Milwaukee Brewers vs Oakland Athletics
May 23, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1978 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Milwaukee Brewers 3, Oakland Athletics 2

Milwaukee Brewers ab   r   h rbi
Molitor 2b 4 0 2 0
Cooper 1b 4 1 0 0
Bando 3b 3 0 0 0
Oglivie lf 4 1 1 1
Lezcano rf 4 0 1 0
  Wohlford rf 0 0 0 0
Thomas cf 4 0 1 1
Yount ss 4 0 0 0
Money dh 2 1 0 0
Martinez c 2 0 0 0
Augustine p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 5 2
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Burke cf 4 1 1 1
Dilone rf 2 0 0 0
  Alexander ph 0 0 0 0
  Murphy pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Page lf 3 0 0 0
Guerrero ss 4 1 2 0
Revering 1b 4 0 1 0
  Picciolo pr 0 0 0 0
Newman dh 2 0 1 0
  Edwards pr,dh 1 0 0 0
Gross 3b 4 0 0 1
Essian c 3 0 0 0
Staggs 2b 3 0 0 0
Keough p 0 0 0 0
  Lacey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 2
Milwaukee 000 210 000352
Oakland 001 100 000251
  Milwaukee Brewers IP H R ER BB SO
Augustine  W (5-6) 9.0 5 2 2 3 1
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
3
1
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Keough  L (2-3) 7.1 5 3 2 1 4
  Lacey   1.2 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
5
3
2
2
5

  E–Cooper (6), Yount (2), Revering (4).  DP–Milwaukee 2.  HR–Oakland Burke (1,3rd inning off Augustine 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Martinez (1,off Keough); Page (2,off Augustine).  IBB–Bando (2,by Lacey).  SB–Molitor (8,2nd base off Lacey/Essian).  CS–Edwards (6,2nd base by Augustine/Martinez).  IBB–Lacey (2,Bando).  T–2:02.  A–2,534.
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