A homer by Ron Fairly in the seventh inning lifted the Blue Jays to a 9-8 victory over the Brewers in a game that was delayed for one hour by heavy fog. While visibility was limited, the Brewers scored four runs in the fifth inning on a triple by Charlie Moore, single by Von Joshua, inside-the-park homer by Cecil Cooper, pass to Don Money and triple by Sixto Lezcano. The umpires then halted action until the fog lifted. The Blue Jays came back to take an 8-6 lead, but the Brewers tied the score in the eighth on RBIs by Sal Bando and Jamie Quirk before Fairly's homer decided the game in the Blue Jays' favor. [The Sporting News] |
Toronto Blue Jays 9, Milwaukee Brewers 8
Game Played on Thursday, May 5, 1977 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
Brewers 2 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 - 8 13 2 Blue Jays 0 4 0 0 3 1 1 0 x - 9 12 0 Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Joshua cf 4 1 2 1 1 0 .235 Torres 2b 2 1 0 2 1 1 .206 Yount ss 5 2 1 0 0 0 .290 Mason ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 .162 Cooper 1b 5 2 4 2 0 0 .364 A. Woods lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .304 Thomas dh 3 0 1 1 2 1 .256 Velez dh 4 0 1 2 0 0 .386 Money 2b 3 2 0 1 2 0 .215 Fairly rf 4 2 2 1 0 0 .286 Lezcano rf 5 0 1 1 0 2 .229 Ault 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .323 Bando 3b 5 0 2 1 0 0 .232 Ashby c 4 1 3 1 0 0 .227 Wohlford lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .186 Scott pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Quirk ph,lf 2 0 1 1 0 0 .186 Cerone c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Moore c 3 1 1 0 1 0 .246 G. Woods cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .257 Beare p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McKay 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .194 Castro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garvin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McClure p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Vuckovich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 8 13 8 6 4 Totals 32 9 12 6 3 2 Time of Game: 2:33 Attendance: 12,268 Left on Base: Brewers 9, Blue Jays 4 DP: Brewers 2, Blue Jays 1 Errors: Joshua, Lezcano Doubles: Cooper (4), Ashby (2) Triples: Moore (3), Lezcano (1), McKay (2) Home Runs: Cooper (4), Fairly (2) Stolen Bases: Scott (1) Sacrifice Hits: Torres (1) Sacrifice Flies: Torres (1) GIDP: Joshua (3), McKay (5), Fairly (1) Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Beare 4 6 5 4 2 2 0 19 12.10 Castro L(3-1) 3 5 4 4 1 0 1 14 5.93 McClure 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00 Totals 8 12 9 8 3 2 1 37 Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Garvin 4.2 7 6 6 4 2 1 24 3.09 Vuckovich W(2-2) 4.1 6 2 2 2 2 0 20 4.32 Totals 9 13 8 8 6 4 1 44 Wild Pitches: Vuckovich (1) Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Lou DiMuro BREWERS 1ST: Joshua singled to left; Yount singled to center [Joshua to second]; Cooper singled to right [Joshua to third, Yount to second]; Thomas walked [Joshua scored, Yount to third, Cooper to second]; Money forced Thomas (shortstop to second) [Yount scored, Cooper to third]; Lezcano struck out; Bando flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 2, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 1ST: Torres struck out; Mason flied out to center; A. Woods singled to center; Velez lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Blue Jays 0. BREWERS 2ND: Wohlford grounded out (third to first); Moore walked; Joshua grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Moore out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Fairly singled to right; Ault singled to center [Fairly scored (error by Joshua), Ault to second]; Ashby singled to right [Ault scored]; G. Woods singled to right [Ashby scored (error by Lezcano), G. Woods to third]; McKay grounded out (third to first); Torres out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [G. Woods scored (unearned)]; Mason walked; A. Woods forced Mason (shortstop to second); 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Blue Jays 4. BREWERS 3RD: Yount lined to third; Cooper lined to shortstop; Thomas walked; Money grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Blue Jays 4. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Velez flied out to right; Fairly popped to third in foul territory; Ault grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Blue Jays 4. BREWERS 4TH: Lezcano made an out to shortstop; Bando flied out to right; Wohlford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Blue Jays 4. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Ashby singled to right; G. Woods was called out on strikes; McKay grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Ashby out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Blue Jays 4. BREWERS 5TH: Moore tripled to right; lost in the fog; Joshua singled to center [Moore scored]; Yount forced Joshua (pitcher to shortstop); Cooper hit an inside the park homer to center [Yount scored]; the outfielders lost the ball in the fog; Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); Money walked; Lezcano tripled to right [Money scored]; VUCKOVICH REPLACED GARVIN (PITCHING); Bando flied out to left; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 6, Blue Jays 4. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Torres walked; CASTRO REPLACED BEARE (PITCHING); Mason singled to left [Torres to second]; A. Woods singled to right [Torres to third, Mason to second]; Velez singled to right [Torres scored, Mason scored, A. Woods to third]; Fairly grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [A. Woods scored, Velez out at second]; Ault walked; Ashby grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 6, Blue Jays 7. BREWERS 6TH: Wohlford grounded out (third to first); Moore grounded out (third to first); Joshua walked; Yount flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 6, Blue Jays 7. BLUE JAYS 6TH: G. Woods grounded out (third to first); McKay tripled to right; Torres hit a sacrifice fly to center [McKay scored]; Mason grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 6, Blue Jays 8. BREWERS 7TH: Cooper singled; Thomas was called out on strikes; Vuckovich threw a wild pitch [Cooper to second]; Money walked; Lezcano struck out; Bando singled to right [Cooper scored, Money to third]; QUIRK BATTED FOR WOHLFORD; Quirk singled to center [Money scored, Bando to second]; Moore grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 8, Blue Jays 8. BLUE JAYS 7TH: QUIRK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); A. Woods flied out to left; Velez grounded out (shortstop to first); Fairly homered; Ault made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 8, Blue Jays 9. BREWERS 8TH: Joshua flied out to left; Yount made an out to shortstop; Cooper doubled to right; Thomas singled to right [Cooper out at home (right to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 8, Blue Jays 9. BLUE JAYS 8TH: MCCLURE REPLACED CASTRO (PITCHING); Ashby doubled; SCOTT RAN FOR ASHBY; Scott stole third; G. Woods popped to catcher in foul territory; McKay reached on a fielder's choice [Scott out at home (third to catcher)]; Torres forced McKay (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 8, Blue Jays 9. BREWERS 9TH: CERONE REPLACED SCOTT (PLAYING C ); Money flied out to left; Lezcano grounded out (pitcher to first); Bando singled to left; Quirk flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 8, Blue Jays 9.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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