Making his second start since off-season surgery, Bill Travers pitched six innings and picked up credit for the Brewers' 6-4 victory over the Angels. In his first start May 15, Travers was kayoed in the third inning and was charged with five runs in an 8-6 loss to the Rangers.

The Brewers clinched the decision for Travers by erupting for five runs in the fifth inning. A pass to Dick Davis, single by Cecil Cooper and double by Gorman Thomas produced the first marker. After an intentional pass to Don Money, Buck Martinez hit a sacrifice fly. Paul Molitor and Robin Yount followed with RBI singles and the fifth run scored on a grounder by Sixto Lezcano. [The Sporting News]

Milwaukee Brewers 6, California Angels 4

Game Played on Saturday, May 20, 1978 (Night game) at County Stadium

Angels 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 - 4 8 2 Brewers 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 x - 6 9 3 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Grich 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .211 Molitor 2b 4 2 2 1 0 0 .307 Chalk ss 5 0 2 1 0 0 .288 Yount ss 3 0 2 1 0 0 .417 Rettenmund rf 4 2 1 0 1 0 .387 Bando 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .276 Jackson 1b 5 1 2 2 0 1 .365 Lezcano rf 3 0 0 2 0 1 .319 Baylor lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .283 Davis lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .241 Lansford 3b 4 0 3 1 0 0 .300 Cooper 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .317 Downing dh 2 0 0 0 1 1 .264 Thomas cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .235 Fairly ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .279 Money dh 2 1 1 0 2 0 .297 Landreaux cf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .174 Sakata pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .169 Humphrey c 2 0 0 0 0 1 .245 Martinez c 3 0 0 1 0 1 .214 Solaita ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Travers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hampton c 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Brett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McClure p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D. Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Castro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hartzell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 4 8 4 4 6 Totals 29 6 9 6 4 3 Time of Game: 2:39 Attendance: 18,916 Left on Base: Angels 9, Brewers 6 DP: Angels 1, Brewers 1 Errors: Chalk, Rettenmund, Molitor, Bando, Martinez Doubles: Thomas (6) Home Runs: Jackson (1) Stolen Bases: Lansford (5) Sacrifice Hits: Grich (3), Yount (1) Sacrifice Flies: Martinez (2), Lezcano (3) GIDP: Jackson (1), Cooper (3) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Brett L(1-3) 4.1 5 5 5 2 1 0 19 6.25 D. Miller 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 10 3.77 Hartzell 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 7 3.54 Totals 8 9 6 6 4 3 0 36 Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Travers W(1-1) 6 5 3 3 2 3 1 25 7.88 Rodriguez 1.1 2 1 1 1 1 0 8 3.38 McClure 0.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 5 4.82 Castro SV(1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00 Totals 9 8 4 4 4 6 1 40 Wild Pitches: Rodriguez (1) Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Don Denkinger ANGELS 1ST: Grich grounded out (third to first); Chalk flied out to center; Rettenmund popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 1ST: Molitor grounded out (first unassisted); Yount singled to right [Yount to second (error by Rettenmund)]; Bando grounded out (shortstop to first); Lezcano was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Brewers 0. ANGELS 2ND: Jackson struck out; Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Lansford singled to left; Lansford stole second [Lansford to third (error by Martinez)]; Downing struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 2ND: Davis singled to right; Cooper grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Davis out at second]; Thomas flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Brewers 0. ANGELS 3RD: Landreaux grounded out (second to first); Humphrey was called out on strikes; Grich flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 3RD: Money flied out to center; Martinez popped to first in foul territory; Molitor reached on an error by Chalk; Molitor was picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Brewers 0. ANGELS 4TH: On a bunt Chalk grounded out (pitcher to first); Rettenmund singled to third; Jackson singled to left [Rettenmund to second]; Baylor flied out to left; Lansford singled to center [Rettenmund scored, Jackson to third]; Downing walked [Lansford to second]; Landreaux made an out to third; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Angels 1, Brewers 0. BREWERS 4TH: Yount flied out to center; Bando grounded out (third to first); Lezcano flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Brewers 0. ANGELS 5TH: Humphrey popped to first in foul territory; Grich popped to catcher in foul territory; Chalk flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Brewers 0. BREWERS 5TH: Davis walked; Cooper singled to right [Davis to third]; Thomas doubled to left [Davis scored, Cooper to third]; Money was walked intentionally; Martinez hit a sacrifice fly to left [Cooper scored, Thomas to third]; Molitor singled to left [Thomas scored, Money to second]; D. MILLER REPLACED BRETT (PITCHING); Yount singled to center [Money scored, Molitor to second]; Bando walked [Molitor to third, Yount to second]; Lezcano forced Bando (third to second) [Molitor scored, Yount to third]; Davis flied out to center; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Brewers 5. ANGELS 6TH: Rettenmund walked; Jackson homered [Rettenmund scored]; Baylor made an out to second; Lansford grounded out (second to first); Downing flied out to left; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Brewers 5. BREWERS 6TH: Cooper flied out to right; Thomas flied out to left; Money walked; Martinez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Brewers 5. ANGELS 7TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED TRAVERS (PITCHING); Landreaux walked; SOLAITA BATTED FOR HUMPHREY; Rodriguez threw a wild pitch [Landreaux to second]; Solaita reached on an error by Bando [Landreaux stayed at second, Solaita to first]; Grich out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Landreaux to third, Solaita to second]; Chalk singled to right [Landreaux scored, Solaita to third, Chalk to second (on throw to home)]; Rettenmund grounded out (third to first); Jackson reached on a fielder's choice [Chalk out at third (third unassisted)]; Dave Chalk called for interference; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Angels 4, Brewers 5. BREWERS 7TH: HAMPTON REPLACED SOLAITA (PLAYING C ); Molitor singled to right; Yount out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Molitor to second]; HARTZELL REPLACED D. MILLER (PITCHING); Bando singled to right [Molitor to third]; Lezcano hit a sacrifice fly to right [Molitor scored]; Davis grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Brewers 6. ANGELS 8TH: Baylor struck out; Lansford singled to third; MCCLURE REPLACED RODRIGUEZ (PITCHING); FAIRLY BATTED FOR DOWNING; Fairly reached on an error by Molitor [Lansford to second]; Landreaux struck out; Hampton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Angels 4, Brewers 6. BREWERS 8TH: FAIRLY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Cooper struck out; Thomas flied out to center; Money singled to center; SAKATA RAN FOR MONEY; Martinez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Brewers 6. ANGELS 9TH: SAKATA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Grich walked; Chalk singled to left [Grich to second]; CASTRO REPLACED MCCLURE (PITCHING); Rettenmund forced Grich (pitcher to third) [Chalk to second]; Jackson grounded into a double play (third to first) [Chalk out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Brewers 6.

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