pitcher); DeCinces walked; Murray grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Wohlford flied out to center; Yount grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cooper walked; Bando singled to center
[Cooper to second]; Cooper was picked off second (pitcher to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Brewers 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: L. May grounded out (shortstop to first); Dempsey
flied out to right; Belanger grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 5TH: Lezcano flied out to left; Money singled to left;
Thomas doubled to center [Money to third]; Joshua singled to
center [Money scored, Thomas scored (error by Harlow)
(unearned)]; Joshua was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Moore grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Brewers 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Dauer grounded out (shortstop to first); Bumbry
singled to right; Harlow flied out to center; Singleton grounded
out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Brewers 2.

BREWERS 6TH: Wohlford flied out to center; Yount singled to
left; Cooper singled [Yount scored (error by Dempsey)
(unearned), Cooper scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Bando walked;
Lezcano was called out on strikes; Money flied out to left; 2 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Brewers 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: DeCinces struck out; Murray flied out to left; L.
May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Brewers 4.

BREWERS 7TH: Thomas flied out to right; Joshua grounded out
(second to first); Moore flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Brewers 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: Dempsey singled to left; Belanger grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Dempsey out at
second]; MUSER BATTED FOR DAUER; Muser grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Brewers 4.

BREWERS 8TH: GARCIA REPLACED MUSER (PLAYING 2B); Wohlford flied
out to right; Yount flied out to left; Cooper singled to center;
Bando doubled to left [Cooper scored]; Lezcano was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Brewers 5.

ORIOLES 9TH: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Harlow flied
out to left; Singleton grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Brewers 5.