The Angels posted their fifth straight victory, downing the Brewers, 2-1. Bobby Grich led off the Angels' seventh inning with a single and was forced at second by Bobby Clark. A single by Larry Harlow moved Clark to third and Dave Skaggs drew a walk to load the bases. Dickie Thon then delivered a two-run single. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 2, Milwaukee Brewers 1
Game Played on Tuesday, September 23, 1980 (Night game) at County Stadium
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2 10  3
Brewers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  4  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Thon ss               5   0   2   2     0   1   .265      Molitor 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .302
Carew 1b              4   0   1   0     1   1   .333      Yount ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .296
Lansford 3b           5   0   0   0     0   1   .264      Cooper 1b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .354
Ford rf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .284      Oglivie lf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .298
  Kubski rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .268        Davis lf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .277
Downing dh            4   0   2   0     0   0   .239        Romero pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .265
  Campaneris pr,dh    0   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Thomas cf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .242
Grich 2b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .282      Poff dh               3   0   0   0     0   1   .233
Clark lf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .228        Bando ph,dh         1   0   0   0     0   1   .194
Harlow cf             3   1   2   0     1   0   .281      Harris rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .190
Skaggs c              3   0   0   0     1   0   .216      Gantner 3b            2   0   0   0     1   0   .281
Martinez p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Yost c                2   0   0   0     0   0   .118
  Aase p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Moore ph,c          1   0   0   0     0   0   .281
  Hassler p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Caldwell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   2  10   2     4   5             Totals               32   1   4   1     1   5

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance:  6,195
Left on Base: Angels 10, Brewers 6
DP: Angels 0, Brewers 1
Errors: Thon, Ford, Clark, Yount
Doubles: Downing (4)
Home Runs: Cooper (23)
Stolen Bases: Thon (5), Cooper (16)
Caught Stealing: Campaneris (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Thomas (3)
GIDP: Grich (14)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Martinez W(7-7)         8     4   1   1   1   4   1  31   4.24
Aase                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.15
Hassler SV(10)          0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.72
Totals                  9     4   1   1   1   5   1  34

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Caldwell L(13-11)       9    10   2   2   4   5   0  39   4.08
Totals                  9    10   2   2   4   5   0  39

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


ANGELS 1ST: Thon struck out; On a bunt Carew struck out;
Lansford was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Molitor grounded out (shortstop to first); Yount
singled to left [Yount to second (error by Clark)]; Cooper flied
out to left; Oglivie flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 0, Brewers 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Ford walked [Ford to third (error by Yount)];
Downing lined to left; Grich struck out; Clark flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Thomas popped to third in foul territory; Poff
grounded out (second to first); Harris flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Brewers 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Harlow grounded out (pitcher to first); Skaggs lined
to center; Thon singled to left; Thon stole second; Carew
walked; Lansford popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Gantner flied out to left; Yost grounded out
(second to first); Molitor reached on an error by Ford [Molitor
to third]; Yount flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 0, Brewers 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Ford grounded out (third to first); Downing singled
to left; Grich grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Downing out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Brewers 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Cooper singled to right; Oglivie flied out to left;
Cooper stole second; Thomas popped to catcher in foul territory;
Poff was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0,
Brewers 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Clark singled to left; Harlow walked [Clark to
second]; On a bunt Skaggs forced Clark (pitcher to third)
[Harlow to second]; Thon forced Skaggs (third to second) [Harlow
to third]; Carew lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 5TH: Harris singled to first; Gantner grounded out
(first unassisted) [Harris to second]; Yost grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Harris to third]; Molitor flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Brewers 0.

ANGELS 6TH: On a bunt Lansford grounded out (catcher to first);
Ford grounded out (third to first); Downing flied to right in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 6TH: Yount grounded out (shortstop to first); Cooper
flied out to left; Oglivie was called out on strikes; Ben
Oglivie ejected by HP umpire Nick Bremigan; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Brewers 0.

ANGELS 7TH: DAVIS REPLACED OGLIVIE (PLAYING LF); Grich singled
to left; Clark forced Grich (shortstop to second); Harlow
singled to left [Clark to third, Harlow to second (on throw)];
Skaggs walked; Thon singled to center [Clark scored, Harlow
scored, Skaggs to second]; Carew grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Skaggs to third, Thon to second]; Lansford grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 7TH: Thomas struck out; Poff flied out to center; Harris
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Brewers 0.

ANGELS 8TH: Ford was called out on strikes; Downing doubled to
left; CAMPANERIS RAN FOR DOWNING; Campaneris was picked off and
caught stealing third (pitcher to third); Grich singled to
right; Clark flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2,
Brewers 0.

BREWERS 8TH: CAMPANERIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); KUBSKI
REPLACED FORD (PLAYING RF); Gantner walked; MOORE BATTED FOR
YOST; Moore lined to second; Molitor struck out; Yount flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Brewers 0.

ANGELS 9TH: MOORE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); On a bunt Harlow
singled to third; On a bunt Skaggs forced Harlow (pitcher to
shortstop); Thon flied out to center; Carew singled to left
[Skaggs to third]; Lansford grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 9TH: Cooper homered; Davis reached on an error by Thon;
ROMERO RAN FOR DAVIS; AASE REPLACED MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Thomas
out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Romero to second];
HASSLER REPLACED AASE (PITCHING); BANDO BATTED FOR POFF; Bando
struck out; Harris reached on a fielder's choice [Romero out at
third (third unassisted)]; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2,
Brewers 1.