Oakland Athletics vs Milwaukee Brewers
May 26, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 26, 1979 at County Stadium. 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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Oakland Athletics 4, Milwaukee Brewers 8

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Murphy cf 4 1 1 1
Murray rf 5 0 1 0
Page dh 4 0 0 0
Newman 1b 5 1 1 3
Gross 3b 4 0 2 0
Burke lf 4 0 2 0
Essian c 4 0 0 0
Guerrero ss 4 1 1 0
Edwards 2b 4 1 3 0
Langford p 0 0 0 0
  Lacey p 0 0 0 0
  Todd p 0 0 0 0
  Hamilton p 0 0 0 0
  Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 11 4
Milwaukee Brewers ab   r   h rbi
Gantner 2b 5 1 2 1
Yount ss 4 1 2 0
Cooper 1b 4 2 2 3
Davis dh 4 2 2 1
Oglivie lf 4 1 2 2
Lezcano rf 3 1 1 0
Bando 3b 3 0 0 0
Thomas cf 4 0 0 1
Moore c 3 0 1 0
Slaton p 0 0 0 0
  Castro p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 12 8
Oakland 000 000 0044111
Milwaukee 000 004 04x8121
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Langford  L (1-7) 5.1 6 4 4 0 6
  Lacey   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Todd   1.1 3 2 2 0 0
  Hamilton   0.0 1 2 2 2 0
  Heaverlo   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
12
8
8
3
7
  Milwaukee Brewers IP H R ER BB SO
Slaton  W (4-3) 8.2 11 4 4 4 5
  Castro   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
4
5

  E–Essian (5), Gantner (3).  2B–Oakland Edwards (4,off Slaton).  HR–Oakland Newman (7,9th inning off Slaton 2 on, 2 out), Milwaukee Cooper (9,6th inning off Langford 2 on, 1 out); Davis (4,6th inning off Langford 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Burke (1,off Slaton).  SB–Moore (3,2nd base off Todd/Essian).  CS–Gantner (2,2nd base by Todd/Essian).  WP–Langford (5), Hamilton (1), Slaton 2 (3).  U-HP–Greg Kosc, 1B–Jerry Neudecker, 2B–George Maloney, 3B–Bill Deegan.  T–2:51.  A–20,512.
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