Pete Vuckovich tossed a three-hitter and Mark Brouhard hit a one-out homer in the seventh inning to give the Brewers a 1-0 triumph over the Red Sox, vaulting Milwaukee into first place in the A.L. East. [The Sporting News]

Milwaukee Brewers 1, Boston Red Sox 0

Game Played on Monday, September 28, 1981 (Night game) at County Stadium

Red Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 1 Brewers 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 x - 1 5 0 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Remy 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .307 Molitor dh 3 0 2 0 1 0 .266 Evans rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .297 Yount ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .256 Rice lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .286 Cooper 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .316 Yastrzemski dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Simmons c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .214 Lansford 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .335 Thomas cf 2 0 1 0 1 0 .260 Stapleton ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .278 Oglivie lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .242 Perez 1b 1 0 0 0 2 0 .249 Bando 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .207 Gedman c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .293 Brouhard rf 3 1 1 1 0 0 .276 Miller cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .285 Gantner 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .277 Rudi ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Vuckovich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Nichols cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Tanana p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 29 0 3 0 2 5 Totals 29 1 5 1 2 5 Time of Game: 2:17 Attendance: 11,334 Left on Base: Red Sox 4, Brewers 6 DP: Red Sox 0, Brewers 0 Errors: Perez Doubles: Thomas (21) Home Runs: Brouhard (2) Stolen Bases: Evans (2), Molitor 2 (10) Caught Stealing: Stapleton (4), Molitor (5) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tanana L(3-10) 8 5 1 1 2 5 1 31 4.28 Totals 8 5 1 1 2 5 1 31 Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Vuckovich W(14-4) 9 3 0 0 2 5 0 31 3.65 Totals 9 3 0 0 2 5 0 31 Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Ted Hendry RED SOX 1ST: On a bunt Remy grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans struck out; Rice struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 1ST: Molitor grounded out (shortstop to first); Yount singled to left; Cooper reached on an error by Perez [Yount to second]; Simmons grounded out (pitcher to first) [Yount to third, Cooper to second]; Thomas was walked intentionally; Oglivie forced Yount (catcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 0. RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher to first); Lansford grounded out (shortstop to first); Stapleton grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 2ND: Bando grounded out (third to first); Brouhard flied out to center; Gantner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 0. RED SOX 3RD: Perez walked; Gedman forced Perez (shortstop to second); Miller forced Gedman (shortstop to second); Remy grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 3RD: On a bunt Molitor singled to third; Molitor stole second; Yount popped to third in foul territory; Cooper struck out; Simmons grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 0. RED SOX 4TH: Evans singled to center; Rice flied out to right; Evans stole second; Yastrzemski struck out; Lansford grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 4TH: Thomas doubled to left; Oglivie struck out; Bando flied out to center; Brouhard grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 0. RED SOX 5TH: Stapleton grounded out (second to first); Perez walked; Gedman flied out to left; On a bunt Miller grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 5TH: Gantner flied out to right; Molitor walked; Yount flied out to right; Molitor stole second; Cooper struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 0. RED SOX 6TH: Remy flied out to center; Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Rice singled to right; Yastrzemski flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 6TH: Simmons struck out; Thomas flied out to left; Oglivie grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 0. RED SOX 7TH: Lansford grounded out (third to first); Stapleton singled to left; Stapleton was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Perez flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 7TH: Bando popped to catcher in foul territory; Brouhard homered; On a bunt Gantner made an out to pitcher; Molitor singled to third; Molitor was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 1. RED SOX 8TH: Gedman struck out; RUDI BATTED FOR MILLER; Rudi flied out to left; Remy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 1. BREWERS 8TH: NICHOLS REPLACED RUDI (PLAYING CF); Yount flied out to left; Cooper flied out to center; Simmons flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 1. RED SOX 9TH: Evans grounded out (third to first); Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 1.

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