Rookie righthander Barry Cort, who was born in Toronto, made his first major league start for the Brewers and defeated the Blue Jays, 6-2. Don Money batted in two runs for the Brewers with a single and homer, while Von Joshua also accounted for a pair with a single. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 6, Toronto Blue Jays 2
Game Played on Tuesday, May       3, 1977 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
Brewers      0  3  1    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   6 10  1
Blue Jays    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  9  1


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Joshua cf             5   0   2   2     0   1   .234      Bailor ss             1   0   1   0     0   0   .295
Yount ss              5   0   0   0     0   0   .294        Mason ss            3   0   1   0     0   1   .117
Cooper 1b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .329      Torres 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .214
Thomas lf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .242      A. Woods lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .283
  Wohlford lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .196      Velez dh              3   1   1   0     1   1   .419
Money 2b              4   2   2   2     0   1   .233      Fairly rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .236
Lezcano rf            3   2   2   1     1   0   .227      Ault 1b               4   1   2   1     0   1   .322
Bando 3b              3   0   2   1     1   0   .205      Ashby c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .209
McMullen dh           4   0   0   0     0   1   .214      G. Woods cf           4   0   2   1     0   0   .242
Moore c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .241      McKay 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .176
Cort p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Ewing ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .412
                                                          Jefferson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Vuckovich p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   6  10   6     2   4             Totals               35   2   9   2     1   5

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 13,148
Left on Base: Brewers 5, Blue Jays 7
DP: Brewers 1, Blue Jays 0
Errors: Joshua, A. Woods
Doubles: Thomas (2), Bando (3), Velez (8), Fairly (5), Ault (5)
Home Runs: Money (1)
Stolen Bases: Cooper (3)
GIDP: Torres (2)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cort W(1-0)             9     9   2   2   1   5   0  36   3.38
Totals                  9     9   2   2   1   5   0  36

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jefferson L(0-2)        7.2  10   6   5   2   4   1  34   4.50
Vuckovich               1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.38
Totals                  9    10   6   5   2   4   1  38

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Jim McKean


BREWERS 1ST: Joshua singled to center; Yount forced Joshua
(shortstop to second); Yount was picked off first (pitcher to
first); Cooper struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bailor singled to right; Torres grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Bailor out at second];
A. Woods struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Blue Jays
0.

BREWERS 2ND: MASON REPLACED BAILOR (PLAYING SS); Thomas doubled
to left; Money singled to center [Thomas scored]; Lezcano walked
[Money to second]; Bando walked [Money to third, Lezcano to
second]; McMullen made an out to second; Moore lined to
shortstop; Joshua singled to right [Money scored, Lezcano
scored, Bando to third]; Yount popped to third in foul
territory; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 3, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Velez doubled; Fairly flied out to left; Ault
singled to center [Velez scored, Ault to third (error by
Joshua)]; Ashby struck out; G. Woods grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Blue Jays 1.

BREWERS 3RD: Cooper grounded out (third to first); Thomas flied
out to center; Money homered; Lezcano flied to left in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 4, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: McKay grounded out (shortstop to first); Mason
struck out; Torres made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 4, Blue Jays 1.

BREWERS 4TH: Bando doubled; McMullen was called out on strikes;
Moore grounded out (second to first) [Bando to third]; Joshua
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 4, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: A. Woods flied out to left; Velez grounded out
(third to first); Fairly doubled to right; Ault lined to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 4, Blue Jays 1.

BREWERS 5TH: Yount flied out to center; Cooper made an out to
shortstop; Thomas grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Brewers 4, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Ashby grounded out (first unassisted); G. Woods
grounded out (third to first); McKay grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 4, Blue Jays 1.

BREWERS 6TH: Money flied out to left; Lezcano singled to center;
Bando flied out to right; McMullen grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 4, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Mason flied out to right; Torres singled to
center; A. Woods flied out to center; Velez walked [Torres to
second]; Fairly grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Brewers 4, Blue Jays 1.

BREWERS 7TH: Moore grounded out (shortstop to first); Joshua
struck out; Yount flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 4, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Ault struck out; Ashby grounded out (second to
first); G. Woods singled to left; McKay flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 4, Blue Jays 1.

BREWERS 8TH: Cooper singled to left; Thomas flied out to left;
Cooper stole second; Money struck out; Lezcano singled to left
[Cooper scored, Lezcano to third (error by A. Woods)]; Bando
singled to center [Lezcano scored (unearned)]; VUCKOVICH
REPLACED JEFFERSON (PITCHING); McMullen forced Bando (second to
shortstop); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 6, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: WOHLFORD REPLACED THOMAS (PLAYING LF); Mason
singled to center; Torres forced Mason (third to second); A.
Woods forced Torres (first to shortstop); Velez was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 6, Blue Jays 1.

BREWERS 9TH: Moore grounded out (third to first); Joshua
grounded out (second to first); Yount grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 6, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Fairly grounded out (pitcher to first); Ault
doubled to left; Ashby grounded out (first unassisted) [Ault to
third]; G. Woods singled to left [Ault scored]; EWING BATTED FOR
MCKAY; Ewing flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers
6, Blue Jays 2.