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Brewers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 18, 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 September 18, 1978 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 18, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Milwaukee Brewers
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 18, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Milwaukee Brewers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Travers |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ed Figueroa |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 20,557 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mike Reilly 1B: Bill Haller 2B: Ron Luciano 3B: Ken Kaiser |
Milwaukee Brewers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Robin Yount | Shortstop |
| Don Money | Second Baseman |
| Cecil Cooper | First Baseman |
| Larry Hisle | Left Fielder |
| Ben Oglivie | DH |
| Sixto Lezcano | Right Fielder |
| Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
| Gorman Thomas | Center Fielder |
| Buck Martinez | Catcher |
| George Bamberger | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
| Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Reggie Jackson | DH |
| Lou Piniella | Right Fielder |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Brewers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 18, 1978
Top 1
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Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yount vs. Figueroa
Yount hits a popup towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Money vs. Figueroa
Money takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Figueroa
Cooper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Money moves to second. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hisle vs. Figueroa
Hisle hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oglivie vs. Figueroa
Oglivie hits a fly ball into right 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. Travers
Rivers 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: ---
Randolph vs. Travers
Randolph 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: ---
Munson vs. Travers
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lezcano vs. Figueroa
Lezcano hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Figueroa
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lezcano moves to second. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Figueroa
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martinez vs. Figueroa
Martinez hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Travers
Jackson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Travers
Piniella hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Travers
Chambliss is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Travers
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Money fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Travers
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dent vs. Travers
Dent hits a fly ball into right field. Lezcano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yount vs. Figueroa
Yount strikes out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Money vs. Figueroa
Money hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Figueroa
Cooper hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Figueroa
Hisle hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Brewers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Travers
Rivers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randolph vs. Travers
Randolph takes first base on ball four. Rivers moves to second. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Munson vs. Travers
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Money scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rivers moves to third. Randolph moves to second. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jackson vs. Travers
Jackson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Piniella vs. Travers
Piniella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Chambliss vs. Travers
Chambliss is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Brewers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Figueroa
Oglivie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lezcano vs. Figueroa
Lezcano hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Figueroa
Bando hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Bando reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Figueroa
Thomas hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martinez vs. Figueroa
Martinez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Brewers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Travers
Nettles hits a popup towards short. Yount settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Travers
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Yount fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dent vs. Travers
Dent hits a popup towards short. Yount settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Travers
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Money fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Brewers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yount vs. Figueroa
Yount is called out on strikes. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Money vs. Figueroa
Money hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Figueroa
Cooper hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Brewers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Travers
Randolph 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 -
Brewers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Travers
Munson hits a fly ball into left field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Travers
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Travers
Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Brewers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Figueroa
Hisle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oglivie vs. Figueroa
Oglivie bunts towards the mound. Figueroa fields it and throws to first for the out. Hisle moves to second. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lezcano vs. Figueroa
Lezcano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bando vs. Figueroa
There's a wild pitch. Hisle moves to third. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bando vs. Figueroa
Bando takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomas vs. Figueroa
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Brewers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Travers
Chambliss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Travers
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cooper juggles the ball. That's an error on Cooper. Chambliss moves to third. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Travers
White hits a fly ball into left field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Chambliss tags and scores. Nettles tags and moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dent vs. Travers
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rivers vs. Travers
There's a wild pitch. Nettles moves to third. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rivers vs. Travers
Rivers 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
Top 7
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Brewers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yurak vs. Figueroa
Jeff Yurak pinch hits for Buck Martinez.
Yurak hits a popup, foul, towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yount vs. Figueroa
Yount strikes out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Money vs. Figueroa
Money hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Brewers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Travers
Larry Haney now catching.
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Travers
Munson hits a fly ball into right field. Lezcano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Travers
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Travers
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Money fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Brewers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Figueroa
Cooper hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Figueroa
Hisle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oglivie vs. Figueroa
Oglivie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lezcano vs. Figueroa
There goes Oglivie. The throw from Munson and he is out, Randolph applying the tag. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lezcano vs. Figueroa
Lezcano takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Figueroa
Bando hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Travers
Chambliss is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Travers
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Yount scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Chambliss moves to second. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Travers
White is walked intentionally. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Travers
Cliff Johnson pinch hits for Bucky Dent.
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Chambliss moves to third. White moves to second. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rivers vs. Travers
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Yount fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Chambliss scores. White moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Randolph vs. Castro
Bill Castro now pitching.
Randolph strikes out. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Munson vs. Castro
Munson hits a line drive towards third. Bando reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Figueroa
Fred Stanley now playing shortstop. Gary Thomasson now playing left field.
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Figueroa
Dick Davis pinch hits for Larry Haney.
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yount vs. Figueroa
Yount hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/18/1978 -- Milwaukee at New York (N)
Milwaukee AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Yount R, ss 5 0 0 0 Rivers M, cf 4 0 1 1
Money D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Randolph W, 2b 4 0 0 0
Cooper C, 1b 4 2 3 2 Munson T, c 5 0 0 0
Hisle L, lf 3 0 1 0 Jackson R, dh 2 1 1 1
Oglivie B, dh 3 0 0 0 Piniella L, rf 3 1 1 1
Lezcano S, rf 3 1 2 1 Chambliss C, 1b 2 2 1 0
Bando S, 3b 3 0 1 0 Nettles G, 3b 4 0 0 0
Thomas G, cf 4 0 0 0 White R, lf 1 0 1 1
Martinez B, c 2 0 0 0 Thomasson G, lf 0 0 0 0
Yurak J, ph 1 0 0 0 Dent B, ss 3 0 0 0
Haney L, c 0 0 0 0 Johnson C, ph 0 0 0 0
Davis D, ph 1 0 0 0 Stanley F, ss 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 3 7 3 28 4 5 4
Milwaukee 001 100 010 -- 3
New York 020 001 01x -- 4
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Travers B (L) 7.1 5 4 3 8 2
Castro B 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Figueroa E (W) 9.0 7 3 3 4 5
E -- Cooper C
DP -- Milwaukee 1
LOB -- Milwaukee 7, New York 11
2B -- Bando S
HR -- Jackson R, Piniella L, Cooper C 2, Lezcano S
CS -- Oglivie B
SH -- Oglivie B
SF -- White R
HBP -- by Travers B (Chambliss C) 2
WP -- Figueroa E, Travers B
T -- 2:44
A -- 20557
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