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Brewers 8 @ Blue Jays 5
Exhibition Stadium
April 27, 1979

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Milwaukee Brewers, played on April 27, 1979 at Exhibition Stadium. The home team Blue Jays were bested by the visiting Brewers with a score of 8 to 5.

Game Summary

DateApril 27, 1979 
Visiting Team
Milwaukee Brewers
R: 8 H: 10 E: 1 LOB: 6
Runs: 8
Hits: 10
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 6
Home Team
Toronto Blue Jays
R: 5 H: 13 E: 1 LOB: 9
Runs: 5
Hits: 13
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherLary Sorensen  
Losing PitcherPhil Huffman  
SaveBob McClure  
Game Winning RBIGorman Thomas 

Game Info

DateApril 27, 1979 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamMilwaukee Brewers 
Home TeamToronto Blue Jays 
Visiting Starting PitcherLary Sorensen  
Home Starting PitcherPhil Huffman  
BallparkExhibition Stadium 
CityToronto 
StateONT 
Attendance10,306 
Time of Game2 hours 28 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Rich Panas
1B: Dallas Parks
2B: (none)
3B: Joe Sawchuk

Milwaukee Brewers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Robin Yount  Shortstop 
Gorman Thomas  Center Fielder 
Cecil Cooper  First Baseman 
Larry Hisle  DH 
Ben Oglivie  Left Fielder 
Sixto Lezcano  Right Fielder 
Sal Bando  Third Baseman 
Jim Gantner  Second Baseman 
Buck Martinez  Catcher 
George Bamberger  Manager 

Toronto Blue Jays Lineup 

Name  Position 
Alfredo Griffin  Shortstop 
Bob Bailor  Right Fielder 
Rick Bosetti  Center Fielder 
Rico Carty  DH 
John Mayberry  First Baseman 
Al Woods  Left Fielder 
Roy Howell  Third Baseman 
Dave McKay  Second Baseman 
Rick Cerone  Catcher 
Roy Hartsfield  Manager 

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Brewers 8 @ Blue Jays 5
Exhibition Stadium
April 27, 1979

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         Game of 4/27/1979 -- Milwaukee at Toronto (N)

  Milwaukee          AB  R  H RBI    Toronto            AB  R  H RBI
Yount R, ss           4  2  1  0   Griffin A, ss         5  2  2  0   
Thomas G, cf          4  1  1  3   Bailor B, rf          5  1  1  0   
Cooper C, 1b          5  2  3  1   Bosetti R, cf         5  2  5  1   
Hisle L, dh           5  1  2  0   Carty R, dh           5  0  2  2   
Oglivie B, lf         3  0  1  1   Mayberry J, 1b        5  0  2  1   
Lezcano S, rf         4  1  0  0   Woods A, lf           4  0  0  0   
Bando S, 3b           4  0  1  2   Howell R, 3b          3  0  0  0   
Gantner J, 2b         3  1  1  1   McKay D, 2b           4  0  0  0   
Martinez B, c         4  0  0  0   Cerone R, c           4  0  1  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     36  8 10  8                        40  5 13  4

Milwaukee        140 010 200 --  8
Toronto          200 020 001 --  5

  Milwaukee            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Sorensen L (W)        8.2 13  5  4  1  3
McClure B (S)         0.1  0  0  0  0  1

  Toronto              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Huffman P (L)         1.2  5  5  1  1  2
Willis M              4.1  3  1  1  1  2
Murphy T              0.2  2  2  2  2  0
Jefferson J           2.1  0  0  0  0  2

E -- Griffin A, Thomas G
DP -- Milwaukee 1
LOB -- Milwaukee 6, Toronto 9
2B -- Yount R, Cooper C 2, Mayberry J, Bosetti R
HR -- Thomas G
SB -- Gantner J
CS -- Oglivie B
SF -- Oglivie B
WP -- Huffman P
Balk -- Huffman P
T -- 2:28
A -- 10306

    

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