The Brewers thumped high-priced pitching acquisition Mike Torrez in their 6-4 conquest of the Red Sox. Cecil Cooper hit a solo blast in the first to put the Brewers ahead, 2-1, and Charlie Moore belted a two-run blast in the second.

The Brewers chased Torrez in the third with a fifth run on singles by Jim Gantner, Cooper and Ben Oglivie. The homers boosted the Brewers' league-leading total to 28. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 6, Boston Red Sox 4
Game Played on Wednesday, April     26, 1978 (Night game) at County Stadium
Red Sox      1  0  0    0  2  0    1  0  0  -   4  8  1
Brewers      2  2  1    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   6 12  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Remy 2b               5   2   2   0     0   1   .333      Molitor ss            4   1   2   0     0   0   .290
Burleson ss           5   0   2   1     0   1   .203      Gantner 3b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .333
Rice lf               5   1   2   1     0   0   .342      Cooper 1b             4   1   3   1     0   0   .324
Yastrzemski 1b        2   0   0   1     0   0   .259      Hisle lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .273
  Kendall ph,1b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Oglivie rf            4   1   2   1     0   0   .273
Fisk c                4   0   1   1     0   0   .295      Bando dh              3   0   1   0     1   0   .267
Lynn cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .339      Thomas cf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .233
Evans rf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .250      Sakata 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Hobson 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .303      Moore c               3   1   1   2     0   0   .211
Bailey dh             2   1   1   0     2   0   .111      Caldwell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Rodriguez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McClure p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4   8   4     3   4             Totals               33   6  12   6     1   0

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance:  8,724
Left on Base: Red Sox 8, Brewers 4
DP: Red Sox 1, Brewers 0
Errors: Evans
Doubles: Burleson (2), Rice (3), Molitor (2), Cooper (4)
Home Runs: Cooper (6), Moore (1)
Stolen Bases: Thomas (1), Molitor (3)
Caught Stealing: Thomas (1)
GIDP: Bando (4)
Hit by Pitch: Yastrzemski (1,by Caldwell)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez L(2-1)           2.1   8   5   5   0   0   2  14   5.34
Stanley                 5.2   4   1   1   1   0   0  20   3.12
Totals                  8    12   6   6   1   0   2  34

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Caldwell W(1-0)         6.1   6   4   4   3   2   0  29   3.71
Rodriguez               0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.16
McClure SV(2)           2.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   9   1.54
Totals                  9     8   4   4   3   4   0  39

Passed Balls: Moore (1)
Hit by Pitch: Caldwell (2)

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


RED SOX 1ST: Remy grounded out (third to first); Burleson
grounded out (pitcher to first); Rice singled to left;
Yastrzemski was hit by a pitch [Rice to second]; Fisk singled to
left [Rice scored, Yastrzemski to second]; Lynn struck out; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Molitor doubled to right; Gantner singled to right
[Molitor scored, Gantner out at third (right to shortstop to
third) (error by Evans)]; Cooper homered; Hisle grounded out
(shortstop to first); Oglivie popped to second; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Brewers 2.

RED SOX 2ND: Evans popped to first; Hobson popped to first;
Bailey walked; Remy forced Bailey (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 2ND: Bando singled to center; Thomas forced Bando (third
to second); Sakata lined to left; Thomas stole second; Moore
homered [Thomas scored]; Molitor grounded out (second to first);
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Brewers 4.

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson was called out on strikes; Rice grounded
out (third to first); Yastrzemski grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Brewers 4.

BREWERS 3RD: Gantner singled to center; Cooper singled to left
[Gantner to second]; Hisle popped to first; Oglivie singled to
right [Gantner scored, Cooper to second]; STANLEY REPLACED
TORREZ (PITCHING); Bando grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Oglivie out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Brewers 5.

RED SOX 4TH: Fisk flied out to right; Lynn grounded out (catcher
to first); Evans walked; Hobson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Brewers 5.

BREWERS 4TH: Thomas lined to third; Sakata flied out to center;
Moore grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Brewers 5.

RED SOX 5TH: Bailey walked; Remy singled to center [Bailey to
second]; Burleson doubled to left [Bailey scored, Remy to
third]; Rice flied out to center; Yastrzemski grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Remy scored, Burleson to third]; Fisk
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
3, Brewers 5.

BREWERS 5TH: Molitor grounded out (pitcher to first); Gantner
grounded out (first unassisted); Cooper doubled to right; Hisle
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
3, Brewers 5.

RED SOX 6TH: Lynn lined to center; Evans flied out to right;
Hobson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Brewers 5.

BREWERS 6TH: Oglivie singled to right; Bando grounded out (third
to first) [Oglivie to third]; Thomas singled to left [Oglivie
scored]; Thomas was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Sakata grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 3, Brewers 6.

RED SOX 7TH: Bailey grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt
Remy singled; Burleson singled to left [Remy to second];
RODRIGUEZ REPLACED CALDWELL (PITCHING); Moore allowed a passed
ball [Remy to third]; Rice doubled to left [Remy scored,
Burleson to third]; MCCLURE REPLACED RODRIGUEZ (PITCHING);
KENDALL BATTED FOR YASTRZEMSKI; Kendall popped to first; Fisk
popped to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Brewers 6.

BREWERS 7TH: KENDALL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Moore popped
to shortstop; Molitor singled to center; Gantner flied out to
left; Molitor stole second; Cooper flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Brewers 6.

RED SOX 8TH: Lynn popped to shortstop; Evans struck out; Hobson
popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Brewers 6.

BREWERS 8TH: Hisle grounded out (shortstop to first); Oglivie
popped to first; Bando walked; Thomas popped to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Brewers 6.

RED SOX 9TH: Bailey singled to left; Remy struck out; Burleson
forced Bailey (shortstop to second); Rice flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Brewers 6.