Moose Haas, Brewers' rookie righthander, and veteran Steve Renko, making his first start for the White Sox after being obtained from the Cubs, shared honors as the clubs split a doubleheader. Haas allowed only three hits and won the opener, 7-1, while Renko pitched seven innings in the nightcap and obtained credit for a 6-3 victory. The Brewers backed Haas with a homer by Jim Wohiford in the third inning and another round-tripper by Ken McMullen in the fourth during a six-run outburst. Chet Lemon saved the White Sox from being shutout with a circuit clout in the eighth.

In the second game, Renko received his principal batting support from Brian Downing, who drove in four runs with a homer and single. Lamar Johnson also homered for the White Sox, while Von Joshua hit one for the Brewers. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 7, Chicago White Sox 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, August    21, 1977 (Day game) at County Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  3  0
Brewers      0  0  1    6  0  0    0  0  x  -   7 10  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .294      Wohlford rf,lf        4   1   2   1     0   1   .263
Bannister ss          3   0   1   0     1   0   .298      Yount ss              3   0   0   1     0   1   .306
Zisk rf               3   0   0   0     1   2   .314      Money lf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .287
Gamble dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .274        Joshua cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Soderholm 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .281      Bando 3b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .239
Spencer 1b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Cooper 1b             4   1   1   0     0   2   .291
Lemon cf              3   1   2   1     0   0   .278      Brye cf,rf            4   1   1   1     0   1   .246
Brohamer 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .243      McMullen dh           4   1   2   2     0   0   .236
Essian c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Sakata 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .195
Kravec p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Moore c               3   1   2   0     0   0   .239
  Kucek p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Haas p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   3   1     2   4             Totals               33   7  10   6     1   6

Time of Game: 2:12
Left on Base: White Sox 3, Brewers 4
DP: White Sox 0, Brewers 1
Doubles: Money (19), Bando (20), Cooper (23)
Home Runs: Lemon (17), Wohlford (2), McMullen (4)
Stolen Bases: Wohlford (15)
Sacrifice Flies: Yount (3)
GIDP: Gamble (2)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kravec L(7-6)           3     6   6   6   1   2   2  16   4.30
Kucek                   5     4   1   1   0   4   0  19   3.71
Totals                  8    10   7   7   1   6   2  35

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Haas W(9-8)             9     3   1   1   2   4   1  31   4.22
Totals                  9     3   1   1   2   4   1  31

Balks: Kravec (1)

Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Nestor Chylak


WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr made an out to shortstop; Bannister flied
out to right; Zisk walked; Gamble struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Wohlford struck out; Yount flied out to center;
Money doubled to right; Bando flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Brewers 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Soderholm flied out to center; Spencer grounded
out (second to first); Lemon flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Cooper grounded out (second to first); Brye flied
out to left; McMullen grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Brewers 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Brohamer flied out to center; Essian made an out
to first; Garr made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Sakata grounded out (third to first); Moore
grounded out (shortstop to first); Wohlford homered; Yount was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Brewers 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Bannister singled to right; Zisk struck out;
Gamble grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Bannister out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Brewers 1.

BREWERS 4TH: Money walked; Bando doubled to center [Money
scored]; Cooper doubled to right [Bando to third]; Kravec balked
[Bando scored, Cooper to third]; Brye singled to left [Cooper
scored]; McMullen homered [Brye scored]; KUCEK REPLACED KRAVEC
(PITCHING); Sakata grounded out (third to first); Moore singled
to second; Wohlford singled to center [Moore to third]; Wohlford
stole second; Yount hit a sacrifice fly to right [Moore scored];
Money grounded out (shortstop to first); 6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 0, Brewers 7.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Soderholm grounded out (first to pitcher);
Spencer flied out to right; Lemon singled to center; Brohamer
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Brewers
7.

BREWERS 5TH: Bando made an out to first; Cooper was called out
on strikes; Brye made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Brewers 7.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Essian made an out to second; Garr flied out to
right; Bannister grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Brewers 7.

BREWERS 6TH: McMullen singled to center; Sakata struck out;
Moore singled to center [McMullen to second]; Wohlford flied out
to center; Yount flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 0, Brewers 7.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Zisk struck out; Gamble flied out to left;
Soderholm grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 White Sox 0, Brewers 7.

BREWERS 7TH: Money grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Bando
flied out to right; Cooper struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Brewers 7.

WHITE SOX 8TH: JOSHUA REPLACED MONEY (PLAYING CF); BRYE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); WOHLFORD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Spencer made an out to shortstop; Lemon homered; Brohamer made
an out to second; Essian grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Brewers 7.

BREWERS 8TH: Brye was called out on strikes; McMullen flied out
to center; Sakata flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 1, Brewers 7.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Garr struck out; Bannister walked; Zisk grounded
out (pitcher to second to first) [Bannister to second]; Gamble
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Brewers 7.