Brewers Eclipse MLB Record With 88 Wins. Take 2 of 3 From A's.

 GAME 1:

GWRBI-Weiss

Game MVP:Jose Canseco

County Stadium    (02-29-2024 05:24:25)       Time 3:53, 73ø, Wind: 14 MPH Left to Right  Night Game

Sep 23, 1988                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1988 Oakland 86-68            5 0 0   0 1 2   1 0 1     10 13  0
1988 Milwaukee 86-69          2 0 0   5 1 0   0 0 0      8 12  0

Recap

Oak 1st: Sent 9 batters to the plate scoring 5 runs on 5 hits and one walk.

Oak      Jose Canseco doubled scoring Phillips to take the lead.  Oak  1 Mil 0.

Oak      Mark McGwire singled scoring 1.  Oak  2 Mil 0.

Oak      Terry Steinbach hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Oak  3 Mil 0.

Oak      Stan Javier hit a 2 run HR(3).  Oak  5 Mil 0.

Mil 1st: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits and 2 walks.

Mil      Robin Yount singled scoring Molitor.  Oak  5 Mil 1.

Mil      Rob Deer hit a solo HR(23).  Oak  5 Mil 2.

Mil 4th: Sent 9 batters to the plate scoring 5 runs on 5 hits and one walk.

Mil      Joey Meyer hit a solo HR(12).  Oak  5 Mil 3.

Mil      Jim Gantner doubled scoring 3 to take the lead.  Oak  5 Mil 6.

Mil      Jim Gantner scored on a balk by Nelson.  Oak  5 Mil 7.

Oak 5th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and one walk.

Oak      Glenn Hubbard singled scoring McGwire.  Oak  6 Mil 7.

Mil 5th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Mil      Gary Sheffield singled scoring Surhoff.  Oak  6 Mil 8.

Oak 6th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits.

Oak      Jose Canseco hit a 2 run HR(42) to tie the score.  Oak  8 Mil 8.

Oak 7th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Oak      Walt Weiss doubled scoring Hubbard to take the lead.  Oak  9 Mil 8.

Oak 9th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Oak      Terry Steinbach hit a solo HR(12).  Oak  10 Mil 8.

Oak  Jose Canseco: 2 for 5, double, HR, 3 RBI, 2 runs.

Oak  Glenn Hubbard: 3 for 5.

Oak  Terry Steinbach: 2 for 3, HR, 2 RBI.

Mil  Rob Deer: 2 for 5, HR.

Mil  Joey Meyer: 2 for 4, HR.

Mil  Paul Molitor: 0 for 2, 2 runs, 3 W.

Mil  B.J. Surhoff: 3 for 4, 2 runs.

Oak  Greg Cadaret pitched 1.2 innings and picked up the win: 1.2 IP, 0 hits, 0 BB, 2 K. He's 3-1 on the year.

Oak  Dennis Eckersley pitched a shutout 9th to record his 34th save of the season.

Mil  Chuck Crim pitched 2.2 innings and took the loss: 2.2 IP, 3 earned runs, 4 hits, 0 BB, 2 K. He drops to 7-4 on the year.

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GAME 2:

GWRBI-Yount, R

Game MVP:Bill Wegman

County Stadium    (02-29-2024 05:30:25)       Time 2:52, 70ø, Wind: 7 MPH Out to RCF  Day Game

Sep 24, 1988                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E

1988 Oakland 86-69            0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 1      1  4  1

1988 Milwaukee 87-69          0 0 0   0 0 0   2 0 -      2  1  3

Recap

Mil 7th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on a hit, 2 walks and an error.

Mil      Robin Yount tripled scoring 2 to take the lead.  Oak  0 Mil 2.

Oak 9th: Scored 1 run on a hit, one walk and an error.

Oak      Don Baylor singled scoring Canseco.  Oak  1 Mil 2.

Mil  Bill Wegman pitched a great 7 innings for the win: 2 hits, 2 BB, 5 K. He goes to 12-10 on the year.

Mil  Dan Plesac got the save, his 30th of the year.

Oak  Dave Stewart pitched an outstanding complete game but took the loss: 1 earned run, 1 hit, 2 BB, 6 K. He drops to 15-13 on the year.

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GAME 3:

GWRBI-Deer

Game MVP:Teddy Higuera

Ejection:Steinbach

County Stadium    (02-29-2024 05:36:20)       Time 2:58, 69ø, Wind: 9 MPH Right to Left  Day Game

Sep 25, 1988                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E

1988 Oakland 86-70            0 1 0   0 0 0   1 0 0      2  4  0

1988 Milwaukee 88-69          2 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 1      3  5  2

Recap

Mil 1st: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 3 hits and one walk.

Mil      Robin Yount hit a 427 foot 2 run HR(11) to take the lead.  Oak  0 Mil 2.

Mil      Robin Yount extended his hit streak to 10.

Oak 2nd: Scored 1 run on a hit, and an error.

Oak      Don Baylor hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Oak  1 Mil 2.

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

Oak      Don Baylor hit a solo HR(10) to tie the score.  Oak  2 Mil 2.

Oak :    Terry Steinbach is ejected.

Mil 9th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Mil      Rob Deer hit a solo HR(24) to win the game.  Oak  2 Mil 3.

Oak  Don Baylor: 2 for 2, HR, 2 RBI.

Mil  Chris Bosio picked up the win: 1 IP, 2 K. He's 15-9 on the year.

Oak  Greg Cadaret took the loss: 0 IP, 1 earned run, 1 hit. He drops to 3-2 on the year.