Gorman Thomas hit his 37th homer of the season, setting a Milwaukee club record, to help nail down the Brewers' 7-2 victory over the White Sox. George Scott had hit 36 homers for the Brewers in 1975.

The Brewers began their attack on the White Sox with two runs in the first inning on doubles by Paul Molitor and Sal Bando on Ken Kravec's first two pitches of the game and a single by Thomas. The Brewers added a run on a double by Don Money and single by Charlie Moore in the fourth and made it 5-1 when Sixto Lezcano smashed a two-run homer in the fifth. Thomas connected for his homer in the seventh for the Brewers' final marker. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 7, Chicago White Sox 2
Game Played on Sunday, September 2, 1979 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Brewers      2  0  0    1  2  0    2  0  0  -   7 12  0
White Sox    0  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2 10  0


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Molitor 2b            4   2   2   0     1   1   .317      Morrison 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .261
Bando 3b              4   1   1   1     1   0   .247      Bosley lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .227
Cooper 1b             5   1   2   1     0   0   .307      Squires 1b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .274
Thomas cf             4   1   2   2     0   1   .238      Johnson dh            4   0   1   1     0   1   .293
Lezcano rf            4   1   2   2     0   0   .335      Lemon cf              4   1   3   0     0   0   .307
Money dh              4   1   1   0     0   0   .242      Washington rf         3   0   1   0     1   0   .263
Davis lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .273      Pryor ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .268
Yount ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .255        Orta ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .258
Moore c               4   0   1   1     0   0   .316      Colbern c             3   0   2   1     0   0   .227
Haas p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Garr ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .283
                                                          Bell 3b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .248
                                                          Kravec p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Howard p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Scarbery p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Robinson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   7  12   7     2   4             Totals               35   2  10   2     1   4

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 19,435
Left on Base: Brewers 5, White Sox 7
DP: Brewers 1, White Sox 1
Doubles: Molitor (23), Bando (13), Money (18), Lezcano (25), Lemon (35), Squires (10), Bell (4)
Home Runs: Lezcano (26), Thomas (37)
Stolen Bases: Moore (7)
Caught Stealing: Bosley (1)
GIDP: Lemon (12)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Haas W(10-8)            9    10   2   2   1   4   0  36   4.98
Totals                  9    10   2   2   1   4   0  36

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kravec L(11-13)         5     9   5   5   1   4   1  24   3.97
Howard                  1.2   2   2   2   1   0   1   8   3.63
Scarbery                1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.44
Robinson                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   5.68
Totals                  9    12   7   7   2   4   2  39

Umpires: HP - Dallas Parks, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Durwood Merrill


BREWERS 1ST: Molitor doubled to left; Bando doubled to right
[Molitor scored]; Cooper made an out to shortstop; Thomas
singled to center [Bando scored]; Lezcano flied out to center;
Money made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers
2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Morrison struck out; Bosley grounded out (pitcher
to first); Squires grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, White Sox 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Davis made an out to second; Yount grounded out
(third to first); Moore flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Johnson was called out on strikes; Lemon singled
to right; Washington walked [Lemon to second]; Pryor made an out
to second; Colbern singled to left [Lemon scored, Washington to
second]; Bell struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 2,
White Sox 1.

BREWERS 3RD: Molitor singled to center; Bando walked [Molitor to
second]; Cooper singled to left [Molitor to third, Bando to
second]; Thomas struck out; Lezcano lined into a double play
(shortstop to second) [Bando out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Brewers 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Morrison grounded out (third to first); Bosley
singled to center; Bosley was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Squires popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, White Sox 1.

BREWERS 4TH: Money doubled to left; Davis struck out; Yount
struck out; Moore singled to left [Money scored]; Moore stole
second; Molitor struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3,
White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Johnson flied out to right; Lemon doubled to
right; Washington flied out to center; Pryor flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, White Sox 1.

BREWERS 5TH: Bando grounded out (third to first); Cooper singled
to right; Thomas popped to catcher in foul territory; Lezcano
homered [Cooper scored]; Money flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 5, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Colbern singled to center; Bell flied out to
center; Morrison made an out to third; Bosley forced Colbern
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 5, White
Sox 1.

BREWERS 6TH: HOWARD REPLACED KRAVEC (PITCHING); Davis flied out
to center; Yount popped to catcher in foul territory; Moore
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 5, White Sox
1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Squires doubled to right; Johnson singled to
center [Squires scored]; Lemon grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Johnson out at second]; Washington
singled to left; Pryor forced Washington (shortstop unassisted);
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 5, White Sox 2.

BREWERS 7TH: Molitor walked; Bando grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Molitor to second]; Cooper grounded out (second to
first) [Molitor scored]; Thomas homered; Lezcano doubled to
center; SCARBERY REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); Money flied out to
left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 7, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Colbern grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell
doubled to left; Morrison grounded out (first unassisted) [Bell
to third]; Bosley flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 7, White Sox 2.

BREWERS 8TH: Davis singled to left [Davis out at second (left to
second)]; Yount flied out to center; Moore grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 7, White
Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Squires grounded out (first to pitcher); Johnson
grounded out (third to first); Lemon singled to right;
Washington made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 7, White Sox 2.

BREWERS 9TH: ROBINSON REPLACED SCARBERY (PITCHING); Molitor
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bando flied out to right;
Cooper flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 7,
White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: ORTA BATTED FOR PRYOR; Orta struck out; GARR
BATTED FOR COLBERN; Garr grounded out (second to first); Bell
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
7, White Sox 2.