Taking over second place from the Yankees in the A. L. East, the Brewers swept a doubleheader, 5-0 and 7-2, behind the stout pitching of Mike Caldwell and Jerry Augustine. The Brewers staked Caldwell to a quick lead in the opener on a sacrifice fly by Robin Yount in the second inning and an RBI single by Sixto Lezcano in the third. Ben Oglivie hit a three-run homer in the seventh.

The Brewers also got on the board early in the nightcap, scoring twice in their first turn at bat on a double by Paul Molitor, single by Don Money and double by Dick Davis. The Yanks tied the game in the third on a two-run single by Chris Chambliss, but the Brewers broke the deadlock in the seventh. Lezcano singled, went to second on a balk and scored on a single by Sal Bando. A double by Buck Martinez drove in Bando. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 5, New York Yankees 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Wednesday, June      28, 1978 (Night game) at County Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0
Brewers      0  1  1    0  0  0    3  0  x  -   5  8  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
White lf              4   0   3   0     0   0   .265      Molitor 2b            5   1   1   0     0   0   .304
Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .246      Money 1b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .272
Johnson c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .194      Davis dh              3   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Piniella rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .311      Hisle cf              4   1   0   0     0   0   .287
Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .297      Oglivie lf            2   1   2   3     2   0   .279
Jackson dh            3   0   0   0     0   1   .268      Lezcano rf            4   1   1   1     0   2   .312
Blair cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .197      Bando 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .260
Stanley ss            3   0   2   0     0   1   .295      Yount ss              3   0   1   1     0   0   .264
Garcia 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Moore c               3   0   1   0     1   0   .270
Tidrow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Caldwell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Clay p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   0   6   0     1   5             Totals               32   5   8   5     3   4

Time of Game: 2:10
Left on Base: Yankees 7, Brewers 8
DP: Yankees 0, Brewers 2
Errors: Bando
Doubles: Chambliss (10), Stanley (3), Money (11), Oglivie (7)
Home Runs: Oglivie (12)
Stolen Bases: Oglivie (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Yount (3)
GIDP: Blair (4), Johnson (5)
Hit by Pitch: Jackson (5,by Caldwell), Davis (2,by Tidrow)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tidrow L(3-6)           6.2   8   5   4   2   3   1  32   4.10
Clay                    1.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   5   4.75
Totals                  8     8   5   4   3   4   1  37

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Caldwell W(8-5)         9     6   0   0   1   5   0  34   2.77
Totals                  9     6   0   0   1   5   0  34

Passed Balls: Johnson (1)
Hit by Pitch: Tidrow (2), Caldwell (5)

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


YANKEES 1ST: White singled to left; Nettles forced White (first
to shortstop); Johnson flied out to center [Nettles to second];
Piniella struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Molitor made an out to second; Money grounded out
(third to first); Davis was hit by a pitch; Hisle lined to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Brewers 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss doubled to left; Jackson struck out;
Blair struck out; Stanley was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Oglivie walked; Oglivie stole second; Lezcano
struck out but Oglivie advanced to third and Lezcano advanced to
first on a passed ball; Bando reached on a fielder's choice
[Oglivie out at home (pitcher to catcher to third), Lezcano to
third (on throw to home)]; Yount hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Lezcano scored (unearned)]; Moore singled to second [Bando to
second]; Molitor forced Moore (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER),
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Brewers 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first); White
singled to left; Nettles flied out to center; Johnson walked
[White to second]; Piniella forced Johnson (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 3RD: Money doubled to left; Davis made an out to second;
Hisle lined to left; Oglivie was walked intentionally; Lezcano
singled to left [Oglivie to third (on throw to home), Money
scored]; Bando struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Brewers 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted); Jackson
was hit by a pitch; Blair grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Jackson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 4TH: Yount flied out to right; Moore flied out to left;
Molitor flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Brewers 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Stanley doubled to left; Garcia grounded out (third
to first); White grounded out (third to first); Nettles flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 5TH: Money grounded out (third to first); Davis flied
out to center; Hisle flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Brewers 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Piniella
grounded out (third to first); Chambliss grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 6TH: Oglivie doubled to left; On a bunt Lezcano reached
on a fielder's choice [Oglivie out at third (pitcher to third to
shortstop)]; Bando was called out on strikes; Yount singled to
right [Lezcano to third]; Moore grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Brewers 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Blair flied
out to left; Stanley singled to shortstop; Garcia made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 7TH: Molitor singled to left; On a bunt Money singled to
second [Molitor to second]; Davis grounded out (third to first)
[Money to second, Molitor to third]; Hisle reached on a
fielder's choice [Molitor stayed at third, Money out at third
(third to catcher to shortstop to catcher)]; Oglivie homered
[Molitor scored, Hisle scored]; CLAY REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING);
Lezcano struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Brewers 5.

YANKEES 8TH: White singled to left; Nettles struck out; Johnson
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [White
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Brewers 5.

BREWERS 8TH: Bando grounded out (shortstop to first); Yount
popped to first in foul territory; Moore walked; Molitor lined
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Brewers 5.

YANKEES 9TH: Piniella reached on an error by Bando; Chambliss
forced Piniella (second to shortstop); Jackson grounded out
(second to first) [Chambliss to second]; Blair grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Brewers
5.