After building up a 9-0 lead, the Brewers just managed to hang on and edge the Twins, 9-8. Ben Oglivie clouted two homers, starting with a blow in the fourth inning. Gorman Thomas smacked a two-run round-tripper to ignite a six-run outburst by the Brewers in the fifth. Oglivie followed with his second blast of the game.

Charlie Moore doubled in two runs and Paul Molitor stroked an RBI single for a 9-0 lead. A two-run homer by Glenn Adams drew the Twins to within one run in the bottom of the ninth, but Jerry Augustine came on to retire the last two batters and preserve the Brewer victory. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 9, Minnesota Twins 8
Game Played on Wednesday, June      27, 1979 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Brewers      0  0  1    2  6  0    0  0  0  -   9 17  0
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  3    3  0  2  -   8 13  1


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Molitor 2b            4   0   2   1     1   0   .325      Randall 2b            3   1   1   0     0   0   .302
Money dh              5   0   2   0     0   1   .245        Landreaux ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .282
Cooper 1b             3   1   2   0     0   0   .311        Kusick 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
  Davis ph,lf         1   0   0   0     1   0   .272      Rivera lf,cf          5   2   3   1     0   1   .266
  Wohlford lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Smalley ss            4   1   2   2     1   0   .362
Thomas cf             5   1   1   2     0   1   .254      R. Jackson 1b,lf      3   0   0   1     1   0   .268
Oglivie lf,1b         5   2   2   2     0   1   .241      Morales dh            3   1   0   0     0   0   .295
Lezcano rf            5   1   3   0     0   0   .321        Adams ph,dh         2   1   1   2     0   1   .300
Bando 3b              3   1   2   0     2   1   .238      Edwards cf            3   1   1   0     0   0   .294
  Gantner pr,3b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .264        Powell ph,rf        1   0   0   0     1   0   .354
Yount ss              4   1   1   0     0   0   .244      Norwood rf            3   0   1   2     0   0   .251
Moore c               4   2   2   3     0   0   .377        Wilfong ph,cf,2b    2   0   1   0     0   0   .301
Caldwell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wynegar c             2   0   1   0     0   1   .274
  Galasso p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Borgmann c          3   0   1   0     0   0   .190
  Augustine p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Castino 3b            2   1   1   0     1   0   .264
                                                            Cubbage ph,3b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .241
                                                          Serum p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            D. Jackson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bacsik p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   9  17   8     4   4             Totals               38   8  13   8     4   4

Time of Game: 3:02   Attendance: 18,602
Left on Base: Brewers 8, Twins 9
DP: Brewers 0, Twins 3
Errors: Castino
Doubles: Lezcano (11), Moore (8), Money (3), Bando (8), Edwards (1), Smalley (14)
Home Runs: Oglivie 2 (14), Thomas (18), Adams (4)
Stolen Bases: Lezcano (3), Rivera (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Yount (6), Randall (7)
Sacrifice Flies: R. Jackson (2)
GIDP: Yount (8), Money (1), Thomas (6)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Caldwell W(8-5)         6    10   6   6   2   2   0  30   3.30
Galasso                 2.1   2   2   2   2   2   1  11   7.20
Augustine SV(4)         0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.52
Totals                  9    13   8   8   4   4   1  44

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Serum L(0-2)            4.2  12   8   8   3   2   3  26   6.53
D. Jackson              2.1   3   1   1   0   1   0  10   4.82
Bacsik                  1     1   0   0   1   0   0   4   3.71
Marshall                1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.25
Totals                  9    17   9   9   4   4   3  44

Passed Balls: Moore (2)

Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Don Denkinger


BREWERS 1ST: Molitor walked; Money was called out on strikes;
Cooper grounded out (pitcher to first) [Molitor to second];
Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Randall flied out to left; Rivera struck out but
advanced to first on a passed ball; Rivera stole second; Smalley
flied out to center; R. Jackson walked; Morales made an out to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0, Twins 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Oglivie grounded out (second to first); Lezcano
doubled to left; Bando walked; Yount grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Bando out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Edwards flied out to left; Norwood flied out to
center; Wynegar was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Brewers 0, Twins 0.

BREWERS 3RD: On a bunt Moore singled to third [Moore to second
(error by Castino)]; On a bunt Molitor singled to first [Moore
to third]; Money grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Moore scored, Molitor out at second]; Cooper singled to
left; Thomas struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Twins
0.

TWINS 3RD: Castino walked; Randall out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to first) [Castino to second]; Rivera singled to right
[Castino to third, Rivera out at second (right to catcher to
shortstop)]; Smalley grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Twins 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Oglivie homered; Lezcano singled to right; Bando
walked [Lezcano to second]; Yount out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to first) [Bando to second, Lezcano to third]; Moore grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Lezcano scored]; Molitor flied to
right in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Twins
0.

TWINS 4TH: R. Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); Morales
flied out to right; Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Twins 0.

BREWERS 5TH: Money singled to left [Money out at second (left to
second)]; Cooper singled to center; Thomas homered [Cooper
scored]; Oglivie homered; Lezcano lined to shortstop; Bando
singled to left; Yount singled to right [Bando to second]; D.
JACKSON REPLACED SERUM (PITCHING); Moore doubled to left [Bando
scored, Yount scored]; Molitor singled to right [Moore scored];
Money flied out to right; 6 R, 8 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 9,
Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Norwood grounded out (third to first); Wynegar
singled to center; Castino made an out to second; Randall flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 9, Twins 0.

BREWERS 6TH: BORGMANN REPLACED WYNEGAR (PLAYING C ); DAVIS
BATTED FOR COOPER; Davis flied out to right; Thomas made an out
to second; Oglivie grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 9, Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: DAVIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); OGLIVIE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Rivera singled to right; Smalley singled
to left [Rivera to third]; R. Jackson hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Rivera scored]; Morales forced Smalley (second to
shortstop); Edwards doubled to center [Morales to third];
Norwood singled to right [Edwards scored, Morales scored];
Borgmann grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 9, Twins 3.

BREWERS 7TH: Lezcano singled to right; Lezcano stole second;
Bando struck out; Yount grounded out (third to first); Moore
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 9, Twins 3.

TWINS 7TH: Castino singled to left; Randall singled to right
[Castino to third]; Rivera singled to left [Randall to second,
Castino scored]; Smalley doubled to left [Rivera scored, Randall
scored]; GALASSO REPLACED CALDWELL (PITCHING); R. Jackson made
an out to first; ADAMS BATTED FOR MORALES; Adams was called out
on strikes; POWELL BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Powell walked; WILFONG
BATTED FOR NORWOOD; Wilfong flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Brewers 9, Twins 6.

BREWERS 8TH: ADAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); POWELL STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING RF); WILFONG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BACSIK
REPLACED D. JACKSON (PITCHING); Molitor flied out to right;
Money doubled to left; Davis walked; Thomas grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Davis out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 9, Twins 6.

TWINS 8TH: Borgmann singled to left; CUBBAGE BATTED FOR CASTINO;
Cubbage flied out to center; LANDREAUX BATTED FOR RANDALL;
Landreaux was called out on strikes; Rivera forced Borgmann
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 9, Twins 6.

BREWERS 9TH: KUSICK REPLACED LANDREAUX (PLAYING 1B); RIVERA
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); R. JACKSON CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING LF); CUBBAGE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); WILFONG
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); MARSHALL REPLACED BACSIK
(PITCHING); Oglivie struck out; Lezcano flied out to center;
Bando doubled to right; GANTNER RAN FOR BANDO; Yount made an out
to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 9, Twins 6.

TWINS 9TH: WOHLFORD REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING LF); GANTNER STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Smalley walked; R. Jackson made an out to
second; Adams homered [Smalley scored]; AUGUSTINE REPLACED
GALASSO (PITCHING); Powell grounded out (shortstop to first);
Wilfong singled to right; Borgmann forced Wilfong (shortstop to
second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 9, Twins 8.