Milwaukee Miracle. Brewers Sweep A's

 Game 1:

Game MVP:Chris Bosio

County Stadium    (12-20-2022 07:26:48)       Time 2:59, 74ø, Cloudy, Light Rain, Wind: 12 MPH In from LCF  Night Game

Jul 23, 1987           1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1987 Oakland           0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      0  4  0
1987 Milwaukee         1 3 0   0 0 3   0 1 -      8 14  1

Recap

Mil 1st: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Mil      Robin Yount hit a grounder scoring 1 to take the lead.  Oak  0 Mil 1.

Mil 2nd: Scored 3 runs on 3 hits.

Mil      Steve Kiefer hit a grounder scoring 1.  Oak  0 Mil 2.

Mil      Paul Molitor hit a 2 run HR(6).  Oak  0 Mil 4.

Oak 4th: Failed to score on 2 hits and one walk.

Mil 6th: Scored 3 runs on 4 hits.

Mil      Steve Kiefer doubled  scoring 1.  Oak  0 Mil 5.

Mil      Paul Molitor singled scoring Kiefer.  Oak  0 Mil 6.

Mil      Dale Sveum scored on a PB by Steinbach.  Oak  0 Mil 7.

Mil 8th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Mil      Ernest Riles hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Oak  0 Mil 8.

Mil  Glenn Braggs: 3 for 4, double.

Mil  Paul Molitor: 4 for 5, double, triple, HR, 3 RBI, 3 runs.

Mil  Chris Bosio threw a shutout: 4 hits, 2 BB, 7 K. He's 5-1 on the year!

Oak  Joaquin Andujar pitched 6.1 innings and took the loss: 6 earned runs, 12 hits, 1 BB, 6 K. He's 2-7 on the year.

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GAME 2:

GWRBI-Sveum

Game MVP:Dale Sveum

Injury: Yount (today only)

County Stadium    (12-20-2022 07:37:03)       Time 3:39, 76ø, Wind: 6 MPH In from LCF  Night Game

Jul 24, 1987           1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1987 Oakland           2 0 4   3 0 0   0 0 0      9 12  0
1987 Milwaukee         0 2 2   0 2 0   0 2 2     10 14  1

Recap

Oak 1st: Scored 2 runs on 4 hits.

Oak      Alfredo Griffin doubled  scoring 1 to take the lead.  Oak  1 Mil 0.

Oak      Mark McGwire singled scoring Griffin.  Oak  2 Mil 0.

Oak      Mark McGwire extended his hit streak to 12.

Mil :    Robin Yount injured, out today.

Mil 2nd: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on a hit and 3 walks.

Mil      Dale Sveum doubled scoring 2 to tie the score.  Oak  2 Mil 2.

Oak 3rd: Sent 10 batters to the plate scoring 4 runs on 4 hits and 3 walks.

Oak      Jose Canseco  to take the lead.  Oak  3 Mil 2.

Oak      Steve Henderson doubled scoring 2.  Oak  5 Mil 2.

Oak      Terry Steinbach singled scoring 1.  Oak  6 Mil 2.

Mil 3rd: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks.

Mil      Jim Gantner singled scoring 2.  Oak  6 Mil 4.

Oak 4th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 4 hits and one walk.

Oak      Mike Davis singled scoring Canseco.  Oak  7 Mil 4.

Oak      Terry Steinbach singled scoring Lansford.  Oak  8 Mil 4.

Oak      Stan Javier singled scoring Davis.  Oak  9 Mil 4.

Mil 5th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits.

Mil      Ernest Riles hit a 2 run HR(1).  Oak  9 Mil 6.

Mil 8th: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits and one walk.

Mil      Rick Manning hit a grounder scoring 1.  Oak  9 Mil 7.

Mil      Paul Molitor singled scoring Manning.  Oak  9 Mil 8.

Mil 9th: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits.

Mil      Jim Gantner hit a fly ball scoring 1 to tie the score.  Oak  9 Mil 9.

Mil      Dale Sveum doubled scoring Surhoff to win the game.  Oak  9 Mil 10.

Oak  Alfredo Griffin: 2 for 5, 2 doubles, 2 runs.

Mil  Ernest Riles: 3 for 3, HR, 2 RBI, 4 runs, 2 W.

Mil  Dale Sveum: 3 for 5, 2 doubles, 3 RBI.

Mil  Mark Clear picked up the win: 1 IP. He moves to 4-3 on the year.

Oak  Dennis Eckersley pitched 1.2 innings and took the loss: 1.2 IP, 4 earned runs, 5 hits, 1 BB, 0 K. He drops to 4-6 on the season.

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GAME 3:

GWRBI-Schroeder

Game MVP:Mike Felder

County Stadium    (12-20-2022 07:46:04)       Time 3:02, 73ø, Wind: 9 MPH Right to Left  Night Game

Jul 25, 1987           1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1987 Oakland           2 1 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      3  9  1
1987 Milwaukee         3 0 1   0 0 2   0 0 -      6 13  0

Recap

Oak 1st: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks.

Oak      Jose Canseco singled scoring Polonia to take the lead.  Oak  1 Mil 0.

Oak      Steve Henderson singled scoring Canseco.  Oak  2 Mil 0.

Oak      Terry Steinbach DP with bases loaded, end 1st.

Mil 1st: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 4 hits and one walk.

Mil      Paul Molitor singled scoring Felder.  Oak  2 Mil 1.

Mil      Glenn Braggs singled scoring 2 to take the lead.  Oak  2 Mil 3.

Oak 2nd: Scored 1 run on a hit and one walk.

Oak      Carney Lansford hit a grounder scoring 1 to tie the score.  Oak  3 Mil 3.

Oak 3rd: Failed to score on 2 hits and one walk.

Oak      Mark McGwire singled, hit streak now 13.

Mil 3rd: Scored 1 run on 3 hits and one walk.

Mil      Bill Schroeder singled scoring Deer to take the lead.  Oak  3 Mil 4.

Mil      Ernest Riles DP with bases loaded, end 3rd.

Mil 6th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits, and an error.

Mil      Mike Felder hit a grounder scoring 1.  Oak  3 Mil 5.

Mil      Robin Yount singled scoring Felder.  Oak  3 Mil 6.

Oak  Carney Lansford: 3 for 5, double.

Mil  Paul Molitor: 3 for 5, triple, 2 runs.

Mil  Ernest Riles: 3 for 5.

Mil  Mark Knudson picked up the win: 6.1 IP. He's 1-1 on the year.

Mil  Dan Plesac pitched the 9th to earn his 19th save of the year.

Oak  Curt Young was the loser: 0 IP. He's now 9-10 on the year.

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GAME 4:

GWRBI-Yount

Game MVP:Greg Brock

County Stadium    (12-20-2022 07:54:36)       Time 3:40, 80ø, Wind: 4 MPH Out to RCF  Day Game

Jul 26, 1987           1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1987 Oakland           0 1 0   0 0 0   0 4 0      5 13  1
1987 Milwaukee         3 0 0   3 0 0   1 0 -      7 13  1

Recap

Mil 1st: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 4 hits, and an error.

Mil      Robin Yount hit a grounder scoring 1 to take the lead.  Oak  0 Mil 1.

Mil      Greg Brock singled scoring Yount.  Oak  0 Mil 2.

Mil      Glenn Braggs tripled scoring Deer.  Oak  0 Mil 3.

Oak 2nd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Oak      Johnnie LeMaster hit a grounder scoring 1.  Oak  1 Mil 3.

Oak 3rd: Failed to score on a hit, one walk and an error.

Mil 4th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 5 hits.

Mil      Dale Sveum hit a grounder scoring 1.  Oak  1 Mil 4.

Mil      Greg Brock singled scoring 2.  Oak  1 Mil 6.

Mil 7th: Scored 1 run on a hit and one walk.

Mil      B.J. Surhoff doubled scoring Braggs.  Oak  1 Mil 7.

Oak 8th: Sent 9 batters to the plate scoring 4 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks.

Oak      Stan Javier singled scoring Lansford.  Oak  2 Mil 7.

Oak      Johnnie LeMaster hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Oak  3 Mil 7.

Oak      Alfredo Griffin singled scoring 2.  Oak  5 Mil 7.

Oak  Carney Lansford: 3 for 5, double.

Mil  Paul Molitor: 3 for 5, triple, 2 runs.

Mil  Ernest Riles: 3 for 5.

Mil  Teddy Higuera pitched 7 innings to earn the win: 4 earned runs, 9 hits, 5 BB, 6 K. He's now 9-11 on the season.

Mil  Dan Plesac pitched a shutout 9th to record his 20th save of the year.

Oak  Dennis Lamp pitched poorly for 4 innings and took the loss: 6 earned runs, 11 hits, 0 BB, 5 K. He drops to 1-1 on the season.