A two-run homer by Ben Oglivie in the first inning triggered the Brewers to a 3-1 victory over the Twins. Oglivie's clout followed a two-out double by Cecil Cooper. Oglivie drove in the other Brewers' run in the third with a sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 3, Minnesota Twins 1
Game Played on Wednesday, September 10, 1980 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Brewers      2  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  1
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  6  0


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Molitor ss            4   1   1   0     0   0   .298      Powell rf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .260
Money 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Wilfong 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .245
Cooper 1b             4   1   3   0     0   0   .362        Mackanin ph,2b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .272
Oglivie dh            3   1   1   3     0   0   .294      Landreaux cf          4   1   2   0     0   0   .278
Thomas cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .250      Smalley ss            4   0   2   1     0   0   .274
Poff rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .286      Adams dh              3   0   0   0     0   0   .285
Davis lf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .277        Morales ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   0   .320
  Harris lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .133      Wynegar c             2   0   0   0     2   0   .249
Gantner 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .271      Castino 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .300
Yost c                3   0   0   0     0   1   .167      Sofield lf            2   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Mitchell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Rivera ph,lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .237
  LaPoint p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cubbage 1b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .240
                                                            R. Jackson ph,1b    1   0   0   0     0   0   .256
                                                          Erickson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   7   3     0   5             Totals               32   1   6   1     2   0

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance:  6,722
Left on Base: Brewers 3, Twins 6
DP: Brewers 2, Twins 1
Errors: Molitor
Doubles: Cooper (30), Powell (16)
Triples: Poff (1), Landreaux (9)
Home Runs: Oglivie (34)
Sacrifice Flies: Oglivie (9)
GIDP: Wilfong (8), Castino (14)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Mitchell W(5-3)         6     5   1   1   0   0   0  23   2.96
LaPoint SV(1)           3     1   0   0   2   0   0  11   0.00
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   0   0  34

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Erickson L(5-12)        9     7   3   3   0   5   1  33   3.05
Totals                  9     7   3   3   0   5   1  33

Wild Pitches: Erickson (3)

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Rick Reed, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Larry Barnett


BREWERS 1ST: Molitor grounded out (third to first); Money struck
out; Cooper doubled to left; Oglivie homered [Cooper scored];
Thomas popped to first in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Powell lined to center; Wilfong flied out to left;
Landreaux singled to right; Smalley flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Twins 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Poff tripled to right; Davis was called out on
strikes; Gantner lined to left; Yost grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Adams flied out to left; Wynegar grounded out (second
to first); Castino grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Twins 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Molitor singled; Money made an out to second;
Cooper singled to right [Molitor to second]; Erickson threw a
wild pitch [Molitor to third, Cooper to second]; Oglivie hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Molitor scored]; Thomas grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Sofield grounded out (first unassisted); Cubbage
flied out to left; Powell lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Brewers 3, Twins 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Poff grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis lined
to left; Gantner lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
3, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: On a bunt Wilfong grounded out (second to first);
Landreaux flied out to center; Smalley singled to center; Adams
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Twins 0.

BREWERS 5TH: Yost grounded out (third to first); Molitor made an
out to second; Money flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Wynegar grounded out (first to pitcher); Castino
reached on an error by Molitor [Castino to second]; Sofield
grounded out (second to first) [Castino to third]; Cubbage flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Twins 0.

BREWERS 6TH: Cooper singled to left; Oglivie lined into a double
play (pitcher to first) [Cooper out at first]; Thomas struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: Powell singled to center; Wilfong grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Powell out at
second]; Landreaux tripled to center; Smalley singled to left
[Landreaux scored]; Adams flied to left in foul territory; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Twins 1.

BREWERS 7TH: Poff flied out to center; Davis flied out to right;
Gantner singled to left; Yost struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 7TH: LAPOINT REPLACED MITCHELL (PITCHING); Wynegar
walked; Debut game for Dave LaPoint; Castino grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Wynegar out
at second]; RIVERA BATTED FOR SOFIELD; Rivera grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Twins 1.

BREWERS 8TH: RIVERA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Molitor
grounded out (shortstop to first); Money popped to first in foul
territory; Cooper grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 8TH: HARRIS REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING LF); R. JACKSON BATTED
FOR CUBBAGE; R. Jackson flied out to center; Powell doubled to
left; MACKANIN BATTED FOR WILFONG; Mackanin grounded out (second
to first) [Powell to third]; Landreaux grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Twins 1.

BREWERS 9TH: MACKANIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); R. JACKSON
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Oglivie grounded out (shortstop to
first); Thomas struck out; Poff flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 9TH: Smalley flied out to center; MORALES BATTED FOR
ADAMS; Morales flied out to center; Wynegar walked; Castino
forced Wynegar (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 3, Twins 1.