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Brewers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 8, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Milwaukee Brewers, played on August 8, 1978 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 8, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Milwaukee Brewers
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 8, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Milwaukee Brewers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Caldwell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Tidrow |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 22,549 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ron Luciano 1B: Ken Kaiser 2B: Mike Reilly 3B: Bill Haller |
Milwaukee Brewers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Paul Molitor | Second Baseman |
| Don Money | First Baseman |
| Ben Oglivie | Left Fielder |
| Larry Hisle | Center Fielder |
| Cecil Cooper | DH |
| Sixto Lezcano | Right Fielder |
| Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
| Robin Yount | Shortstop |
| Charlie Moore | Catcher |
| George Bamberger | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
| Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Roy White | DH |
| Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Brewers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 8, 1978
Top 1
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Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Tidrow
Molitor hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Molitor reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Money vs. Tidrow
There goes Molitor. The throw from Munson and he is safe. Molitor steals third. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Money vs. Tidrow
Money hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Oglivie vs. Tidrow
Oglivie takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hisle vs. Tidrow
Hisle strikes out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cooper vs. Tidrow
Cooper hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Caldwell
Rivers hits a popup towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Caldwell
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Yount scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Caldwell
Munson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Caldwell
Piniella hits a fly ball into left field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lezcano vs. Tidrow
Lezcano hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Tidrow
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yount vs. Tidrow
Yount hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Caldwell
Chambliss strikes out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Caldwell
Nettles is called out on strikes. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Caldwell
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Tidrow
Moore is called out on strikes. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Tidrow
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Money vs. Tidrow
Money hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oglivie vs. Tidrow
Oglivie takes first base on ball four. Money moves to second. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hisle vs. Tidrow
Hisle hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Caldwell
Gorman Thomas now playing center field. Don Money now playing third base. Ben Oglivie now playing first base. Larry Hisle now playing left field.
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Yount scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Caldwell
Dent hits a fly ball into left field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Caldwell
Rivers strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Tidrow
Cooper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lezcano vs. Tidrow
Lezcano hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Randolph catches it and throws to first to double up Cooper. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Tidrow
Thomas is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Caldwell
Randolph hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Caldwell
Munson hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Caldwell
Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Lezcano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Caldwell
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Caldwell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yount vs. Tidrow
Yount strikes out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Tidrow
Moore is called out on strikes. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Tidrow
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Caldwell
Nettles hits a fly ball into left field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Caldwell
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Caldwell
White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Molitor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Money vs. Tidrow
Money hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Tidrow
Oglivie is called out on strikes. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Tidrow
Hisle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Caldwell
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards short. Yount misplays the ball. That's an error on Yount. Dent moves to second. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rivers vs. Caldwell
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Molitor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dent moves to third. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Randolph vs. Caldwell
Randolph hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lezcano. Randolph reaches second base with a double. Dent scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Munson vs. Caldwell
Munson hits a fly ball into left field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Randolph moves to third. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Piniella vs. Caldwell
Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Randolph scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Caldwell
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oglivie scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chambliss for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Tidrow
Cooper strikes out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lezcano vs. Tidrow
Lezcano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Tidrow
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Caldwell
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oglivie scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nettles for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Caldwell
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Caldwell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Caldwell
White hits a fly ball into right field. Lezcano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yount vs. Tidrow
Yount hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Tidrow
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Tidrow
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tidrow fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Caldwell
Dent hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Caldwell
Rivers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dent moves to third. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Randolph vs. Caldwell
Randolph hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hisle. Randolph reaches second base with a double. Dent scores. Rivers moves to third. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Munson vs. Castro
Bill Castro now pitching.
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Money fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Piniella vs. Castro
Piniella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Chambliss vs. McClure
Bob McClure now pitching.
Chambliss hits a fly ball into left field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nettles vs. McClure
Nettles hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Molitor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Money vs. Gossage
Rich Gossage now pitching.
Money hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Gossage
Oglivie hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hisle vs. Gossage
Hisle is called out on strikes. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Gossage
Cooper strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/8/1978 -- Milwaukee at New York (N)
Milwaukee AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Molitor P, 2b 4 0 1 0 Rivers M, cf 4 0 1 0
Money D, 1b-3b 4 0 1 0 Randolph W, 2b 4 1 3 2
Oglivie B, lf-1b 2 0 1 0 Munson T, c 4 0 1 0
Hisle L, cf-lf 4 0 0 0 Piniella L, lf 3 0 1 1
Cooper C, dh 4 0 1 0 Chambliss C, 1b 4 0 0 0
Lezcano S, rf 3 0 0 0 Nettles G, 3b 4 0 0 0
Bando S, 3b 1 0 0 0 Jackson R, rf 3 0 0 0
Thomas G, cf 2 0 0 0 White R, dh 3 0 0 0
Yount R, ss 3 0 0 0 Dent B, ss 3 2 1 0
Moore C, c 3 0 0 0
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30 0 4 0 32 3 7 3
Milwaukee 000 000 000 -- 0
New York 000 002 01x -- 3
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Caldwell M (L)* 7.0 7 3 1 0 4
Castro B 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
McClure B 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Tidrow D (W) 8.0 3 0 0 2 7
Gossage R (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
E -- Yount R
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Milwaukee 5, New York 6
2B -- Molitor P, Randolph W 2
SB -- Molitor P
T -- 2:27
A -- 22549
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