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Saturday August 11, 1979
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The Brewers failed to hold a five-run lead but rallied to tie the score at 6-6 in the ninth before breaking loose in the 10th to defeat the Red Sox, 9-6. The Brewers jumped on Mike Torrez for their five-run getaway in the first, capping the attack with a two-run homer by Dick Davis. The Red Sox came back with a two-run rap by Jim Rice in their half, added two more on a homer by Butch Hobson and double by Jim Dwyer in the fifth and took a 6-5 lead when Dwyer hit a two-run homer in the seventh.

The Brewers' tying run in the ninth came on doubles by Charlie Moore and Don Money. Then, in the 10th, Sixto Lezcano, Davis and Robin Yount hit singles to break the deadlock. Following an infield out, Jim Gantner drove in two runs with a single to ice the verdict. [The Sporting News]


Milwaukee Brewers 9, Boston Red Sox 6

Game Played on Saturday, August 11, 1979 (Day game) at Fenway Park

Brewers      5  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1    3  -   9 15  0
Red Sox      2  0  0    0  2  0    2  0  0    0  -   6 12  0


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Gantner 2b            5   1   4   2     0   0   .299      Burleson ss           5   0   1   0     0   0   .282
Money 3b              6   0   1   1     0   1   .249      Dwyer rf              4   1   2   3     0   0   .283
Cooper 1b             4   1   2   0     1   0   .308        Evans rf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Thomas cf             4   1   1   1     1   1   .228      Lynn cf               4   1   2   0     1   0   .333
Oglivie lf            5   1   1   1     0   0   .252      Rice lf               5   1   2   2     0   0   .327
Lezcano rf            3   1   1   1     1   0   .325      Yastrzemski 1b        5   0   0   0     0   0   .278
  Wohlford rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Watson dh             5   0   2   0     0   1   .304
Davis dh              5   2   2   2     0   0   .271      Hobson 3b             3   1   1   1     1   1   .258
Yount ss              5   1   1   1     0   0   .258      Brohamer 2b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .244
Moore c               5   1   2   0     0   0   .339      Allenson c            2   1   1   0     0   0   .221
Haas p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Fisk ph,c           2   1   1   0     0   0   .275
  McClure p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Galasso p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               42   9  15   9     3   2             Totals               40   6  12   6     2   4

Time of Game: 3:14   Attendance: 33,343
Left on Base: Brewers 8, Red Sox 6
DP: Brewers 2, Red Sox 1
Doubles: Gantner (9), Moore (15), Money (14), Dwyer (4), Fisk (17), Watson (10)
Home Runs: Davis (11), Rice (30), Hobson (19), Dwyer (2)
Stolen Bases: Gantner (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Gantner (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Lezcano (4)
GIDP: Thomas (8), Yastrzemski (11), Rice (11)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Haas                    4.1   8   4   4   0   2   2  20   5.40
McClure                 0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   4.79
Galasso W(2-0)          5.2   4   2   2   1   2   1  21   4.50
Totals                 10    12   6   6   2   4   3  42

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez L(13-7)          9.1  14   9   9   3   2   1  44   4.60
Campbell                0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.72
Totals                 10    15   9   9   3   2   1  47

Wild Pitches: Haas (6)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Steve Palermo


BREWERS 1ST: On a bunt Gantner singled; Money struck out; Cooper
singled to right [Gantner to third]; Thomas singled [Gantner
scored, Cooper to third]; Oglivie singled to right [Cooper
scored, Thomas to third]; Lezcano hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Thomas scored]; Davis homered [Oglivie scored]; Yount grounded
out (second to first); 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 5, Red Sox
0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Dwyer
grounded out (second to first); Lynn singled to right; Rice
homered [Lynn scored]; Yastrzemski flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 5, Red Sox 2.

BREWERS 2ND: Moore grounded out (pitcher to first); Gantner
singled to center; Money flied out to center; Cooper singled to
right [Gantner to third]; Thomas flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 5, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 2ND: Watson grounded out (third to first); Hobson struck
out; Brohamer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 5, Red
Sox 2.

BREWERS 3RD: Oglivie grounded out (second to first); Lezcano
flied out to right; Davis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 5, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Allenson grounded out (second to first); Burleson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Dwyer grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 5, Red Sox 2.

BREWERS 4TH: Yount grounded out (shortstop to first); Moore
singled to center; Gantner flied out to center; Money forced
Moore (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 5,
Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Lynn singled to left; Rice singled to left [Lynn to
second]; Yastrzemski grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to pitcher) [Lynn to third, Rice out at second];
Watson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 5, Red Sox 2.

BREWERS 5TH: Cooper flied out to left; Thomas walked; Oglivie
flied out to center; Lezcano lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Brewers 5, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Hobson homered; Brohamer grounded out (second to
first); Allenson singled to center; Haas threw a wild pitch
[Allenson to second]; Burleson singled to left [Allenson to
third]; Dwyer doubled to right [Allenson scored, Burleson to
third]; MCCLURE REPLACED HAAS (PITCHING); Lynn walked; GALASSO
REPLACED MCCLURE (PITCHING); Rice grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Lynn out at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 5, Red Sox 4.

BREWERS 6TH: Davis grounded out (pitcher to first); Yount flied
out to right; Moore grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 5, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher to first); Watson
singled to second; Hobson lined to center; Brohamer made an out
to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 5, Red Sox 4.

BREWERS 7TH: Gantner doubled to left; Money grounded out (second
to first) [Gantner to third]; Cooper reached on a fielder's
choice [Gantner out at home (second to catcher)]; Thomas struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 5, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 7TH: FISK BATTED FOR ALLENSON; Fisk doubled to left;
Burleson grounded out (second to first) [Fisk to third]; Dwyer
homered [Fisk scored]; Lynn flied out to left; Rice grounded out
(pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 5, Red Sox 6.

BREWERS 8TH: FISK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); EVANS REPLACED
DWYER (PLAYING RF); Oglivie grounded out (second to first);
Lezcano walked; Davis flied out to right; Yount flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 5, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 8TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher to first); Watson
doubled; Hobson walked; Brohamer struck out; Fisk grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 5, Red Sox 6.

BREWERS 9TH: Moore doubled to left; Gantner out on a sacrifice
bunt (second to first) [Moore to third]; Money doubled to left
[Moore scored]; Cooper was walked intentionally; Thomas grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cooper out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 6, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 9TH: Burleson grounded out (second to first); Evans
grounded out (pitcher to first); Lynn made an out to first; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 6, Red Sox 6.

BREWERS 10TH: Oglivie flied out to right; Lezcano singled to
left; Davis singled to right [Lezcano to second]; Yount singled
to center [Lezcano scored, Davis to second]; CAMPBELL REPLACED
TORREZ (PITCHING); Moore grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Davis to third, Yount to second]; Gantner singled [Davis
scored, Yount scored]; Gantner stole second; Money reached on a
fielder's choice [Gantner out at third (third to second)]; 3 R,
4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 9, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 10TH: WOHLFORD REPLACED LEZCANO (PLAYING RF); Rice lined
to shortstop; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Watson
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 9, Red
Sox 6.



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