Brewers 3, Yankees 4 Box Score, Jul 4, 1979 | StatPro

July 4, 1979 · 7:05 PM EDT

Milwaukee BrewersMIL · 95-66MIL95-663

Final

4

New York YankeesNYY · 89-71NYY89-71

W: Luis TiantL: Bill TraversS: Ron Davis

Top performers

CCCecil Cooper1B3-4H-AB2 2B · 1 RBITop hitterRJReggie JacksonRF1-3H-ABHR · 3 RBI · 1 R
Winning pitcherLTLuis TiantP7.1IP3 ER · 6 K · W
BTBill TraversP4.0IP4 ER · 3 K · LLosing pitcher
SaveRDRon DavisP1.1IP0 ER · 1 K · S

Game flow

NYY100%50%100%MIL

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Biggest lead NYY by 4

Key plays

B3 +20% NYYReggie Jackson hits a home run (13). Thurman Munson scores. Lou Piniella scores.MIL 0 · NYY 4
T8 +14% MILCecil Cooper doubles (21) on a to left fielder Bobby Murcer. Paul Molitor scores.MIL 3 · NYY 4
T8 +11% NYYBen Oglivie out to second baseman Willie Randolph.MIL 3 · NYY 4
T8 +10% NYYSixto Lezcano out, shortstop Bucky Dent to first baseman Chris Chambliss.MIL 3 · NYY 4
T9 +7% NYYSal Bando lines out to shortstop Bucky Dent.MIL 3 · NYY 4

Team stats

7Hits10
3Runs4
2Home runs1
2Walks3
7Strikeouts5
2Errors0

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0Stolen bases1
.212Batting average.303
.257On-base %.361
.455Slugging.424
4.50ERA3.00
11Left on base13

1979 AL East Standings

	W	L	PCT	GB
1BAOrioles	102	57	.642	—
2MIBrewers	95	66	.590	8.0
3BORed Sox	91	69	.569	11.5
4NYYankees	89	71	.556	13.5
5DETigers	85	76	.528	18.0
6CLGuardians	81	80	.503	22.0
7TOBlue Jays	53	109	.327	50.5

Game info

Venue: Yankee Stadium I

Brewers

Batting


PMPaul Molitor2B	4	1	2	0	0	0	0
DMDon MoneyDH	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
CCCecil Cooper1B	4	0	3	1	0	0	1
GTGorman ThomasCF	2	0	0	0	0	2	1
BOBen OglivieLF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
SLSixto LezcanoRF	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
SBSal Bando3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
RYRobin YountSS	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
BMBuck MartinezC	2	1	1	1	1	0	1
DDDick DavisPH	1	1	1	1	1	0	0
RFRay FosseC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	33	3	7	3	2	2	7

2B: Cooper 2

HR: Martinez, Davis

RBI: Cooper, Martinez, Davis

LOB: 11

Pitching


BTBill TraversL	4.0	7	4	2	3	1	32
BGBob Galasso	2.1	3	0	1	2	0	18
BMBob McClure	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	5
Totals	8.0	10	4	3	5	1	55

Yankees

Batting


WRWillie Randolph2B	2	1	0	0	0	2	1
BMBobby MurcerLF	4	0	0	0	0	0	2
TMThurman MunsonC	4	1	3	1	0	0	0
LPLou PiniellaDH	4	1	2	0	0	0	0
RJReggie JacksonRF	3	1	1	3	1	1	0
GNGraig Nettles3B	4	0	2	0	0	0	1
JBJuan BeníquezCF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
CCChris Chambliss1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1
BDBucky DentSS	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
Totals	33	4	10	4	1	3	5

2B: Nettles

HR: Jackson

RBI: Munson, Jackson 3

SB: Randolph

LOB: 13

Pitching


JKJim Kaat	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	1
LTLuis TiantW	7.1	7	3	2	6	2	49
RDRon DavisS	1.1	0	0	0	1	0	6
Totals	9.0	7	3	2	7	2	56