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.