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Tuesday August 28, 1979
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Pounding out 15 hits, the Brewers pasted the Royals, 11-6. Gorman Thomas and Sixto Lezcano connected for solo homers in the fourth inning. The Brewers broke a 4-4 tie in the sixth on a walk, double by Ben Oglivie and sacrifice fly by Lezcano and added five runs in the seventh on four singles, two walks and an error. [The Sporting News]


Milwaukee Brewers 11, Kansas City Royals 6

Game Played on Tuesday, August 28, 1979 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Brewers      0  0  2    2  0  2    5  0  0  -  11 15  1
Royals       1  0  1    1  1  0    2  0  0  -   6 12  2


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Molitor 2b            5   1   2   0     0   0   .313      Wilson lf             4   3   2   1     1   0   .309
Bando dh              5   1   3   1     0   1   .254      McRae dh              5   0   2   1     0   1   .272
Cooper 1b             5   1   1   0     0   0   .313      Otis cf               4   0   1   2     0   1   .294
Thomas cf             2   2   1   2     2   0   .238      Brett 3b              3   0   1   1     1   0   .332
Oglivie lf            4   2   2   0     1   0   .255      Porter c              4   0   2   0     0   1   .296
Lezcano rf            3   2   1   2     1   0   .329      Cowens rf             4   1   0   0     0   0   .296
Money 3b              5   1   1   2     0   1   .239      LaCock 1b             3   0   1   1     0   0   .272
Yount ss              5   1   3   1     0   0   .256        Wathan ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Moore c               4   0   1   1     0   0   .316      White 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .243
Haas p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Washington ss         4   2   3   0     0   0   .265
  Augustine p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Chamberlain p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Busby p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Quisenberry p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38  11  15   9     4   2             Totals               36   6  12   6     2   4

Time of Game: 3:07   Attendance: 26,278
Left on Base: Brewers 6, Royals 6
DP: Brewers 2, Royals 2
Errors: Cooper, White, Washington
Doubles: Oglivie 2 (23), LaCock (23), Brett (40), Washington (11)
Triples: Washington (4)
Home Runs: Thomas (34), Lezcano (23)
Stolen Bases: Molitor (26), Washington (7), Wilson 2 (64)
Caught Stealing: McRae (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Lezcano (5), Thomas (6), Otis (5)
GIDP: Bando (15)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Haas W(9-8)             6.2  11   6   5   2   4   0  31   5.17
Augustine               2.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   8   3.71
Totals                  9    12   6   5   2   4   0  39

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Chamberlain L(3-1)      5     7   6   4   1   1   2  23   2.25
Busby                   1.1   4   4   4   2   0   0  10   3.63
Quisenberry             0.2   2   1   0   0   0   0   4   3.10
Mingori                 1     2   0   0   1   0   0   4   5.76
Pattin                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.65
Totals                  9    15  11   8   4   2   2  44

Wild Pitches: Chamberlain (1)

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - John Shulock


BREWERS 1ST: Molitor singled to left; Bando grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Molitor out at
second]; Cooper lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson singled to left; McRae singled to left
[Wilson to third]; Otis hit a sacrifice fly to right [Wilson
scored]; Brett walked [McRae to second]; Porter was called out
on strikes while McRae was caught stealing third (catcher to
third); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Royals 1.

BREWERS 2ND: Thomas flied out to center; Oglivie grounded out
(first to pitcher); Lezcano popped to catcher in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Cowens grounded out (first unassisted); LaCock
grounded out (second to first); White lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Royals 1.

BREWERS 3RD: Money popped to second; Yount singled to left;
Moore lined to left; Molitor reached on an error by Washington
[Yount to third]; Bando singled to right [Yount scored
(unearned), Molitor to third]; Chamberlain threw a wild pitch
[Molitor scored (unearned), Bando to second]; Cooper grounded
out (second to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2,
Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Washington singled to left; Washington stole second;
Wilson grounded out (first unassisted) [Washington to third];
McRae flied out to right; Otis singled to center [Washington
scored]; Brett flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers
2, Royals 2.

BREWERS 4TH: Thomas homered; Oglivie grounded out (shortstop to
first); Lezcano homered; Money flied out to center; Yount flied
out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 4, Royals 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Porter singled to center; Cowens forced Porter
(second to shortstop) [Cowens to first (error by Cooper; assist
by Yount)]; LaCock doubled to right [Cowens scored (unearned)];
White struck out; Washington grounded out (second to first); 1 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 4, Royals 3.

BREWERS 5TH: Moore grounded out (shortstop to first); Molitor
singled to right; Molitor stole second; Bando struck out; Cooper
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 4,
Royals 3.

ROYALS 5TH: Wilson walked; Wilson stole second; McRae singled to
left [Wilson scored]; Otis hit into a double play (third to
first) [McRae out at third (first to third)]; Brett flied out to
left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 4, Royals 4.

BREWERS 6TH: Thomas walked; Oglivie doubled to right [Thomas to
third]; BUSBY REPLACED CHAMBERLAIN (PITCHING); Lezcano hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Thomas scored]; Money flied out to left;
Yount singled to center [Oglivie scored]; Moore singled to right
[Yount to third]; Molitor popped to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Brewers 6, Royals 4.

ROYALS 6TH: Porter singled to center; Cowens popped to
shortstop; LaCock flied out to right; White flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 6, Royals 4.

BREWERS 7TH: Bando singled to left; Cooper singled to left
[Bando to third]; Thomas hit a sacrifice fly to left [Bando
scored, Cooper to second]; Oglivie was walked intentionally;
Lezcano walked [Cooper to third, Oglivie to second]; QUISENBERRY
REPLACED BUSBY (PITCHING); Money singled to left [Cooper scored,
Oglivie scored, Lezcano to second]; Yount singled to left
[Lezcano to third, Money to second]; Moore forced Yount (third
to second) [Lezcano scored, Money scored (error by White)
(unearned) (no RBI), Moore to second]; Molitor grounded out
(shortstop to first); 5 R (4 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 11,
Royals 4.

ROYALS 7TH: Washington tripled to right; Wilson singled to right
[Washington scored]; McRae struck out; Wilson stole second; Otis
was called out on strikes; Brett doubled to left [Wilson
scored]; AUGUSTINE REPLACED HAAS (PITCHING); Porter grounded out
(first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 11, Royals 6.

BREWERS 8TH: MINGORI REPLACED QUISENBERRY (PITCHING); Bando
singled to left; Cooper forced Bando (second unassisted); Thomas
walked [Cooper to second]; Oglivie doubled to center [Cooper out
at home (center to second to catcher), Thomas out at home
(catcher unassisted)]; catcher Darrell Porter tagged out two
runners at HP on the same play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 11, Royals 6.

ROYALS 8TH: Cowens popped to catcher in foul territory; WATHAN
BATTED FOR LACOCK; Wathan popped to second; White popped to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 11, Royals 6.

BREWERS 9TH: WATHAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); PATTIN REPLACED
MINGORI (PITCHING); Lezcano grounded out (second to first);
Money struck out; Yount grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 11, Royals 6.

ROYALS 9TH: Washington doubled to center; Wilson grounded out
(third to first); McRae flied out to left [Washington to third];
Otis flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 11,
Royals 6.



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