Gorman Thomas hit his third homer in as many games and his fourth of the season, connecting with two men on base in the second inning, to spark the Brewers to an 8-5 victory over the Blue Jays. After Jim Gantner drove in one run with a single in the second, Robin Yount also reached base and Thomas followed with his round-tripper to put the Brewers ahead, 5-2.

Cecil Cooper, who had two doubles and a single, hit his second two-bagger of the game in the fifth and scored what proved to be the deciding run on a single by Larry Hisle and sacrifice fly by Ben Oglivie. [The Sporting News]

Milwaukee Brewers 8, Toronto Blue Jays 5

Game Played on Friday, April 27, 1979 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium

Brewers      1  4  0    0  1  0    2  0  0  -   8 10  1
Blue Jays    2  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  1  -   5 13  1


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Yount ss              4   2   1   0     1   1   .220      Griffin ss            5   2   2   0     0   0   .172
Thomas cf             4   1   1   3     1   1   .218      Bailor rf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .258
Cooper 1b             5   2   3   1     0   0   .389      Bosetti cf            5   2   5   1     0   0   .301
Hisle dh              5   1   2   0     0   2   .328      Carty dh              5   0   2   2     0   1   .270
Oglivie lf            3   0   1   1     1   0   .186      Mayberry 1b           5   0   2   1     0   1   .355
Lezcano rf            4   1   0   0     0   0   .241      Woods lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Bando 3b              4   0   1   2     0   0   .189      Howell 3b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .186
Gantner 2b            3   1   1   1     1   1   .167      McKay 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .222
Martinez c            4   0   0   0     0   1   .048      Cerone c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .263
Sorensen p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Huffman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McClure p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Willis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Jefferson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   8  10   8     4   6             Totals               40   5  13   4     1   4

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 10,306
Left on Base: Brewers 6, Blue Jays 9
DP: Brewers 1, Blue Jays 0
Errors: Thomas, Griffin
Doubles: Yount (6), Cooper 2 (8), Mayberry (5), Bosetti (3)
Home Runs: Thomas (4)
Stolen Bases: Gantner (1)
Caught Stealing: Oglivie (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Oglivie (1)
GIDP: Carty (4)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sorensen W(3-2)         8.2  13   5   4   1   3   0  40   3.35
McClure SV(1)           0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   5.40
Totals                  9    13   5   4   1   4   0  41

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Huffman L(2-1)          1.2   5   5   1   1   2   1  12   5.87
Willis                  4.1   3   1   1   1   2   0  16   4.76
Murphy                  0.2   2   2   2   2   0   0   6   6.28
Jefferson               2.1   0   0   0   0   2   0   7   4.66
Totals                  9    10   8   4   4   6   1  41

Wild Pitches: Huffman (2)
Balks: Huffman (1)

Umpires: HP - Rich Panas, 1B - Dallas Parks, 3B - Joe Sawchuk


BREWERS 1ST: Yount doubled to right; Thomas struck out; Cooper
doubled to left [Yount scored]; Huffman threw a wild pitch
[Cooper to third]; Hisle struck out; Oglivie grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin singled; Bailor made an out to second;
Bosetti singled to center [Griffin to third]; Carty singled to
center [Griffin scored, Bosetti to second]; Mayberry doubled to
right [Bosetti scored, Carty to third]; Woods grounded out
(pitcher to first); Howell was walked intentionally; McKay
forced Howell (shortstop to second); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Brewers 1, Blue Jays 2.

BREWERS 2ND: Lezcano reached on an error by Griffin; Huffman
balked [Lezcano to second]; Bando grounded out (shortstop to
first); Gantner singled to center [Lezcano scored (unearned)];
Gantner stole second; Martinez flied out to left; Yount walked;
Thomas homered (unearned) [Gantner scored (unearned), Yount
scored (unearned)]; Cooper singled to left; WILLIS REPLACED
HUFFMAN (PITCHING); Hisle grounded out (pitcher to first); 4 R
(0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 5, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Cerone grounded out (first to pitcher); Griffin
grounded out (third to first); Bailor grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 5, Blue Jays 2.

BREWERS 3RD: Oglivie singled to center; Oglivie was picked off
and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop);
Lezcano flied out to center; Bando lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 5, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Bosetti singled to center; Carty grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bosetti out at
second]; Mayberry grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Brewers 5, Blue Jays 2.

BREWERS 4TH: Gantner was called out on strikes; Martinez flied
out to center; Yount struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
5, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Woods made an out to second; Howell grounded out
(first to pitcher); McKay grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 5, Blue Jays 2.

BREWERS 5TH: Thomas flied to left in foul territory; Cooper
doubled to left; Hisle singled to center [Cooper to third];
Oglivie hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cooper scored]; Lezcano
flied to right in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers
6, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Cerone struck out; Griffin grounded out (second
to first); Bailor singled; Bosetti doubled to left [Bailor
scored]; Carty reached on an error by Thomas [Bosetti scored
(unearned) (no RBI)]; Mayberry singled to right [Carty to
third]; Woods flied out to right; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Brewers 6, Blue Jays 4.

BREWERS 6TH: Bando made an out to second; Gantner walked;
Martinez lined to third; Yount lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Brewers 6, Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Howell grounded out (shortstop to first); McKay
made an out to catcher; Cerone singled to left; Griffin made an
out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 6, Blue Jays 4.

BREWERS 7TH: MURPHY REPLACED WILLIS (PITCHING); Thomas walked;
Cooper forced Thomas (first to shortstop); Hisle singled to left
[Cooper to second]; Oglivie walked [Cooper to third, Hisle to
second]; Lezcano flied to right in foul territory; Bando singled
to right [Cooper scored, Hisle scored, Oglivie to third];
JEFFERSON REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING); Gantner flied out to left;
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 8, Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); On a
bunt Bosetti singled; Carty struck out; Mayberry flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 8, Blue Jays 4.

BREWERS 8TH: Martinez struck out; Yount flied out to left;
Thomas flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 8,
Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Woods flied out to center; Howell lined to
center; McKay was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 8, Blue Jays 4.

BREWERS 9TH: Cooper grounded out (second to first); Hisle struck
out; Oglivie grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 8, Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Cerone made an out to shortstop; On a bunt
Griffin singled; Bailor made an out to shortstop; Bosetti
singled [Griffin to second]; Carty singled to center [Griffin
scored, Bosetti to second]; MCCLURE REPLACED SORENSEN
(PITCHING); Mayberry struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers
8, Blue Jays 5.

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