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Thursday July 19, 1979
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A homer by Sixto Lezcano in the 11th inning lifted the Brewers to a 3-2 victory over the Blue Jays. Lezcano's blow came with one out and snapped the 2-2 tie which had been manufactured by the Brewers in the eighth on a solo homer by Ben Oglivie. [The Sporting News]


Milwaukee Brewers 3, Toronto Blue Jays 2

Game Played on Thursday, July 19, 1979 (Night game) at County Stadium

Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  -   2 11  1
Brewers      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  -   3 10  1


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin ss            5   0   1   0     0   1   .254      Molitor 2b            5   0   1   0     0   1   .324
Bosetti cf            6   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Money 1b              3   1   1   0     2   1   .235
Howell 3b             5   1   1   0     1   1   .252        Gantner pr,3b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .287
Carty dh              4   0   1   0     1   0   .252      Cooper dh             5   0   1   1     0   1   .305
Velez rf              5   1   1   2     0   0   .261      Thomas cf             4   0   0   0     1   0   .231
Mayberry 1b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .279      Oglivie lf            5   1   2   1     0   0   .265
  Johnson pr,1b       1   0   1   0     0   0   .108      Lezcano rf            5   1   1   1     0   0   .323
Cerone c              5   0   1   0     0   0   .218      Bando 3b,1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .224
Ainge 2b              5   0   1   0     0   0   .263      Yount ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Woods lf              3   0   2   0     2   0   .285      Martinez c            4   0   3   0     0   1   .241
Stieb p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Travers p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Castro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               43   2  11   2     4   2             Totals               39   3  10   3     3   4

Time of Game: 3:05   Attendance: 21,152
Left on Base: Blue Jays 13, Brewers 8
DP: Blue Jays 2, Brewers 0
Errors: Griffin, Gantner
Doubles: Carty (19), Cerone (13), Money (8), Cooper (24)
Home Runs: Velez (8), Oglivie (19), Lezcano (11)
Stolen Bases: Griffin (11)
Caught Stealing: Griffin (10), Martinez (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Griffin (12)
GIDP: Yount (10)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stieb                   8     9   2   2   2   3   1  34   3.08
Buskey L(4-4)           2.1   1   1   1   1   1   1   8   3.05
Totals                 10.1  10   3   3   3   4   2  42

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Travers                 7.1   8   2   2   3   2   1  33   3.17
Castro W(3-0)           3.2   3   0   0   1   0   0  15   1.52
Totals                 11    11   2   2   4   2   1  48

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Dan Morrison


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin grounded out (second to first); Bosetti
flied out to right; Howell made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Molitor grounded out (second to first); Money
doubled to left; Cooper doubled to center [Money scored]; Thomas
grounded out (shortstop to first); Oglivie made an out to
second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Brewers 1.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Carty doubled to left; Velez flied out to left;
Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted) [Carty to third];
Cerone grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 2ND: Lezcano made an out to second; Bando singled to
left; Yount grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Bando out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
0, Brewers 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Ainge grounded out (third to first); Woods
singled to center; Griffin forced Woods (shortstop to second);
Griffin stole second; Bosetti made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 3RD: Martinez singled; Molitor lined to right; Money
walked [Martinez to second]; Cooper flied out to right; Thomas
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Brewers
1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Howell struck out; Carty flied out to right;
Velez made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Brewers 1.

BREWERS 4TH: Oglivie grounded out (third to first); Lezcano
lined to center; Bando reached on an error by Griffin; Yount
forced Bando (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Brewers 1.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Mayberry grounded out (pitcher to first); Cerone
made an out to second; Ainge flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 5TH: Martinez singled to right; Molitor struck out;
Money struck out while Martinez was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Brewers
1.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Woods walked; Griffin out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Woods to second]; Bosetti made an out to
second; Howell walked; Carty walked [Woods to third, Howell to
second]; Velez popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 6TH: Cooper struck out; Thomas walked; Oglivie singled
to center [Thomas to second]; Lezcano flied out to center; Bando
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Brewers
1.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Mayberry singled to right; Cerone flied out to
center; Ainge singled to center [Mayberry to second]; Woods
singled to left [Mayberry to third, Ainge to second]; Griffin
struck out; Bosetti forced Ainge (third unassisted); 0 R, 3 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 7TH: Yount flied out to right; Martinez singled to
right; Molitor singled to right [Martinez to third]; Money
popped to catcher in foul territory; Cooper forced Molitor
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Brewers 1.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Howell singled to right; Carty made an out to
second; Velez homered [Howell scored]; Mayberry singled to
right; JOHNSON RAN FOR MAYBERRY; CASTRO REPLACED TRAVERS
(PITCHING); Cerone doubled to left [Johnson to third]; Ainge
reached on a fielder's choice [Johnson out at home (second to
catcher), Cerone to third]; Woods walked [Ainge to second];
Griffin flied out to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Blue Jays 2,
Brewers 1.

BREWERS 8TH: JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Thomas flied
out to right; Oglivie homered; Lezcano flied out to center;
Bando grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 2, Brewers 2.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to first); Howell
grounded out (third to first); Carty grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 9TH: BUSKEY REPLACED STIEB (PITCHING); Yount flied out
to center; Martinez was called out on strikes; Molitor made an
out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Brewers 2.

BLUE JAYS 10TH: Velez grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson
singled to left; Cerone grounded out (second to first) [Johnson
to second]; Ainge grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 10TH: Money walked; GANTNER RAN FOR MONEY; On a bunt
Cooper made an out to catcher; Gantner was out trying to advance
to second (catcher to second); Thomas made an out to shortstop;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Brewers 2.

BLUE JAYS 11TH: GANTNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); BANDO
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Woods lined to shortstop;
Griffin singled to right; Griffin was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Bosetti reached on an error by Gantner;
Howell flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2,
Brewers 2.

BREWERS 11TH: Oglivie popped to first in foul territory; Lezcano
homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Brewers 3.



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