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Yankees
@ Brewers
County Stadium
July 8, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Milwaukee Brewers and the New York Yankees, played on July 8, 1978 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 8, 1978 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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Home Team |
Milwaukee Brewers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 8, 1978 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Milwaukee Brewers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Rajsich |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jerry Augustine |
Ballpark | County Stadium |
City | Milwaukee |
State | WI |
Attendance | 46,518 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Haller 1B: Ron Luciano 2B: Ken Kaiser 3B: Mike Reilly |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
Roy White | Left Fielder |
Thurman Munson | Catcher |
Lou Piniella | Right Fielder |
Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
Cliff Johnson | DH |
Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
Fred Stanley | Third Baseman |
Damaso Garcia | Second Baseman |
Billy Martin | Manager |
Milwaukee Brewers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Robin Yount | Shortstop |
Don Money | First Baseman |
Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
Larry Hisle | Left Fielder |
Sixto Lezcano | Right Fielder |
Dick Davis | DH |
Jim Wohlford | Center Fielder |
Charlie Moore | Catcher |
Lenn Sakata | Second Baseman |
George Bamberger | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Brewers
County Stadium
July 8, 1978
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Augustine
Rivers hits a fly ball into center field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Augustine
White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sakata settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Augustine
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yount vs. Rajsich
Yount hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Money vs. Rajsich
Money hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Rajsich
There goes Yount. The throw from Munson and he is out, Garcia applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Rajsich
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Augustine
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Yount scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Augustine
Chambliss is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Augustine
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Rajsich
Hisle strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lezcano vs. Rajsich
Lezcano hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Rajsich
Davis hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Augustine
Dent hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Augustine
Brian Doyle pinch runs for Bucky Dent.
Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Lezcano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Augustine
Garcia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Doyle moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rivers vs. Augustine
Rivers bunts in front of the plate. Moore fields it and throws to first for the out. Doyle moves to third. Garcia moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
White vs. Augustine
White is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Munson vs. Augustine
Munson takes first base on ball four. Doyle scores. Garcia moves to third. White moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Piniella vs. Augustine
Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Garcia scores. White scores. Munson moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Chambliss vs. Augustine
Chambliss hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sakata settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 3 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Rajsich
Brian Doyle now playing third base. Fred Stanley now playing shortstop.
Wohlford hits a line drive into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Rajsich
Moore hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sakata vs. Rajsich
Sakata hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 3 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Augustine
Johnson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Augustine
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Augustine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Augustine
Stanley hits a line drive into right field. Lezcano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Augustine
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Yount scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yount vs. Rajsich
Yount hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Money vs. Rajsich
Money hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Money reaches second base with a double. Yount moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bando vs. Rajsich
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Yount scores. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hisle vs. Rajsich
Hisle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Money scores. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lezcano vs. Rajsich
Lezcano hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Piniella. Lezcano reaches second base with a double. Piniella throws the ball in to Doyle who tags Lezcano trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Hisle goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Rajsich
Davis hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Garcia reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Augustine
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sakata scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Rodriguez
Eduardo Rodriguez now pitching.
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Money scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Rodriguez
Munson hits a fly ball into right field. Lezcano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Rajsich
Wohlford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Gossage
Rich Gossage now pitching.
There goes Wohlford. The throw from Munson and he is safe. Wohlford steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moore vs. Gossage
Moore hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Munson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sakata vs. Gossage
Sakata hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gossage fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yount vs. Gossage
Yount strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Rodriguez
Piniella hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hisle. Piniella reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chambliss vs. Rodriguez
Chambliss hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lezcano. Chambliss reaches second base with a double. Piniella scores. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Rodriguez
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doyle vs. Rodriguez
Doyle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sakata settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Rodriguez
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Yount scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Money vs. Gossage
Money hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Gossage
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gossage fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Gossage
Hisle hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lezcano vs. Gossage
Lezcano hits a popup towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Rodriguez
Garcia strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Rodriguez
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Money scoops it up and throws to first, with Rodriguez covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Rodriguez
White strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Gossage
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Gossage
Ben Oglivie pinch hits for Jim Wohlford.
Oglivie strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Gossage
Moore hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rivers. Moore reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Molitor vs. Gossage
Paul Molitor pinch hits for Lenn Sakata.
Molitor strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Rodriguez
Paul Molitor now playing second base. Ben Oglivie now playing left field. Larry Hisle now playing center field.
Munson hits a popup towards short. Yount settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Rodriguez
Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Rodriguez
Chambliss strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Rodriguez
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Yount fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yount vs. Gossage
Yount hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Money vs. Gossage
There's a wild pitch. Yount moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Money vs. Gossage
Money hits a popup, foul, towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bando vs. Gossage
Bando strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hisle vs. Gossage
Hisle hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lezcano vs. Gossage
Lezcano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. McClure
Bob McClure now pitching. Paul Blair pinch hits for Brian Doyle.
Blair hits a fly ball into left field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. McClure
Stanley is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Brewers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. McClure
Garcia hits a fly ball into right field. Lezcano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/8/1978 -- New York at Milwaukee (N) New York AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI Rivers M, cf 3 0 0 0 Yount R, ss 4 2 3 0 White R, lf 3 1 0 0 Money D, 1b 4 1 1 0 Munson T, c 3 0 0 1 Bando S, 3b 4 0 0 1 Piniella L, rf 4 1 3 2 Hisle L, lf-cf 4 3 3 4 Chambliss C, 1b 4 0 1 1 Lezcano S, rf 4 0 1 1 Johnson C, dh 4 1 1 1 Davis D, dh 3 0 0 0 Dent B, ss 1 0 1 0 Wohlford J, cf 2 0 1 0 Doyle B, pr-3b 2 1 0 0 Oglivie B, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Blair P, ph 1 0 0 0 Moore C, c 3 0 1 0 Stanley F, 3b-ss 4 0 0 0 Sakata L, 2b 2 0 0 0 Garcia D, 2b 4 1 1 0 Molitor P, ph-2b 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 5 7 5 32 6 10 6 New York 003 101 000 -- 5 Milwaukee 000 301 02x -- 6 New York IP H R ER BB SO Rajsich D* 4.0 6 3 3 0 1 Gossage R (L) 4.0 4 3 3 0 4 Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO Augustine J 4.1 4 4 4 1 1 Rodriguez E (W) 3.2 3 1 1 0 3 McClure B (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 1 batter in 5th LOB -- New York 4, Milwaukee 2 2B -- Money D, Lezcano S, Piniella L, Chambliss C, Moore C HR -- Johnson C, Hisle L 2 SB -- Wohlford J CS -- Yount R SH -- Rivers M HBP -- by Augustine J (White R) WP -- Gossage R T -- 2:21 A -- 46518
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