Boosting his league-leading total of complete games to 15, Mike Caldwell pitched the Brewers to a 6-3 decision over the Angels. The Brewers got two runs in the first inning on a single by Robin Yount, walks to Don Money, Larry Hisle and Sixto Lezcano and a sacrifice fly by Sal Bando.

The Brewers built a 4-0 cushion in the second. A single by Jim Gantner, double by Charlie Moore and single by Yount were good for one marker and the other came across as Money bounced into a double play.

Despite a shabby performance, Nolan Ryan struck out three batters to pass Bob Feller for ninth place on the all-time strikeout list with 2,582. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 6, California Angels 3
Game Played on Thursday, July      27, 1978 (Night game) at County Stadium
Angels       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  2  -   3 11  0
Brewers      2  2  0    0  2  0    0  0  x  -   6  9  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Chalk ss              5   1   2   1     0   0   .275      Yount ss              4   1   3   1     0   0   .287
Lansford 3b           4   0   2   0     1   0   .278      Money 1b              2   1   0   0     2   0   .300
Bostock rf            4   0   1   1     0   0   .284      Oglivie lf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .265
Jackson 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .304      Hisle dh              2   0   0   0     2   1   .293
Baylor dh             4   1   2   0     0   0   .262      Lezcano rf            3   0   0   1     1   0   .313
Rudi lf               4   1   1   0     0   1   .229      Bando 3b              3   1   2   1     0   0   .277
Downing c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .256      Thomas cf             3   1   1   2     1   1   .248
R. Miller cf          3   0   0   0     0   1   .268      Gantner 2b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .243
  Rettenmund ph       0   0   0   0     1   0   .256      Moore c               4   1   1   0     0   0   .250
Grich 2b              4   0   2   1     0   0   .242      Caldwell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fitzmorris p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   3  11   3     2   3             Totals               29   6   9   5     6   4

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 18,847
Left on Base: Angels 8, Brewers 6
DP: Angels 2, Brewers 3
Errors: Bando
Doubles: Moore (4)
Home Runs: Thomas (23)
Stolen Bases: Yount 2 (9)
Caught Stealing: Hisle (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Bando (5)
GIDP: Bostock (20), Grich (5), Money (6), Oglivie (7)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan L(5-9)             5     8   6   6   6   3   1  26   4.35
Fitzmorris              3     1   0   0   0   1   0  10   5.00
Totals                  8     9   6   6   6   4   1  36

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Caldwell W(13-5)        9    11   3   2   2   3   0  38   2.38
Totals                  9    11   3   2   2   3   0  38

Wild Pitches: Ryan 2 (8)

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Don Denkinger


ANGELS 1ST: Chalk grounded out (third to first); Lansford
singled to left; Bostock grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Lansford out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Yount singled to left; Yount stole second; Money
walked; Ryan threw a wild pitch [Yount to third, Money to
second]; Oglivie struck out; Hisle walked; Lezcano walked [Yount
scored, Money to third, Hisle to second]; Bando hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Money scored]; Ryan threw a wild pitch [Hisle to
third]; Thomas popped to third; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0,
Brewers 2.

ANGELS 2ND: Jackson grounded out (third to first); Baylor flied
out to right; Rudi struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Brewers 2.

BREWERS 2ND: Gantner singled to center; Moore doubled to left
[Gantner to third]; Yount singled to left [Gantner scored, Moore
to third]; Money grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Moore scored, Yount out at second]; Oglivie
singled to center; Hisle struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 0, Brewers 4.

ANGELS 3RD: Downing singled to left; R. Miller flied out to
right; Grich grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Downing out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Brewers 4.

BREWERS 3RD: Lezcano grounded out (shortstop to first); Bando
singled to left; Thomas walked [Bando to second]; Gantner was
called out on strikes; Moore popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 0, Brewers 4.

ANGELS 4TH: Chalk singled to center; Lansford singled to center
[Chalk to third]; Bostock singled to second [Chalk scored,
Lansford to second]; Jackson grounded out (third to first)
[Lansford to third, Bostock to second]; Baylor reached on a
fielder's choice [Lansford out at home (pitcher unassisted),
Bostock to third]; Rudi forced Baylor (shortstop to second); 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Brewers 4.

BREWERS 4TH: Yount grounded out (shortstop to first); Money
walked; Oglivie grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Money out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
1, Brewers 4.

ANGELS 5TH: Downing flied out to center; R. Miller grounded out
(pitcher to first); Grich singled to center; Chalk singled to
left [Grich to second]; Lansford forced Chalk (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Brewers 4.

BREWERS 5TH: Hisle walked; Hisle was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Lezcano flied out to center; Bando singled
to right; Thomas homered [Bando scored]; Gantner flied out to
right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Brewers 6.

ANGELS 6TH: Bostock grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson
grounded out (second to first); Baylor singled to left; Rudi
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Brewers 6.

BREWERS 6TH: FITZMORRIS REPLACED RYAN (PITCHING); Moore lined to
second; Yount singled to right; Yount stole second; Money
reached on a fielder's choice [Yount out at third (shortstop to
third)]; Oglivie grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 1, Brewers 6.

ANGELS 7TH: Downing was called out on strikes; R. Miller struck
out; Grich singled to left; Chalk forced Grich (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Brewers 6.

BREWERS 7TH: Hisle flied out to right; Lezcano grounded out
(first to pitcher); Bando lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Angels 1, Brewers 6.

ANGELS 8TH: Lansford walked; Bostock hit into a double play
(third to first) [Lansford out at second]; Jackson flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Brewers 6.

BREWERS 8TH: Thomas was called out on strikes; Gantner grounded
out (second to first); Moore grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Brewers 6.

ANGELS 9TH: Baylor singled to left; Rudi singled to third
[Baylor to second]; Downing flied out to right; RETTENMUND
BATTED FOR R. MILLER; Rettenmund walked [Baylor to third, Rudi
to second]; Grich reached on an error by Bando [Baylor scored,
Rudi to third, Rettenmund to second]; Chalk grounded out (third
to first) [Rudi scored (unearned), Rettenmund to third, Grich to
second]; Lansford grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (1 ER),
2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3, Brewers 6.