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Twins
@ Brewers
County Stadium
September 15, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Minnesota Twins, played on September 15, 1978 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 15, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Milwaukee Brewers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 15, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Milwaukee Brewers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Roger Erickson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Travers |
| Ballpark | County Stadium |
| City | Milwaukee |
| State | WI |
| Attendance | 12,496 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Maloney 1B: Ted Hendry 2B: Greg Kosc 3B: Jerry Neudecker |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Randall | Second Baseman |
| Rod Carew | First Baseman |
| Dan Ford | Right Fielder |
| Jose Morales | DH |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Bombo Rivera | Left Fielder |
| Dave Edwards | Center Fielder |
| Larry Wolfe | Third Baseman |
| Glenn Borgmann | Catcher |
| Gene Mauch | Manager |
Milwaukee Brewers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Robin Yount | Shortstop |
| Don Money | Second Baseman |
| Cecil Cooper | First Baseman |
| Larry Hisle | DH |
| Ben Oglivie | Left Fielder |
| Sixto Lezcano | Right Fielder |
| Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
| Gorman Thomas | Center Fielder |
| Buck Martinez | Catcher |
| George Bamberger | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Brewers
County Stadium
September 15, 1978
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Travers
Randall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cooper scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Randall for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Travers
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Travers
Ford hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oglivie. Ford reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morales vs. Travers
Morales hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ford scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Travers
Smalley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Morales moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rivera vs. Travers
Rivera hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Morales scores. Smalley moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Edwards vs. Travers
Edwards hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smalley scores. Rivera moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wolfe vs. Travers
Wolfe hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 3 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yount vs. Erickson
Yount hits a fly ball into center field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Money vs. Erickson
Money hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ford who is chasing the ball. Money reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cooper vs. Erickson
Cooper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Money scores. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hisle vs. Erickson
Hisle hits a fly ball towards center. Edwards catches it and throws to first to double up Cooper. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 3 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borgmann vs. Travers
Borgmann hits a popup towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Travers
Randall is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Travers
Carew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Randall moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ford vs. Stein
Randy Stein now pitching.
Ford hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lezcano. Ford reaches second base with a double. Randall scores. Carew moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Adams vs. Stein
Glenn Adams pinch hits for Jose Morales.
Adams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carew scores. Ford moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smalley vs. Stein
Smalley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ford scores. Adams moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Powell vs. Mueller
Willie Mueller now pitching. Hosken Powell pinch hits for Bombo Rivera.
Powell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lezcano. Powell reaches second base with a double. Adams scores. Smalley moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Edwards vs. Mueller
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to home to get Smalley. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wolfe vs. Mueller
Wolfe hits a fly ball into left field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 7 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Erickson
Dan Ford now playing center field. Hosken Powell now playing right field. Dave Edwards now playing left field.
Oglivie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lezcano vs. Erickson
Lezcano hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Erickson
Bando hits a fly ball into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Erickson
Thomas takes first base on ball four. Lezcano moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martinez vs. Erickson
Martinez strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 7 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borgmann vs. Mueller
Borgmann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randall vs. Mueller
Randall is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Mueller
Carew hits a fly ball into left field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Mueller
Ford hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oglivie. Ford reaches second base with a double. Borgmann moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Adams vs. Mueller
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Money scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 7 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yount vs. Erickson
Yount hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Money vs. Erickson
Money hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Erickson
Cooper hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Erickson
Hisle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 7 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Mueller
Smalley strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Mueller
Powell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lezcano. Powell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. Mueller
Edwards hits a fly ball into right field. Lezcano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wolfe vs. Mueller
Wolfe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Powell scores. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Borgmann vs. Mueller
Borgmann takes first base on ball four. Wolfe moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Randall vs. Mueller
Randall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Money scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 8 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Erickson
Oglivie hits a fly ball into left field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lezcano vs. Erickson
Lezcano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Erickson
Bando hits a fly ball into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 8 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Mueller
Carew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Mueller
Ford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Carew moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kusick vs. McClure
Bob McClure now pitching. Craig Kusick pinch hits for Glenn Adams.
Kusick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. Ford moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smalley vs. McClure
Smalley is walked intentionally. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Powell vs. McClure
Powell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Carew scores. Ford scores. Smalley moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Edwards vs. McClure
Edwards strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wolfe vs. McClure
Wolfe takes first base on ball four. Smalley moves to third. Powell moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Borgmann vs. McClure
Borgmann hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 10 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Erickson
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Erickson
Martinez hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yount vs. Erickson
Yount hits a popup, foul, towards third. Wolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 10 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. McClure
Paul Molitor now playing second base. Jim Gantner now playing third base.
Randall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Yount scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. McClure
Carew hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. McClure
Ford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kusick vs. McClure
Kusick hits a fly ball into left field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 10 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Erickson
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Erickson
Cooper hits a fly ball into left field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Erickson
Hisle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oglivie vs. Erickson
Oglivie hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 10 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. McClure
Tony Muser now playing first base.
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Yount scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. McClure
Powell hits a fly ball into right field. Lezcano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. McClure
Edwards hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oglivie. Edwards reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wolfe vs. McClure
Wolfe strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 10 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lezcano vs. Erickson
Lezcano hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gantner vs. Erickson
Gantner strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Erickson
Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lezcano moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yurak vs. Erickson
Jeff Yurak pinch hits for Buck Martinez.
Yurak takes first base on ball four. Lezcano moves to third. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Yount vs. Erickson
Yount hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lezcano tags and scores. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Molitor vs. Erickson
Molitor hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 10 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borgmann vs. Bomback
Larry Haney now catching. Jim Wohlford now playing right field. Mark Bomback now pitching.
Borgmann hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Haney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Bomback
Randall hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Bomback
Carew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Bomback
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Molitor fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 10 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Muser vs. Erickson
Muser hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops it up and throws to first, with Erickson covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Erickson
Hisle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oglivie vs. Erickson
Oglivie hits a fly ball into left field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wohlford vs. Erickson
Wohlford hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 10 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Augustine
Jerry Augustine now pitching.
Kusick strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Augustine
Smalley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Augustine
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Molitor fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Augustine
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gantner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 10 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gantner vs. Erickson
Gantner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops it up and throws to first, with Erickson covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Erickson
Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haney vs. Erickson
Haney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/15/1978 -- Minnesota at Milwaukee (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI
Randall B, 2b 5 1 0 0 Yount R, ss 3 0 0 1
Carew R, 1b 6 2 3 0 Money D, 2b 2 1 1 0
Ford D, rf-cf 5 3 4 1 Molitor P, 2b 2 0 0 0
Morales J, dh 1 1 1 1 Cooper C, 1b 3 1 2 2
Adams G, ph 2 1 1 1 Muser T, 1b 1 0 0 0
Kusick C, ph 3 0 0 0 Hisle L, dh 4 0 2 0
Smalley R, ss 4 1 2 1 Oglivie B, lf 4 0 0 0
Rivera B, lf 1 0 1 1 Lezcano S, rf 3 1 2 0
Powell H, ph-rf 5 1 3 3 Wohlford J, rf 1 0 0 0
Edwards D, cf-lf 6 0 2 1 Bando S, 3b 2 0 0 0
Wolfe L, 3b 4 0 1 1 Gantner J, 3b 2 0 0 0
Borgmann G, c 3 0 0 0 Thomas G, cf 3 0 1 0
Martinez B, c 2 0 0 0
Yurak J, ph 0 0 0 0
Haney L, c 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
45 10 18 10 33 3 8 3
Minnesota 340 120 000 -- 10
Milwaukee 101 000 100 -- 3
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Erickson R (W) 9.0 8 3 3 2 2
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Travers B (L) 1.1 6 5 5 0 0
Stein R* 0.0 3 2 2 0 0
Mueller W+ 2.2 6 3 3 2 2
McClure B 3.0 2 0 0 3 2
Bomback M 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Augustine J 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 2nd
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 5th
DP -- Minnesota 1
LOB -- Minnesota 15, Milwaukee 6
2B -- Ford D 3, Powell H 2, Edwards D
3B -- Money D
HR -- Cooper C
SF -- Yount R
HBP -- by Travers B (Randall B)
T -- 2:53
A -- 12496
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