Sparky Lyle failed in relief as the Brewers rallied for three runs in the ninth inning, including a homer by Cecil Cooper, to defeat the Yankees, 4-3. Jim Wohlford opened the stanza with a single off Ken Holtzman, who was lifted although the hit was only the fifth of his deliveries.

Lyle induced Robin Yount to force Wohlford, but Cooper came up and smashed his homer to tie the score at 3-3. Sal Bando followed with a triple and, after an intentional pass to Sixto Lezcano, Don Money struck out but Steve Brye singled for the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 4, New York Yankees 3
Game Played on Saturday, April     16, 1977 (Day game) at County Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  8  0
Brewers      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  3  -   4  8  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .313      Wohlford lf,cf        3   1   1   0     1   0   .208
White rf,lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Yount ss              4   1   2   0     0   0   .269
Munson c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .259      Cooper 1b             2   1   1   3     0   0   .304
Chambliss 1b          3   1   1   1     1   0   .138      Bando 3b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .208
Jackson dh            3   1   1   0     1   0   .261      Lezcano rf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .250
May lf                4   0   2   0     0   0   .556      Money 2b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .333
  Blair pr,rf         0   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Brye dh               4   0   1   1     0   0   .250
Nettles 3b            2   0   1   0     2   0   .115      Joshua cf             2   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Randolph 2b           3   0   0   1     0   1   .292        McMullen ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dent ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Hegan lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hendricks ph        1   0   1   1     0   0  1.000      Moore c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .095
  Stanley ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Haas p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Holtzman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Castro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   8   3     4   2             Totals               29   4   8   4     3   1

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 15,913
Left on Base: Yankees 7, Brewers 4
DP: Yankees 1, Brewers 0
Doubles: Jackson (1), May (1)
Triples: Bando (1)
Home Runs: Chambliss (1), Cooper (1)
Stolen Bases: Lezcano (1)
Caught Stealing: White (2), Rivers (4), Money (1), Yount (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Cooper (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Randolph (2), Cooper (1)
GIDP: Lezcano (1)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman                8     5   2   2   2   0   0  28   2.25
Lyle L(0-1)             0.2   3   2   2   1   1   1   6   2.35
Totals                  8.2   8   4   4   3   1   1  34

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Haas                    8.1   7   3   3   4   2   1  34   2.25
Castro W(1-0)           0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.00
Totals                  9     8   3   3   4   2   1  37

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


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (second to first); White
singled; Munson flied out to left; White was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Wohlford grounded out (first unassisted); Yount
grounded out (second to first); Cooper grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Brewers 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss flied out to left; Jackson walked; May
singled to left [Jackson to second]; Nettles singled to left
[Jackson to third, May to second]; Randolph struck out; Dent
flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Bando walked; Lezcano grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Bando out at second]; Money
singled; Money was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Brewers 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Rivers grounded out (pitcher to first); White flied
out to right; Munson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Brye grounded out (second to first); Joshua
grounded out (second to first); Moore grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Brewers 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Chambliss homered; Jackson doubled to left; May
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Jackson to third]; Nettles
was walked intentionally; Randolph hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Jackson scored]; Dent flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 2, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Wohlford walked; Yount singled to right [Wohlford
to third]; Yount was caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
second); Cooper hit a sacrifice fly to center [Wohlford scored];
Bando grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Brewers 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Rivers singled to pitcher; White grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Rivers to second]; Munson grounded out
(third to first); Chambliss walked; Rivers was caught stealing
third (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Brewers 1.

BREWERS 5TH: Lezcano grounded out (first unassisted); Money
grounded out (second to first); Brye flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Brewers 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Jackson grounded out (second to first); May made an
out to shortstop; Nettles grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 6TH: Joshua grounded out (first unassisted); Moore flied
out to center; Wohlford grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Brewers 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Randolph grounded out (third to first); Dent
grounded out (third to first); Rivers flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 7TH: Yount singled; Cooper out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to first) [Yount to second]; Bando lined to second;
Lezcano grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 2, Brewers 1.

YANKEES 8TH: White flied out to center; Munson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Chambliss grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 8TH: Money singled; Brye forced Money (pitcher to
shortstop); MCMULLEN BATTED FOR JOSHUA; McMullen grounded out
(second to first) [Brye to second]; Moore lined to pitcher; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Brewers 1.

YANKEES 9TH: HEGAN REPLACED MCMULLEN (PLAYING LF); WOHLFORD
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Jackson grounded out (pitcher
unassisted); May doubled to right; BLAIR RAN FOR MAY; Nettles
was walked intentionally; CASTRO REPLACED HAAS (PITCHING);
Randolph forced Nettles (second to shortstop) [Blair to third];
HENDRICKS BATTED FOR DENT; Hendricks singled to right [Blair
scored, Randolph to third]; Rivers grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 9TH: BLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); WHITE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); STANLEY REPLACED HENDRICKS (PLAYING SS);
Wohlford singled to right; LYLE REPLACED HOLTZMAN (PITCHING);
Yount forced Wohlford (second to shortstop); Cooper homered
[Yount scored]; Bando tripled to right; Lezcano was walked
intentionally; Money struck out; Lezcano stole second; Brye
singled to right [Bando scored, Lezcano to third]; 3 R, 4 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Brewers 4.