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Sunday August 20, 1978
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Notching his 16th victory, Mike Caldwell pitched the Brewers past the Tigers, 2-1. The Brewers broke a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the eighth. Charlie Moore led off with a single, advanced to second on a sacrifice by Paul Molitor and scored on a double by Ben Oglivie. [The Sporting News]


Milwaukee Brewers 2, Detroit Tigers 1

Game Played on Sunday, August 20, 1978 (Day game) at County Stadium

Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  6  0
Brewers      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  x  -   2  9  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .292      Molitor 2b            3   0   2   0     0   0   .290
Wockenfuss lf         4   0   1   1     0   0   .275      Money 3b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .276
Staub dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .296      Oglivie lf            4   1   2   1     0   0   .296
Parrish c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .220      Hisle dh              2   0   1   0     1   1   .300
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .260      Cooper 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .310
Stanley 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .264      Lezcano rf            4   0   0   0     0   3   .283
Dillard 2b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .237      Yount ss              3   0   1   1     0   0   .302
Corcoran rf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .267      Thomas cf             3   0   0   0     0   2   .238
Trammell ss           3   1   2   0     0   0   .261      Moore c               3   1   2   0     0   0   .267
Young p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Caldwell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   6   1     1   4             Totals               28   2   9   2     2   6

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 46,791
Left on Base: Tigers 6, Brewers 7
DP: Tigers 1, Brewers 1
Errors: Money
Doubles: Stanley (8), Trammell (8), Oglivie (16)
Caught Stealing: Molitor 2 (9), Hisle (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Hisle (2), Molitor (6)
GIDP: Wockenfuss (5)
Hit by Pitch: Money (4,by Young)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Young L(4-3)            7.1   9   2   2   1   6   0  30   1.89
Hiller                  0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   2.67
Totals                  8     9   2   2   2   6   0  33

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Caldwell W(16-7)        9     6   1   1   1   4   0  34   2.35
Totals                  9     6   1   1   1   4   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Young (1)
Wild Pitches: Caldwell (6)

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Ted Hendry


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Wockenfuss grounded out (third
to first); Staub grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Molitor singled to left; Money grounded out (third
to first) [Molitor to second]; Oglivie grounded out (second to
first) [Molitor to third]; Molitor was caught stealing home
(catcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Brewers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Parrish grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez
grounded out (third to first); Stanley doubled to left; Dillard
walked; Caldwell threw a wild pitch [Stanley to third, Dillard
to second]; Corcoran was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Hisle singled to left; Cooper flied out to left;
Lezcano struck out while Hisle was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Brewers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Trammell singled to right; LeFlore forced Trammell
(third to second); Wockenfuss grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [LeFlore out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Yount popped to first; Thomas struck out; Moore
lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Brewers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Staub grounded out (first to pitcher); Parrish
struck out; Rodriguez reached on an error by Money; Stanley
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Molitor singled to center; Molitor was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Money singled to left;
Oglivie flied out to right; Hisle struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 0, Brewers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Dillard flied out to left; Corcoran grounded out
(first unassisted); Trammell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 5TH: Cooper popped to third; Lezcano struck out; Yount
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Brewers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore singled to right; On a bunt Wockenfuss
forced LeFlore (pitcher to shortstop); Staub flied out to
center; Parrish flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 6TH: Thomas struck out; On a bunt Moore singled to
third; Molitor flied out to center; Money forced Moore
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Brewers
0.

TIGERS 7TH: Rodriguez struck out; Stanley grounded out
(shortstop to first); Dillard grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 7TH: Oglivie singled; Hisle out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Oglivie to second]; Cooper was walked
intentionally; Lezcano struck out; Yount singled [Oglivie
scored, Cooper to third]; Thomas flied to left in foul
territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Brewers 1.

TIGERS 8TH: Corcoran grounded out (second to first); Trammell
doubled to right; LeFlore popped to second; Wockenfuss singled
to left [Trammell scored]; Staub grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 8TH: Moore singled to left; Molitor out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Moore to second]; Money was hit by a
pitch; Oglivie doubled to right [Moore scored, Money to third];
HILLER REPLACED YOUNG (PITCHING); Hisle was walked
intentionally; Cooper popped to shortstop; Lezcano grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 1, Brewers 2.

TIGERS 9TH: Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez
singled to center; Stanley popped to catcher in foul territory;
Dillard forced Rodriguez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 1, Brewers 2.



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