Friday June 1, 1979
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After Gorman Thomas, Robin Yount and Buck Martinez hit homers to account for the Brewers' first three runs, Sixto Lezcano drove in two tallies with a double in the eighth inning to beat the Royals, 5-4. Yount's homer in the fifth came on an inside-the-park drive and one out later Martinez connected for his first homer and first RBI of the season.

With the score tied, 3-3, Sal Bando and Dick Davis singled in the Brewers' eighth and Ben Oglivie was hit by a pitch to load the bases before Lezcano rapped his decisive double. The Royals' only counter-thrust was a homer by Amos Otis. [The Sporting News]

Milwaukee Brewers 5, Kansas City Royals 4

Game Played on Friday, June 1, 1979 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Brewers 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 - 5 10 2 Royals 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 4 12 1 Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Molitor 2b 4 0 2 0 1 0 .302 Wilson lf 5 1 3 0 0 0 .355 Bando 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .228 Brett 3b 3 0 0 1 0 0 .325 Gantner pr,3b 0 1 0 0 0 0 .246 Otis cf 4 2 3 1 0 1 .322 Cooper 1b 4 0 0 0 1 4 .309 Porter c 2 0 0 0 2 0 .302 Davis dh 5 1 1 0 0 0 .301 LaCock 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .295 Oglivie rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .217 Wathan ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Lezcano lf 3 0 2 2 1 1 .301 Cowens rf 4 1 2 1 0 1 .321 Yount ss 3 1 1 1 1 0 .244 McRae dh 4 0 1 1 0 0 .235 Thomas cf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .240 Patek ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .250 Martinez c 4 1 1 1 0 0 .217 Washington 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .244 Sorensen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gura p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Augustine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Martin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 5 10 5 4 8 Totals 33 4 12 4 2 2 Time of Game: 2:34 Attendance: 32,469 Left on Base: Brewers 8, Royals 6 DP: Brewers 2, Royals 2 Errors: Cooper, Martinez, Washington Doubles: Lezcano 2 (9), McRae (15), Washington (8) Home Runs: Thomas (12), Yount (4), Martinez (1), Otis (4) Stolen Bases: Wilson 2 (21) Caught Stealing: Molitor (6), Patek (7), Porter (3) Sacrifice Hits: Gantner (2), Washington (1) Sacrifice Flies: Brett (1) GIDP: Davis (4), LaCock (7) Hit by Pitch: Oglivie (2,by Martin) Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sorensen W(7-5) 7 11 4 3 2 1 1 30 2.75 Augustine SV(1) 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 2.12 Totals 9 12 4 3 2 2 1 37 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gura 6 6 3 3 2 6 3 25 5.92 Martin L(0-2) 2 3 2 2 1 2 0 11 7.94 Hrabosky 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 3.30 Totals 9 10 5 5 4 8 3 40 Hit by Pitch: Martin (1) Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Don Denkinger BREWERS 1ST: Molitor singled; Molitor was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Bando lined to center; Cooper struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wilson singled to left; Wilson stole second [Wilson to third (error by Martinez)]; Brett lined out on a sacrifice fly to left [Wilson scored]; Otis singled to center; Otis was picked off first (pitcher to first); Porter walked; LaCock grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 1. BREWERS 2ND: Davis flied out to left; Oglivie grounded out (first to pitcher); Lezcano doubled to left; Yount popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 2ND: Cowens singled to center; McRae doubled to left [Cowens scored]; On a bunt Patek singled [McRae to third]; Patek was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to second); Washington reached on a fielder's choice [McRae out at home (first to catcher)]; Wilson singled to right [Washington to third]; Wilson stole second; Brett flied out to center; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 2. BREWERS 3RD: Thomas homered; Martinez popped to first; Molitor lined to left; Bando struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Royals 2. ROYALS 3RD: Otis singled to right; Porter reached on a fielder's choice [Otis to second (error by Cooper)]; LaCock grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Otis to third, Porter out at second]; Cowens singled to right [Otis scored (unearned)]; McRae flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Royals 3. BREWERS 4TH: Cooper struck out; Davis reached on an error by Washington [Davis to second]; Oglivie struck out; Lezcano was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Royals 3. ROYALS 4TH: Patek singled to right; Washington out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Patek to second]; Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first) [Patek to third]; Brett lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Royals 3. BREWERS 5TH: Yount hit an inside the park homer to left; Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); Martinez homered; Molitor walked; Bando lined into a double play (second to first) [Molitor out at first]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Royals 3. ROYALS 5TH: Otis struck out; Porter walked; LaCock flied out to left; Porter was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Royals 3. BREWERS 6TH: Cooper struck out; Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); Oglivie singled to right; Lezcano walked [Oglivie to second]; Yount flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 3, Royals 3. ROYALS 6TH: Cowens popped to first in foul territory; McRae flied out to right; Patek flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Royals 3. BREWERS 7TH: MARTIN REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); Thomas grounded out (pitcher to first); Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); Molitor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Royals 3. ROYALS 7TH: On a bunt Washington made an out to pitcher; Wilson singled to center; Brett lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Wilson out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Royals 3. BREWERS 8TH: Bando singled to left; GANTNER RAN FOR BANDO; On a bunt Cooper struck out; Davis singled to left [Gantner to second]; Oglivie was hit by a pitch [Gantner to third, Davis to second]; Lezcano doubled to right [Gantner scored, Davis scored, Oglivie to third]; Yount was walked intentionally; Thomas struck out; Martinez lined to third; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Brewers 5, Royals 3. ROYALS 8TH: GANTNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Otis homered; AUGUSTINE REPLACED SORENSEN (PITCHING); Porter grounded out (shortstop to first); WATHAN BATTED FOR LACOCK; Wathan flied out to center; Cowens struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 5, Royals 4. BREWERS 9TH: WATHAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); HRABOSKY REPLACED MARTIN (PITCHING); Molitor singled to center; Gantner out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Molitor to second]; Cooper walked; Davis grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cooper out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 5, Royals 4. ROYALS 9TH: McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Patek flied out to right; Washington doubled to right; Wilson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 5, Royals 4.

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