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Friday June 29, 1979
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Leon Roberts singled three times and batted in the winning run in the eighth inning as the Mariners defeated the Brewers, 3-2. Roberts' deciding hit drove in Dan Meyer, who singled and moved to second on a sacrifice by Joe Simpson. The Mariners' earlier scoring included a homer by Ruppert Jones. Meyer extended his Seattle club record hitting streak to 20 games. [The Sporting News]


Seattle Mariners 3, Milwaukee Brewers 2

Game Played on Friday, June 29, 1979 (Night game) at County Stadium

Mariners     1  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  0  -   3 10  2
Brewers      0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  1


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Milbourne 2b          5   1   1   0     0   0   .283      Molitor 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .322
R. Jones cf           4   1   1   1     1   0   .247      Money dh              3   0   0   0     1   0   .230
Bochte 1b             5   0   1   1     0   0   .346        Wohlford pr,dh      0   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Horton dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .298      Cooper 1b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .303
Meyer 3b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .318      Thomas cf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .252
Simpson rf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .286      Oglivie lf            4   2   2   0     0   0   .250
Roberts lf            3   0   3   1     1   0   .288      Lezcano rf            4   0   1   1     0   0   .318
  Hale lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Bando 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .232
Stinson c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .244      Yount ss              4   0   2   0     0   0   .247
Mendoza ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .195      Martinez c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .225
Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Moore ph,c          2   0   0   0     0   1   .368
  Rawley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sorensen p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   3  10   3     2   0             Totals               33   2   6   1     3   4

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 16,843
Left on Base: Mariners 9, Brewers 7
DP: Mariners 1, Brewers 1
Errors: Meyer, Mendoza, Yount
Doubles: Simpson (3), Oglivie (11), Yount (16)
Home Runs: R. Jones (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Simpson (2)
GIDP: Horton (10), Thomas (7)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott W(4-8)           7.1   5   2   2   2   2   0  29   4.97
Rawley SV(10)           1.2   1   0   0   1   2   0   7   4.01
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3   4   0  36

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sorensen L(9-8)         9    10   3   3   2   0   1  39   3.38
Totals                  9    10   3   3   2   0   1  39

Umpires: HP - Dallas Parks, 1B - Dan Morrison, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Durwood Merrill


MARINERS 1ST: Milbourne grounded out (third to first); R. Jones
homered; Bochte grounded out (second to first); Horton grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1,
Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Molitor reached on an error by Meyer; Money flied
out to left; Cooper walked [Molitor to second]; Thomas grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cooper out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Brewers 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Meyer flied out to right; Simpson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Roberts singled to right; Stinson singled
to left [Roberts to second]; Mendoza grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 1, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Oglivie singled to center; Lezcano grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Oglivie to second]; Bando flied out to
center [Oglivie scored (error by Mendoza)]; Yount singled to
right; Martinez flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 1, Brewers 1.

MARINERS 3RD: Milbourne grounded out (pitcher to first); R.
Jones grounded out (third to first); Bochte flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 3RD: Molitor flied out to center; Money grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cooper grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Brewers 1.

MARINERS 4TH: Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); Meyer
singled to center; Simpson grounded out (first unassisted)
[Meyer to second]; Roberts walked; Stinson grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 1, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 4TH: Thomas struck out; Oglivie doubled to left; Lezcano
singled to left [Oglivie scored]; Bando flied out to center;
Yount flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1,
Brewers 2.

MARINERS 5TH: Mendoza reached on an error by Yount; Milbourne
forced Mendoza (shortstop to second); R. Jones grounded out
(catcher to first) [Milbourne to second]; Bochte grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Brewers
2.

BREWERS 5TH: Martinez grounded out (pitcher to first); Molitor
made an out to first; Money made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Brewers 2.

MARINERS 6TH: Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); Meyer
flied out to right; Simpson doubled to left; Roberts singled
[Simpson to third]; Stinson forced Roberts (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 1, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 6TH: Cooper grounded out (second to first); Thomas flied
out to right; Oglivie flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mariners 1, Brewers 2.

MARINERS 7TH: Mendoza flied out to right; Milbourne singled to
center; R. Jones walked [Milbourne to second]; Bochte singled to
left [R. Jones to second, Milbourne scored]; Horton grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bochte out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 7TH: Lezcano flied out to left; Bando lined to second;
Yount flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2,
Brewers 2.

MARINERS 8TH: Meyer singled to right; Simpson out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Meyer to second]; Roberts singled to
left [Meyer scored]; Stinson flied out to left; Mendoza flied
out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 8TH: MOORE BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Moore struck out;
Molitor singled to right; Money walked [Molitor to second];
WOHLFORD RAN FOR MONEY; RAWLEY REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING);
Cooper struck out; Thomas walked [Molitor to third, Wohlford to
second]; Oglivie grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Mariners 3, Brewers 2.

MARINERS 9TH: WOHLFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); MOORE STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Milbourne lined to shortstop; R. Jones
grounded out (second to first); Bochte grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 9TH: HALE REPLACED ROBERTS (PLAYING LF); Lezcano
grounded out (second to first); Bando struck out; Yount doubled
to right; Moore grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 3, Brewers 2.



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