Bosox take 2 of 3 from Brew Crew

Game 1

County Stadium

Dobson vs Travers

’50 Boston  4   ’78 Milwaukee  1

The Milwaukee Brewers, leading the AL West, take an early 1-0 lead as Cecil Cooper doubles in a first inning run.  Boston comes right back to tie it up in the second.  The Red Sox take the lead for good in the 4th when Bobby Doerr scores Walt Dropo, who had tripled, on a SF.  Dropo then added two insurance runs in the 6th on double to increase the lead to 4-1.  That was all Joe Dobson needed as he tosses a 3 hit complete game.

Game 2

Fenway Park

Sorensen vs Kinder

’50 Boston  11   ’78 Milwaukee  7

The Brewers again jump off to a first inning 2-0 lead on a  Cecil Cooper double that plated Paul Molitor and Robin Yount who had both singled.  Lary Sorensen was easily navigating through the dangerous Boston lineup facing 11 batters in the first 3 innings.  Unfortunately for Sorensen the 2nd time through the Boston lineup was not as easy as the first.  Al Zarilla led off the 4th inning with a HR to narrow the score to 2-1.  When the Milwaukee pitcher retired the next 2 batters it appeared he would get out of the inning.  Singles by Bobby Doerr, Vern Stephens and Birdie Tebbetts tied the score at 2.  Then Sorensen committed the ultimate no-no by giving up a 3 run HR to the opposing pitcher, Ellis Kinder, and give Boston the lead, 5-2, after 4 innings.  Milwaukee added one in the 6th but then gave up a 4 spot in the 7th on 4 singles, 2 walks and a wild pitch putting Boston up 9-3.  To the Brewers credit they came back with 4 runs of their own in the top of the 8th to get within 2 runs but Boston iced the game in the bottom of the inning with 2 runs to end the scoring.

Game 3

Fenway Park

Agustine vs Stobbs

’78 Milwaukee  10  ’50 Boston  7

Milwaukee is trying to avoid the 3 game sweep and once again they jump off with the lead on the strength of a 3 run HR by Gorman Thomas, his league leading 19th of the year.  Boston scores 2 in the 2nd on RBI singles by Dom DiMaggio and Billy Goodman to make it 3-2.  This time Milwaukee was not to be denied as they added 2 in the 4th on a Larry Hisle HR and Charlie Moore single.  They duplicated the run production in the 7th on Hisle’s 2nd HR of the game and then added another run in the 8th to increase their lead to 8-2.  Boston used the long ball to make a game of it when Ted Williams hit a PH HR to lead off the 8th and Walt Dropo did the same with a PH 3 run HR.  In between Bobby Doerr had an RBI single and the score was 8-7 after 8.  However, the Brewers added 2 insurance runs off a suspect Boston bullpen and when Boston went down in the 9th Milwaukee avoided the sweep with a 10-7 win.

--submitted by Erik Nelson--