Playing before a crowd of 52,562, the Brewers struck for three runs in the first inning on two consecutive homers and went on to defeat the Red Sox, 6-2. With one out in the first, Don Money singled and Sal Bando and Larry Hisle followed with successive shots off Bill Lee, who was knocked out before the inning ended.

The Brewers continued their slugging with two more homers. Gorman Thomas connected for a two-run drive in the fourth and Cecil Cooper added a solo smash in the sixth, both off Jim Wright. Meanwhile, Lary Sorensen held the Red Sox to six scattered hits in gaining his 13th victory. [The Sporting News]

Milwaukee Brewers 6, Boston Red Sox 2

Game Played on Friday, August 4, 1978 (Night game) at County Stadium

Red Sox 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 6 0 Brewers 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 x - 6 11 0 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Burleson ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .253 Molitor 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .290 Remy 2b 4 2 2 0 0 0 .269 Money 1b 4 1 1 0 0 2 .293 Rice lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .309 Bando 3b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .269 Yastrzemski 1b 3 0 0 1 0 0 .293 Hisle lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .298 Fisk c 2 0 0 0 2 0 .297 Lezcano rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .301 Lynn cf 3 0 0 1 0 0 .317 Cooper dh 4 1 1 1 0 0 .321 Brohamer dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .255 Yount ss 3 1 2 0 1 0 .293 Evans rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .265 Thomas cf 4 1 1 2 0 1 .247 Hobson 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .244 Martinez c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .194 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sorensen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hassler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 29 2 6 2 2 2 Totals 34 6 11 6 1 4 Time of Game: 2:10 Attendance: 52,562 Left on Base: Red Sox 5, Brewers 5 DP: Red Sox 0, Brewers 2 Doubles: Yount (11) Home Runs: Bando (13), Hisle (25), Thomas (25), Cooper (8) Caught Stealing: Molitor (7) Sacrifice Flies: Yastrzemski (8), Lynn (5) GIDP: Hobson (9) Hit by Pitch: Rice (2,by Sorensen) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lee L(10-7) 0.2 4 3 3 1 0 2 7 3.39 Wright 5.1 5 3 3 0 3 2 20 3.12 Hassler 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 4.13 Totals 8 11 6 6 1 4 4 35 Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sorensen W(13-8) 9 6 2 2 2 2 0 34 3.20 Totals 9 6 2 2 2 2 0 34 Hit by Pitch: Sorensen (3) Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Don Denkinger RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled to center; Remy lined into a double play (shortstop to first) [Burleson out at first]; Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 1ST: Molitor popped to second; Money singled to left; Bando homered [Money scored]; Hisle homered; Lezcano singled to left; Cooper flied out to center; Yount walked [Lezcano to second]; WRIGHT REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Thomas flied out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 3. RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher to first); Fisk walked; Lynn forced Fisk (first to shortstop); Brohamer grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 3. BREWERS 2ND: Martinez grounded out (third to first); Molitor popped to second; Money struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 3. RED SOX 3RD: Evans struck out; Hobson flied out to right; Burleson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 3. BREWERS 3RD: Bando lined to left; Hisle flied out to center; Lezcano grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 3. RED SOX 4TH: Remy singled to center; Rice singled to center [Remy to third]; Yastrzemski hit a sacrifice fly to center [Remy scored]; Fisk popped to shortstop in foul territory; Lynn flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Brewers 3. BREWERS 4TH: Cooper flied out to left; Yount singled to center; Thomas homered [Yount scored]; Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); Molitor singled to right; Molitor was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Brewers 5. RED SOX 5TH: Brohamer struck out; Evans singled to left; Hobson grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Evans out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Brewers 5. BREWERS 5TH: Money lined to left; Bando flied out to right; Hisle grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Brewers 5. RED SOX 6TH: Burleson grounded out (third to first); Remy flied out to left; Rice grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Brewers 5. BREWERS 6TH: Lezcano grounded out (catcher to first); Cooper homered; Yount doubled to left; Thomas was called out on strikes; Martinez struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Brewers 6. RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (third to first); Fisk popped to catcher in foul territory; Lynn popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Brewers 6. BREWERS 7TH: HASSLER REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); Molitor flied out to right; Money struck out; Bando singled to center; Hisle singled to left [Bando to second]; Lezcano lined to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Brewers 6. RED SOX 8TH: Brohamer popped to shortstop; Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Hobson singled to center; Burleson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Brewers 6. BREWERS 8TH: Cooper popped to third; Yount grounded out (pitcher to first); Thomas grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Brewers 6. RED SOX 9TH: Remy singled to center; Rice was hit by a pitch [Remy to second]; Yastrzemski lined to right [Remy to third]; Fisk walked [Rice to second]; Lynn hit a sacrifice fly to center [Remy scored]; Brohamer grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Brewers 6.

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