For the first time since breaking into pro ball in 1970, Bill Travers wound up with a winning record, gaining his 12th victory against 11 defeats, when the Brewers beat the A's, 3-1. The Brewers bunched four singles for two runs in the third inning.

After Jeff Newman homered for the A's in the fifth, the Brewers added an insurance tally in the eighth on a safe bunt by Don Money, sacrifice by Cecil Cooper and a single by Sixto Lezcano. [The Sporting News]

Milwaukee Brewers 3, Oakland Athletics 1

Game Played on Friday, September 29, 1978 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Brewers 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 9 0 A's 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 0 Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yount ss 5 1 1 0 0 2 .295 Dilone cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .230 Money 2b 4 1 2 1 0 2 .292 Duncan 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .259 Cooper 1b 3 0 1 1 0 1 .311 Carty dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 .283 Hisle dh 2 0 0 0 2 0 .289 Page lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .287 Lezcano rf 3 0 2 1 1 0 .290 Newman 1b 2 1 1 1 1 1 .236 Bando 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Essian c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .223 Wohlford lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .289 Wallis rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .252 Thomas cf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .243 Gross 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .201 Martinez c 4 1 2 0 0 0 .219 Picciolo ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Travers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Keough p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lacey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 3 9 3 5 8 Totals 29 1 5 1 2 3 Time of Game: 1:57 Attendance: 1,992 Left on Base: Brewers 7, A's 3 DP: Brewers 2, A's 4 Home Runs: Newman (8) Stolen Bases: Thomas (3), Dilone (50) Sacrifice Hits: Cooper (5) GIDP: Martinez (4), Bando (11), Yount (5), Carty (15), Essian (12) Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Travers W(12-11) 9 5 1 1 2 3 1 31 4.41 Totals 9 5 1 1 2 3 1 31 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Keough L(8-15) 7 6 2 2 3 8 0 28 3.24 Heaverlo 1.1 3 1 1 2 0 0 8 3.30 Lacey 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.06 Totals 9 9 3 3 5 8 0 37 Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Nick Bremigan BREWERS 1ST: Yount grounded out (third to first); Money was called out on strikes; Cooper was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Dilone singled to right [Dilone out at second (right to second)]; Duncan singled to right; Carty grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Duncan out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Athletics 0. BREWERS 2ND: Hisle walked; Lezcano flied out to center; Bando lined into a double play (second to first) [Hisle out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Page singled to left; Newman walked [Page to second]; Essian grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Page to third, Newman out at second]; Wallis was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Athletics 0. BREWERS 3RD: Wohlford was called out on strikes; Thomas flied out to right; Martinez singled to left; Yount singled to right [Martinez to third]; Money singled to right [Martinez scored, Yount to third]; Cooper singled to left [Yount scored, Money to second]; Hisle grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 2, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: On a bunt Gross grounded out (pitcher to first); Picciolo grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt Dilone made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Athletics 0. BREWERS 4TH: Lezcano walked; Bando singled to left [Lezcano to third]; Wohlford walked [Bando to second]; Thomas was called out on strikes; Martinez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Wohlford out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 2, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Duncan flied out to center; Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); Page struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Athletics 0. BREWERS 5TH: Yount was called out on strikes; Money struck out; Cooper made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 5TH: Newman homered; Essian grounded out (shortstop to first); Wallis flied out to left; Gross flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Athletics 1. BREWERS 6TH: Hisle made an out to second; Lezcano singled to center; Bando flied out to center; Wohlford flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 6TH: Picciolo grounded out (first to pitcher); Dilone singled to left; Duncan flied out to right; Dilone stole second; Carty walked; Page flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 2, Athletics 1. BREWERS 7TH: Thomas struck out; Martinez grounded out (second to first); Yount struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 7TH: Newman struck out; Essian grounded out (second to first); Wallis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Athletics 1. BREWERS 8TH: HEAVERLO REPLACED KEOUGH (PITCHING); On a bunt Money singled to first; Cooper out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Money to second]; Hisle walked; Lezcano singled to center [Money scored, Hisle to second]; Bando grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Lezcano out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 3, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 8TH: Gross flied out to right; Picciolo grounded out (third to first); On a bunt Dilone grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Athletics 1. BREWERS 9TH: Wohlford made an out to shortstop; Thomas walked; Thomas stole second; Martinez singled to left [Thomas to third]; LACEY REPLACED HEAVERLO (PITCHING); Yount grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Martinez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 3, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 9TH: Duncan grounded out (shortstop to first); Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); Page grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Athletics 1.

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