Snapping his personal 18-game losing streak, including 14 in a row this season, Matt Keough pitched a five-hitter for his first victory of the year as the A's posted a 6-1 decision over the Brewers. The A's scored five unearned runs in the sixth inning. One run came in on an error by Brewer shortstop Robin Yount and three on a homer by Dwayne Murphy. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 6, Milwaukee Brewers 1
Game Played on Wednesday, September 5, 1979 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Brewers      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  3
A's          0  0  1    0  0  5    0  0  x  -   6 12  1


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Molitor 2b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .316      Henderson lf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .259
Bando 3b              3   0   2   0     1   0   .250      Murphy cf             5   1   2   4     0   0   .263
Cooper 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .304      Heath rf              5   1   2   0     0   0   .272
Thomas cf             4   0   0   0     0   3   .237      Newman 1b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .231
Oglivie lf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .253      Essian c              3   0   1   1     1   0   .268
Lezcano rf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .329      Edwards 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .240
Money dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Page dh               3   1   1   0     1   1   .251
Yount ss              4   0   2   0     0   0   .259      Chalk 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .228
Moore c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .309      Picciolo ss           4   2   1   0     0   1   .276
Caldwell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Keough p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Galasso p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McClure p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Castro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   5   0     4   5             Totals               36   6  12   5     2   4

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance:  1,772
Left on Base: Brewers 7, A's 9
DP: Brewers 1, A's 0
Errors: Yount, Moore, Caldwell, Essian
Home Runs: Murphy (10)
Stolen Bases: Molitor (28), Cooper (11)
Caught Stealing: Cooper (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Henderson (8)
GIDP: Page (9)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Caldwell L(14-6)        5.2  11   6   1   2   1   1  31   3.25
Galasso                 0.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   2   4.24
McClure                 1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   4.18
Castro                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.91
Totals                  8    12   6   1   2   4   1  39

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Keough W(1-14)          9     5   1   0   4   5   0  35   5.40
Totals                  9     5   1   0   4   5   0  35

Wild Pitches: Caldwell (5)

Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Derryl Cousins


BREWERS 1ST: Molitor singled to left; Bando grounded out (second
to first) [Molitor to second]; Cooper walked; Molitor stole
third and Cooper stole second [Molitor scored (error by Essian)
(unearned), Cooper to third]; Thomas struck out; Oglivie walked;
Lezcano struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 1,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson singled to left; On a bunt Murphy made
an out to catcher; Heath flied to right in foul territory;
Newman flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1,
Athletics 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Money made an out to second; Yount singled to left;
Moore grounded out (pitcher to first) [Yount to second]; Molitor
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Essian walked; Edwards singled to right [Essian
to second]; On a bunt Page grounded into a double play (pitcher
to shortstop to first) [Essian to third, Edwards out at second];
Chalk grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 1, Athletics 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Bando walked; Cooper forced Bando (second to
shortstop); Cooper was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Thomas was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Brewers 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Picciolo singled to center; Henderson out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Picciolo to second]; Murphy
singled to right [Picciolo scored]; Heath singled to left
[Murphy to second]; Caldwell threw a wild pitch [Murphy to
third, Heath to second]; Newman struck out; Essian grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 1,
Athletics 1.

BREWERS 4TH: Oglivie flied out to center; Lezcano flied out to
right; Money grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Edwards reached on an error by Caldwell; Page
singled [Edwards to second]; Chalk flied out to center; Picciolo
forced Edwards (shortstop to third) [Page to second]; Henderson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Brewers 1, Athletics 1.

BREWERS 5TH: Yount popped to first in foul territory; Moore
flied out to center; Molitor struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Murphy grounded out (second to first); Moore
dropped a foul fly hit by Heath for an error; Heath grounded out
(third to first); Newman singled to right; Essian flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Athletics 1.

BREWERS 6TH: Bando singled to left; Cooper forced Bando (second
to shortstop); Thomas grounded out (third to first) [Cooper to
second]; Oglivie grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Brewers 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); Page
walked; Chalk singled [Page to second]; Picciolo reached on an
error by Yount [Page scored (unearned) (no RBI), Chalk to third,
Picciolo to second]; Henderson grounded out (third to first);
Murphy homered (unearned) [Chalk scored (unearned), Picciolo
scored (unearned)]; Heath singled to left; Newman singled to
center [Heath to third]; GALASSO REPLACED CALDWELL (PITCHING);
Essian singled to left [Heath scored (unearned), Newman to
second]; Edwards struck out; 5 R (0 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Brewers 1, Athletics 6.

BREWERS 7TH: Lezcano grounded out (shortstop to first); Money
grounded out (shortstop to first); Yount singled; Moore grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1,
Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 7TH: MCCLURE REPLACED GALASSO (PITCHING); Page struck
out; Chalk flied out to left; Picciolo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Athletics 6.

BREWERS 8TH: Molitor made an out to second; Bando singled to
left; Cooper grounded out (third to first) [Bando to second];
Thomas struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 8TH: CASTRO REPLACED MCCLURE (PITCHING); Henderson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy grounded out (first
unassisted); Heath grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Athletics 6.

BREWERS 9TH: Oglivie lined to right; Lezcano walked; Money
forced Lezcano (shortstop to second); Yount flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Athletics 6.