Four singles in the fifth inning produced two runs and lifted the Brewers to a 5-3 victory over the White Sox. Paul Molitor, Jim Gantner, Cecil Cooper and Sixto Lezcano rapped hits that broke a 2-2 tie. The Brewers picked up an insurance tally in the eighth on a single by Charlie Moore. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 5, Chicago White Sox 3
Game Played on Tuesday, June      5, 1979 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Brewers      2  0  0    0  2  0    0  1  0  -   5 12  3
White Sox    0  0  1    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  7  3


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Molitor 2b            4   1   2   0     1   0   .308      Garr lf               3   0   2   0     0   0   .317
Gantner 3b            5   1   1   0     0   1   .257        Moore ph,lf         2   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Cooper 1b             3   1   2   1     2   0   .302      Washington rf         5   0   0   1     0   1   .268
Lezcano rf            3   1   1   1     1   1   .318      Bannister 2b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .320
Oglivie lf            5   0   2   1     0   0   .224      Soderholm 3b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .263
Bando dh              5   0   1   0     0   1   .223      Johnson 1b            3   1   1   0     1   1   .326
Yount ss              5   1   1   0     0   0   .229      Lemon cf              3   1   1   0     0   0   .309
Thomas cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .232      Orta dh               3   0   1   1     0   0   .176
Moore c               3   0   1   1     1   0   .343        Nordhagen ph,dh     1   0   0   0     0   1   .220
Slaton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      May c                 2   0   1   1     0   0   .321
  Augustine p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Nahorodny ph,c      2   0   0   0     0   1   .259
                                                          Pryor ss              3   1   1   0     1   0   .313
                                                          Howard p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hinton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Scarbery p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   5  12   4     5   4             Totals               34   3   7   3     3   6

Time of Game: 2:56   Attendance: 13,713
Left on Base: Brewers 11, White Sox 8
DP: Brewers 1, White Sox 0
Errors: Molitor, Lezcano, Yount, Washington, Bannister, Lemon
Doubles: Yount (13), May (7), Orta (3)
Stolen Bases: Molitor (13), Johnson (4)
Caught Stealing: Moore (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Lezcano (3)
GIDP: Bannister (2)
Hit by Pitch: Lemon (6,by Slaton)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton W(5-3)           5.2   7   3   2   1   3   0  25   2.40
Augustine SV(2)         3.1   0   0   0   2   3   0  13   1.87
Totals                  9     7   3   2   3   6   0  38

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Howard L(0-2)           4.1   7   4   3   3   2   0  22   6.10
Hinton                  2.2   3   1   1   1   0   0  12   4.63
Scarbery                2     2   0   0   1   2   0   9   3.96
Totals                  9    12   5   4   5   4   0  43

Hit by Pitch: Slaton (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Mike Reilly


BREWERS 1ST: Molitor flied out to right; Gantner struck out;
Cooper walked; Lezcano walked [Cooper to second]; Oglivie
singled to right [Cooper scored, Lezcano scored (error by
Washington) (unearned), Oglivie to second]; Bando flied out to
center; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr singled to center; Washington popped to
catcher in foul territory; Bannister grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Garr out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, White Sox 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Yount made an out to second; Thomas lined to
center; Moore walked; Moore was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Soderholm popped to first in foul territory;
Johnson walked; Lemon was hit by a pitch [Johnson to second];
Orta popped to catcher in foul territory; May grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 2, White Sox
0.

BREWERS 3RD: Molitor singled to center; Gantner grounded out
(second to first) [Molitor to second]; Cooper flied out to left;
Lezcano flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Pryor singled to second; Garr singled to right
[Pryor to third]; Washington grounded out (pitcher unassisted)
[Pryor scored, Garr to second]; Bannister grounded out (second
to first) [Garr to third]; Soderholm grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, White Sox 1.

BREWERS 4TH: Oglivie grounded out (second to first); Bannister
dropped a foul fly hit by Bando for an error; Bando singled to
left; Yount popped to first in foul territory; Thomas struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Johnson singled to center; Lemon lined to center;
Orta flied out to center; Johnson stole second; May doubled to
left [Johnson scored]; Pryor flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Brewers 2, White Sox 2.

BREWERS 5TH: Moore grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt
Molitor singled; Gantner singled to right [Molitor to third];
Cooper singled to center [Molitor scored, Gantner to second];
Lezcano singled to center [Gantner scored, Cooper to second];
HINTON REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); Oglivie made an out to
second; Bando forced Lezcano (third to second); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Brewers 4, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Garr grounded out (shortstop to first);
Washington grounded out (pitcher to third to first); Bannister
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 4, White Sox 2.

BREWERS 6TH: Yount grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomas
singled to left; Moore grounded out (shortstop to first) [Thomas
to second]; Molitor was walked intentionally; Gantner flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 4, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Soderholm struck out; Johnson was called out on
strikes; Lemon singled to right [Lemon to second (error by
Lezcano)]; Orta doubled to right [Lemon scored (unearned)];
AUGUSTINE REPLACED SLATON (PITCHING); NAHORODNY BATTED FOR MAY;
Nahorodny reached on an error by Molitor [Orta to third,
Nahorodny to first]; Pryor forced Nahorodny (third to second); 1
R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 4, White Sox 3.

BREWERS 7TH: NAHORODNY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Cooper
singled to right; Lezcano out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Cooper to second]; Oglivie flied out to right; Bando
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 4, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: MOORE BATTED FOR GARR; Moore grounded out
(shortstop to first); Washington grounded out (shortstop to
first); Bannister grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 4, White Sox 3.

BREWERS 8TH: MOORE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Yount doubled to
right; SCARBERY REPLACED HINTON (PITCHING); Thomas flied out to
center [Yount to third]; Moore singled to left [Yount scored];
Molitor forced Moore (third to second); Molitor stole second;
Gantner flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 5,
White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Soderholm walked; Johnson forced Soderholm
(second to shortstop) [Johnson to second (error by Yount)];
Lemon flied out to right [Johnson to third]; NORDHAGEN BATTED
FOR ORTA; Nordhagen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers
5, White Sox 3.

BREWERS 9TH: NORDHAGEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Cooper
walked; Lezcano struck out; Oglivie singled to center [Cooper to
third, Oglivie to second (error by Lemon)]; Bando struck out;
Yount grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Brewers 5, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Nahorodny struck out; Pryor walked; Moore made an
out to second; Washington struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 5, White Sox 3.