A two-run homer by Paul Molitor provided the winning margin as the Brewers kept their pennant hopes alive by defeating the Angels, 5-3, to reduce California's lead in the Championship Series to two games to one.

The Brewers broke out to a 3-0 lead in the fourth inning when Robin Yount walked and scored on a double by Cecil Cooper, who reached third on a single by Ted Simmons and came home on a sacrifice fly by Gorman Thomas. A single by Ben Oglivie then sent Simmons to third, from where he scored on a sacrifice fly by Don Money. Molitor belted his round-tripper in the seventh with Marshall Edwards, pinch-running for Money, who had walked, on base. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 5, California Angels 3
League Championship Series Game 3 Played on Friday, October   8, 1982 (Day game) at County Stadium
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  0  -   3  8  0
Brewers      0  0  0    3  0  0    2  0  x  -   5  6  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Downing lf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .091      Molitor 3b            4   1   1   2     0   0   .333
Carew 1b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .167      Yount ss              2   1   1   0     2   0   .300
Reggie Jackson rf     4   0   1   0     0   3   .182      Cooper 1b             4   1   1   1     0   3   .167
Lynn cf               3   1   2   1     1   1   .636      Simmons c             4   1   1   0     0   0   .250
Baylor dh             3   0   1   1     1   0   .333      Thomas cf             3   0   0   1     0   1   .100
DeCinces 3b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .273      Oglivie lf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .091
Grich 2b              4   0   0   0     0   3   .333      Money dh              1   0   0   1     1   0   .000
Foli ss               3   0   0   0     0   1   .111        Edwards pr,dh       0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
  Wilfong ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Moore rf              2   0   1   0     0   1   .500
Boone c               4   1   1   1     0   1   .222      Gantner 2b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sutton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Witt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Ladd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hassler p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   8   3     2  11             Totals               26   5   6   5     3   6

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 50,135
Left on Base: Angels 6, Brewers 4
DP: Angels 1, Brewers 1
Doubles: Lynn (1), Baylor (1), Cooper (2)
Home Runs: Boone (1), Molitor (2)
Stolen Bases: Carew (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Moore (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Thomas (1), Money (1)
GIDP: Molitor (1)
Hit by Pitch: Oglivie (1,by Zahn)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn L(0-1)             3.2   4   3   3   1   2   0  16   7.36
Witt                    3     2   2   2   2   3   1  13   6.00
Hassler                 1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   0.00
Totals                  8     6   5   5   3   6   1  33

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton W(1-0)           7.2   8   3   3   2   9   1  32   3.52
Ladd SV(1)              1.1   0   0   0   0   2   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9     8   3   3   2  11   1  36

Hit by Pitch: Zahn (1)

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Al Clark, LF - Larry Barnett, RF - Bill Kunkel


ANGELS 1ST: Downing popped to first in foul territory; Carew
singled to center; Reggie Jackson struck out; Carew stole
second; Lynn walked; Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Molitor flied out to left; Yount popped to first;
Cooper was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
0, Brewers 0.

ANGELS 2ND: DeCinces grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich
struck out; Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Simmons popped to third in foul territory; Thomas
struck out; Oglivie was hit by a pitch; Money popped to third; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Brewers 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Boone grounded out (third to first); Downing
grounded out (third to first); Carew flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Moore singled to center; Gantner popped to
shortstop; Molitor grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Moore out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
0, Brewers 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Reggie Jackson was called out on strikes; Lynn
singled to second; Baylor lined into a double play (third to
first) [Lynn out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Brewers 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Yount walked; Cooper doubled to right [Yount
scored]; Simmons singled to center [Cooper to third]; Thomas hit
a sacrifice fly to center [Cooper scored]; Oglivie singled to
right [Simmons to third]; Money hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Simmons scored]; WITT REPLACED ZAHN (PITCHING); Moore struck
out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Brewers 3.

ANGELS 5TH: DeCinces singled to center; Grich struck out; Foli
struck out; Boone forced DeCinces (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 5TH: Gantner was called out on strikes; Molitor grounded
out (second to first); Yount singled to center; Cooper struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Brewers 3.

ANGELS 6TH: Downing popped to first in foul territory; Carew
grounded out (first unassisted); Reggie Jackson singled to
right; Lynn struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Brewers
3.

BREWERS 6TH: Simmons popped to shortstop; Thomas flied out to
center; Oglivie popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Brewers 3.

ANGELS 7TH: Baylor walked; DeCinces struck out; Grich struck
out; Foli grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Angels 0, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 7TH: Money walked; EDWARDS RAN FOR MONEY; Moore out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Edwards to second]; Gantner
flied out to center [Edwards to third]; Molitor homered [Edwards
scored]; Yount walked; HASSLER REPLACED WITT (PITCHING); Cooper
struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Brewers 5.

ANGELS 8TH: EDWARDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Boone
homered; a fan took the ball away from Ben Oglivie but ruled
a home run; LF umpire Larry Barnett said call was wrong the next
day; Downing flied out to center; Carew singled to third;
Reggie Jackson struck out; Lynn doubled to left [Carew scored];
Baylor doubled to left [Lynn scored]; LADD REPLACED SUTTON
(PITCHING); DeCinces grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Brewers 5.

BREWERS 8TH: Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomas
flied out to center; Oglivie popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 3, Brewers 5.

ANGELS 9TH: Grich grounded out (second to first); WILFONG BATTED
FOR FOLI; Wilfong struck out; Boone struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 3, Brewers 5.