In front of a home crowd of 4,804, Jim Colborn wins his 20th for the Brewers, defeating the Yankees, 5 – 2. George Scott chips in with two RBIs, giving him 100 for the year. Colborn is the Brewers’ first 20-game winner and the first in Milwaukee since Tony Cloninger did it for the Braves in 1965.

On September 26, 1973 — In front of a home crowd of 4,804, Jim Colborn wins his 20th for the Brewers, defeating the Yankees, 5 – 2. George Scott chips in with two RBIs, giving him 100 for the year. Colborn is the Brewers’ first 20-game winner and the first in Milwaukee since Tony Cloninger did it for the Braves in 1965.

 

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