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Wednesday August 8, 1979
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Erupting for four runs in the ninth inning, the Brewers dealt the Orioles their fourth straight defeat, 8-4. The winning rally began when Don Money singled with one out and moved to second on a wild pitch. After advancing on an infield hit by Cecil Cooper, Money scored on a sacrifice fly by Gorman Thomas.

Following a walk to Ben Oglivie, a double by Sixto Lezcano plated two more runs and a single by Sal Bando drove home another. Oglivie also had a homer in the game among the Brewers' 14 hits, while the Orioles' eight included homers by Benny Ayala and Ken Singleton. [The Sporting News]


Milwaukee Brewers 8, Baltimore Orioles 4

Game Played on Wednesday, August 8, 1979 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Brewers      1  0  0    1  0  0    1  1  4  -   8 14  0
Orioles      3  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   4  8  2


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Molitor 2b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .308      Garcia ss             4   1   2   0     0   0   .253
Money 3b              3   1   3   1     1   0   .252      Ayala lf              4   1   1   2     0   1   .271
Cooper 1b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .306      Singleton rf          4   2   2   1     0   0   .302
Thomas cf             4   0   0   1     0   2   .230      Murray dh             3   0   0   0     1   0   .290
Oglivie lf            4   2   1   1     1   0   .253      May 1b                4   0   1   0     0   1   .283
Lezcano rf            4   1   1   2     1   0   .328      DeCinces 3b           3   0   1   1     0   0   .240
Bando dh              5   0   3   1     0   0   .246      Roenicke cf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Yount ss              5   1   1   0     0   0   .259        Bumbry ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .287
Martinez c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Dauer 2b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .259
  Moore ph,c          2   1   1   0     0   0   .345        Lowenstein ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Travers p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dempsey c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .251
  Castro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kelly ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .316
                                                          Stone p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Ford p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Flinn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   8  14   8     3   2             Totals               33   4   8   4     2   4

Time of Game: 3:04   Attendance: 25,260
Left on Base: Brewers 9, Orioles 5
DP: Brewers 1, Orioles 1
Errors: May, DeCinces
Doubles: Cooper (31), Moore (14), Money (12), Lezcano (19)
Home Runs: Oglivie (21), Ayala (4), Singleton (29)
Stolen Bases: Yount (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Money (4), Cooper (4), Molitor (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Thomas (5), DeCinces (5)
GIDP: Cooper (11), Ayala (2)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Travers W(10-5)         8     7   4   4   1   4   2  31   3.59
Castro                  1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   1.72
Totals                  9     8   4   4   2   4   2  36

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone                   5     6   2   1   1   2   0  22   3.79
Ford                    3     4   2   2   1   0   1  14   2.45
Stanhouse L(6-2)        0.2   3   4   4   1   0   0   6   3.02
Flinn                   0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.00
Totals                  9    14   8   7   3   2   1  44

Wild Pitches: Travers (5), Stanhouse (2)

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Fred Spenn


BREWERS 1ST: Molitor singled to left; Money out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Molitor to second]; Cooper doubled to
right [Molitor scored]; Thomas flied out to right; Oglivie
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers
1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Garcia singled to center; Ayala homered [Garcia
scored]; Singleton singled to center; Murray walked [Singleton
to second]; May grounded out (third to first) [Singleton to
third, Murray to second]; DeCinces hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Singleton scored, Murray to third]; Roenicke popped to catcher
in foul territory; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Orioles 3.

BREWERS 2ND: Lezcano flied out to center; Bando singled to
right; Yount singled to right [Bando to second]; Martinez made
an out to second; Molitor grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 1, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 2ND: Dauer flied out to center; Dempsey flied out to
left; Garcia made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 1, Orioles 3.

BREWERS 3RD: Money singled; Cooper reached on an error by May
(assist by DeCinces) on a sacrifice bunt [Money to second];
1:08 rain delay; Thomas struck out; Oglivie flied out to
center; Lezcano grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Brewers 1, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 3RD: Ayala grounded out (shortstop to first); Singleton
flied out to left; Murray flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 1, Orioles 3.

BREWERS 4TH: Bando flied out to center; Yount reached on an
error by DeCinces; Yount stole second; Martinez popped to
catcher in foul territory; Molitor singled to right [Yount
scored (unearned), Molitor out at second (right to pitcher to
shortstop)]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 4TH: May was called out on strikes; DeCinces singled to
left; Roenicke made an out to second; Dauer singled to left
[DeCinces to third]; Orioles Manager Earl Weaver ejected by
HP umpire Jim Evans; Travers threw a wild pitch [Dauer to
second]; Dempsey struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 2,
Orioles 3.

BREWERS 5TH: Money walked; Cooper grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Money out at second]; Thomas
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first); Ayala
struck out; Singleton lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 2, Orioles 3.

BREWERS 6TH: FORD REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Oglivie lined to
first; Lezcano walked; Bando flied out to center; Yount forced
Lezcano (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2,
Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Murray flied out to center; May grounded out (third
to first); DeCinces grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Orioles 3.

BREWERS 7TH: MOORE BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Moore doubled; Molitor
out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Moore to third];
Money doubled to center [Moore scored]; Cooper lined to center;
Thomas grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 3, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: MOORE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Roenicke flied
out to left; Dauer struck out; Dempsey flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Orioles 3.

BREWERS 8TH: Oglivie homered; Lezcano grounded out (shortstop to
first); On a bunt Bando singled; Yount popped to second in foul
territory; Moore lined to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 4, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: Garcia singled to center; Ayala grounded into a
double play (third to shortstop to first) [Garcia out at
second]; Singleton homered; Murray grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 4, Orioles 4.

BREWERS 9TH: STANHOUSE REPLACED FORD (PITCHING); Molitor
grounded out (shortstop to first); Money singled to center;
Stanhouse threw a wild pitch [Money to second]; Cooper singled
to pitcher [Money to third]; Thomas hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Money scored]; Oglivie walked [Cooper to second];
Lezcano doubled to right [Cooper scored, Oglivie scored]; FLINN
REPLACED STANHOUSE (PITCHING); Bando singled to center [Lezcano
scored]; Yount forced Bando (third to second); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Brewers 8, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 9TH: CASTRO REPLACED TRAVERS (PITCHING); May singled to
center; DeCinces forced May (third to second); BUMBRY BATTED FOR
ROENICKE; Bumbry walked [DeCinces to second]; LOWENSTEIN BATTED
FOR DAUER; Lowenstein flied out to center; KELLY BATTED FOR
DEMPSEY; Kelly grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Brewers 8, Orioles 4.



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