The Yankees rallied for five runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to pull out an 8-7 triumph over the Brewers. Trailing, 7-3, entering the ninth, the Yankees made it 7-5 on a two-run homer by Mickey Rivers. Willie Randolph reached first on an error by shortstop Robin Yount and Thurman Munson walked. A double by Chris Chambliss scored Randolph. A walk to Graig Nettles loaded the bases and Reggie Jackson was hit by a pitch, forcing in the tying run.

Bill Castro replaced Bob McClure on the mound. Lou Piniella laid down an attempted squeeze bunt that was fielded by catcher Buck Martinez. In attempting to step on the plate for a forceout, Martinez dropped the ball, allowing Chambliss to score the winning run. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 8, Milwaukee Brewers 7
Game Played on Wednesday, August    9, 1978 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Brewers      3  0  0    1  2  0    0  0  1  -   7 14  3
Yankees      2  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  5  -   8 10  0


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Molitor 2b            5   1   2   1     0   0   .291      Rivers cf             5   1   1   2     0   0   .255
Money 3b              5   1   1   1     0   0   .287      Randolph 2b           5   2   2   0     0   0   .269
May rf                3   1   1   0     2   0   .207      Munson c              4   3   3   1     1   0   .308
Hisle lf              4   1   2   3     1   0   .294      Chambliss 1b          5   1   2   2     0   0   .284
Cooper dh             5   1   2   1     0   1   .323      Nettles 3b            4   0   0   1     1   1   .261
Yount ss              5   1   3   0     0   0   .294      Jackson dh            2   0   0   1     2   1   .272
Oglivie 1b            4   1   2   0     1   1   .280      Johnstone rf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Thomas cf             5   0   1   1     0   1   .241        Piniella ph,lf      2   0   0   0     0   1   .305
Martinez c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .193      Thomasson lf,rf       2   0   0   0     1   0   .226
Sorensen p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        White ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .249
  McClure p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dent ss               4   1   2   0     0   1   .252
  Castro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Figueroa p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Clay p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McCall p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   7  14   7     4   3             Totals               37   8  10   7     5   4

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 27,172
Left on Base: Brewers 11, Yankees 10
DP: Brewers 1, Yankees 1
Errors: Molitor, Yount, Martinez
Doubles: Oglivie (12), Chambliss 2 (17)
Triples: Yount (7)
Home Runs: Money (8), Hisle (26), Cooper (9), Munson (6), Rivers (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Martinez (5)
GIDP: Money (7), Rivers (4)
Hit by Pitch: Jackson (7,by McClure)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sorensen                7     7   3   3   2   2   1  30   3.22
McClure L(2-3)          1.1   3   5   3   3   2   1  12   4.18
Castro                  0     0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.62
Totals                  8.1  10   8   6   5   4   2  43

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Figueroa                3.2   7   4   4   4   1   2  22   3.29
Clay                    4.1   5   2   2   0   1   0  18   5.03
McCall W(1-1)           1     2   1   1   0   1   1   5   5.00
Totals                  9    14   7   7   4   3   3  45

Hit by Pitch: McClure (3)

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Ron Luciano


BREWERS 1ST: Molitor popped to second; Money homered; May
walked; Hisle homered [May scored]; Cooper was called out on
strikes; Yount singled to right; Oglivie walked [Yount to
second]; Thomas grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Brewers 3, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers flied out to left; Randolph singled to
right; Munson singled to center [Randolph to second]; Chambliss
doubled to right [Randolph scored, Munson to third]; Nettles
grounded out (second to first) [Munson scored, Chambliss to
third]; Jackson walked; Johnstone popped to catcher in foul
territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 3, Yankees 2.

BREWERS 2ND: Martinez flied out to right; Molitor singled to
shortstop; Money popped to shortstop; May walked [Molitor to
second]; Hisle walked [Molitor to third, May to second]; Cooper
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Brewers 3, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 2ND: Thomasson popped to shortstop; Dent singled to
shortstop; Rivers grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Dent out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 3, Yankees 2.

BREWERS 3RD: Yount flied out to right; Oglivie doubled to right;
Thomas popped to shortstop; Martinez flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Randolph grounded out (first to pitcher); Munson
homered; Chambliss flied out to center; Nettles flied out to
right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Yankees 3.

BREWERS 4TH: Molitor singled to right; Money flied out to center
[Molitor to second]; May flied out to left; Hisle singled to
center [Molitor scored]; CLAY REPLACED FIGUEROA (PITCHING);
Cooper flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 4,
Yankees 3.

YANKEES 4TH: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Johnstone
popped to shortstop; Thomasson grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 4, Yankees 3.

BREWERS 5TH: Yount singled to center; Oglivie singled to right
[Yount to third, Oglivie to second (on throw to 3b)]; Thomas
singled to left [Yount scored, Oglivie stayed at second];
Martinez out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Oglivie to
third, Thomas to second]; Molitor reached on a fielder's choice
[Oglivie scored, Thomas to third]; Money grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Molitor out at second]; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 6, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Dent was called out on strikes; Rivers grounded out
(second to first); Randolph singled to third; Munson popped to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 6, Yankees 3.

BREWERS 6TH: May lined to second; Hisle flied out to center;
Cooper singled to center; Yount forced Cooper (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 6, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Chambliss grounded out (pitcher to first); Nettles
lined to first; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 6, Yankees 3.

BREWERS 7TH: Oglivie struck out; Thomas grounded out (shortstop
to first); Martinez popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 6, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Johnstone grounded out (first to pitcher);
Thomasson walked; Dent forced Thomasson (third to second);
Rivers reached on an error by Molitor [Dent to second]; Randolph
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Brewers 6, Yankees 3.

BREWERS 8TH: Molitor grounded out (second to first); Money lined
to left; May singled to center; Hisle flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 6, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 8TH: Munson singled to shortstop; MCCLURE REPLACED
SORENSEN (PITCHING); Chambliss forced Munson (second to
shortstop); Nettles was called out on strikes; Jackson walked
[Chambliss to second]; PINIELLA BATTED FOR JOHNSTONE; Piniella
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 6, Yankees 3.

BREWERS 9TH: PINIELLA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); THOMASSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); MCCALL REPLACED CLAY (PITCHING);
Cooper homered; Yount tripled to center; Oglivie grounded out
(second to first); Thomas struck out; Martinez popped to
shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 7, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 9TH: WHITE BATTED FOR THOMASSON; White flied out to
center; Dent singled to second; Rivers homered [Dent scored];
Randolph reached on an error by Yount; Munson walked [Randolph
to second]; Chambliss doubled to right [Randolph scored
(unearned), Munson to third]; Nettles was walked intentionally;
Jackson was hit by a pitch [Munson scored, Chambliss to third,
Nettles to second]; CASTRO REPLACED MCCLURE (PITCHING); Piniella
reached on an error by Martinez [Chambliss scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Nettles to third, Jackson to second]; 5 R (3 ER), 3 H, 2
E, 3 LOB.  Brewers 7, Yankees 8.