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Wednesday August 16, 1978
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Pitching his 18th complete game of the season, Mike Caldwell hurled the Brewers to an 8-1 triumph over the Blue Jays in the first game of a twin bill. The Brewers completed the sweep by edging the Jays in the second game, 3-2. In the opener, the Brewers' first two runs came in the third inning on an RBI double by Larry Hisle and RBI single by Sal Bando. They added another pair in the fourth on consecutive singles by Jim Gantner, Charlie Moore and Robin Yount and a throwing error by Jays' right fielder Bob Bailor.

The Brewers trailed, 1-0, going into the bottom of the seventh in the nightcap when Sixto Lezcano got a leadoff single. Pinch-runner Gorman Thomas scored the tying run on a throwing error by pitcher Balor Moore and a single by Yount. Pinch-hitter Ben Oglivie received an intentional walk and Cecil Cooper singled to load the bases. Paul Molitor then stroked a single that drove home two runs. [The Sporting News]


Milwaukee Brewers 8, Toronto Blue Jays 1 (Game 1)

Game Played on Wednesday, August 16, 1978 (Night game) at County Stadium

Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  6  1
Brewers      0  0  2    2  0  3    0  1  x  -   8 13  1


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bosetti cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Yount ss              5   1   2   3     0   0   .299
Bailor rf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .274      Money 1b              3   1   0   0     2   0   .280
Velez lf              4   0   3   0     0   0   .296      Oglivie rf            4   1   2   0     1   1   .298
Horton dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Hisle lf              5   1   2   2     0   0   .294
Mayberry 1b           3   0   0   0     0   2   .258      Cooper dh             4   0   1   0     1   1   .315
McKay 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .237      Bando 3b              4   0   2   1     0   0   .279
Cerone c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .223      Thomas cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .242
Gomez ss              3   0   1   0     0   1   .228      Gantner 2b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .216
Johnson 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Moore c               4   3   3   1     0   0   .259
Jefferson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Caldwell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   6   0     0   5             Totals               37   8  13   7     4   3

Time of Game: 2:10
Left on Base: Blue Jays 3, Brewers 9
DP: Blue Jays 0, Brewers 2
Errors: Bailor, Gantner
Doubles: Hisle (19), Cooper (14)
Home Runs: Yount (3), Hisle (28), Moore (5)
GIDP: Horton 2 (10)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jefferson L(7-10)       5.2  11   7   7   3   3   2  31   4.18
Murphy                  2.1   2   1   1   1   0   1  10   4.30
Totals                  8    13   8   8   4   3   3  41

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Caldwell W(15-7)        9     6   1   1   0   5   0  31   2.40
Totals                  9     6   1   1   0   5   0  31

Wild Pitches: Jefferson (3)

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Dale Ford


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti grounded out (second to first); On a bunt
Bailor singled to second; Velez singled to right [Bailor to
third]; Horton grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Velez out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Yount grounded out (third to first); Money flied
out to center; Oglivie singled to second; Hisle grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Brewers 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry struck out; McKay lined to third; Cerone
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Cooper struck out; Bando singled to right;
Jefferson threw a wild pitch [Bando to second]; Thomas struck
out; Gantner flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Brewers 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Gomez grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson
grounded out (second to first); Bosetti grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Moore grounded out (third to first); Yount grounded
out (third to first); Money walked; Oglivie walked [Money to
second]; Hisle doubled to left [Money scored, Oglivie to third];
Cooper walked; Bando singled to left [Oglivie scored, Hisle to
third, Cooper to second]; Thomas flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Brewers 2.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Bailor grounded out (pitcher to first); Velez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Horton grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Brewers 2.

BREWERS 4TH: On a bunt Gantner singled to first; Moore singled
to right [Gantner scored (error by Bailor), Moore to second];
Yount singled to right [Moore scored]; Money flied out to right;
Oglivie popped to second; Hisle flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Brewers 4.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Mayberry struck out; McKay struck out; Cerone
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Brewers 4.

BREWERS 5TH: Cooper doubled to left; Bando grounded out (second
to first) [Cooper to third]; Thomas grounded out (third to
first); Gantner grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Brewers 4.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Gomez struck out; Johnson flied out to right;
Bosetti lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Brewers 4.

BREWERS 6TH: Moore singled to right; Yount homered [Moore
scored]; Money flied out to left; Oglivie struck out; Hisle
homered; MURPHY REPLACED JEFFERSON (PITCHING); Cooper flied out
to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Brewers 7.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Bailor singled to left; Velez singled to left
[Bailor to second]; Horton forced Velez (third to second)
[Bailor scored (error by Gantner)]; Mayberry grounded out
(second to first) [Horton to second]; McKay grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1,
Brewers 7.

BREWERS 7TH: Bando flied out to right; Thomas flied out to
right; Gantner made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 1, Brewers 7.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Cerone popped to catcher in foul territory; Gomez
singled to left; Johnson popped to shortstop; Bosetti forced
Gomez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1,
Brewers 7.

BREWERS 8TH: Moore homered; Yount grounded out (shortstop to
first); Money walked; Oglivie singled to right [Money to
second]; Hisle popped to catcher in foul territory; Cooper
grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue
Jays 1, Brewers 8.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); Velez
singled to left; Horton grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Velez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Blue Jays 1, Brewers 8.



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