Milwaukee Brewers vs Oakland Athletics
September 5, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 5, 1979 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Milwaukee Brewers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Milwaukee Brewers 1, Oakland Athletics 6

Milwaukee Brewers ab   r   h rbi
Molitor 2b 4 1 1 0
Bando 3b 3 0 2 0
Cooper 1b 3 0 0 0
Thomas cf 4 0 0 0
Oglivie lf 3 0 0 0
Lezcano rf 3 0 0 0
Money dh 4 0 0 0
Yount ss 4 0 2 0
Moore c 3 0 0 0
Caldwell p 0 0 0 0
  Galasso p 0 0 0 0
  McClure p 0 0 0 0
  Castro p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 0
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 4 0 1 0
Murphy cf 5 1 2 4
Heath rf 5 1 2 0
Newman 1b 4 0 2 0
Essian c 3 0 1 1
Edwards 2b 4 0 1 0
Page dh 3 1 1 0
Chalk 3b 4 1 1 0
Picciolo ss 4 2 1 0
Keough p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 12 5
Milwaukee 100 000 000153
Oakland 001 005 00x6121
  Milwaukee Brewers IP H R ER BB SO
Caldwell  L (14-6) 5.2 11 6 1 2 1
  Galasso   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
  McClure   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Castro   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
6
1
2
4
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Keough  W (1-14) 9.0 5 1 0 4 5
Totals
9.0
5
1
0
4
5

  E–Yount (24), Moore (9), Caldwell (2), Essian (8).  DP–Milwaukee 1.  HR–Oakland Murphy (10,6th inning off Caldwell 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Henderson (8,off Caldwell).  SB–Molitor (28,3rd base off Keough/Essian); Cooper (11,2nd base off Keough/Essian).  CS–Cooper (3,2nd base by Keough/Essian).  WP–Caldwell (5).  U-HP–Terry Cooney, 1B–Mike Reilly, 2B–Dale Ford, 3B–Derryl Cousins.  T–2:39.  A–1,772.
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