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Old 03-30-2019, 08:39 PM   #52
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April 28-30, 1972, versus San Francisco

The Brewers return home to finish the month of April with 3 games against the San Francisco Velocity.

The Velocity are a pretty poor pitching team with a potent lineup that inexplicably has struggled thus far to score runs. (They are 10th in the league in runs against and 8th in runs scored.)

In game 1 of the series the Brewers continue their pattern of scoring runs in bunches or pretty much not at all. They win game 1, 12-1. Cheol-han Lee improves to 4-0 with a 1.80 ERA in getting the complete game victory. He gave up 5 hits while striking out 7 and walking none. Antonio Puente, having recently returned from the IL (Paul Mackins, who did a good job in his absence, was sent back down to AAA Chester), went 2 for 3 with 3 RBI and 2 walks and hit his first homer of the season. Youngster Joe McPhillips (.290/.333/.613) hit his 2nd homerun and now has 11 RBI in only 34 plate appearances. Bobby Erbakan (.291/.381/.436) went 2 for 4 and hit his 1st homer of the season also.

The Brewers lose game 2, 5-1, as veteran knuckle-baller Dennis Daniel keeps them out of rhythm all game. Abel Pennington got the start for Denver and as previously reported had to leave the game early with what proved to be a season-ending injury. Bobby Erbakan (.310/.403/.448) is really heating up and went 2 for 3 in the game. Jamison Bash (.212/.279/.404), off to a slow start after his MVP season of 1971, did hit his 3rd homer of 1972.

The Brewers lose a heart-breaker on the last day of April as they carry a 4-3 lead into the 9th inning only to see superstar reliever Jose de los Santos give up a 2-run homerun by Velocity centerfielder Antonio Sosa as the Brewers lose 5-4. Harry Lyerly pitched a solid game, allowing 3 runs on 6 hits in 7 innings pitched, striking out 8 and walking 3. Amazingly enough, Lyerly, whose known great weakness is a propensity to give up homeruns, has not allowed one yet this season in his 4 starts. One good sign in the game was Jamison Bash (.250/.318/.429) apparently starting to heat up at the plate as he went 3 for 4.

The Brewers finish the month of April with a 10-7 record, tied with the Brooklyn Aces for 3rd place in the MGL, behind the Los Angeles Spinners who are now 13-4. Though it is a little too early in the season for this to significant, the Brewers do lead the MGL in run differential at +30, while L.A. is +26.
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