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Friday September 28, 1979
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Winning for the 10th time in his last 11 decisions, Mike Caldwell pitched the Brewers to a 10-1 victory over the Twins. Caldwell allowed only five hits with the Twins' run coming in the fourth inning on a pass to Butch Wynegar and triple by Ron Jackson. [The Sporting News]


Milwaukee Brewers 10, Minnesota Twins 1

Game Played on Friday, September 28, 1979 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Brewers      0  0  0    2  2  1    0  5  0  -  10 17  0
Twins        0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Molitor 2b            5   1   3   1     0   1   .321      Rivera lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Yount ss              4   2   0   1     1   0   .267      Castino 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Cooper 1b             5   2   3   5     0   1   .308      Smalley ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .271
Thomas cf             5   1   1   0     0   1   .240      Wynegar c             2   1   0   0     2   0   .266
Oglivie rf            4   0   2   1     0   0   .279      R. Jackson 1b         4   0   3   1     0   0   .272
Davis dh              5   1   2   0     0   0   .264      Morales dh            4   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Wohlford lf           4   0   2   1     1   1   .274      Ward rf               3   0   1   0     1   1   .231
Gantner 3b            5   1   2   1     0   0   .284      Edwards cf            2   0   0   0     1   0   .251
Fosse c               5   2   2   0     0   0   .227      Wilfong 2b            2   0   0   0     0   1   .316
Caldwell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Randall ph,2b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .246
                                                          Erickson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            D. Jackson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Redfern p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Felton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               42  10  17  10     2   4             Totals               30   1   5   1     4   2

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 14,376
Left on Base: Brewers 8, Twins 6
DP: Brewers 1, Twins 1
Doubles: Wohlford (13), Fosse (3), Cooper 2 (44), R. Jackson (40)
Triples: R. Jackson (5)
Home Runs: Cooper (24)
Stolen Bases: Molitor (33), Wohlford (6)
Caught Stealing: Ward (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Oglivie (4)
GIDP: Davis (9), Morales (10)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Caldwell W(16-6)        9     5   1   1   4   2   0  34   3.29
Totals                  9     5   1   1   4   2   0  34

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Erickson L(3-10)        4.1   8   4   4   0   1   1  20   5.63
D. Jackson              0.2   3   1   1   1   0   0   6   4.28
Redfern                 2     6   5   5   1   2   0  13   3.49
Felton                  2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   0.00
Totals                  9    17  10  10   2   4   1  45

Wild Pitches: D. Jackson 2 (10)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Don Denkinger


BREWERS 1ST: Molitor singled to left; Yount flied out to right;
Molitor stole second; Cooper struck out; Thomas made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Rivera popped to first in foul territory; Castino
grounded out (pitcher to first); Smalley grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Twins 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Oglivie grounded out (second to first); Davis
grounded out (third to first); Wohlford doubled to right;
Gantner grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Wynegar walked; R. Jackson flied out to left; Morales
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Wynegar out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Twins
0.

BREWERS 3RD: Fosse grounded out (first to pitcher); Molitor
flied out to right; Yount grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Ward walked; Ward was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); Edwards walked; Wilfong struck out; Rivera forced
Edwards (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Twins 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Cooper homered; Thomas singled to left; Oglivie
singled to center [Thomas to second]; Davis grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Thomas to third,
Oglivie out at second]; Wohlford singled to center [Thomas
scored]; Wohlford stole second; Gantner grounded out (pitcher to
first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Castino grounded out (shortstop to first); Smalley
flied out to center; Wynegar walked; R. Jackson tripled [Wynegar
scored]; Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Twins 1.

BREWERS 5TH: Fosse doubled to left; On a bunt Molitor singled
[Fosse to third]; Yount forced Molitor (shortstop to second)
[Fosse scored]; D. JACKSON REPLACED ERICKSON (PITCHING); Cooper
doubled to center [Yount scored]; Thomas grounded out (second to
first) [Cooper to third]; Oglivie flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 4, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Ward struck out; Edwards flied out to center; Wilfong
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
4, Twins 1.

BREWERS 6TH: Davis singled to right; D. Jackson threw a wild
pitch [Davis to second]; Wohlford walked; D. Jackson threw a
wild pitch [Davis to third, Wohlford to second]; Gantner singled
to left [Davis scored, Wohlford to third]; REDFERN REPLACED D.
JACKSON (PITCHING); Fosse flied out to left; Molitor struck out;
Yount grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Brewers 5, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: Rivera grounded out (third to first); Castino
grounded out (second to first); Smalley grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 5, Twins 1.

BREWERS 7TH: Cooper grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomas
struck out; Oglivie singled to left; Davis singled to left
[Oglivie to second]; Wohlford grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 5, Twins 1.

TWINS 7TH: Wynegar grounded out (second to first); R. Jackson
singled to left; Morales flied out to center; Ward singled to
left [R. Jackson to second]; Edwards forced Ward (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 5, Twins 1.

BREWERS 8TH: Gantner singled to center; Fosse singled to center
[Gantner to third]; Molitor singled to center [Gantner scored,
Fosse to second]; Yount walked [Fosse to third, Molitor to
second]; Cooper doubled to right [Fosse scored, Molitor scored,
Yount scored]; FELTON REPLACED REDFERN (PITCHING); Thomas flied
out to center [Cooper to third]; Debut game for Terry
Felton; Oglivie hit a sacrifice fly to left [Cooper scored];
Davis flied out to center; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 10,
Twins 1.

TWINS 8TH: RANDALL BATTED FOR WILFONG; Randall flied out to
left; Rivera grounded out (third to first); Castino singled to
center; Smalley forced Castino (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 10, Twins 1.

BREWERS 9TH: RANDALL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Wohlford
struck out; Gantner flied out to left; Fosse grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 10, Twins 1.

TWINS 9TH: Wynegar grounded out (third to first); R. Jackson
doubled to center; Morales grounded out (shortstop to first);
Ward flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 10,
Twins 1.



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