Notching his 16th victory, Mike Caldwell pitched the Brewers past the Tigers, 2-1. The Brewers broke a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the eighth. Charlie Moore led off with a single, advanced to second on a sacrifice by Paul Molitor and scored on a double by Ben Oglivie. [The Sporting News]

Milwaukee Brewers 2, Detroit Tigers 1

Game Played on Sunday, August 20, 1978 (Day game) at County Stadium

Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 6 0 Brewers 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 x - 2 9 1 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .292 Molitor 2b 3 0 2 0 0 0 .290 Wockenfuss lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .275 Money 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .276 Staub dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .296 Oglivie lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .296 Parrish c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .220 Hisle dh 2 0 1 0 1 1 .300 Rodriguez 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .260 Cooper 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .310 Stanley 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .264 Lezcano rf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .283 Dillard 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .237 Yount ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 .302 Corcoran rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .267 Thomas cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .238 Trammell ss 3 1 2 0 0 0 .261 Moore c 3 1 2 0 0 0 .267 Young p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Caldwell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hiller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 1 6 1 1 4 Totals 28 2 9 2 2 6 Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 46,791 Left on Base: Tigers 6, Brewers 7 DP: Tigers 1, Brewers 1 Errors: Money Doubles: Stanley (8), Trammell (8), Oglivie (16) Caught Stealing: Molitor 2 (9), Hisle (6) Sacrifice Hits: Hisle (2), Molitor (6) GIDP: Wockenfuss (5) Hit by Pitch: Money (4,by Young) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Young L(4-3) 7.1 9 2 2 1 6 0 30 1.89 Hiller 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2.67 Totals 8 9 2 2 2 6 0 33 Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Caldwell W(16-7) 9 6 1 1 1 4 0 34 2.35 Totals 9 6 1 1 1 4 0 34 Hit by Pitch: Young (1) Wild Pitches: Caldwell (6) Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Ted Hendry TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Wockenfuss grounded out (third to first); Staub grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 1ST: Molitor singled to left; Money grounded out (third to first) [Molitor to second]; Oglivie grounded out (second to first) [Molitor to third]; Molitor was caught stealing home (catcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Parrish grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Stanley doubled to left; Dillard walked; Caldwell threw a wild pitch [Stanley to third, Dillard to second]; Corcoran was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 2ND: Hisle singled to left; Cooper flied out to left; Lezcano struck out while Hisle was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 0. TIGERS 3RD: Trammell singled to right; LeFlore forced Trammell (third to second); Wockenfuss grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [LeFlore out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 3RD: Yount popped to first; Thomas struck out; Moore lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 0. TIGERS 4TH: Staub grounded out (first to pitcher); Parrish struck out; Rodriguez reached on an error by Money; Stanley flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 4TH: Molitor singled to center; Molitor was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Money singled to left; Oglivie flied out to right; Hisle struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 0. TIGERS 5TH: Dillard flied out to left; Corcoran grounded out (first unassisted); Trammell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 5TH: Cooper popped to third; Lezcano struck out; Yount grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 0. TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore singled to right; On a bunt Wockenfuss forced LeFlore (pitcher to shortstop); Staub flied out to center; Parrish flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 6TH: Thomas struck out; On a bunt Moore singled to third; Molitor flied out to center; Money forced Moore (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 0. TIGERS 7TH: Rodriguez struck out; Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Dillard grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 7TH: Oglivie singled; Hisle out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Oglivie to second]; Cooper was walked intentionally; Lezcano struck out; Yount singled [Oglivie scored, Cooper to third]; Thomas flied to left in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 1. TIGERS 8TH: Corcoran grounded out (second to first); Trammell doubled to right; LeFlore popped to second; Wockenfuss singled to left [Trammell scored]; Staub grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Brewers 1. BREWERS 8TH: Moore singled to left; Molitor out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Moore to second]; Money was hit by a pitch; Oglivie doubled to right [Moore scored, Money to third]; HILLER REPLACED YOUNG (PITCHING); Hisle was walked intentionally; Cooper popped to shortstop; Lezcano grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 1, Brewers 2. TIGERS 9TH: Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez singled to center; Stanley popped to catcher in foul territory; Dillard forced Rodriguez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Brewers 2.

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