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Retrosheet Boxscore: New York Yankees 2, Milwaukee Brewers 1

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New York Yankees 2, Milwaukee Brewers 1

Day

Game Played on Sunday, April 8, 1979 (D) at Yankee Stadium I

MIL A    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  0
NY  A    0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  6  1
BATTING
Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Molitor 2b                    3   1   1   0       1   1       2   4
Money dh                      4   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Cooper 1b                     4   0   3   1       0   0      14   2
Hisle lf                      4   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Lezcano rf                    4   0   0   0       0   1       3   0
Bando 3b                      4   0   1   0       0   0       0   1
Yount ss                      4   0   0   0       0   0       3   6
Thomas cf                     2   0   1   0       1   0       1   0
Martinez c                    2   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Fosse ph,c                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Sorensen p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Totals                       32   1   7   1       2   3      24  13
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Molitor-Cooper, Yount-Cooper.
BATTING - 
2B: Thomas (1,off John); Hisle (2,off John).
GDP: Hisle (1,off John); Bando (1,off John).
Team LOB: 6.
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Rivers cf                     4   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
Randolph 2b                   4   0   1   0       0   0       2   2
Munson c                      3   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
Jackson rf                    2   0   1   0       1   0       2   0
Chambliss 1b                  3   1   1   0       0   0      14   0
Nettles 3b                    3   0   0   0       0   0       0   4
Spencer dh                    3   1   1   2       0   0       0   0
Johnstone lf                  3   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
Dent ss                       3   0   0   0       0   0       4   7
John p                        0   0   0   0       0   0       0   4
  Gossage p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       28   2   6   2       1   0      27  18
FIELDING - 
DP: 3. John-Randolph-Chambliss, John-Dent-Chambliss, Dent-Chambliss.
E: Dent (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Jackson (1,off Sorensen).
HR: Spencer (1,2nd inning off Sorensen 1 on 2 out).
GDP: Randolph (1,off Sorensen).
Team LOB: 3.
PITCHING
Milwaukee Brewers            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Sorensen L(0-1)               8     6   2   2   1   0   1  29

New York Yankees             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
John W(1-0)                   7     6   1   1   2   1   0  27
Gossage SV(1)                 2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7
Totals                        9     7   1   1   2   3   0  34

Umpires: HP - Al Forman, 1B - Fred Spenn, 2B - Jim Dunne, 3B - Lester Fuchs
Time of Game: 1:50   Attendance: 26954
Starting Lineups:

   Milwaukee Brewers             New York Yankees         
1. Molitor             2b        Rivers              cf
2. Money               dh        Randolph            2b
3. Cooper              1b        Munson              c
4. Hisle               lf        Jackson             rf
5. Lezcano             rf        Chambliss           1b
6. Bando               3b        Nettles             3b
7. Yount               ss        Spencer             dh
8. Thomas              cf        Johnstone           lf
9. Martinez            c         Dent                ss
   Sorensen            p         John                p

BREWERS 1ST: Molitor walked; Money grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Molitor to second]; Cooper singled to right [Molitor
scored]; Hisle grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to
first) [Cooper out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); Randolph
grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Yankees 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Lezcano reached on an error by Dent; Bando grounded
into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Lezcano out
at second]; Yount lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. 
Brewers 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Chambliss singled to right; Nettles lined to second; Spencer
homered to right [Chambliss scored]; Johnstone grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Yankees
2.

BREWERS 3RD: Thomas doubled to left; Martinez struck out;
Molitor flied out to right; Money grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Dent grounded out (second to first); Rivers
grounded out (first unassisted); Randolph grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Yankees 2.

BREWERS 4TH: Cooper grounded out (pitcher to first); Hisle
doubled to left; Lezcano grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Hisle to third]; Bando grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson flied out to center; Jackson walked;
Chambliss forced Jackson (first to shortstop); Nettles grounded
out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1,
Yankees 2.

BREWERS 5TH: Yount grounded out (third to first); Thomas flied
out to left; Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Spencer flied out to right; Johnstone singled to
center; Dent lined into a double play (second to first)
[Johnstone out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1,
Yankees 2.

BREWERS 6TH: Molitor singled to right; Money lined into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Molitor out at first]; Cooper singled
to right; Hisle grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Brewers 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Rivers flied out to right; Randolph singled to
right; Munson flied out to right; Jackson doubled to right
[Randolph to third]; Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 1, Yankees 2.

BREWERS 7TH: Lezcano lined to shortstop; Bando singled to
center; Yount forced Bando (pitcher to shortstop); Thomas walked
[Yount to second]; FOSSE BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Fosse forced
Thomas (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 1,
Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: FOSSE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Nettles grounded
out (second to first); Spencer grounded out (shortstop to
first); Johnstone grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Yankees 2.

BREWERS 8TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED JOHN (PITCHING); Molitor was
called out on strikes; Money grounded out (third to first);
Cooper singled to shortstop; Hisle grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Dent made an out to shortstop; Rivers singled to
right; Randolph grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Rivers out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1,
Yankees 2.

BREWERS 9TH: Lezcano struck out; Bando flied out to right; Yount
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
1, Yankees 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Brewers          1   7   0    6
 Yankees          2   6   1    3
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