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Covering the Milwaukee Brewers throughout the 1982 season, in real-time, as it would have happpened.

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Britt Burns

Brewers Win Seventh Straight

July 17

Brewers 5, White Sox 2
Brewers now 52-35 (1st)
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Gorman Thomas
Gorman's two-run double gave the Brewers the lead for good.

MILWAUKEE — It was only a matter of time.

Through six innings, White Sox starter Britt Burns had the vaunted Brewers offense figured out. No runs on three hits, including three 1-2-3 innings. After six and one half innings of play, the White Sox led the Brewers 2-0.

Of course, you can’t keep this team down forever. When you have the chance, you’d better create a larger cushion than a measly two runs. That ain’t gonna hold up. It didn’t tonight.

With two down and Don Money standing on second, Jim Gantner and Paul Molitor struck with back-to-back singles (aided by an error on Ron LeFlore) to quickly tie the game at two and knock Burns from the game. Salome Barojas temporarily calmed the flames by getting Robin Yount to ground out to end the seventh, but the fire grew to a roar in the eighth.

Salome faced three batters that frame and couldn’t retire one. Cecil Cooper singled to center, Ted Simmons singled on a shot off of Salome and Gorman Thomas doubled to left to bring home both of them after a Salome balk moved both runners up a base. Kevin Hickey then took his turn on the mound, but the Brewers would add one more with a Charlie Moore sacrifice fly.

This is the problem if you’re the Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox or anyone else in the American League. Even when you slow down this record-setting offense, a sub-par game may be good enough to beat you. And the pitching always seems to step up when they need it most.

Today, Bob McClure did just enough, allowing two runs on five hits and two walks through 6 1/3 innings. Newcomer Pete Ladd made his Brewers debut by pitching 1 2/3 innings of scoreless, hitless baseball, and Rollie Fingers finished it off in typical Rollie Fingers-fashion — with a perfect ninth.

No, the Brewers didn’t hit four home runs today. They didn’t hit any. They “only” scored five runs. But they aren’t a one-dimensional team. They will always, it seems, find a way to win.

This was their seventh straight win and the fourth in a row against the White Sox. The Brewers go for the rare five-game sweep tomorrow. The Red Sox kept pace by beating the Royals 8-4 and remain a half game out.

Filed Under: Game Recap Tagged With: Bob McClure, Britt Burns, Cecil Cooper, Charlie Moore, Don Money, Gorman Thomas, Jim Gantner, Kevin Hickey, Paul Molitor, Pete Ladd, Robin Yount, Rollie Fingers, Ron LeFlore, Salome Barojas, Ted Simmons, White Sox

Cooper is Super in 8-3 Win

May 15

Brewers 8, White Sox 3
Brewers now 18-14 (3rd)
Box Score | Season Schedule

Cecil Cooper drove in four runs to power the Brewers to an 8-3 win.

CHICAGO — Down 1-0 in the third with two outs to 22-year-old All-Star lefty Britt Burns, the Brewers needed a hero. Cecil Cooper, the Crew’s most consistent offensive contributor and an early MVP favorite, stepped to the plate with the bases loaded.

Cooper promptly doubled home Jim Gantner, Paul Molitor, and Robin Yount to give the Brewers the lead. Dependable Cooper comes through again.

The White Sox would tie the game in the 8th when Ron LeFlore doubled in two runs off of Dwight Bernard, who had come in to relieve starter Moose Haas. The lead was temporary.

Cooper walked to lead off the bottom of the 8th, and would then score along with Gorman Thomas on a Don Money double to left to take the lead and knock Burns from the game. A perfectly executed squeeze bunt by Jim Gantner off of reliever Jerry Koosman would bring in the third run of the inning to make it 6-3.

The Brewers would pad their lead in the ninth when Cooper singled home Yount and a run scored on a bases loaded, Charlie Moore groundout.

Cooper would finish the day with two hits, a walk, two runs scored and four driven in. He’s now hitting a robust .354 with 21 RBI on the season. Cooper was super, and his contributions are becoming commonplace.

Moose Haas started on the mound for the Brewers, allowing three runs on eight hits in 6 2/3 innings of work. Two of those runs scored with Dwight Bernard, who relieved him in the seventh, on the mound.

It was a solid win against a young star in Burns and the now 20-12 White Sox. The Brewers go for the sweep tomorrow with Randy Lerch on the mound.

Game Notes: Don Money collected three hits, all doubles … Unsubstantiated reports that Pete Vuckovich actually hurt his ankle when a video game fell on it, not slipping on a hill … Jim Gantner and Ned Yost collected two hits apiece.

Filed Under: Game Recap Tagged With: Britt Burns, Cecil Cooper, Charlie Moore, Don Money, Dwight Bernard, Gorman Thomas, Jerry Koosman, Jim Gantner, Moose Haas, Ned Yost, Paul Molitor, Pete Vuckovich, Randy Lerch, Robin Yount, Ron LeFlore, White Sox

Caldwell, Fingers Ice White Sox

April 28

Brewers 2, White Sox 1
Brewers now 9-7 (3rd)
Box Score | Season Schedule

Jim Gantner
Jim Gantner reached on two hits and knocked in the winning run.

For the second game in a row, the Brewers’ offense managed only four hits. Today, those four hits were just enough to win.

Mike Caldwell picked up where he left off. Coming off of a complete game shutout of the Toronto Blue Jays on April 22, Caldwell allowed only a run on six hits in 6 1/3 innings of work today. Though the one fifth inning run he allowed would prevent him from earning the win, he and Rollie Fingers kept the lid on Chicago’s offense long enough to allow the Brewers’ lineup to score one more run.

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Filed Under: Game Recap Tagged With: Ben Oglivie, Britt Burns, Don Money, Gorman Thomas, Jim Gantner, Larry Hisle, Mark Brouhard, Mike Caldwell, Rollie Fingers, White Sox

April 27-28 Series Preview vs. Chicago

April 27

Match-ups
April 27 at 7:30 pm
Randy Lerch (1-0, 4.50 ERA) vs. La Marr Hoyt (3-0, 1.50 ERA)

April 28 at 7:30 pm
Mike Caldwell (1-1, 3.72 ERA) vs. Britt Burns (2-0, 0.87 ERA)

1982 Records
Milwaukee Brewers: 8-6 (3rd in AL East)
Chicago White Sox: 9-6 (2nd in AL West)

Mike Caldwell
Mike Caldwell will have his hands full with the White Sox lineup.
The Brewers had a day off yesterday before hosting the White Sox for a quick two game set in Milwaukee starting today. It’s an appropriate match-up, pitting streaky teams against one another. The White Sox, who started the season 8-0, have won only one game since. So while their 9-6 record may indicate a team in control, they have struggled mightily for over a week.

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Filed Under: Series Preview Tagged With: Britt Burns, Carlton Fisk, Cecil Cooper, Gorman Thomas, Greg Luzinski, Jim Slaton, La Marr Hoyt, Larry Hisle, Mike Caldwell, Moose Haas, Pete Vuckovich, Randy Lerch, Robin Yount, Ron LeFlore, Steve Kemp, Ted Simmons, Tom Paciorek, White Sox

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