Completing a three-game series sweep, the Brewers defeated the Yankees, 5-3. The Brewers scored in the third inning on a walk to Paul Molitor and double by Don Money, and expanded their lead to 3-0 in the fourth frame with a run-scoring triple by Robin Yount and sacrifice fly by Jim Wohlford. A two-run single by Sixto Lezcano in the fifth completed the Brewer scoring. Milwaukee Brewers 5, New York Yankees 3Game Played on Sunday, July 29, 1979 (Day game) at County StadiumYankees 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 - 3 9 0 Brewers 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 x - 5 11 1 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rivers cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .287 Molitor 2b 3 2 2 0 1 0 .313 Randolph 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .271 Money dh,3b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .257 Munson 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .294 Cooper 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .309 Jackson rf 4 2 2 1 0 0 .295 Lezcano rf 4 0 2 2 0 0 .337 Piniella lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .305 Oglivie lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .263 Nettles 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .253 Yount ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 .262 White dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 .176 Wohlford cf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .264 Narron c 4 0 2 0 0 1 .200 Gantner 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Dent ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Travers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hunter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McClure p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kaat p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Martinez c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Hood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 3 9 3 1 1 Totals 33 5 11 5 1 3 Time of Game: 2:18 Attendance: 49,842 Left on Base: Yankees 6, Brewers 7 DP: Yankees 0, Brewers 1 Errors: Gantner Doubles: Piniella 2 (16), Money (11), Molitor (21) Triples: Munson (3), Yount (4) Stolen Bases: Oglivie (5), Molitor (22), Cooper (10) Sacrifice Hits: Travers (1) Sacrifice Flies: Wohlford (1) GIDP: Dent (4) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hunter L(2-6) 4.1 8 5 5 1 0 0 22 5.26 Kaat 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 7 2.38 Hood 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 2.91 Totals 8 11 5 5 1 3 0 36 Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Travers W(9-4) 8.1 8 3 3 0 0 0 32 3.29 McClure SV(3) 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 4.50 Totals 9 9 3 3 1 1 0 36 Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Dale Ford YANKEES 1ST: Rivers lined to first; Randolph popped to first in foul territory; Munson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 1ST: Molitor made an out to second; Money singled to shortstop; Cooper made an out to second; Lezcano singled to center [Money to second]; Oglivie flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Brewers 0. YANKEES 2ND: Jackson grounded out (first to pitcher); Piniella flied out to left; Nettles grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 2ND: Yount flied out to right; Wohlford made an out to third; Gantner grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Brewers 0. YANKEES 3RD: White grounded out (pitcher to first); Narron singled to center; Dent grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Narron out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 3RD: Martinez flied out to left; Molitor walked; Money doubled to left [Molitor scored]; Cooper flied out to left; Lezcano grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Brewers 1. YANKEES 4TH: Rivers flied out to center; Randolph singled to third; Munson flied out to right; Jackson popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Brewers 1. BREWERS 4TH: Oglivie singled to left; Oglivie stole second; Yount tripled to center [Oglivie scored]; Wohlford hit a sacrifice fly to right [Yount scored]; Gantner made an out to shortstop; Martinez lined to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Brewers 3. YANKEES 5TH: Gantner dropped a foul fly hit by Piniella for an error; Piniella made an out to shortstop; Nettles grounded out (second to first); White flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Brewers 3. BREWERS 5TH: Molitor singled to left; Money popped to third in foul territory; Cooper singled to second [Molitor to second]; Molitor stole third and Cooper stole second; Lezcano singled to center [Molitor scored, Cooper scored]; KAAT REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING); Oglivie struck out; Yount singled to left [Lezcano to second]; Wohlford flied out to right; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Brewers 5. YANKEES 6TH: Narron singled to shortstop; Dent made an out to first; Rivers flied out to center; Randolph flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Brewers 5. BREWERS 6TH: Gantner grounded out (third to first); Martinez flied out to center; Molitor doubled to left; Money struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Brewers 5. YANKEES 7TH: Munson flied out to left; Jackson singled to center; Piniella doubled to left [Jackson scored]; Nettles reached on a fielder's choice [Piniella out at third (shortstop to third)]; Jim Gantner was hit on the face by Lou Piniella's elbow as the latter slid into 3B; they both fell to the ground but Gantner jumped up and went after Piniella; both benches cleared; Gantner ejected by 3B umpire Dale Ford; MONEY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); TRAVERS REPLACED GANTNER (PITCHING); White flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Brewers 5. BREWERS 7TH: HOOD REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Cooper struck out; Lezcano grounded out (third to first); Oglivie grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Brewers 5. YANKEES 8TH: Narron grounded out (first to pitcher); Dent flied out to center; Rivers flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Brewers 5. BREWERS 8TH: Yount grounded out (shortstop to first); Wohlford singled to right; Travers out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Wohlford to second]; Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Brewers 5. YANKEES 9TH: Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson tripled to right; Jackson singled to right [Munson scored]; Piniella doubled to right [Jackson to third]; MCCLURE REPLACED TRAVERS (PITCHING); Nettles singled to first [Jackson scored, Piniella to third]; White walked [Nettles to second]; Narron struck out; Dent grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Yankees 3, Brewers 5. |
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