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Sunday April 23, 1978
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Handing Catfish Hunter his third straight loss, the Brewers edged the Yankees, 3-2. Ben Oglivie sent the Brewers ahead in the second inning with a solo homer and Sal Bando singled home two runs in the seventh, driving in Cecil Cooper, who had singled, and Oglivie, who had doubled.

Brewer starter Lary Sorensen retired 16 batters in a row until Reggie Jackson hit a homer in the seventh. The other Yankee run came in the eighth when Mickey Rivers doubled home Lou Piniella with two out. Bob McClure picked up his first save by retiring the Yanks in order in the ninth. [The Sporting News]


Milwaukee Brewers 3, New York Yankees 2

Game Played on Sunday, April 23, 1978 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I

Brewers      0  1  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   3  7  1
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  0  -   2  5  0


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Molitor ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .278      Randolph 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Money 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .283      Rivers cf             4   0   2   1     0   0   .308
  Sakata 2b           2   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Munson c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .265
Cooper 1b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .286      Jackson rf            4   1   1   1     0   1   .214
Hisle lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .293      Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .250
Oglivie rf            4   2   3   1     0   0   .231      Nettles 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .200
Bando 3b              4   0   1   2     0   1   .283      White lf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .240
Thomas cf             3   0   0   0     0   3   .212      Spencer dh            3   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Davis dh              3   0   0   0     0   1   .375      Dent ss               2   0   0   0     0   0   .209
Martinez c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .250        Piniella ph         1   1   1   0     0   0   .344
Sorensen p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stanley ss          0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
  McClure p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   7   3     0   8             Totals               32   2   5   2     1   4

Time of Game: 1:53   Attendance: 26,291
Left on Base: Brewers 3, Yankees 4
DP: Brewers 0, Yankees 0
Errors: Molitor
Doubles: Oglivie (1), Sakata (1), Rivers (1)
Home Runs: Oglivie (2), Jackson (3)
Caught Stealing: Molitor (1)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sorensen W(2-1)         8     5   2   2   1   2   1  30   4.50
McClure SV(1)           1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   2.00
Totals                  9     5   2   2   1   4   1  33

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter L(0-3)           7     5   3   3   0   5   1  25   9.45
Gossage                 2     2   0   0   0   3   0   8   2.70
Totals                  9     7   3   3   0   8   1  33

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - Nestor Chylak


BREWERS 1ST: Molitor singled to left; Molitor was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Money flied out to left;
Cooper grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph popped to first in foul territory; Rivers
singled to left; Munson forced Rivers (third to second); Jackson
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Yankees 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Hisle struck out; Oglivie homered; Bando grounded
out (pitcher to first); Thomas struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Brewers 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss singled to right; Nettles forced
Chambliss (first to shortstop); White forced Nettles (second to
shortstop); Spencer flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 1, Yankees 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Davis grounded out (pitcher to first); Martinez
flied out to left; Molitor lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Dent made an out to third; Randolph grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rivers flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 1, Yankees 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Money grounded out (second to first); Cooper made
an out to first; Hisle grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson grounded out (second to first); Jackson
flied out to left; Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Yankees 0.

BREWERS 5TH: Oglivie grounded out (first to pitcher); Bando
struck out; Thomas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: SAKATA REPLACED MONEY (PLAYING 2B); Nettles
grounded out (first unassisted); White struck out; Spencer made
an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Yankees 0.

BREWERS 6TH: Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); Martinez
flied out to center; Molitor grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Dent made an out to pitcher; Randolph grounded out
(pitcher to first); Rivers flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 1, Yankees 0.

BREWERS 7TH: Sakata flied out to left; Cooper singled to right;
Hisle popped to catcher in foul territory; Oglivie doubled to
left [Cooper to third]; Bando singled to left [Cooper scored,
Oglivie scored]; Thomas was called out on strikes (catcher to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Munson made an out to third; Jackson homered;
Chambliss grounded out (pitcher to first); Nettles walked; White
lined to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Yankees 1.

BREWERS 8TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING); Davis struck
out (catcher to first); Martinez struck out; Molitor grounded
out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
3, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 8TH: Spencer grounded out (shortstop to first); PINIELLA
BATTED FOR DENT; Piniella singled to center; Randolph made an
out to shortstop; Rivers doubled to center [Piniella scored,
Rivers to third (error by Molitor)]; Munson struck out; 1 R, 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Yankees 2.

BREWERS 9TH: STANLEY REPLACED PINIELLA (PLAYING SS); Sakata
doubled to right; Cooper struck out; Hisle grounded out (third
to first); Oglivie singled to third [Sakata to third]; Bando
flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 3, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 9TH: MCCLURE REPLACED SORENSEN (PITCHING); Jackson
struck out; Chambliss struck out; Nettles popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Yankees 2.



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