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CLE  6
@BAL  2

BOS  1
DET  0

MIL  4
@CAL  2
OAK  4
@CHW  3

(10)
TOR  4
@NYY  1

TEX  3
SEA  2

PHI  6
@ATL  5

NYM  9
@HOU  7

MON 15
@PIT  1

CIN  5
@SDP  2

LAD  3
@SFG  1

CHC  3
@STL  2

(11)
Standings at end of play this day

Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Attendance: 29,097

Saturday, May 27, 1978
Time of Game: 2:08
Brewers
4
21-20
Won 1
4th, 7 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Brewers         1  0  2   0  1  0   0  0  0    4  9  0
Angels          0  0  0   0  1  0   1  0  0    2  8  2
W: Lary Sorensen (6-3), L: Tom Griffin (0-1)
Angels
2
25-17
Lost 1
2nd, ½ GB

Batting Stats

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
J Gantner 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .212  .545              2   2   
  L Sakata 2B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .454              1   1   
R Yount SS                    5   1   2   0    0   0  .318  .711              0   6   
C Cooper 1B                   4   2   3   0    1   0  .329  .904             11   1   
S Bando 3B                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .274  .804              3   1   SF
B Oglivie LF                  3   1   2   2    1   0  .252  .791              4   0   HR
S Lezcano RF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .324  .989              0   1   
D May CF                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .633              2   0   
  G Thomas CF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .846              1   0   
D Money DH                    3   0   0   1    1   1  .263  .747              0   0   
B Martinez C                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .210  .525              2   0   

L Sorensen P                                                                  1   1
Totals                       36   4   9   0    3   4                         27  13
Batting Events
HR: B Oglivie (7, off D Miller; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
SF: S Bando (2, off T Griffin).
TB: B Oglivie 5; C Cooper 3; R Yount 2; B Martinez; S Bando.
RBI: B Oglivie 2 (19); S Bando (22); D Money (13).
2-out RBI: D Money; B Oglivie.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
B Grich 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .216  .657              2   0   
D Chalk SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .281  .687              3   3   
L Bostock DH                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .225  .624              0   0   
R Fairly 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .800              7   1   
D Baylor LF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .915              3   0   
K Landreaux CF                4   1   3   0    0   0  .236  .554              2   0   
C Lansford 3B                 4   1   2   0    0   1  .283  .774              3   0   3B
R Miller RF                   2   0   1   0    1   0  .242  .675              2   1   
  J Rudi PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .180  .609              0   0   
T Humphrey C                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .569              2   0   
  M Rettenmund PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .341  .952              0   0   
  I Hampton C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.095              2   0   

T Griffin P                                                                   0   1
  D Miller P                                                                  1   0
Totals                       34   2   8   0    1   2                         27   6
Batting Events
3B: C Lansford (2, off L Sorensen).
TB: C Lansford 4; K Landreaux 3; L Bostock; R Miller; B Grich.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. R Miller-R Fairly.
E: T Griffin (); R Fairly (1).

Pitching Stats

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Sorensen, W (6-3)            9     8   2   2    1   2   0   3.59   35     -       ·  ·     15· 9· 0· 8     64    -     1.32   0.38
Totals                         9     8   2   2    1   2   0          35     -       ·  ·     15· 9· 0· 8           -  
California Angels             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Griffin, L (0-1)             2.2   5   3   2    3   0   0   5.40   17     -       ·  ·      3· 6· 0· 5     35    -     1.10  -0.22
D Miller                       6.1   4   1   1    0   4   1   2.61   23     -       ·  ·      6· 9· 1· 4          3-0    0.46   0.10
Totals                         9     9   4   3    3   4   1          40     -       ·  ·      9·15· 1· 9          3-0 
Balks: None.
WP: L Sorensen 2 (3).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - George Maloney.
Time of Game: 2:08.
Attendance: 29,097.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Lineups

   Milwaukee Brewers                         California Angels                            
1. Jim Gantner                  2B       1. Bobby Grich                  2B
2. Robin Yount                  SS       2. Dave Chalk                   SS
3. Cecil Cooper                 1B       3. Lyman Bostock                DH
4. Sal Bando                    3B       4. Ron Fairly                   1B
5. Ben Oglivie                  LF       5. Don Baylor                   LF
6. Sixto Lezcano                RF       6. Ken Landreaux                CF
7. Dave May                     CF       7. Carney Lansford              3B
8. Don Money                    DH       8. Rick Miller                  RF
9. Buck Martinez                 C       9. Terry Humphrey                C

   Lary Sorensen                 P          Tom Griffin                   P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t1 2 1-3 R 10% 60% 0-0 MIL B. Oglivie T. Griffin Single to CF; Cooper Scores; Bando to 2B
t3 0 1-- 9% 75% 1-0 MIL C. Cooper T. Griffin Single to LF; Yount to 3B
t3 2 123 R 8% 83% 2-0 MIL D. Money T. Griffin Walk; Cooper Scores/unER; Oglivie to 3B; Lezcano to 2B
b7 1 12- O 8% 81% 2-4 CAL M. Rettenmund L. Sorensen Flyball: LF
b7 1 1-- -7% 81% 1-4 CAL C. Lansford L. Sorensen Single to CF; Landreaux to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Tom Griffin facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 MIL J. Gantner T. Griffin Flyball: RF
t1 1 --- O -1% 46% 0-0 MIL R. Yount T. Griffin Groundout: P-1B
t1 2 --- 1% 48% 0-0 MIL C. Cooper T. Griffin Walk
t1 2 1-- 3% 50% 0-0 MIL S. Bando T. Griffin Single to CF; Cooper to 3B
t1 2 1-3 R 10% 60% 0-0 MIL B. Oglivie T. Griffin Single to CF; Cooper Scores; Bando to 2B
t1 2 12- O -4% 56% 1-0 MIL S. Lezcano T. Griffin Foul Flyball: 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 1, Angels 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Brewers' Lary Sorensen facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- -4% 53% 0-1 CAL B. Grich L. Sorensen Single to CF
b1 0 1-- O 2% 54% 0-1 CAL D. Chalk L. Sorensen Groundout: 1B unassisted; Grich to 2B
b1 1 -2- -5% 49% 0-1 CAL L. Bostock L. Sorensen Single to LF; Grich to 3B
b1 1 1-3 O 7% 56% 0-1 CAL R. Fairly L. Sorensen Flyball: 3B
b1 2 1-3 O 5% 61% 0-1 CAL D. Baylor L. Sorensen Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 1, Angels 0.
Top of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Angels' Tom Griffin facing 7-8-9
t2 0 --- O -2% 59% 1-0 MIL D. May T. Griffin Groundout: 1B unassisted
t2 1 --- O -1% 58% 1-0 MIL D. Money T. Griffin Flyball: SS
t2 2 --- 1% 59% 1-0 MIL B. Martinez T. Griffin Single to CF
t2 2 1-- O -2% 57% 1-0 MIL J. Gantner T. Griffin Flyball: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Angels 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Brewers' Lary Sorensen facing 6-7-8
b2 0 --- -4% 53% 0-1 CAL K. Landreaux L. Sorensen Single to RF
b2 0 1-- O 4% 57% 0-1 CAL C. Lansford L. Sorensen Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b2 1 1-- O 3% 60% 0-1 CAL R. Miller L. Sorensen Single to RF; Lansford out at 3B/RF-3B
b2 2 1-- O 2% 62% 0-1 CAL T. Humphrey L. Sorensen Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Angels 0.
Top of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Angels' Tom Griffin facing 2-3-4
t3 0 --- 3% 66% 1-0 MIL R. Yount T. Griffin Single to RF
t3 0 1-- 9% 75% 1-0 MIL C. Cooper T. Griffin Single to LF; Yount to 3B
t3 0 1-3 RO -0% 74% 1-0 MIL S. Bando T. Griffin Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Yount Scores; Cooper to 2B
t3 1 -2- 1% 76% 2-0 MIL B. Oglivie T. Griffin Walk
t3 1 12- 4% 80% 2-0 MIL S. Lezcano T. Griffin Fielder's Choice P; Cooper to 3B; Oglivie to 2B/Adv on E1 (throw to 2B)
t3 1 123 O -6% 75% 2-0 MIL D. May T. Griffin Flyball: 3B
t3 2 123 R 8% 83% 2-0 MIL D. Money T. Griffin Walk; Cooper Scores/unER; Oglivie to 3B; Lezcano to 2B
Dyar Miller replaces Tom Griffin pitching
t3 2 123 O -4% 79% 3-0 MIL B. Martinez D. Miller Flyball: LF
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Brewers 3, Angels 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-3, Brewers' Lary Sorensen facing 1-2-3
b3 0 --- O 2% 81% 0-3 CAL B. Grich L. Sorensen Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 1 --- O 1% 82% 0-3 CAL D. Chalk L. Sorensen Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 2 --- O 1% 83% 0-3 CAL L. Bostock L. Sorensen Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Angels 0.
Top of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Angels' Dyar Miller facing 1-2-3
t4 0 --- O -1% 82% 3-0 MIL J. Gantner D. Miller Strikeout
t4 1 --- 1% 83% 3-0 MIL R. Yount D. Miller Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
t4 1 1-- OO -3% 81% 3-0 MIL C. Cooper D. Miller Line Drive Double Play: RF-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Angels 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-3, Brewers' Lary Sorensen facing 4-5-6
b4 0 --- O 2% 83% 0-3 CAL R. Fairly L. Sorensen Flyball: CF
b4 1 --- O 2% 84% 0-3 CAL D. Baylor L. Sorensen Flyball: 1B
b4 2 --- O 1% 85% 0-3 CAL K. Landreaux L. Sorensen Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Angels 0.
Top of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Angels' Dyar Miller facing 4-5-6
t5 0 --- O -1% 84% 3-0 MIL S. Bando D. Miller Groundout: SS-1B
t5 1 --- R 6% 91% 3-0 MIL B. Oglivie D. Miller Home Run
t5 1 --- O -1% 90% 4-0 MIL S. Lezcano D. Miller Strikeout
t5 2 --- O -0% 90% 4-0 MIL D. May D. Miller Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 4, Angels 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-4, Brewers' Lary Sorensen facing 7-8-9
b5 0 --- -6% 83% 0-4 CAL C. Lansford L. Sorensen Triple to CF
b5 0 --3 O 4% 87% 0-4 CAL R. Miller L. Sorensen Groundout: 1B unassisted
b5 1 --3 O 4% 91% 0-4 CAL T. Humphrey L. Sorensen Flyball: CF
b5 2 --3 R -4% 87% 0-4 CAL B. Grich L. Sorensen Wild Pitch; Lansford Scores
b5 2 --- O 1% 88% 1-4 CAL B. Grich L. Sorensen Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 4, Angels 1.
Top of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Angels' Dyar Miller facing 8-9-1
t6 0 --- O -1% 87% 4-1 MIL D. Money D. Miller Flyball: SS
t6 1 --- O -1% 86% 4-1 MIL B. Martinez D. Miller Foul Flyball: 1B
t6 2 --- O -1% 86% 4-1 MIL J. Gantner D. Miller Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 4, Angels 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-4, Brewers' Lary Sorensen facing 2-3-4
Lenn Sakata replaces Jim Gantner playing 2B batting 1st
b6 0 --- O 3% 88% 1-4 CAL D. Chalk L. Sorensen Groundout: P-1B
b6 1 --- O 2% 90% 1-4 CAL L. Bostock L. Sorensen Flyball: LF
b6 2 --- O 1% 91% 1-4 CAL R. Fairly L. Sorensen Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 4, Angels 1.
Top of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Angels' Dyar Miller facing 2-3-4
t7 0 --- O -1% 90% 4-1 MIL R. Yount D. Miller Flyball: CF
t7 1 --- 1% 91% 4-1 MIL C. Cooper D. Miller Single to 3B
t7 1 1-- O -1% 90% 4-1 MIL S. Bando D. Miller Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t7 2 1-- O -1% 89% 4-1 MIL B. Oglivie D. Miller Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 4, Angels 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-4, Brewers' Lary Sorensen facing 5-6-7
Gorman Thomas replaces Dave May playing CF batting 7th
b7 0 --- O 2% 91% 1-4 CAL D. Baylor L. Sorensen Groundout: SS-1B
b7 1 --- -3% 89% 1-4 CAL K. Landreaux L. Sorensen Single to RF
b7 1 1-- -7% 81% 1-4 CAL C. Lansford L. Sorensen Single to CF; Landreaux to 3B
b7 1 1-3 R -4% 77% 1-4 CAL R. Miller L. Sorensen Wild Pitch; Landreaux Scores; Lansford to 2B
b7 1 -2- -5% 73% 2-4 CAL R. Miller L. Sorensen Walk
Merv Rettenmund pinch hits for Terry Humphrey (C) batting 9th
b7 1 12- O 8% 81% 2-4 CAL M. Rettenmund L. Sorensen Flyball: LF
b7 2 12- O 7% 88% 2-4 CAL B. Grich L. Sorensen Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 4, Angels 2.
Top of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Angels' Dyar Miller facing 6-7-8
Ike Hampton replaces Merv Rettenmund (PH) playing C batting 9th
t8 0 --- O -1% 87% 4-2 MIL S. Lezcano D. Miller Flyball: LF
t8 1 --- O -1% 86% 4-2 MIL G. Thomas D. Miller Foul Flyball: 3B
t8 2 --- O -1% 85% 4-2 MIL D. Money D. Miller Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 4, Angels 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-4, Brewers' Lary Sorensen facing 2-3-4
b8 0 --- O 4% 89% 2-4 CAL D. Chalk L. Sorensen Groundout: SS-1B
b8 1 --- O 2% 92% 2-4 CAL L. Bostock L. Sorensen Foul Flyball: LF
b8 2 --- O 2% 93% 2-4 CAL R. Fairly L. Sorensen Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 4, Angels 2.
Top of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Angels' Dyar Miller facing 9-1-2
t9 0 --- O -1% 93% 4-2 MIL B. Martinez D. Miller Flyball: CF
t9 1 --- O -1% 92% 4-2 MIL L. Sakata D. Miller Foul Flyball: 3B
t9 2 --- 0% 93% 4-2 MIL R. Yount D. Miller Single to SS
t9 2 1-- 1% 94% 4-2 MIL C. Cooper D. Miller Single to LF; Yount to 3B
t9 2 1-3 O -2% 92% 4-2 MIL S. Bando D. Miller Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 4, Angels 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-4, Brewers' Lary Sorensen facing 5-6-7
b9 0 --- O 4% 96% 2-4 CAL D. Baylor L. Sorensen Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 1 --- -6% 90% 2-4 CAL K. Landreaux L. Sorensen Single to LF
b9 1 1-- O 5% 96% 2-4 CAL C. Lansford L. Sorensen Strikeout Looking
Joe Rudi pinch hits for Rick Miller (RF) batting 8th
b9 2 1-- O 4% 100% 2-4 CAL J. Rudi L. Sorensen Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 4, Angels 2.

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