Two homers by Gorman Thomas, who drove in three runs, backed the pitching of Lary Sorensen as the Brewers defeated the Royals, 5-3. Sorensen turned in his 10th complete game of the season and 32nd to the credit of the Brewers' staff.

After Thomas' first homer of the game with a man on base in the first inning, the Brewers added a run on a single by Robin Yount, a stolen base and a double by Buck Martinez in the second. An unearned run followed in the seventh before Thomas capped the Brewers' scoring with his second circuit clout in the eighth. Steve Braun and Darrell Porter hit homers for the Royals. [The Sporting News]

Milwaukee Brewers 5, Kansas City Royals 3

Game Played on Sunday, June 17, 1979 (Day game) at County Stadium

Royals       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  2  -   3 10  2
Brewers      2  1  0    0  0  0    1  1  x  -   5  8  3


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .339      Molitor 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .310
  Cowens ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .321      Bando 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Braun lf              5   1   1   1     0   0   .311      Cooper 1b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .297
Otis cf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .305      Thomas cf             3   2   2   3     1   0   .243
Brett 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .327      Oglivie lf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .229
Porter c              4   1   2   1     0   1   .300      Davis dh              3   1   2   0     0   0   .267
Scott 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .225      Yount ss              3   1   1   0     0   1   .233
Quirk dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .462      Wohlford rf           3   0   0   0     0   2   .210
White 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .295      Martinez c            3   0   1   2     0   0   .228
Cruz ss               2   0   0   0     0   1   .186      Sorensen p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaCock ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .268
  Washington ss       1   0   1   1     0   0   .267
Gale p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   3  10   3     0   3             Totals               31   5   8   5     1   3

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 28,100
Left on Base: Royals 8, Brewers 3
DP: Royals 0, Brewers 1
Errors: Porter, Washington, Molitor 2, Sorensen
Doubles: Scott (10), White (10), Martinez (6)
Home Runs: Braun (4), Porter (8), Thomas 2 (15)
Stolen Bases: Cooper (7), Yount (4)
Caught Stealing: Davis (2)
GIDP: LaCock (8)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gale L(5-5)             8     8   5   4   1   3   2  32   5.00
Totals                  8     8   5   4   1   3   2  32

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sorensen W(9-6)         9    10   3   3   0   3   2  38   2.98
Totals                  9    10   3   3   0   3   2  38

Wild Pitches: Gale (3), Sorensen (1)

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Dallas Parks, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Ron Luciano


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); Braun
popped to catcher; Otis singled to center; Brett flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Molitor grounded out (third to first); Bando
grounded out (third to first); Cooper singled to left; Cooper
stole second; Thomas homered [Cooper scored]; Oglivie lined to
second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Brewers 2.

ROYALS 2ND: Porter grounded out (second to first); Scott doubled
to left; Quirk grounded out (second to first) [Scott to third];
White grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 0, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 2ND: Davis singled to left; Davis was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Yount singled to left; Yount
stole second [Yount to third (error by Porter)]; Wohlford struck
out; Martinez doubled to left [Yount scored]; Molitor lined to
center; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Brewers 3.

ROYALS 3RD: Cruz struck out; Wilson grounded out (second to
first); Braun lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Brewers 3.

BREWERS 3RD: Bando grounded out (pitcher to first); Cooper
grounded out (first unassisted); Thomas walked; Gale threw a
wild pitch [Thomas to second]; Oglivie grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Brewers 3.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis grounded out (third to first); Brett grounded
out (shortstop to first); Porter struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 4TH: Davis lined to center; Yount struck out; Wohlford
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Brewers 3.

ROYALS 5TH: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Quirk
reached on an error by Molitor; Sorensen threw a wild pitch
[Quirk to second]; White grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
0, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 5TH: Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); On a
bunt Molitor grounded out (third to first); Bando lined to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Brewers 3.

ROYALS 6TH: Wilson popped to first; Braun homered; Otis popped
to first; Brett grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 1, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 6TH: Cooper lined to third; Thomas popped to second;
Oglivie flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1,
Brewers 3.

ROYALS 7TH: Porter singled to center; Scott reached on an error
by Molitor [Porter to second]; Quirk singled to center [Porter
to third, Scott to second]; White popped to first; LACOCK BATTED
FOR CRUZ; LaCock grounded into a double play (pitcher to catcher
to first) [Porter out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1,
Brewers 3.

BREWERS 7TH: WASHINGTON REPLACED LACOCK (PLAYING SS); Davis
singled to center; Yount flied out to left; Wohlford reached on
an error by Washington [Davis to third]; Martinez grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Davis scored (unearned), Wohlford to
second]; Molitor popped to second; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 1, Brewers 4.

ROYALS 8TH: Wilson struck out; Braun grounded out (second to
first); On a bunt Otis singled to pitcher [Otis to second (error
by Sorensen)]; Brett popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 1, Brewers 4.

BREWERS 8TH: Bando flied out to center; Cooper flied out to
center; Thomas homered; Oglivie singled to left [Oglivie out at
second (left to second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1,
Brewers 5.

ROYALS 9TH: Porter homered; Scott grounded out (third to first);
Quirk grounded out (third to first); White doubled to left;
Washington singled to center [White scored]; COWENS BATTED FOR
WILSON; Cowens singled to left [Washington to second]; Braun
flied out to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3, Brewers 5.

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