Boosting his league-leading total of complete games to 15, Mike Caldwell pitched the Brewers to a 6-3 decision over the Angels. The Brewers got two runs in the first inning on a single by Robin Yount, walks to Don Money, Larry Hisle and Sixto Lezcano and a sacrifice fly by Sal Bando.

The Brewers built a 4-0 cushion in the second. A single by Jim Gantner, double by Charlie Moore and single by Yount were good for one marker and the other came across as Money bounced into a double play.

Despite a shabby performance, Nolan Ryan struck out three batters to pass Bob Feller for ninth place on the all-time strikeout list with 2,582. [The Sporting News]

Milwaukee Brewers 6, California Angels 3

Game Played on Thursday, July 27, 1978 (Night game) at County Stadium

Angels 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 - 3 11 0 Brewers 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 x - 6 9 1 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Chalk ss 5 1 2 1 0 0 .275 Yount ss 4 1 3 1 0 0 .287 Lansford 3b 4 0 2 0 1 0 .278 Money 1b 2 1 0 0 2 0 .300 Bostock rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .284 Oglivie lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .265 Jackson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .304 Hisle dh 2 0 0 0 2 1 .293 Baylor dh 4 1 2 0 0 0 .262 Lezcano rf 3 0 0 1 1 0 .313 Rudi lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .229 Bando 3b 3 1 2 1 0 0 .277 Downing c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .256 Thomas cf 3 1 1 2 1 1 .248 R. Miller cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .268 Gantner 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .243 Rettenmund ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .256 Moore c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Grich 2b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .242 Caldwell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ryan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fitzmorris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 3 11 3 2 3 Totals 29 6 9 5 6 4 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 18,847 Left on Base: Angels 8, Brewers 6 DP: Angels 2, Brewers 3 Errors: Bando Doubles: Moore (4) Home Runs: Thomas (23) Stolen Bases: Yount 2 (9) Caught Stealing: Hisle (2) Sacrifice Flies: Bando (5) GIDP: Bostock (20), Grich (5), Money (6), Oglivie (7) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ryan L(5-9) 5 8 6 6 6 3 1 26 4.35 Fitzmorris 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 5.00 Totals 8 9 6 6 6 4 1 36 Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Caldwell W(13-5) 9 11 3 2 2 3 0 38 2.38 Totals 9 11 3 2 2 3 0 38 Wild Pitches: Ryan 2 (8) Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Don Denkinger ANGELS 1ST: Chalk grounded out (third to first); Lansford singled to left; Bostock grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Lansford out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 1ST: Yount singled to left; Yount stole second; Money walked; Ryan threw a wild pitch [Yount to third, Money to second]; Oglivie struck out; Hisle walked; Lezcano walked [Yount scored, Money to third, Hisle to second]; Bando hit a sacrifice fly to center [Money scored]; Ryan threw a wild pitch [Hisle to third]; Thomas popped to third; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Brewers 2. ANGELS 2ND: Jackson grounded out (third to first); Baylor flied out to right; Rudi struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Brewers 2. BREWERS 2ND: Gantner singled to center; Moore doubled to left [Gantner to third]; Yount singled to left [Gantner scored, Moore to third]; Money grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Moore scored, Yount out at second]; Oglivie singled to center; Hisle struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Brewers 4. ANGELS 3RD: Downing singled to left; R. Miller flied out to right; Grich grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Downing out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Brewers 4. BREWERS 3RD: Lezcano grounded out (shortstop to first); Bando singled to left; Thomas walked [Bando to second]; Gantner was called out on strikes; Moore popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Brewers 4. ANGELS 4TH: Chalk singled to center; Lansford singled to center [Chalk to third]; Bostock singled to second [Chalk scored, Lansford to second]; Jackson grounded out (third to first) [Lansford to third, Bostock to second]; Baylor reached on a fielder's choice [Lansford out at home (pitcher unassisted), Bostock to third]; Rudi forced Baylor (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Brewers 4. BREWERS 4TH: Yount grounded out (shortstop to first); Money walked; Oglivie grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Money out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Brewers 4. ANGELS 5TH: Downing flied out to center; R. Miller grounded out (pitcher to first); Grich singled to center; Chalk singled to left [Grich to second]; Lansford forced Chalk (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Brewers 4. BREWERS 5TH: Hisle walked; Hisle was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Lezcano flied out to center; Bando singled to right; Thomas homered [Bando scored]; Gantner flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Brewers 6. ANGELS 6TH: Bostock grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson grounded out (second to first); Baylor singled to left; Rudi flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Brewers 6. BREWERS 6TH: FITZMORRIS REPLACED RYAN (PITCHING); Moore lined to second; Yount singled to right; Yount stole second; Money reached on a fielder's choice [Yount out at third (shortstop to third)]; Oglivie grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Brewers 6. ANGELS 7TH: Downing was called out on strikes; R. Miller struck out; Grich singled to left; Chalk forced Grich (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Brewers 6. BREWERS 7TH: Hisle flied out to right; Lezcano grounded out (first to pitcher); Bando lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Brewers 6. ANGELS 8TH: Lansford walked; Bostock hit into a double play (third to first) [Lansford out at second]; Jackson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Brewers 6. BREWERS 8TH: Thomas was called out on strikes; Gantner grounded out (second to first); Moore grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Brewers 6. ANGELS 9TH: Baylor singled to left; Rudi singled to third [Baylor to second]; Downing flied out to right; RETTENMUND BATTED FOR R. MILLER; Rettenmund walked [Baylor to third, Rudi to second]; Grich reached on an error by Bando [Baylor scored, Rudi to third, Rettenmund to second]; Chalk grounded out (third to first) [Rudi scored (unearned), Rettenmund to third, Grich to second]; Lansford grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Angels 3, Brewers 6.

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