Driving in two runs with a homer and double, Gorman Thomas paced the Brewers to a 3-2 triumph over the Yankees. Thomas belted a solo round-tripper in the second inning and drove in the second tally of a two-run sixth. Paul Molitor singled in the sixth, stole second, took third on an infield out and came in on a single by Cooper. Thomas then followed with a two-bagger. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 3, New York Yankees 2
Game Played on Wednesday, September 16, 1981 (Night game) at County Stadium
Yankees      0  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  7  1
Brewers      0  1  0    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   3  5  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .236      Molitor cf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .259
Milbourne ss          3   0   0   0     0   1   .313      Yount ss              3   0   0   0     1   0   .250
  Murcer ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .269      Cooper 1b             4   1   1   1     0   1   .312
  Robertson ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Simmons c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .209
Winfield cf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .306      Thomas rf             3   1   3   2     0   0   .263
Piniella dh           3   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Brouhard lf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .294
  Gamble ph,dh        0   0   0   0     1   0   .268      Bando 3b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .237
Jackson rf            4   1   1   1     0   2   .241      C. Moore dh           3   0   0   0     0   1   .304
Nettles 3b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .245      Gantner 2b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .275
Watson 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .226      Lerch p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Cerone c              3   0   0   1     0   2   .237        Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Werth lf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .096
Righetti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   7   2     2   7             Totals               28   3   5   3     2   5

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 13,510
Left on Base: Yankees 6, Brewers 3
DP: Yankees 0, Brewers 2
Errors: Cerone, Gantner
Doubles: Winfield (23), Nettles (7), Thomas 2 (18)
Home Runs: Jackson (11), Thomas (19)
Stolen Bases: Winfield (11), Molitor (7)
Caught Stealing: Bando (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Cerone (4)
GIDP: Milbourne (3), Cerone (8)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Righetti L(6-3)         8     5   3   3   2   5   1  30   1.75
Totals                  8     5   3   3   2   5   1  30

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lerch W(6-8)            7     6   2   2   1   4   1  27   4.59
Fingers SV(26)          2     1   0   0   1   3   0   8   1.06
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   7   1  35

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


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph walked; Milbourne grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Randolph out at second];
Winfield flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Molitor struck out; Yount walked; Cooper struck
out; Simmons flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
0, Brewers 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Piniella flied out to center; Jackson homered;
Nettles singled to left; Watson reached on a fielder's choice
[Nettles to second (error by Gantner)]; Cerone grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Watson out at second]; 1
R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Thomas homered; Brouhard grounded out (third to
first); Bando popped to second; C. Moore flied out to right; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Brewers 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Werth singled to center; Randolph singled to center
[Werth to second]; Milbourne struck out; Winfield forced
Randolph (second to shortstop) [Werth to third]; Piniella forced
Winfield (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees
1, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 3RD: Gantner grounded out (second to first); Molitor
flied out to center; Yount grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Brewers 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Jackson was called out on strikes; Nettles flied
out to left; Watson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 4TH: Cooper grounded out (pitcher to first); Simmons
flied out to center; Thomas doubled to center; Brouhard lined to
first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Brewers 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Cerone struck out; Werth grounded out (third to
first); Randolph grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 5TH: Bando walked; C. Moore struck out; Bando was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop to first); Gantner struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Brewers 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Milbourne flied out to left; Winfield doubled to
left; Piniella flied out to center; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 6TH: Molitor singled to center; Molitor stole second;
Yount grounded out (second to first) [Molitor to third]; Cooper
singled to center [Molitor scored]; Simmons struck out; Thomas
doubled to left [Cooper scored, Thomas to third (error by
Cerone)]; Brouhard grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Brewers 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Nettles doubled to center; Watson grounded out
(first unassisted) [Nettles to third]; Cerone hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Nettles scored]; Werth flied out to right; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 7TH: Bando popped to second; C. Moore flied out to
center; Gantner popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Brewers 3.

YANKEES 8TH: FINGERS REPLACED LERCH (PITCHING); Randolph flied
out to right; MURCER BATTED FOR MILBOURNE; Murcer struck out;
Winfield singled to center; GAMBLE BATTED FOR PINIELLA; Winfield
stole second; Gamble walked; Jackson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 8TH: GAMBLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); ROBERTSON
REPLACED MURCER (PLAYING SS); Molitor flied out to center; Yount
flied out to center; Cooper lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 2, Brewers 3.

YANKEES 9TH: Nettles popped to second in foul territory; Watson
struck out; Cerone struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Brewers 3.