Taking over second place from the Yankees in the A. L. East, the Brewers swept a doubleheader, 5-0 and 7-2, behind the stout pitching of Mike Caldwell and Jerry Augustine. The Brewers staked Caldwell to a quick lead in the opener on a sacrifice fly by Robin Yount in the second inning and an RBI single by Sixto Lezcano in the third. Ben Oglivie hit a three-run homer in the seventh.

The Brewers also got on the board early in the nightcap, scoring twice in their first turn at bat on a double by Paul Molitor, single by Don Money and double by Dick Davis. The Yanks tied the game in the third on a two-run single by Chris Chambliss, but the Brewers broke the deadlock in the seventh. Lezcano singled, went to second on a balk and scored on a single by Sal Bando. A double by Buck Martinez drove in Bando. [The Sporting News]

Milwaukee Brewers 5, New York Yankees 0 (Game 1)

Game Played on Wednesday, June 28, 1978 (Night game) at County Stadium

Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 0 Brewers 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 x - 5 8 1 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White lf 4 0 3 0 0 0 .265 Molitor 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .304 Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .246 Money 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .272 Johnson c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .194 Davis dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Piniella rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .311 Hisle cf 4 1 0 0 0 0 .287 Chambliss 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .297 Oglivie lf 2 1 2 3 2 0 .279 Jackson dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 .268 Lezcano rf 4 1 1 1 0 2 .312 Blair cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .197 Bando 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .260 Stanley ss 3 0 2 0 0 1 .295 Yount ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 .264 Garcia 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Moore c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .270 Tidrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Caldwell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Clay p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 0 6 0 1 5 Totals 32 5 8 5 3 4 Time of Game: 2:10 Left on Base: Yankees 7, Brewers 8 DP: Yankees 0, Brewers 2 Errors: Bando Doubles: Chambliss (10), Stanley (3), Money (11), Oglivie (7) Home Runs: Oglivie (12) Stolen Bases: Oglivie (6) Sacrifice Flies: Yount (3) GIDP: Blair (4), Johnson (5) Hit by Pitch: Jackson (5,by Caldwell), Davis (2,by Tidrow) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tidrow L(3-6) 6.2 8 5 4 2 3 1 32 4.10 Clay 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 4.75 Totals 8 8 5 4 3 4 1 37 Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Caldwell W(8-5) 9 6 0 0 1 5 0 34 2.77 Totals 9 6 0 0 1 5 0 34 Passed Balls: Johnson (1) Hit by Pitch: Tidrow (2), Caldwell (5) Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Vic Voltaggio YANKEES 1ST: White singled to left; Nettles forced White (first to shortstop); Johnson flied out to center [Nettles to second]; Piniella struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 1ST: Molitor made an out to second; Money grounded out (third to first); Davis was hit by a pitch; Hisle lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Brewers 0. YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss doubled to left; Jackson struck out; Blair struck out; Stanley was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 2ND: Oglivie walked; Oglivie stole second; Lezcano struck out but Oglivie advanced to third and Lezcano advanced to first on a passed ball; Bando reached on a fielder's choice [Oglivie out at home (pitcher to catcher to third), Lezcano to third (on throw to home)]; Yount hit a sacrifice fly to left [Lezcano scored (unearned)]; Moore singled to second [Bando to second]; Molitor forced Moore (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Brewers 1. YANKEES 3RD: Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first); White singled to left; Nettles flied out to center; Johnson walked [White to second]; Piniella forced Johnson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Brewers 1. BREWERS 3RD: Money doubled to left; Davis made an out to second; Hisle lined to left; Oglivie was walked intentionally; Lezcano singled to left [Oglivie to third (on throw to home), Money scored]; Bando struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Brewers 2. YANKEES 4TH: Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted); Jackson was hit by a pitch; Blair grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Jackson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Brewers 2. BREWERS 4TH: Yount flied out to right; Moore flied out to left; Molitor flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Brewers 2. YANKEES 5TH: Stanley doubled to left; Garcia grounded out (third to first); White grounded out (third to first); Nettles flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Brewers 2. BREWERS 5TH: Money grounded out (third to first); Davis flied out to center; Hisle flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Brewers 2. YANKEES 6TH: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Piniella grounded out (third to first); Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Brewers 2. BREWERS 6TH: Oglivie doubled to left; On a bunt Lezcano reached on a fielder's choice [Oglivie out at third (pitcher to third to shortstop)]; Bando was called out on strikes; Yount singled to right [Lezcano to third]; Moore grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Brewers 2. YANKEES 7TH: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Blair flied out to left; Stanley singled to shortstop; Garcia made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Brewers 2. BREWERS 7TH: Molitor singled to left; On a bunt Money singled to second [Molitor to second]; Davis grounded out (third to first) [Money to second, Molitor to third]; Hisle reached on a fielder's choice [Molitor stayed at third, Money out at third (third to catcher to shortstop to catcher)]; Oglivie homered [Molitor scored, Hisle scored]; CLAY REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); Lezcano struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Brewers 5. YANKEES 8TH: White singled to left; Nettles struck out; Johnson grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [White out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Brewers 5. BREWERS 8TH: Bando grounded out (shortstop to first); Yount popped to first in foul territory; Moore walked; Molitor lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Brewers 5. YANKEES 9TH: Piniella reached on an error by Bando; Chambliss forced Piniella (second to shortstop); Jackson grounded out (second to first) [Chambliss to second]; Blair grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Brewers 5.

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