The Brewers spoiled the return of Jack McKeon as manager of Oakland, replacing Bobby Winkles, by edging the A's, 3-2. The Brewers snapped a 2-2 tie in the fifth inning. Don Money walked, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt and scored when first baseman Dave Revering booted a grounder by Cecil Cooper.

The A's took a 1-0 lead on a homer by Glenn Burke in the third, but the Brewers came back with two in the fourth on RBI singles by Sixto Lezcano and Gorman Thomas. Oakland tied the score in the fourth on singles by Mario Guerrero and Revering and errors by shortstop Robin Yount and first baseman Cooper. Only minutes before taking the field, the A's were stunned by the news that Winkles had resigned. McKeon had managed the club last year before being fired by owner Charlie Finley. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 3, Oakland Athletics 2
Game Played on Tuesday, May       23, 1978 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Brewers      0  0  0    2  1  0    0  0  0  -   3  5  2
A's          0  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  1


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Molitor 2b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .304      Burke cf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .293
Cooper 1b             4   1   0   0     0   1   .324      Dilone rf             2   0   0   0     1   0   .207
Bando 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .261        Alexander ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .238
Oglivie lf            4   1   1   1     0   1   .255        Murphy pr,rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Lezcano rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .323      Page lf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .279
  Wohlford rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .194      Guerrero ss           4   1   2   0     0   0   .289
Thomas cf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .231      Revering 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .267
Yount ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .333        Picciolo pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Money dh              2   1   0   0     1   0   .284      Newman dh             2   0   1   0     1   0   .360
Martinez c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Edwards pr,dh       1   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Augustine p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gross 3b              4   0   0   1     0   1   .219
                                                          Essian c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .224
                                                          Staggs 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .302
                                                          Keough p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   3   5   2     2   5             Totals               30   2   5   2     3   1

Time of Game: 2:02   Attendance:  2,534
Left on Base: Brewers 4, A's 5
DP: Brewers 2, A's 0
Errors: Cooper, Yount, Revering
Home Runs: Burke (1)
Stolen Bases: Molitor (8)
Caught Stealing: Edwards (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Martinez (1), Page (2)
GIDP: Essian (5), Page (4)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Augustine W(5-6)        9     5   2   2   3   1   1  34   5.24
Totals                  9     5   2   2   3   1   1  34

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Keough L(2-3)           7.1   5   3   2   1   4   0  28   2.60
Lacey                   1.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   6   2.51
Totals                  9     5   3   2   2   5   0  34

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Bill Kunkel


BREWERS 1ST: Molitor grounded out (second to first); On a bunt
Cooper grounded out (pitcher to first); Bando grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Burke grounded out (second to first); Dilone
walked; Page out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Dilone to
second]; Guerrero grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Athletics 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Oglivie struck out; Lezcano was called out on
strikes; Thomas flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Revering popped to catcher in foul territory;
Newman singled to right; Gross made an out to shortstop; Essian
forced Newman (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers
0, Athletics 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Yount lined to right; Money popped to catcher in
foul territory; Martinez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Staggs grounded out (pitcher to first); Burke
homered; Dilone grounded out (pitcher to first); Page flied out
to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Athletics 1.

BREWERS 4TH: Molitor singled to second; Cooper forced Molitor
(shortstop to second); Bando grounded out (first unassisted)
[Cooper to second]; Oglivie singled [Cooper scored]; Lezcano
singled to right [Oglivie to third]; Thomas singled to right
[Oglivie scored, Lezcano to third]; Yount lined to shortstop; 2
R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Guerrero singled to center; Revering singled to
left [Guerrero to second]; Newman reached on an error by Yount
[Guerrero to third, Revering to second]; Gross reached on an
error by Cooper [Guerrero scored (RBI), Revering to third,
Newman to second]; Essian grounded into a double play (third to
catcher) [Gross to second, Revering out at home, Newman out at
third]; Staggs grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 2 E, 2
LOB.  Brewers 2, Athletics 2.

BREWERS 5TH: Money walked; Martinez out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Money to second]; Molitor grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cooper reached on an error by Revering
[Money scored (unearned) (no RBI), Cooper out at second (second
to catcher to shortstop to first to third)]; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Burke flied out to center; On a bunt Dilone
grounded out (pitcher to first); Page popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Athletics 2.

BREWERS 6TH: Bando flied out to right; Oglivie flied to left in
foul territory; Lezcano grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Guerrero flied out to center; Revering made an
out to shortstop; Newman walked; EDWARDS RAN FOR NEWMAN; Edwards
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Athletics 2.

BREWERS 7TH: EDWARDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Thomas struck
out; Yount struck out; Money grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Gross struck out; Essian made an out to
shortstop; Staggs grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Athletics 2.

BREWERS 8TH: Martinez flied out to left; Molitor singled to
center; LACEY REPLACED KEOUGH (PITCHING); Molitor stole second;
Cooper struck out; Bando was walked intentionally; Oglivie flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 3, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Burke grounded out (shortstop to first);
ALEXANDER BATTED FOR DILONE; Alexander walked; MURPHY RAN FOR
ALEXANDER; Page grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Murphy out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 3, Athletics 2.

BREWERS 9TH: MURPHY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); On a bunt
Lezcano grounded out (catcher to first); Sixto Lezcano
ejected by HP umpire Bill Deegan after being called for
interference; Thomas flied out to center; Yount grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Athletics
2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: WOHLFORD REPLACED LEZCANO (PLAYING RF); Guerrero
singled to center; Revering forced Guerrero (first to
shortstop); PICCIOLO RAN FOR REVERING; On a bunt Edwards
grounded out (third to first) [Picciolo to second]; Gross
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers
3, Athletics 2.