Scattering eight hits, Lary Sorensen pitched the Brewers to a 4-1 victory over the Red Sox. The Brewers' first run came in the sixth inning on a bases-loaded walk to Sixto Lezcano. With two out in the seventh, Paul Molitor and Sal Bando cracked consecutive homers and a third run followed on a triple by Cecil Cooper and single by Larry Hisle. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 4, Boston Red Sox 1
Game Played on Wednesday, April     18, 1979 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Brewers      0  0  0    0  0  1    3  0  0  -   4  8  0
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  8  0


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Molitor 2b            5   2   3   1     0   0   .297      Remy 2b               4   0   2   0     0   0   .244
Bando 3b              4   1   1   1     1   1   .200      Burleson ss           4   1   1   1     0   0   .250
Cooper 1b             4   1   3   0     1   0   .462      Lynn cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .313
Hisle lf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .341      Rice dh               4   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Oglivie dh            3   0   0   0     0   1   .143      Yastrzemski lf        4   0   1   0     0   0   .303
Lezcano rf            2   0   0   1     2   1   .250      Scott 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .212
Yount ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .290      Brohamer 3b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .320
Thomas cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .172      Evans rf              2   0   0   0     1   0   .219
Martinez c            4   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Allenson c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Sorensen p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Renko p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hassler p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   4   8   4     4   5             Totals               32   1   8   1     1   1

Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance: 19,213
Left on Base: Brewers 8, Red Sox 5
DP: Brewers 3, Red Sox 1
Doubles: Cooper (6), Molitor (1)
Triples: Cooper (1)
Home Runs: Molitor (2), Bando (2), Burleson (1)
Stolen Bases: Cooper (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Yount (2)
GIDP: Cooper (3), Rice (2), Brohamer (2)
Hit by Pitch: Oglivie (1,by Renko)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sorensen W(2-1)         9     8   1   1   1   1   1  33   2.08
Totals                  9     8   1   1   1   1   1  33

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko L(0-1)            6.2   6   3   3   2   5   2  29   4.05
Campbell                1.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   7   2.70
Hassler                 1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9     8   4   4   4   5   2  39

Hit by Pitch: Renko (1)

Umpires: HP - Dallas Parks, 1B - Jim McNally, 2B - Dick Clegg, 3B - Clarence Merritt


BREWERS 1ST: On a bunt Molitor singled; Bando flied out to
right; Cooper doubled to left [Molitor to third]; Hisle lined to
shortstop; Oglivie struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Remy singled to shortstop; Burleson grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Remy to second]; Lynn grounded out (first
unassisted) [Remy to third]; Rice made an out to second; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Lezcano struck out; Yount grounded out (shortstop
to first); Thomas grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); Scott
struck out; Brohamer singled to center; Evans forced Brohamer
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Martinez struck out; Molitor flied out to right;
Bando struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Allenson popped to first in foul territory; On a
bunt Remy singled; Burleson flied into a double play (second to
first) [Remy out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Red Sox 0.

BREWERS 4TH: On a bunt Cooper singled; Hisle flied out to
center; Oglivie popped to catcher in foul territory; Cooper
stole second; Lezcano flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Lynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Rice
grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

BREWERS 5TH: Yount flied out to center; Thomas grounded out
(pitcher to first); Martinez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Scott flied out to right; Brohamer flied out to
center; Evans walked; Allenson singled to left [Evans to
second]; Remy grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

BREWERS 6TH: Molitor doubled to center; Bando grounded out
(second to first) [Molitor to third]; Cooper walked; Hisle made
an out to first; Oglivie was hit by a pitch [Cooper to second];
Lezcano walked [Molitor scored, Cooper to third, Oglivie to
second]; Yount flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Brewers 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Burleson grounded out (pitcher to first); Lynn
singled; Rice grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Lynn out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1,
Red Sox 0.

BREWERS 7TH: Thomas flied out to center; Martinez flied out to
center; Molitor homered; Bando homered; CAMPBELL REPLACED RENKO
(PITCHING); Cooper tripled to right; Hisle singled to left
[Cooper scored]; Oglivie forced Hisle (first to shortstop); 3 R,
4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 4, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski singled to right; Scott singled to
center [Yastrzemski to second]; Brohamer grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Yastrzemski to third, Scott
out at second]; Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 4, Red Sox 0.

BREWERS 8TH: Lezcano walked; Yount out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Lezcano to second]; Thomas grounded out
(shortstop to first); Martinez grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 4, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 8TH: Allenson made an out to third; Remy grounded out
(second to first); Burleson homered; Lynn grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 4, Red Sox 1.

BREWERS 9TH: HASSLER REPLACED CAMPBELL (PITCHING); Molitor
grounded out (first to pitcher); Bando walked; Cooper grounded
into a double play (second to first) [Bando out at second]; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 4, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 9TH: Rice made an out to third; Yastrzemski grounded out
(first unassisted); Scott grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 4, Red Sox 1.