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Wednesday July 11, 1979
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Jim Slaton pitched a five-hitter as the Brewers elbowed past the Blue Jays in 10 innings, 2-1. The winning run came across when Sixto Lezcano slapped a one-out single, moved to second on an infield out and scored on a triple by Robin Yount. [The Sporting News]


Milwaukee Brewers 2, Toronto Blue Jays 1

Game Played on Wednesday, July 11, 1979 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium

Brewers      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0    1  -   2 13  0
Blue Jays    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   1  5  0


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Molitor 2b            4   0   3   0     0   0   .333      Griffin ss            2   0   0   0     0   1   .253
Thomas cf             5   0   0   0     0   2   .236      Bosetti cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Oglivie lf            5   0   1   1     0   1   .250      Howell 3b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .254
Money 1b              4   0   1   0     1   0   .229      Carty dh              4   1   1   0     0   0   .261
Lezcano rf            5   1   3   0     0   0   .322      Mayberry 1b           3   0   1   1     1   0   .271
Bando dh              4   0   1   0     1   0   .225      Woods lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .285
Yount ss              5   0   1   1     0   0   .253      Cerone c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .211
Moore c               5   1   1   0     0   0   .365      Cannon rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .175
Gantner 3b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .283        Velez ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Slaton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ainge 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .262
                                                          Huffman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41   2  13   2     2   3             Totals               32   1   5   1     2   2

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 22,523
Left on Base: Brewers 12, Blue Jays 5
DP: Brewers 1, Blue Jays 0
Doubles: Oglivie (13), Carty (17)
Triples: Molitor (7), Yount (2)
Caught Stealing: Yount (6), Griffin (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Molitor (5), Griffin (10)
GIDP: Woods (5)
Hit by Pitch: Griffin (3,by Slaton)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton W(9-4)          10     5   1   1   2   2   0  36   2.88
Totals                 10     5   1   1   2   2   0  36

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Huffman                 7.1  10   1   1   2   2   0  33   5.81
Buskey L(4-3)           2.2   3   1   1   0   1   0  11   3.00
Totals                 10    13   2   2   2   3   0  44

Hit by Pitch: Slaton (2)

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - Marty Springstead


BREWERS 1ST: 33-minute rain delay before start of game;
Molitor popped to catcher in foul territory; Thomas was called
out on strikes; Oglivie doubled to right; Money grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin was hit by a pitch; Griffin was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Bosetti flied out to
center; Howell made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 0, Blue Jays 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Lezcano singled to left; Bando popped to first in
foul territory; Yount forced Lezcano (third to second); Yount
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop to first to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Carty doubled to left; Mayberry singled to right
[Carty scored]; Woods grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Mayberry out at second]; Cerone singled to
left; Cannon made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 0, Blue Jays 1.

BREWERS 3RD: Moore flied out to left; Gantner flied out to
center; Molitor tripled to center; Thomas flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Ainge singled to center; Griffin out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Ainge to second]; Bosetti
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Ainge to third]; Howell
walked; Carty grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Brewers 0, Blue Jays 1.

BREWERS 4TH: Oglivie flied out to left; Money singled to left;
Lezcano flied out to left; Bando walked [Money to second]; Yount
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Woods
made an out to second; Cerone lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 0, Blue Jays 1.

BREWERS 5TH: Moore singled to left; Gantner singled to right
[Moore to second]; On a bunt Molitor singled to third [Gantner
to second, Moore to third]; Thomas struck out; Oglivie grounded
out (first unassisted) [Molitor to second, Gantner to third,
Moore scored]; Money walked; Lezcano flied out to center; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Brewers 1, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Cannon struck out; On a bunt Ainge singled to
third; Griffin flied out to left; Bosetti lined to shortstop; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Blue Jays 1.

BREWERS 6TH: Bando made an out to second; Yount flied out to
left; Moore flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1,
Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Howell grounded out (second to first); Carty
flied out to right; Mayberry flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Blue Jays 1.

BREWERS 7TH: On a bunt Gantner singled to third; Molitor out on
a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Gantner to second]; Thomas
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Gantner to third]; Oglivie
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers
1, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Woods grounded out (first unassisted); Cerone
made an out to shortstop; Cannon grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Blue Jays 1.

BREWERS 8TH: Money flied out to center; Lezcano singled to
center; Bando singled to center [Lezcano to second]; BUSKEY
REPLACED HUFFMAN (PITCHING); Yount flied out to center; Moore
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 1,
Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Ainge grounded out (shortstop to first); On a
bunt Griffin struck out; Bosetti popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Blue Jays 1.

BREWERS 9TH: On a bunt Gantner grounded out (pitcher to first);
Molitor singled to center; Thomas flied out to center; Oglivie
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Howell grounded out (second to first); Carty
flied out to left; Mayberry walked; Woods made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Blue Jays 1.

BREWERS 10TH: Money grounded out (third to first); Lezcano
singled to left; Bando grounded out (third to first) [Lezcano to
second]; Yount tripled to right [Lezcano scored]; Moore popped
to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2,
Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 10TH: Cerone flied out to right; VELEZ BATTED FOR
CANNON; Velez grounded out (shortstop to first); Ainge grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Blue
Jays 1.



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