Playing before a crowd of 52,562, the Brewers struck for three runs in the first inning on two consecutive homers and went on to defeat the Red Sox, 6-2. With one out in the first, Don Money singled and Sal Bando and Larry Hisle followed with successive shots off Bill Lee, who was knocked out before the inning ended.

The Brewers continued their slugging with two more homers. Gorman Thomas connected for a two-run drive in the fourth and Cecil Cooper added a solo smash in the sixth, both off Jim Wright. Meanwhile, Lary Sorensen held the Red Sox to six scattered hits in gaining his 13th victory. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 6, Boston Red Sox 2
Game Played on Friday, August    4, 1978 (Night game) at County Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  6  0
Brewers      3  0  0    2  0  1    0  0  x  -   6 11  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .253      Molitor 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .290
Remy 2b               4   2   2   0     0   0   .269      Money 1b              4   1   1   0     0   2   .293
Rice lf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .309      Bando 3b              4   1   2   2     0   0   .269
Yastrzemski 1b        3   0   0   1     0   0   .293      Hisle lf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .298
Fisk c                2   0   0   0     2   0   .297      Lezcano rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .301
Lynn cf               3   0   0   1     0   0   .317      Cooper dh             4   1   1   1     0   0   .321
Brohamer dh           4   0   0   0     0   1   .255      Yount ss              3   1   2   0     1   0   .293
Evans rf              3   0   1   0     0   1   .265      Thomas cf             4   1   1   2     0   1   .247
Hobson 3b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .244      Martinez c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .194
Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sorensen p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Wright p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hassler p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   2   6   2     2   2             Totals               34   6  11   6     1   4

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 52,562
Left on Base: Red Sox 5, Brewers 5
DP: Red Sox 0, Brewers 2
Doubles: Yount (11)
Home Runs: Bando (13), Hisle (25), Thomas (25), Cooper (8)
Caught Stealing: Molitor (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Yastrzemski (8), Lynn (5)
GIDP: Hobson (9)
Hit by Pitch: Rice (2,by Sorensen)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee L(10-7)             0.2   4   3   3   1   0   2   7   3.39
Wright                  5.1   5   3   3   0   3   2  20   3.12
Hassler                 2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   4.13
Totals                  8    11   6   6   1   4   4  35

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sorensen W(13-8)        9     6   2   2   2   2   0  34   3.20
Totals                  9     6   2   2   2   2   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Sorensen (3)

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


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled to center; Remy lined into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Burleson out at first]; Rice
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Molitor popped to second; Money singled to left;
Bando homered [Money scored]; Hisle homered; Lezcano singled to
left; Cooper flied out to center; Yount walked [Lezcano to
second]; WRIGHT REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Thomas flied out to
left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Brewers 3.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher to first); Fisk
walked; Lynn forced Fisk (first to shortstop); Brohamer grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Brewers 3.

BREWERS 2ND: Martinez grounded out (third to first); Molitor
popped to second; Money struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Brewers 3.

RED SOX 3RD: Evans struck out; Hobson flied out to right;
Burleson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Brewers 3.

BREWERS 3RD: Bando lined to left; Hisle flied out to center;
Lezcano grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Brewers 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Remy singled to center; Rice singled to center
[Remy to third]; Yastrzemski hit a sacrifice fly to center [Remy
scored]; Fisk popped to shortstop in foul territory; Lynn flied
out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 4TH: Cooper flied out to left; Yount singled to center;
Thomas homered [Yount scored]; Martinez grounded out (shortstop
to first); Molitor singled to right; Molitor was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Brewers 5.

RED SOX 5TH: Brohamer struck out; Evans singled to left; Hobson
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Evans
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Brewers 5.

BREWERS 5TH: Money lined to left; Bando flied out to right;
Hisle grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Brewers 5.

RED SOX 6TH: Burleson grounded out (third to first); Remy flied
out to left; Rice grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Brewers 5.

BREWERS 6TH: Lezcano grounded out (catcher to first); Cooper
homered; Yount doubled to left; Thomas was called out on
strikes; Martinez struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Brewers 6.

RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (third to first); Fisk
popped to catcher in foul territory; Lynn popped to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Brewers 6.

BREWERS 7TH: HASSLER REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); Molitor flied
out to right; Money struck out; Bando singled to center; Hisle
singled to left [Bando to second]; Lezcano lined to right; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Brewers 6.

RED SOX 8TH: Brohamer popped to shortstop; Evans grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hobson singled to center; Burleson flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Brewers 6.

BREWERS 8TH: Cooper popped to third; Yount grounded out (pitcher
to first); Thomas grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Brewers 6.

RED SOX 9TH: Remy singled to center; Rice was hit by a pitch
[Remy to second]; Yastrzemski lined to right [Remy to third];
Fisk walked [Rice to second]; Lynn hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Remy scored]; Brohamer grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Brewers 6.