Don Sutton watches the rain come down during Game 6 of the 1982 World Series

Don Sutton and Paul Molitor help Brewers stave off elimination in ALCS

 

October 8, 1982 – At County Stadium, game 3 of the ALCS, the pitching of veteran Don Sutton going 7+ innings allowing 3 runs‚ and a 2-run home run by Paul Molitor off Mike Witt‚ stave off elimination in the Brewers’ game against California. The Brewers dropped the first 2 games of a best of 5 in California.

A little controversy in the 7th, when a fan reached over the railing and caught the ball as LF Ben Oglivie was getting into position to catch it. LF umpire Larry Barnett ruled it a home run (after seeing the replay after the game Barnett said that he should have called Boone out on fan interference), if that had been called correctly Sutton would not have given up a run for the Brewers. Oglivie was stunned when he didn’t catch the ball as it was practically in his glove and was perplexed why a home fan would do such a thing. 

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ANGELS 1ST: Downing popped to first in foul territory; Carew
singled to center; Reggie Jackson struck out; Carew stole
second; Lynn walked; Baylor grounded out (pitcher to shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Molitor flied out to left; Yount popped to first;
Cooper was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
0, Brewers 0.

ANGELS 2ND: DeCinces grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich
struck out; Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Simmons popped to third in foul territory; Thomas
struck out; Oglivie was hit by a pitch; Money popped to third; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Brewers 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Boone grounded out (third to first); Downing
grounded out (third to first); Carew flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Moore singled to center; Gantner popped to
shortstop; Molitor grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Moore out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
0, Brewers 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Reggie Jackson was called out on strikes; Lynn
singled to second; Baylor lined into a double play (third to
first) [Lynn out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Brewers 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Yount walked; Cooper doubled to right [Yount
scored]; Simmons singled to center [Cooper to third]; Thomas hit
a sacrifice fly to center [Cooper scored]; Oglivie singled to
right [Simmons to third]; Money hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Simmons scored, Oglivie to second (on throw to home)]; WITT
REPLACED ZAHN (PITCHING); Moore struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 0, Brewers 3.

ANGELS 5TH: DeCinces singled to center; Grich struck out; Foli
struck out; Boone forced DeCinces (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 5TH: Gantner was called out on strikes; Molitor grounded
out (second to first); Yount singled to center; Cooper struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Brewers 3.

ANGELS 6TH: Downing popped to first in foul territory; Carew
grounded out (first unassisted); Reggie Jackson singled to
right; Lynn struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Brewers
3.

BREWERS 6TH: Simmons popped to shortstop; Thomas flied out to
center; Oglivie popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Brewers 3.

ANGELS 7TH: Baylor walked; DeCinces struck out; Grich struck
out; Foli grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Angels 0, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 7TH: Money walked; EDWARDS RAN FOR MONEY; Moore out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Edwards to second]; Gantner
flied out to center [Edwards to third]; Molitor homered [Edwards
scored]; Yount walked; HASSLER REPLACED WITT (PITCHING); Cooper
struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Brewers 5.

ANGELS 8TH: EDWARDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Boone
homered; A fan reached over the railing and caught the ball
as LF Oglivie was getting into position to catch it. LF umpire
Larry Barnett ruled it a home run (after seeing the replay after
the game Barnett said that he should have called Boone out on
fan interference); Downing flied out to center; Carew
singled to third; Reggie Jackson struck out; Lynn doubled to
left [Carew scored]; Baylor doubled to left [Lynn scored]; LADD
REPLACED SUTTON (PITCHING); DeCinces grounded out (third to
first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Brewers 5.

BREWERS 8TH: Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomas
flied out to center; Oglivie popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 3, Brewers 5.

ANGELS 9TH: Grich grounded out (second to first); WILFONG BATTED
FOR FOLI; Wilfong struck out; Boone struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 3, Brewers 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Angels           3   8   0    6

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