The Brewers completed a three-game series sweep by posting a 6-2 triumph over the A's. Milwaukee was trailing when it erupted for five runs in the sixth inning. With one out, Jim Gantner and Charlie Moore walked and Cecil Cooper then reached second base and Gantner scored on an error by second baseman Dave McKay.

After Ben Oglivie was intentionally walked to load the bases, Roy Howell delivered a sacrifice fly. Ted Simmons kept the rally going with a two-run triple and scored on a single by Mark Brouhard. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 6, Oakland Athletics 2
Game Played on Sunday, May       17, 1981 (Day game) at County Stadium
A's          0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  1
Brewers      0  0  0    0  1  5    0  0  x  -   6  8  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson lf          4   0   1   1     0   1   .291      Gantner 2b            3   1   1   0     1   1   .284
Murphy cf             2   0   1   0     2   0   .267      C. Moore dh           2   1   0   0     1   0   .362
Gross 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .195      Cooper 1b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .233
  Johnson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Oglivie lf            2   1   0   0     2   0   .240
Armas rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .309      Howell 3b             3   1   1   1     0   0   .264
Revering 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Simmons c             4   1   1   2     0   0   .180
Heath c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .248      Brouhard rf           3   0   3   2     0   0   .325
Page dh               3   1   1   0     0   1   .148      Edwards cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .154
McKay 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .238      Romero ss             4   0   0   0     0   1   .143
Stanley ss            1   1   1   1     0   0   .196      Haas p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hosley ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Easterly p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Picciolo ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Langford p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   6   2     2   2             Totals               29   6   8   5     4   2

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 33,142
Left on Base: A's 4, Brewers 6
DP: A's 1, Brewers 2
Errors: McKay
Doubles: Henderson (7), Howell (3)
Triples: Simmons (1)
Stolen Bases: Henderson (24), Murphy (8), Edwards (2)
Caught Stealing: Brouhard (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Stanley (3), C. Moore (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Brouhard (1), Howell (1)
GIDP: Cooper (5)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Langford L(4-4)         8     8   6   1   4   2   0  36   3.04
Totals                  8     8   6   1   4   2   0  36

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Haas W(3-2)             7     5   2   2   1   2   0  25   4.20
Easterly                2     1   0   0   1   0   0   8   1.52
Totals                  9     6   2   2   2   2   0  33

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson was called out on strikes; Murphy flied
out to right; Gross grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Gantner struck out; C. Moore made an out to first;
Cooper grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Brewers 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas flied out to center; Revering grounded out
(second to first); Heath flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Oglivie grounded out (first to pitcher); Howell
flied out to left; Simmons flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Page singled to left; McKay grounded out (pitcher
to first) [Page to second]; Stanley singled to center [Page
scored]; Henderson doubled to left [Stanley scored]; Murphy
walked; Gross made an out to shortstop; Henderson stole third
and Murphy stole second; Armas grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: On a bunt Brouhard singled to third; Brouhard was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); On a bunt Edwards
grounded out (pitcher to first); Romero struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Brewers 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Revering grounded out (first unassisted); Heath
grounded out (shortstop to first); Page grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Gantner grounded out (first unassisted); C. Moore
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cooper singled to right;
Oglivie lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Brewers 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: McKay singled to right; Stanley out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [McKay to second]; Henderson
lined into a double play (first unassisted) [McKay out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 5TH: Howell doubled to right; Simmons flied out to right
[Howell to third]; Brouhard hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Howell scored]; Edwards grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Brewers 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Murphy singled to center; Gross hit into a double
play (first unassisted) [Murphy out at second (first to
shortstop)]; Armas made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 6TH: Romero grounded out (third to first); Gantner
walked; C. Moore walked [Gantner to second]; Cooper reached on
an error by McKay [Gantner scored (unearned) (no RBI), C. Moore
to third, Cooper to second (on throw to 3b)]; Oglivie was walked
intentionally; Howell hit a sacrifice fly to center [C. Moore
scored (unearned), Cooper to third, Oglivie to second]; Simmons
tripled to right [Cooper scored (unearned), Oglivie scored
(unearned)]; Brouhard singled to center [Simmons scored
(unearned)]; Edwards singled to left [Brouhard to second];
Romero flied out to center; 5 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 2, Brewers 6.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Revering grounded out (pitcher to first); Heath
flied out to left; Page struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Brewers 6.

BREWERS 7TH: Gantner singled to right; C. Moore reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Gantner to second]; Cooper
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Gantner to third, C. Moore out at second]; Oglivie walked;
Howell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 2, Brewers 6.

ATHLETICS 8TH: EASTERLY REPLACED HAAS (PITCHING); McKay grounded
out (third to first); HOSLEY BATTED FOR STANLEY; Hosley flied
out to right; Henderson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 2, Brewers 6.

BREWERS 8TH: PICCIOLO REPLACED HOSLEY (PLAYING SS); Simmons
flied out to right; Brouhard singled to right; Edwards forced
Brouhard (second to shortstop); Edwards stole second; Romero
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Brewers 6.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Murphy walked; JOHNSON BATTED FOR GROSS; Johnson
flied out to center; Armas singled to right [Murphy to second];
Revering made an out to shortstop; Heath grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Brewers 6.