New York Yankees 5 – 6 Milwaukee Brewers
27 July 1979 · MIL05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Three-Homer Game · 3 | Cecil Cooper | 1 in 321 games |
| 17 | final score 6–5 | 1 in 32 games | |
| 9 | 10 hits allowed | Mike Caldwell | 1 in 23 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 0 |
Box score
New York Yankees batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey Rivers | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3B |
| Willie Randolph | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Thurman Munson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Reggie Jackson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Murcer | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lou Piniella | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Graig Nettles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roy White | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jim Spencer | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Bucky Dent | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
New York Yankees pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Figueroa | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Ron Davis | 2.1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Gossage | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Milwaukee Brewers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Molitor | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Money | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cecil Cooper | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 HR |
| Gorman Thomas | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ben Oglivie | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sixto Lezcano | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sal Bando | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Robin Yount | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Moore | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Totals | 37 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
Milwaukee Brewers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Caldwell | 7.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Castro | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob McClure | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |