Completing the three-game series sweep, the Angels defeated the Brewers, 8-5. Breaking a 4-4 tie, the Angels took the lead to stay in the fourth inning on singles by Brian Downing and Bobby Grich and an infield out by Rick Miller. Bert Campaneris drove in the Angels' last three runs with a sacrifice fly in the sixth and a single in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 8, Milwaukee Brewers 5
Game Played on Thursday, May       17, 1979 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Brewers      2  0  0    2  0  0    0  1  0  -   5  9  2
Angels       0  0  4    1  0  1    0  2  x  -   8 13  1


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Yount ss              5   2   1   0     0   1   .237      R. Miller cf          5   1   2   1     0   0   .290
Bando 3b              3   1   1   1     2   1   .219      Ford rf               5   1   1   1     0   0   .259
Cooper 1b             4   1   1   0     1   0   .333      Carew 1b              4   1   2   2     0   1   .351
Davis lf              5   0   2   1     0   0   .250      Baylor dh             4   0   2   0     0   0   .340
Oglivie dh            5   0   1   1     0   0   .222      Rudi lf               4   0   1   1     0   0   .248
Lezcano rf            3   0   1   0     2   1   .292      Lansford 3b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .296
Molitor 2b            5   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Downing c             3   2   2   0     1   0   .352
Thomas cf             3   1   1   1     2   0   .291      Grich 2b              2   1   1   0     1   0   .298
Martinez c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .132      Campaneris ss         3   1   1   3     0   1   .200
  Moore ph,c          1   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Aase p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Sorensen p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Barr p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Castro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   5   9   4     7   4             Totals               34   8  13   8     2   2

Time of Game: 2:54   Attendance: 22,060
Left on Base: Brewers 12, Angels 6
DP: Brewers 1, Angels 0
Errors: Yount, Martinez, Campaneris
Doubles: Downing (12)
Triples: Bando (1)
Home Runs: Thomas (11)
Stolen Bases: Yount (3), Davis (1), Molitor (8), Lansford (5), Grich (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Grich (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Campaneris (1)
GIDP: Baylor (3)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sorensen L(5-4)         3     7   5   5   1   1   0  17   3.11
Cleveland               4.2   6   3   3   1   1   0  20   4.95
Castro                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.13
Totals                  8    13   8   8   2   2   0  38

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Aase                    4     6   4   4   4   2   1  23   5.52
Barr W(2-0)             3.1   3   1   1   2   1   0  15   3.54
LaRoche SV(3)           1.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   6   4.79
Totals                  9     9   5   5   7   4   1  44

Wild Pitches: Aase (2)

Umpires: HP - Dick Nelson, 1B - Charlie Lupo, 2B - Dale Williams, 3B - Boyd Mauer


BREWERS 1ST: Yount singled to left; Yount stole second; Bando
lined to right [Yount to third]; Cooper walked; Aase threw a
wild pitch [Yount scored, Cooper to second]; Davis singled to
third [Cooper stayed at second]; Oglivie singled to right
[Cooper scored, Davis to third]; Lezcano made an out to second;
Molitor flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 2,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller grounded out (second to first); Ford
grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Angels 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Thomas walked; Martinez flied out to right; Yount
flied out to center; Bando walked [Thomas to second]; Cooper
lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor grounded out (third to first); Rudi grounded
out (pitcher to first); Lansford grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Angels 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Davis reached on an error by Campaneris; Davis
stole second; Oglivie made an out to shortstop; Lezcano struck
out; Molitor lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Downing walked; Grich forced Downing (third to
second); Campaneris forced Grich (shortstop to second); R.
Miller singled to right [Campaneris to third]; Ford singled to
center [Campaneris scored, R. Miller to third, Ford to second
(on throw)]; Carew singled to left [R. Miller scored, Ford
scored]; Baylor singled to left [Carew to second]; Rudi singled
to left [Carew scored, Baylor to third]; Lansford flied out to
center; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 2, Angels 4.

BREWERS 4TH: Thomas homered; Martinez lined to shortstop; Yount
struck out; Bando walked; Cooper singled to shortstop [Bando to
second]; Davis singled to center [Bando scored, Cooper to
second]; Oglivie grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Brewers 4, Angels 4.

ANGELS 4TH: Downing singled to center; Grich singled to right
[Downing to third]; CLEVELAND REPLACED SORENSEN (PITCHING);
Campaneris struck out; R. Miller forced Grich (second to
shortstop) [Downing scored, R. Miller to second (error by
Yount)]; R. Miller was picked off second but was safe on an
error by Martinez [R. Miller to third]; Ford grounded out (third
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 4, Angels 5.

BREWERS 5TH: BARR REPLACED AASE (PITCHING); Lezcano singled to
left; Molitor forced Lezcano (shortstop to second); Molitor
stole second; Thomas walked; Martinez popped to third; Yount
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers
4, Angels 5.

ANGELS 5TH: On a bunt Carew grounded out (pitcher to first);
Baylor singled to left; Rudi forced Baylor (third to second);
Lansford forced Rudi (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Brewers 4, Angels 5.

BREWERS 6TH: Bando was called out on strikes; Milwaukee
manager George Bamberger ejected by HP umpire Dick Nelson
claiming that Jim Barr was throwing a doctored ball; Cooper
grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 4, Angels 5.

ANGELS 6TH: Downing doubled to left; Grich out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Downing to third]; Campaneris hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Downing scored]; R. Miller flied out to
left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 4, Angels 6.

BREWERS 7TH: Oglivie flied out to center; Lezcano walked;
Molitor forced Lezcano (shortstop to second); Thomas forced
Molitor (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 4,
Angels 6.

ANGELS 7TH: Ford flied out to right; Carew singled to center;
Baylor grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Carew out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 4,
Angels 6.

BREWERS 8TH: MOORE BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Moore singled to right;
Yount forced Moore (pitcher to shortstop); Bando tripled to
right [Yount scored]; LAROCHE REPLACED BARR (PITCHING); Cooper
popped to catcher in foul territory; Davis flied out to center;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 5, Angels 6.

ANGELS 8TH: MOORE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Rudi grounded out
(catcher to first); Lansford singled to center; Lansford stole
second; Downing grounded out (shortstop to first) [Lansford to
third]; Grich was walked intentionally; Grich stole second;
Campaneris singled to left [Lansford scored, Grich scored]; R.
Miller singled to center [Campaneris to second]; CASTRO REPLACED
CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Ford grounded out (second to first); 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 5, Angels 8.

BREWERS 9TH: Oglivie popped to pitcher; Lezcano walked; Molitor
struck out; Thomas grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 5, Angels 8.