Sixto Lezcano hit a homer after Von Joshua singled in the third inning and propelled the Brewers to an 8-1 triumph over the A's. The Brewers added another third-inning run on Robin Yount's RBI single. The A's stranded 10 runners between the third and seventh innings. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 8, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Saturday, September 17, 1977 (Night game) at County Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1 10  3
Brewers      0  1  3    1  1  2    0  0  x  -   8 13  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Scott 2b              4   0   0   0     1   0   .261      Joshua cf             5   2   3   1     0   0   .258
Picciolo ss           5   0   1   0     0   2   .198      Lezcano rf            5   1   1   2     0   0   .275
Page lf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .308      Money 2b              3   1   2   2     1   0   .280
Tabb 1b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .216        Sakata pr,2b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .169
E. Williams dh        4   1   2   0     0   1   .245      Cooper 1b             5   1   3   0     0   1   .288
Sanguillen c          3   0   2   0     0   0   .269      Bando dh              5   0   0   0     0   1   .248
  Hosley c            1   0   1   1     0   0   .217      Yount ss              4   1   1   2     0   0   .295
Gross 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Kirkpatrick lf        3   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Tyrone rf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .250        Wohlford pr,lf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .252
Armas cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .248      Gantner 3b            4   1   3   0     0   0   .316
C. Mitchell p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Haney c               1   1   0   0     2   0   .228
  McCatty p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sorensen p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Langford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   1  10   1     1   6             Totals               36   8  13   7     3   2

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 10,718
Left on Base: A's 10, Brewers 9
DP: A's 1, Brewers 1
Errors: Gross 2, C. Mitchell, Gantner
Doubles: E. Williams (13), Joshua (24), Money (25)
Triples: Page (8)
Home Runs: Lezcano (18)
Stolen Bases: Cooper (10)
Caught Stealing: Lezcano (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Haney (2)
GIDP: Gross (6), Joshua (15)
Hit by Pitch: Kirkpatrick (1,by McCatty)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
C. Mitchell L(0-1)      3.1   7   5   4   1   1   1  19  10.80
McCatty                 3     5   3   2   2   1   0  17   6.00
Langford                1.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   3.86
Totals                  8    13   8   6   3   2   1  41

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sorensen W(6-9)         9    10   1   1   1   6   0  38   4.11
Totals                  9    10   1   1   1   6   0  38

Hit by Pitch: McCatty (1)
Wild Pitches: McCatty (1)

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Nick Bremigan


ATHLETICS 1ST: Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); Picciolo
struck out; Page grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Joshua flied out to left; Lezcano flied out to
right; Money walked; Cooper struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Brewers 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Tabb flied out to left; E. Williams grounded out
(shortstop to first); Sanguillen grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Bando flied out to center; Yount reached on an
error by Gross; Kirkpatrick flied out to right; Gantner singled
to right [Yount to third]; Gantner was picked off first but was
safe on an error by C. Mitchell [Yount scored (unearned),
Gantner to second]; Haney made an out to first; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H,
2 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Gross grounded out (first unassisted); Tyrone
singled to left; Armas reached on an error by Gantner [Tyrone to
second]; Scott walked [Tyrone to third, Armas to second];
Picciolo forced Tyrone (third to catcher) [Armas to third, Scott
to second]; Page forced Picciolo (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 3RD: Joshua singled to left; Lezcano homered [Joshua
scored]; Money made an out to shortstop; Cooper singled; Cooper
stole second; Bando flied out to left; Yount singled to left
[Cooper scored]; Kirkpatrick made an out to shortstop; 3 R, 4 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 4.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Tabb singled; E. Williams struck out; Sanguillen
singled to left [Tabb to second]; Gross forced Sanguillen
(second to shortstop) [Tabb to third]; Tyrone struck out; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 4.

BREWERS 4TH: Gantner singled to right; Haney out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Gantner to second]; Joshua doubled to
left [Gantner scored]; MCCATTY REPLACED C. MITCHELL (PITCHING);
Lezcano reached on a fielder's choice [Joshua out at third
(shortstop to second)]; Debut game for Steve McCatty;
Lezcano was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 5.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Armas grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott
grounded out (pitcher to first); Picciolo singled to left; Page
singled [Picciolo to second]; Tabb struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 5.

BREWERS 5TH: Money doubled to left; Cooper singled to left
[Money to third]; Bando popped to third in foul territory; Yount
forced Cooper (second to shortstop) [Money scored]; Kirkpatrick
made an out to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Brewers 6.

ATHLETICS 6TH: E. Williams singled; Sanguillen singled to right
[E. Williams to second]; Gross made an out to shortstop; Tyrone
lined to center; Armas made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 6.

BREWERS 6TH: HOSLEY REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PLAYING C ); Gantner
grounded out (second to first); Haney walked; Joshua singled
[Haney to second]; Lezcano reached on an error by Gross [Haney
to third, Joshua to second]; Money singled to left [Haney
scored, Joshua scored (unearned), Lezcano to second]; SAKATA RAN
FOR MONEY; Cooper flied out to left [Lezcano to third]; Bando
struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 8.

ATHLETICS 7TH: SAKATA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Scott
grounded out (pitcher to first); Picciolo struck out; Page
tripled; Tabb flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Brewers 8.

BREWERS 7TH: Yount flied out to center; Kirkpatrick was hit by a
pitch; WOHLFORD RAN FOR KIRKPATRICK; Gantner singled to right
[Wohlford to second]; McCatty threw a wild pitch [Wohlford to
third, Gantner to second]; Haney walked; LANGFORD REPLACED
MCCATTY (PITCHING); Joshua grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Haney out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 8.

ATHLETICS 8TH: WOHLFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); E. Williams
doubled to left; Hosley singled to right [E. Williams scored];
Gross grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
pitcher) [Hosley out at second]; Tyrone struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Brewers 8.

BREWERS 8TH: Lezcano flied out to right; Sakata grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cooper singled to right; Bando flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Brewers 8.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Armas grounded out (first to pitcher); Scott
grounded out (second to first); Picciolo grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Brewers 8.