Ben Oglivie rapped two singles and a triple and drove in two runs to spark the Brewers to a 3-0 victory over the A's. Oglivie drilled a run-scoring single in the first inning following a single by Roy Howell and walk to Gorman Thomas. Milwaukee raised its margin to 2-0 in the third when Thomas doubled, went to third on a single by Oglivie and tallied on a sacrifice fly by Ted Simmons.

The Brewers closed out the scoring in the fifth on a double by Cecil Cooper and run-scoring triple by Oglivie. Pete Vuckovich, although needing relief, picked up his third win of the season. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 3, Oakland Athletics 0
Game Played on Friday, May       15, 1981 (Night game) at County Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0
Brewers      1  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   3 11  2


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson lf          4   0   2   0     0   1   .299      Gantner 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .284
Murphy cf             2   0   0   0     2   0   .256      Howell 3b             3   1   1   0     1   1   .255
Revering 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Cooper 1b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .222
Armas rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .313      Thomas cf             3   1   1   0     1   1   .286
Gross 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .205      Oglivie lf            3   0   3   2     1   0   .252
Heath c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Simmons c             3   0   0   1     0   0   .184
Page dh               4   0   1   0     0   1   .137      C. Moore dh           4   0   2   0     0   1   .366
Doyle 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Brouhard rf           3   0   1   0     0   1   .242
  Patterson ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .364        Edwards pr,rf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .136
  Picciolo ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Romero ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .176
Stanley ss            1   0   1   0     1   0   .178      Vuckovich p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McKay ph,2b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .232        Easterly p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
McCatty p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Minetto p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   0   6   0     3   4             Totals               32   3  11   3     3   4

Time of Game: 3:00   Attendance: 29,667
Left on Base: A's 8, Brewers 9
DP: A's 0, Brewers 1
Errors: Howell, Romero
Doubles: Thomas (5), Cooper 2 (5)
Triples: Oglivie (2)
Stolen Bases: Henderson (21), Armas (1), Edwards (1)
Caught Stealing: Murphy (2), Henderson (7), Oglivie (1), C. Moore (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Simmons (2)
GIDP: Henderson (3)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McCatty L(4-3)          4.2   8   3   3   2   2   0  23   1.94
McLaughlin              1     2   0   0   0   0   0   4   9.00
Minetto                 2.1   1   0   0   1   2   0   9   2.70
Totals                  8    11   3   3   3   4   0  36

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Vuckovich W(3-2)        7     5   0   0   3   4   0  28   4.41
Easterly                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.66
Fingers SV(5)           1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   1.21
Totals                  9     6   0   0   3   4   0  35

Passed Balls: Simmons (2)

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Dallas Parks


ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson singled to left; Henderson stole
second; Murphy walked; Revering flied out to left; Murphy was
caught stealing second (catcher to second) [Henderson to third];
Armas grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Gantner flied out to center; Howell singled to
left; Cooper lined to left; Thomas walked [Howell to second];
Oglivie singled to right [Howell scored, Thomas to second];
Simmons made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics
0, Brewers 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Gross made an out to second; Heath flied out to
center; Page was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 2ND: C. Moore singled to left; Brouhard popped to first
in foul territory; Romero popped to third in foul territory;
Gantner singled to left [C. Moore to second]; Howell walked [C.
Moore to third, Gantner to second]; Cooper forced Howell
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Brewers 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Doyle made an out to shortstop; Stanley singled
to right; Henderson struck out; Murphy walked [Stanley to
second]; Revering made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 3RD: Thomas doubled to left; Oglivie singled to right
[Thomas to third]; Simmons hit a sacrifice fly to left [Thomas
scored]; Oglivie was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); C. Moore lined to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Brewers 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Armas singled to left; Armas stole second; Gross
struck out; Heath popped to third in foul territory; Page
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
0, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 4TH: Brouhard struck out; Romero grounded out (pitcher
to first); Gantner flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Brewers 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Doyle lined to pitcher; Stanley walked; Henderson
grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first)
[Stanley out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Brewers 2.

BREWERS 5TH: Howell was called out on strikes; Cooper doubled to
right; Thomas popped to catcher in foul territory; Oglivie
tripled to left [Cooper scored]; MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED MCCATTY
(PITCHING); Simmons made an out to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Brewers 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Murphy lined to first; Revering flied out to
left; Armas grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 6TH: On a bunt C. Moore singled to third; C. Moore was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Brouhard singled to
left; EDWARDS RAN FOR BROUHARD; Edwards stole second; Romero
grounded out (third to first); MINETTO REPLACED MCLAUGHLIN
(PITCHING); Gantner flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Brewers 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: EDWARDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Gross
grounded out (first to pitcher); Heath reached on an error by
Howell [Heath to first]; Page singled to center [Heath to
second]; PATTERSON BATTED FOR DOYLE; Patterson struck out; MCKAY
BATTED FOR STANLEY; McKay lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
 Athletics 0, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 7TH: PICCIOLO REPLACED PATTERSON (PLAYING SS); MCKAY
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Howell grounded out (shortstop to
first); Cooper doubled to right; Thomas struck out; Oglivie
walked; Simmons lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics
0, Brewers 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Henderson singled to center; EASTERLY REPLACED
VUCKOVICH (PITCHING); Simmons allowed a passed ball [Henderson
to second]; Murphy grounded out (third to first); Henderson was
caught stealing third (catcher to third); Revering reached on an
error by Romero [Revering to second]; Armas grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 8TH: C. Moore was called out on strikes; On a bunt
Edwards grounded out (third to first); Romero flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: FINGERS REPLACED EASTERLY (PITCHING); Gross
singled to left; Heath made an out to shortstop; Page grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Gross to second]; Picciolo popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Brewers 3.