Cecil Cooper went 4-for-5 to raise his average to .347, scored three runs and drove in two to pace the Brewers to a 9-4 victory over the Red Sox. The Brewers snapped a 4-4 tie with three runs in the seventh inning.

Singles by Sixto Lezcano and Dick Davis and a double by Sal Bando accounted for the RBIs. The Brewers added two in the eighth on back-to-back doubles by Robin Yount and Cooper and a sacrifice fly by Ben Oglivie. [The Sporting News]
Milwaukee Brewers 9, Boston Red Sox 4

Game Played on Wednesday, August 6, 1980 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Brewers      2  0  1    0  1  0    3  2  0  -   9 16  1
Red Sox      3  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   4 10  0


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Molitor 2b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .320      Burleson ss           4   0   0   0     1   0   .284
Yount ss              5   2   2   1     0   0   .302      Stapleton 2b          5   1   1   0     0   0   .306
Cooper 1b             5   3   4   2     0   0   .346      Lynn cf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .306
Thomas cf             4   1   2   2     1   1   .254      Perez dh              4   1   1   1     0   0   .269
Oglivie lf            3   1   1   1     1   0   .307      Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   2   1     0   0   .266
Lezcano rf            5   1   1   1     0   0   .215      Rice lf               3   0   0   1     0   1   .253
Davis dh              5   0   2   1     0   1   .255      Evans rf              4   1   2   1     0   2   .264
Bando 3b              4   0   2   1     1   1   .183      Rader c               3   0   1   0     1   0   .368
Martinez c            2   1   1   0     3   0   .232      Hoffman 3b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .292
Sorensen p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ojeda p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Castro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Remmerswaal p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   9  16   9     6   3             Totals               35   4  10   4     2   3

Time of Game: 2:54   Attendance: 28,033
Left on Base: Brewers 9, Red Sox 7
DP: Brewers 2, Red Sox 3
Errors: Yount
Doubles: Bando (5), Yount (33), Cooper (23), Lynn (24)
Home Runs: Thomas (24), Yount (17), Evans (11)
Stolen Bases: Cooper (11), Burleson (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Oglivie (8), Rice (3)
GIDP: Yount (7), Molitor (5), Burleson (17)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sorensen W(8-7)         6.1   9   4   4   2   2   1  30   4.24
Castro SV(7)            2.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   8   2.57
Totals                  9    10   4   4   2   3   1  38

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ojeda                   3.1   5   3   3   3   1   1  17   5.88
Remmerswaal             1.2   4   1   1   0   0   1   6   4.91
Drago L(4-5)            1.2   5   3   3   2   2   0  12   4.95
Campbell                2.1   2   2   2   1   0   0  10   6.14
Totals                  9    16   9   9   6   3   2  45

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Marty Springstead


BREWERS 1ST: Molitor grounded out (shortstop to first); Yount
flied out to right; Cooper singled to right; Thomas homered
[Cooper scored]; Oglivie grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (second to first); Stapleton
singled to left; Lynn doubled to left [Stapleton to third];
Perez singled to shortstop [Stapleton scored, Lynn stayed at
second]; Yastrzemski singled to right [Lynn scored, Perez to
third]; Rice lined out on a sacrifice fly to right [Perez
scored]; Evans singled to center [Yastrzemski to third]; Rader
walked [Evans to second]; Hoffman popped to first in foul
territory; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox 3.

BREWERS 2ND: Lezcano flied out to left; Davis grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bando struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 2, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 2ND: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Stapleton grounded out (second to first); Lynn grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox 3.

BREWERS 3RD: Martinez walked; Molitor singled to left [Martinez
to second]; Yount grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Martinez to third, Molitor out at second]; On a bunt
Cooper singled [Martinez scored]; Thomas walked [Cooper to
second]; Oglivie grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Brewers 3, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 3RD: Perez reached on an error by Yount; Yastrzemski
lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Perez out at
first]; Rice struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Red
Sox 3.

BREWERS 4TH: Lezcano flied out to center; Davis singled to
center; Bando walked [Davis to second]; REMMERSWAAL REPLACED
OJEDA (PITCHING); Martinez singled to left [Davis to third,
Bando to second]; Molitor grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Martinez out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Brewers 3, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Evans was called out on strikes; Rader singled to
center; Hoffman singled to left [Rader to second]; Burleson
flied out to center; Stapleton made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 3, Red Sox 3.

BREWERS 5TH: Yount homered; Cooper lined to shortstop; Thomas
singled to left; Oglivie singled to right [Oglivie out at second
(right to shortstop), Thomas out at home (shortstop to
catcher)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 4, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Lynn flied out to left; Perez grounded out (third
to first); Yastrzemski singled to right; Rice forced Yastrzemski
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 4, Red Sox
3.

BREWERS 6TH: DRAGO REPLACED REMMERSWAAL (PITCHING); Lezcano
flied out to right; Davis struck out; Bando singled to right;
Martinez walked [Bando to second]; Molitor flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 4, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Evans homered; Rader made an out to second; Hoffman
flied out to center; Burleson walked; Burleson stole second;
Stapleton grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Brewers 4, Red Sox 4.

BREWERS 7TH: Yount made an out to second; Cooper singled to
shortstop; Cooper stole second; Thomas was called out on
strikes; Oglivie was walked intentionally; Lezcano singled to
center [Cooper scored, Oglivie to second]; Davis singled to left
[Oglivie scored, Lezcano to third]; Bando doubled to left
[Lezcano scored, Davis to third]; CAMPBELL REPLACED DRAGO
(PITCHING); Martinez walked; Molitor grounded out (third to
first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Brewers 7, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 7TH: Lynn grounded out (second to first); Lary
Sorensen left with a blister on his pitching hand; CASTRO
REPLACED SORENSEN (PITCHING); Perez flied out to right;
Yastrzemski made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
7, Red Sox 4.

BREWERS 8TH: Yount doubled to left; Cooper doubled to center
[Yount scored]; Thomas grounded out (first to pitcher) [Cooper
to third]; Oglivie hit a sacrifice fly to right [Cooper scored];
Lezcano grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Brewers 9, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 8TH: Rice flied out to right; Evans was called out on
strikes; Rader popped to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 9,
Red Sox 4.

BREWERS 9TH: Davis grounded out (second to first); Bando flied
out to center; Martinez made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 9, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 9TH: Hoffman singled to center; Burleson grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Hoffman out at
second]; Stapleton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Brewers 9, Red Sox 4.
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