Rollie Fingers recorded his 25th save of the season as the Brewers edged the Yankees, 2-1. Milwaukee registered both of its runs in the third inning. Sal Bando doubled and advanced to third on Jim Gantner's bunt. Paul Molitor then walked. Robin Yount delivered Bando with a fly ball and Molitor scored all the way from first on a single by Cecil Cooper to left. Fingers took over the hill duties in the eighth from winning pitcher Moose Haas. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 2, New York Yankees 1
Game Played on Tuesday, September 15, 1981 (Night game) at County Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1 10  0
Brewers      0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  5  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .235      Molitor cf            3   1   0   0     1   0   .260
Murcer dh             4   0   2   0     0   0   .272      Yount ss              2   0   1   1     1   0   .252
Winfield cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .304      Cooper dh             4   0   1   1     0   0   .313
Jackson rf            4   0   1   0     0   3   .241      Simmons c             4   0   0   0     0   2   .211
Gamble lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Thomas rf             2   0   0   0     1   1   .256
Nettles 3b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .242      Oglivie lf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .249
Revering 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .242      Money 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .211
Cerone c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .241      Bando 1b              3   1   2   0     0   0   .250
Milbourne ss          3   1   3   0     0   0   .321      Gantner 2b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .278
May p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Haas p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   1  10   1     0   4             Totals               25   2   5   2     3   3

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 15,402
Left on Base: Yankees 7, Brewers 5
DP: Yankees 0, Brewers 2
Doubles: Bando (4)
Triples: Milbourne (2)
Caught Stealing: Thomas (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Gantner 2 (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Yount (5)
GIDP: Winfield (12), Gamble (4)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May L(6-10)             8     5   2   2   3   3   0  31   4.24
Totals                  8     5   2   2   3   3   0  31

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Haas W(9-6)             7     9   1   1   0   3   0  28   4.21
Fingers SV(25)          2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   1.09
Totals                  9    10   1   1   0   4   0  35

Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Al Clark


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer
grounded out (second to first); Winfield flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Molitor popped to first in foul territory; Yount
singled to right; Cooper flied out to right; Simmons forced
Yount (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Brewers 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson was called out on strikes; Gamble grounded
out (first to pitcher); Nettles singled to right; Revering flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Thomas walked; Oglivie made an out to first; Thomas
was caught stealing second (catcher to second to first to
shortstop); Money grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Brewers 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Cerone popped to shortstop; Milbourne singled to
center; On a bunt Randolph singled to pitcher [Milbourne to
second]; Murcer flied out to left; Winfield flied out to left; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Bando doubled to left; Gantner out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Bando to third]; Molitor walked; Yount
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Bando scored]; Cooper singled to
center [Molitor scored]; Simmons struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 0, Brewers 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Jackson struck out; Gamble popped to second;
Nettles singled to right; Revering singled to right [Nettles to
second]; Cerone flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 0, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 4TH: Thomas grounded out (third to first); Oglivie
grounded out (pitcher to first); Money popped to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Brewers 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Milbourne tripled to center; Randolph grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Milbourne scored]; Murcer singled to left;
Winfield grounded into a double play (first to shortstop)
[Murcer out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Brewers 2.

BREWERS 5TH: Bando singled to center; Gantner out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Bando to second]; Molitor reached on a
fielder's choice [Bando out at third (shortstop unassisted)];
Yount walked [Molitor to second]; Cooper forced Molitor (third
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Brewers 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Jackson singled to right; Gamble grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Jackson out at
second]; Nettles flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 6TH: Simmons struck out; Thomas struck out; Oglivie
singled to right; Money flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 1, Brewers 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Revering popped to second; Cerone struck out;
Milbourne singled to center; Randolph forced Milbourne
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Brewers 2.

BREWERS 7TH: Bando popped to third; Gantner grounded out (second
to first); Molitor lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Brewers 2.

YANKEES 8TH: FINGERS REPLACED HAAS (PITCHING); Murcer singled to
center; Winfield grounded out (pitcher to first) [Murcer to
second]; Jackson struck out; Gamble popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 8TH: Yount flied out to left; Cooper flied out to left;
Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Yankees 1, Brewers 2.

YANKEES 9TH: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Revering
flied out to left; Cerone lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 1, Brewers 2.