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A pinch-homer by Ben Oglivie with two out in the bottom of the ninth lifted the Brewers to a 5-4 triumph over the Royals, snapping the Royals' five-game winning skein. The Royals had tied the score at 4-4 in the top of frame on a homer by Amos Otis. Jim Slaton went the route for the 10th time this season and recorded his 12th victory. [The Sporting News] Milwaukee Brewers 5, Kansas City Royals 4Game Played on Monday, August 13, 1979 (Night game) at County StadiumRoyals 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 - 4 8 2 Brewers 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 - 5 8 0 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wilson lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .295 Yount ss 5 2 1 0 0 1 .257 McRae dh 4 1 1 0 0 1 .266 Money 2b 4 0 1 1 1 0 .249 Brett 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .325 Davis dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .266 Porter c 4 1 2 1 0 1 .295 Oglivie ph,dh 1 1 1 1 0 0 .254 LaCock 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .286 Thomas cf 2 0 0 1 2 1 .227 Otis cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .289 Lezcano rf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .325 Cowens rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .299 Cooper 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .307 White 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .250 Bando 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .247 Patek ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .253 Moore c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .337 Gura p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wohlford lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .267 Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Slaton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 4 8 3 1 4 Totals 35 5 8 4 4 6 Time of Game: 2:40 Attendance: 12,578 Left on Base: Royals 4, Brewers 8 DP: Royals 1, Brewers 1 Errors: Brett, Patek Doubles: LaCock (21), Cooper (33), Yount (20) Triples: Porter (9) Home Runs: Otis (15), Lezcano (19), Oglivie (22) GIDP: LaCock (11), Cooper (12) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gura 6.2 7 4 3 3 3 1 30 4.67 Quisenberry L(2-1) 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 9 1.82 Totals 8.2 8 5 4 4 6 2 39 Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Slaton W(12-6) 9 8 4 4 1 4 1 35 2.94 Totals 9 8 4 4 1 4 1 35 Balks: Gura (1) Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Dallas Parks ROYALS 1ST: Wilson lined to first; McRae grounded out (second to first); Brett grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 1ST: Yount grounded out (shortstop to first); Money popped to second; Davis popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Brewers 0. ROYALS 2ND: Porter flied out to center; LaCock flied out to left; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 2ND: Thomas struck out; Lezcano homered; Cooper doubled to right; Bando singled to left [Cooper to third]; Moore popped to first; Wohlford popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Brewers 1. ROYALS 3RD: Cowens grounded out (pitcher to first); White flied out to right; Patek singled to right; Wilson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Brewers 1. BREWERS 3RD: Yount doubled to left; Money singled to left [Yount scored]; Davis popped to first in foul territory; Thomas walked [Money to second]; Gura balked [Money to third, Thomas to second]; Lezcano was walked intentionally; Cooper grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lezcano out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Brewers 2. ROYALS 4TH: McRae singled to center; Brett singled to right [McRae to third]; Porter singled to right [McRae scored, Brett to third]; LaCock grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Brett scored, Porter out at second]; Otis singled to center; Cowens forced Otis (third to second); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Brewers 2. BREWERS 4TH: Bando reached on an error by Brett; Moore flied out to center; On a bunt Wohlford made an out to catcher [Bando stayed at first]; Jim Wohlford called for interference for running into his own bunt; Yount popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Brewers 2. ROYALS 5TH: White struck out; Patek grounded out (catcher to first); Wilson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Brewers 2. BREWERS 5TH: Money grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis was called out on strikes; Thomas grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Brewers 2. ROYALS 6TH: McRae was called out on strikes; Brett flied out to left; Porter tripled; LaCock doubled to left [Porter scored]; Otis reached on a fielder's choice [LaCock out at third (third unassisted)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Brewers 2. BREWERS 6TH: Lezcano flied out to center; Cooper flied out to center; Bando struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Brewers 2. ROYALS 7TH: Cowens grounded out (pitcher to first); White struck out; Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Brewers 2. BREWERS 7TH: Moore singled to left; On a bunt Wohlford singled [Moore to second]; Yount forced Moore (third to shortstop) [Wohlford to second]; Money walked [Wohlford to third, Yount to second]; Davis popped to second; QUISENBERRY REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); Thomas walked [Wohlford scored, Yount to third, Money to second]; Lezcano reached on an error by Patek [Yount scored (unearned) (no RBI), Money to third, Thomas to second]; Cooper grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Royals 3, Brewers 4. ROYALS 8TH: Wilson flied out to center; McRae flied out to right; Brett flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Brewers 4. BREWERS 8TH: Bando was called out on strikes; Moore grounded out (third to first); Wohlford struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Brewers 4. ROYALS 9TH: Porter struck out; LaCock flied out to center; Otis homered; Cowens walked; White popped to second in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Brewers 4. BREWERS 9TH: Yount was called out on strikes; Money grounded out (shortstop to first); OGLIVIE BATTED FOR DAVIS; Oglivie homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Brewers 5. |
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