Wednesday July 4, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!
A three-run homer by Reggie Jackson highlighted the Yankees' 4-3 victory over the Brewers. The Yankees took a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Willie Randolph walked, stole second, took third on an error and scored on a single by Thurman Munson.

In the third, Munson and Lou Piniella singled with two out and Jackson followed with a round-tripper, his third in six games since he returned from the disabled list. Airtight relief pitching by Jim Kaat and Ron Davis stopped a Brewer rally in the eighth inning with runners on first and second and one out. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3

Game Played on Wednesday, July 4, 1979 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I

Brewers 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 - 3 7 2 Yankees 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 x - 4 10 0 Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Molitor 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .330 Randolph 2b 2 1 0 0 2 1 .262 Money dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 .244 Murcer lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .258 Cooper 1b 4 0 3 1 0 1 .311 Munson c 4 1 3 1 0 0 .305 Thomas cf 2 0 0 0 2 1 .246 Piniella dh 4 1 2 0 0 0 .323 Oglivie lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Jackson rf 3 1 1 3 1 0 .271 Lezcano rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .317 Nettles 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .268 Bando 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .230 Beniquez cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Yount ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .247 Chambliss 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .259 Martinez c 2 1 1 1 0 1 .231 Dent ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .254 Davis ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 .274 Tiant p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fosse c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .206 Kaat p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Travers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Davis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Galasso p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McClure p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 3 7 3 2 7 Totals 33 4 10 4 3 5 Time of Game: 2:43 Attendance: 20,084 Left on Base: Brewers 6, Yankees 8 DP: Brewers 1, Yankees 0 Errors: Bando, Martinez Doubles: Cooper 2 (21), Nettles (7) Home Runs: Martinez (2), Davis (6), Jackson (13) Stolen Bases: Randolph (18) Sacrifice Hits: Money (2) GIDP: Jackson (10) Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Travers L(5-4) 4 7 4 4 2 3 1 20 3.32 Galasso 2.1 3 0 0 1 2 0 11 6.23 McClure 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5.54 Totals 8 10 4 4 3 5 1 36 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tiant W(5-3) 7.1 7 3 3 2 6 2 31 3.97 Kaat 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.67 Davis SV(4) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2.25 Totals 9 7 3 3 2 7 2 36 Wild Pitches: Davis (1) Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Dallas Parks, 3B - Durwood Merrill BREWERS 1ST: On a bunt Molitor grounded out (pitcher to first); Money lined to right; Cooper was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Randolph walked; Randolph stole second [Randolph to third (error by Martinez)]; Murcer struck out; Munson singled to left [Randolph scored]; Piniella flied out to center; Jackson popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Yankees 1. BREWERS 2ND: Thomas grounded out (third to first); Oglivie flied out to center; Lezcano popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Yankees 1. YANKEES 2ND: Nettles doubled to left; Beniquez lined to center; Chambliss singled to left [Nettles out at home (left to catcher), Chambliss to second (on throw to home)]; Dent grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Yankees 1. BREWERS 3RD: Bando lined to center; Yount grounded out (pitcher to first); Martinez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Yankees 1. YANKEES 3RD: Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer lined to right; Munson singled to center; Piniella singled to center [Munson to third]; Jackson homered [Munson scored, Piniella scored]; Nettles singled to center; Beniquez forced Nettles (shortstop to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Yankees 4. BREWERS 4TH: Molitor singled to right; Money made an out to second; Cooper doubled [Molitor to third]; Thomas struck out; Oglivie made an out to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Yankees 4. YANKEES 4TH: Chambliss struck out; Dent flied out to right; Randolph walked; Murcer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Yankees 4. BREWERS 5TH: Lezcano grounded out (third to first); Bando flied out to center; Yount grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Yankees 4. YANKEES 5TH: GALASSO REPLACED TRAVERS (PITCHING); Munson grounded out (second to first); Piniella lined to right; Jackson walked; Nettles struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Yankees 4. BREWERS 6TH: Martinez homered; Molitor grounded out (shortstop to first); Money struck out; Cooper singled to left; Thomas walked [Cooper to second]; Oglivie popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 1, Yankees 4. YANKEES 6TH: Beniquez lined to right; Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first); Dent singled to third; Randolph struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Yankees 4. BREWERS 7TH: Lezcano struck out; Bando struck out; Yount grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Yankees 4. YANKEES 7TH: Murcer flied out to center; Munson singled to right; Piniella singled to center [Munson to third]; MCCLURE REPLACED GALASSO (PITCHING); Jackson grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Piniella out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Yankees 4. BREWERS 8TH: DAVIS BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Davis homered; Molitor singled to center; Money out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Molitor to second]; Cooper doubled to left [Molitor scored]; Thomas walked; KAAT REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); Oglivie made an out to second; DAVIS REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Davis threw a wild pitch [Thomas to second, Cooper to third]; Lezcano grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 3, Yankees 4. YANKEES 8TH: FOSSE REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING C ); Nettles lined to right; Beniquez reached on an error by Bando; Chambliss forced Beniquez (shortstop to second); Dent flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 3, Yankees 4. BREWERS 9TH: Bando lined to shortstop; Yount struck out; Fosse flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Yankees 4.

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