With the aid of two homers by Steve Brye, Bill Travers gained his first victory since April 29 as the Brewers split a twi-night doubleheader with the Tigers. Dave Rozema brought his rookie record to 12-4 by pitching the Tigers to a 4-2 victory in the opener before Travers gained a 6-4 decision in the nightcap. Rozema allowed five hits, but Cecil Cooper homered in the fourth inning and doubled and scored on a single by Sal Bando in the seventh to give the Brewers a 2-1 lead. The Tigers came back with a three-run rally in their half, starting with the tying homer by Jason Thompson. Ben Oglivie and John Wockenfuss followed with singles. Tom Veryzer then drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly and Ron LeFlore plated an insurance tally with a double.

In the second game, Tito Fuentes homered with a man on base and Bob Adams added a solo swat for the Tigers, but Brye, Jim Wohlford and Lenn Sakata each batted in two runs for the Brewers. Brye's first homer tied the score at 3-3 in the fifth inning and his second swat in the next inning sent the Brewers ahead to stay. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 4, Milwaukee Brewers 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Tuesday, August    9, 1977 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Brewers      0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  5  0
Tigers       1  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  x  -   4  7  0


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Yount ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .316      LeFlore cf            4   1   3   1     0   0   .304
Joshua cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .255      Fuentes 2b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .299
Cooper 1b             4   2   2   1     0   0   .294      Staub dh              3   0   0   1     0   1   .260
Wynn rf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .188      Kemp lf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .253
Money lf              0   0   0   0     1   0   .283      Thompson 1b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .269
  Wohlford lf         2   0   1   0     0   0   .232      Oglivie rf            3   1   1   0     0   0   .247
  McMullen ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .218      Wockenfuss c          3   1   1   0     0   0   .270
Bando 3b              2   0   1   1     0   0   .244      Mankowski 3b          2   0   0   0     0   1   .268
Quirk dh              3   0   0   0     0   0   .209        Rodriguez ph,3b     1   0   0   0     0   1   .203
Sakata 2b             2   0   0   0     0   1   .206      Veryzer ss            2   0   0   1     0   0   .196
  Johnson ph,2b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .071      Rozema p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Moore c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Slaton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McClure p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   5   2     1   4             Totals               28   4   7   4     2   4

Time of Game: 2:04
Left on Base: Brewers 3, Tigers 4
DP: Brewers 0, Tigers 1
Doubles: Cooper (22), Bando (17), Oglivie (18), LeFlore (13)
Home Runs: Cooper (12), Thompson (20)
Stolen Bases: Wohlford (12), LeFlore (27)
Sacrifice Hits: Bando (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Staub (5), Veryzer (2)
GIDP: Bando (6)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton L(8-11)          6     6   4   3   2   1   1  25   3.22
McClure                 2     1   0   0   0   3   0   7   2.53
Totals                  8     7   4   3   2   4   1  32

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rozema W(12-4)          9     5   2   2   1   4   1  32   2.70
Totals                  9     5   2   2   1   4   1  32

Passed Balls: Moore (8)

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


BREWERS 1ST: Yount grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt
Joshua grounded out (first to pitcher); Cooper grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled; Moore allowed a passed ball
[LeFlore to second]; Fuentes singled to right [LeFlore to
third]; Staub hit a sacrifice fly to left [LeFlore scored
(unearned)]; Fuentes was picked off first (pitcher to first);
Kemp grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 0, Tigers 1.

BREWERS 2ND: Wynn struck out; Money walked; Bando grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Money out at
second]; Don Money ejected by 2B umpire Ted Hendry; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: WOHLFORD REPLACED MONEY (PLAYING LF); Thompson flied
out to center; Oglivie made an out to shortstop; Wockenfuss
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Tigers 1.

BREWERS 3RD: Quirk lined to first; Sakata struck out; Moore made
an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Mankowski was called out on strikes; Veryzer
grounded out (shortstop to first); LeFlore singled to left;
LeFlore stole second; Fuentes walked; Staub made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0, Tigers 1.

BREWERS 4TH: Yount grounded out (third to first); Joshua popped
to third in foul territory; Cooper homered; Wynn struck out; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Kemp walked; Thompson flied out to right; Oglivie
flied out to right; Wockenfuss made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Tigers 1.

BREWERS 5TH: Wohlford singled to left; Wohlford stole second;
Bando out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Wohlford to
third]; Quirk reached on a fielder's choice [Wohlford out at
home (second to catcher)]; Sakata forced Quirk (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Mankowski grounded out (first unassisted); Veryzer
flied out to right; LeFlore grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Tigers 1.

BREWERS 6TH: Moore grounded out (first to pitcher); Yount flied
out to right; Joshua flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Fuentes flied out to left; Staub lined to first;
Kemp grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 1, Tigers 1.

BREWERS 7TH: Cooper doubled to right; Wynn made an out to third;
Wohlford grounded out (pitcher to first); Bando doubled to left
[Cooper scored]; Quirk grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Thompson homered; Oglivie doubled to left;
Wockenfuss singled to right [Oglivie to third, Wockenfuss to
second (on throw to home)]; MCCLURE REPLACED SLATON (PITCHING);
RODRIGUEZ BATTED FOR MANKOWSKI; Rodriguez struck out; Veryzer
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Oglivie scored, Wockenfuss to
third]; LeFlore doubled to right [Wockenfuss scored]; Fuentes
flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Tigers 4.

BREWERS 8TH: RODRIGUEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); JOHNSON
BATTED FOR SAKATA; Johnson grounded out (first to pitcher);
Moore grounded out (shortstop to first); Yount struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 8TH: JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Staub struck
out; Kemp struck out; Thompson grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Tigers 4.

BREWERS 9TH: Joshua singled to center; Cooper made an out to
third; Wynn popped to first in foul territory; MCMULLEN BATTED
FOR WOHLFORD; McMullen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Tigers 4.