1982 10 03 ABC Brewers at Orioles

[@nicholasosthelder8181]

Watching this game after learning of the passing of Don Sutton from cancer. First player from the 1982 Milwaukee Brewers to pass on. Rest in Peace Don. You will always be a big part of Milwaukee Brewers history.

[@loyaldude10]

Sutton was the key addition that summer right before trading deadline for Brewers. They almost blew big lead

[@EdsterIII]

He wasn't in his "prime" but his 4-1 record and his experience helped the Brewers that year make it. I went to so many games from 1977-1985 but Don Sutton was one of the few players I never got to meet after the games. People would wait outside of County Stadium🏟for the players to come out after they showered and got dressed. I was so lucky to have met Robin Yount, Paul Molitor, Gorman Thomas, Ben Oglive, Moose Haas, Jim Gantner, Cecil Cooper, and so many more. Even Bob Uecker and they were all usually awesome guys, but some days, a loss, or a bad game, they had them. It was a blessing to have been able to meet them.

[@michaelallen8508]

Baseball never had a better regular season pedestal than this day. An October Sunday Afternoon winner take all game for a division title on National TV with the NFL on strike.

[@paulsonj72]

NL West was also up for grabs on the last day of the season

[@nashbruce4196]

@paulsonj72 @ 2:50:00 Giants fans losing their mind after the last out. Dodgers/Giants never had any chill 😂

[@TheLeadSled]

There's three Orioles games I do not like to watch, the first is game 7 of the 1979 World Series when we were up 3 games to 1 and lost to the Bucs, then this game in 1982 when we lost the final game of a four game set; finally the 1996 playoff game against the Yankees in Yankee Stadium when that young boy leaned over the wall and took the ball out of our players glove. Those three games are gut wrenching for me, seeing Earl at the end of this game with tears in his eyes is something I'll never forget.

[@EdsterIII]

This was on my birthday, October 3rd. I turned 15. This was a dream come true for me to see this happening! I can remember the 27th Street cars beeping their horns, Brewes pennants waving EVERYWHERE! Fans running all over the place! It was EPIC! Then the Angels 😇 series. What a month it was. Sadly after the Angels series, up 3 games to 2, St.Louis beat us twice to win the World Series. Then on November 13th, my Grandpa, my friend, the most gentle and wonderful man who helped raise me with my Grandmother died of a massive heart attack. Despite the joy that I had in October, what followed those great moments, became misery and pure sadness. It was literally the peak of happiness to the biggest drop of misery I had ever felt.

[@joelbeck6600]

I was selling papers with my brother and friends near the Pfister. The second time was after the Angel's series.

[@EdsterIII]

​@@joelbeck6600Ah the Pfister Hotel. We had some fun out there back in the mid to late 80's. More late 80's. After some wild Heavy Metal concerts at the Mecca Arena, or the Bradley Center. Oops I forgot Summerfest too. Those were some really great times. 1985-1990.

[@joelbeck6600]

​​@@EdsterIII My older brother used to go to the metal concerts downtown also . He bought his tickets through Ticketron , at Mainstream records and tapes on Mill road . He was even home early ..after the one concert where a performer got hit in the head with a glass bottle. So , they canceled the concert , and concert goers rioted....

[@EdsterIII]

Watching this again! This was one of the most exciting moments for me as a Brewers fan! I got to later, much later see Robin Yount's 3,000th hit, which was epic! But this, was absolutely incredible! NOTHING has compared to it for me. My Mom and Dad yelling! It was truly amazing to witness this! Thank you so much for posting this game sir! It means so much to me! So many wonderful memories! Thank you again! God Bless and take care sir.

[@fencer5411]

Drove up from DC with my friends to see the twi-night doubleheader on Friday night that weekend. The Birds beat the Brewers twice in front of a raucous crowd to keep the dream alive. My only trip to Memorial Stadium was a memorable one!

[@yeeluvspizza]

I also traveled up for that double header from DC with a high school buddy. Storm Davis walked the bases loaded in the first inning and got out of the jam somehow without giving up a run.

[@mouchiecat1]

Well you picked a good one because I went to hundreds of games there & the crowd that night was the noisiest I’ve ever heard there. It was one hell of a night.

[@UnleashTheGreen]

there's nothing like a baseball season coming down to the very last day. a beautiful sunday afternoon for all the marbles. you can't ask for more.

[@michael.prescott4016]

now they play at midnight, october baseball in the afternoon sun is uniquel.

[@bernieudo9072]

Watching this now & this is baseball heaven.

[@Playsinvain]

This was also during the NFL strike. The world was watching and yount was great

[@EdsterIII]

The 1982-Milwakee Brewers were such an amazingly talented team. Robin Yount was the jack of all trades. He could hit to left field, right field, center field, the gaps, go deep, hit Homeruns, steal bases, bunt, and make leaping diving catches in the field. He was truly amazing! Paul Molitor was very close to Yount's playing style, with one exception. Molitor was extremely fast on the bases. Yount was no slow slouch either but Molitor was crazy fast. Both of the were fully capable of hitting .300-.340. From 15 to 35 Homeruns and 90 to 130 RBI's. Yount could nab 10-20 bases per year, but Molitor could swipe 20-40+. Next you have Cecil Cooper. A we got in a trade for George Scott with the Boston Red Sox. He could hit WELL OVER .300, and nail 20-35 Homeruns. He also had some 120+ RBI's as well. Like Yount his batting was amazing! Now you add the pure power guys, Gorman Thomas, Ben Oglive, guys who could blast 30-40+ HR's and over 100 RBI's yearly but their Averages weren't over .275. Usually Thomas was the lower of them, around .230-.250. Then Jim Gantner. He was a consistent player. A tough worker, not flashy. Not a 35 HR a year. He was a .260-.290 hitter consistently, between 5-12 HR's and 40-60 RBI's. But he was always ready to play! Charlie Moore, same thing. A catcher turned RF. He was extremely dedicated to the team winning! Don Money as well was the same player. This team had a group of Blue Collar, hard working, tough, and powerful players. They were a family and they were friends! Watching them play was awesome, amazing, fun, and seeing them kick butt! It was the BEST TIME I EVER HAD! I haven't even mentioned the Pitching staff! They had some great, hard working pitchers. Moose Haas, Lary Sorensen, Bob McClure, Pete Vuckovich, my favorite Mile Caldwell!, Don Sutton, and Rollie Fingers! Pete Ladd was starting out, in the 70's Billy Travers was another lefty starter. This team's pitching staff wasn't loaded with HUGE NAMES, CELEBRITY STARS, OR 250-300 strikeouts a year guy or guys. But Mike Caldwell in 1978 went 22-9 with a 2.34 ERA if I remember correctly. We had some great players, TEAM PLAYERS! Not statistical egomaniacal narcissists. I absolutely loved spending my summers at 🏟County🏟Stadium🏟 from 1977-1984. For a 9 year old getting to meet these players after the games was awesome! It was truly a wonderful experience and memories that I will never ever forget!

[@adamw13]

Listen to Cosell at the end of this. Sums up everything about him. Loved to hear himself talk, yet he also gives goosebumps with his soliloquy about the scene. All the bombast on the one hand, and ability to rise to an occasion on the other.... I remember this very well because as a kid I'd recorded it on audio tape and remember listening back to that many times, among other things, as I was learning to become a broadcaster. Cosell was so much of what to do, and what not to do.

[@bernieudo4399]

Yes! Because he brought out extreme reactions of love & hate was prob key reason he lasted so long on ABC. Ironically he hated baseball, but prob wished he could be manager himself. In terms of pure announcing, he was the professional. He never did anything w/o researching because just describing the action wasn't enough. In his early career he would tape interviews with athletes for future reference or use. (had a large library & basically was his own research department) He hated the homer announcer & brought critical journalism into the booth. Your following Cosell was an education in itself. Can imagine him roasting ownership & the sport today.

[@Bob31415]

He was the right announcer for the moment.

[@EdsterIII]

There aren't many moments that are so important or so memorable for someone that even now 40+ years later it still feels the same. Goose bumps still raise up on your arms, your heart still races, and you still get that same feeling! This was on my Birthday, and it was one of the most amazing gifts ever as far as gifts go. 🎁 what an absolute incredible day!

[@BaseballCardMatt]

I remember watching this game with my dad when I was a kid. Amazingly after 1982 Milwaukee was never the same again......they remained a solid hitting team but much of the pitching they had in 1982 that was so solid fell way off after that season. Pete Vuchovich was one that was never the same again. But their lineup was good for many more years in the 1980s. As for Baltimore....This was Palmers last big year...and Weaver left and Altobelli took over but the Orioles won it all in 1983 with mostly the same team as they had in 1982. It would be Palmers last season as he struggled and they ended up letting him go in 1984 spring training. The end of a Hall of Fame career....Thank you for posting this video of game...its awesome to see Palmer again pitching.

[@adamthornberry8475]

Palmer played in a few games into the 1984 regular season.

[@bertramwitcraft1162]

Thank you for posting a true classic

[@danlivni2097]

Great pennant race of 1982. Something you wont ever see again, cause of the wild card.

[@KororaPenguin]

The Milwaukee Brewers of 1970-present vs. the Milwaukee Brewers of 1901.

[@MrAitraining]

Loved this Brewer Team. Loaded!

[@theaterdreamer]

“The Yount game” We hear so much about the Sandberg game in 1984, the game that Ryno hit two home runs off of Bruce Sutter late to send it to extra innings. That was a regular season game early in the year. This was game 162. Winner take all. The victor is the AL East champ. The loser’s season is over. Playing on the road, against a Hall of Fame pitcher in Jim Palmer that should have probably won the Cy Young over Pete Vukovich, Robin Yount had the game of his life (one of many great games). Homer off of Palmer to right in the first. Homer off Palmer to left in the third. Triple in the 8th against Martinez. Getting on a 4th time with the HBP. Playing great defense (holy cow, that one catch Yount made off of Lowenstein’s fly ball in the 6th-he ran a hell of a long way to make the catch). Yount sealed the MVP Award with a clutch performance for the ages. When you consider what was on the line, that the Brewers had lost three in a row in Baltimore, and Palmer in the hill, Yount was at his very best. “The Yount Game”

[@michaelbanaszak7775]

Great 👍 post!

[@LampwicksCigar]

Many consider Yount’s ‘82 to be the greatest season a position player had in the 80s.

[@gates69]

Was lucky to grow up in Milwaukee and got to watch him play a lot.

[@bernieudo4399]

Love You Tube & can watch real baseball. Real Baseball. I'd place this game next to Game 163. 1978. Bosox v. Yankees. "The Dent Homer"

[@DoubleStar92]

Surprisingly, not one mention of his attempt to take the batting crown either. I skimmed through to his bats and never heard a mention?!

[@kpk33x]

I was at this game, upper deck in RF, 7 years old. Beautiful day, terrible result. The salute to Weaver went on for at least 45 minutes...over 50k people standing and cheering. It gave me chills. Today they'd be hustling the fans out but the 750 fans who make it to Orioles games nowadays wouldn't fuss much.

[@JohnGaltGurgi]

I was at the game also in the upper deck. On the third base side. I was 13. We lost but the fans refused to leave and chanted and made noise for a long time till the Orioles can back out to tip their caps. It was like a huge religious experience. I have never forgotten it.

[@relaxorelaxo5146]

It took two at bats by Ed Romero before anyone noticed it wasn't Jim Gantner! Also that tag by Simmons on Gulliver early in game would've started a brawl with today's players.

[@jamesmiller6217]

I noticed that too. Gantner is blonde and left handed.

[@Bob31415]

That's because today's players are pussies.

[@gregbutler5521]

I was a DC Orioles fan back then. After the Earl Weaver tribute, my Red Sox fan college roommate says to me: "You lost, but somehow in the end, you guys ended up winning." I'll never forget that.

[@paulsonj72]

Baltimore wining would NOT force a tie breaker. This was winner take all as the two teams were dead even at 94-67

[@loyaldude10]

thats what I recall. 3 game lead at start of series. Orioles swept double header on Fri, won Sat. Dead even then. Crowd was goign crazy with brooms yelling sweep each game. shame they couldnt win this one

[@dciccantelli]

Yep. Orioles had to sweep the 4 game series to win the AL east. They almost did....

[@Bob31415]

Absolutely correct. The two teams were tied going into the final game.

[@jamestepera3356]

The bottom of the 1st inning immediately reminded me of why Charlie Moore was part of this great Milwaukee lineup !

[@fromthefarside]

Went to the game the day before, what an environment...sad day, but Earl got his deserving emotional send-off...the Birds ran out of gas.

[@Bob31415]

I was at the game the day before also.

[@joeski734]

@@Bob31415 Me too! Memorial was rocking that day!

[@Bob31415]

@@joeski734 Was that you sitting in front of me?

[@spryfolII]

Wow! I could write a book about the Orioles of the 1966 - 83 era and in Baltimore it would be a best seller. But...the Oriole era of 1979 - 83 would be not only a longer book, but a World Best Seller. That's how good the Orioles were, how much drama, the excellence, the comrodary, emotion, and absolute love that the city of Baltimore and I a 15 year old the day of this game had for my Birds. This day, though it didn't turn out like I had wanted, is without a doubt the most proud I've ever been of the Orioles, but the city as well. The Orioles incredible comeback after being down by 71/2 games with less than 3 weeks left and 4 games when the Brewers rolled into town on that Friday night for a 4 game series equipped with a doubleheader on that Friday night. The Birds had to sweep the doubleheader, and win on Saturday just to get to the epic Sunday game. The fans came out and tge Orioles were on fire. Winning 3 straight, but when the last out was recorded and the Brewers finally won, I was disappointed, but Howard Cosell, inspired by the Oriole fans gave Earl Weaver and the city of Baltimore in my opinion the greatest 5 mins we could ask for. That was the most proud I've ever been because finally, rhe Orioles and Baltimore got our due nationally. It seemed like the whole city had tears in its eyes and from that day, the emotions carried over to 1983 and BELIEVE me when I tell you, everyone, every Bird fan knew 1983 we were going to win it all, and like clockwork, it happened. Howard remembered that day and reminded us about how bitter the losses were in 1979 losing to rhe Pirates in 7, 1980, winning 100 games, but the Yankees won 3 more, 1981 strike year, we finished with the best combined record, but missed the playoffs, then the comeback in '82. It was only fitting that we win it in '83 and it was a wonderful conclusion to a era of excellence that rivals that of the Yankees before. I love my Orioles and one day soon, we will rise again and bring home another World Championship Pennant! GO BIRDS!

[@michaelingram2926]

1979-1983 was the BEST five year period in the O's history, without a doubt! When Orioles' Magic was born and the city fell in love with the team!

[@rokyericksonroks]

They won it all in 1983 but that was under Joe Altobelli’s managing, no?

[@bernieudo4399]

Don't give up. Look at the Giants. Still amazing was their '10-'14 run under Bochy. But that team was managed by an experienced & savy ex catcher who knew the game & players. Don't know about today's tilt to metrics. Ultimately it's ownership & whom you hire to make key decisions both as GM & Manager.

[@FlintyCobblestone]

@@rokyericksonroks Yep.

[@Bob31415]

I'm a huge Orioles fan too. The Brewers lead was three games, not four, when they rolled into town on Friday night. The Orioles won the first three games of the series to tie for the division lead which set up the last winner take all game.

[@millypoo7713]

Jim Palmer is the only pitcher in MLB history to win a World Series game in 3 different decades.

[@JohnnyBGood11]

He never gave up a grand slam either

[@rayroren6293]

That is an awesome record he went to Scottsdale High School in Scottsdale Arizona

[@bernieudo9072]

Earned a Masters in Soil Science.

[@philiptucci2458]

Jim Palmer was a great pitcher, one of my all time favorites

[@EdsterIII]

@@philiptucci2458 Same here. Nothing crazy or fancy with him he just went out and pitched lights out so many times. Growing up in Milwaukee in the 70's I was so lucky, I got to see Jim Palmer pitch on several occasions. He was a phenomenal athlete! And as I said a lights out pitcher! Add to that he had Eddie Murray's amazing bat in the line-up. That was a awesome team! If it wasn't for the billion dollar Yankees, I wonder what could have been?

[@dubbled7286]

This game could arguably have been the greatest win in Brewers history. It catapulted them to their first ever and only WS appearance. Had they lost this game as well (they lost the first 3 games of the series, needing only 1 win to advance to the ALCS), this would have gone down as one of the greatest chokes in the history of MLB (blowing a 3 game lead with 4 games to play).

[@larryb6822]

And then followed that two games down...unfortunately up 3-2 didn't pan out.

[@EdsterIII]

@@larryb6822 That World Series loss was a soul crusher for me. I grew up here in Milwaukee. I spent more time at County🏟Stadium🏟 than I did at home...lol. I adored this team. ALL of the players were really amazing to the fans. Spending 15-30 minutes after the home games signing autographs in the parking lot. This team from 1976-1977 to 1982 were by far the most popular and exciting time in Brewers history. They brought HOPE! A small market (I HATE THAT TERM!), but a smaller market team, fighting the Yankees, Red Sox, the💰money🤑💰the🤑💸revenue💰🤑the💸💲marketability. Extra money💰💰💰💰💰for endorsements. Players who went to New York, Boston, Los Angeles, California, etc. they got more everything, prestige, living the lifestyle of a celebrity. Teams like Milwaukee, Minnesota, and oddly Oakland were scrambling to keep up. Now that said, these years I mentioned brought the entire city of Milwaukee together! I can remember my Pops and I getting in the car and driving down 27th Street with a pennant waving out the window. Horns of EVERY CAR Beeeeep beeeep beeeeep beeeeep! It was a baseball ⚾️ DREAM when we beat Baltimore then I was back to terrified after California had us. But Cecil Cooper's 2-run base hit to take the lead, then Pete Ladd shutting them down in the 9th inning! Again a DREAM COME TRUE! World Series bound! FINALLY! Up 3 games to 2. ONE MORE GAME AND WE ARE CHAMPIONS!🏆 We lost game 6. Tied 3-3. Then my worst day came. St.Louis beat us in game 7. It ended! Then what was misery and pain, or so I thought anyway. The next month. November 13th, my buddy growing up. The man who helped raise me. My Yahtzee partner, my best pal when I was a little squirt. My Grandpa had a massive heart attack and passed away that day. The loss of the Brewers, not that it was irrelevant, but compared to what our family faced, it was irrelevant. I had just turned 15. I can't put into writing how I felt over the next 6 months. My grades dropped off. I failed a class. That year was the biggest year ever as far as highs and then sadly lows, the lowest of lows. 40 years later, now especially when I watched this game, the games with the Angels for the ⚾️A.L.Championship🏆⚾️ there is a huge swelling of tears, of Joy! Then the tears of sadness hit, as I remembered the month after. 📈📈📈📈📈 Up then down then up then down the WAY UP, then CRASH, THEN💥💥BOOM!💥💥 ⚾️⚾️Baseball⚾️⚾️ has always stayed a HUGE part of my life. The Brewers always have been and always will be my number one team! My Grandfather taught me many things. First and foremost, FAMILY IS ALWAYS, HAS TO ALWAYS BE YOUR NUMBER #1 PRIORITY! My Grandparents were married in 1915. They just turned 18. when my Grandpa died in 1982 at age 85, they were still married. For 67 years they were ❤🤲❤in LOVE and together. My Grandma was a tiny little gal. 5'1" before age and her curved spine turned her to a 4'9"-4'10" lady. My Grandpa👴was 5'10". He was not a imposing man however if you threatened his family especially me(I was their only grandchild), he would attack like a bear guarding his family. My Grandma👵as well. At just under or over 5' depending, she was tiny. But she was a spitfire! I called her my little bird.🐥 Whenever she'd laugh, giggle, or have a big smile, her nose would scrunch up and it looked like a chicken's rear end. And SHE showed it to me! LOL! These uploads of this series, then the playoffs, and then the World Series, showed how something interesting for some people can be extremely special and memorable for someone else. These games flooded my memories back! For that I say THANK YOU VERY VERY VERY VERY MUCH!!!!! GOD BLESS YOU! AND ONCE AGAIN THANK YOU!!!!!

[@larryb6822]

@@EdsterIII Baseball might be compared to a soap opera. The history itself is part of the reason we follow. The payroll disparity with baseball would most likely, otherwise, be addressed. The rarity of a World Series becomes priceless. That 82' season defined "sitting on the edge of your seat." I am glad your Grandpa got to see it, and I am sure you shared every moment. I was 16 (driving). I would sit in my car during lunch to catch a bit of a day game on the radio. During the summer, I carried a radio with me everywhere (I don't even care about my cell phone that much). I had Cooper's hit off Luis Sanchez recorded on cassette tape, but I have since misplaced it. Thinking back, I spent three years in a foster home as a kid, so that I actually cried... Over the years, and as you have learned, I don't let sports get to me (relatively speaking). I participate in fantasy baseball, and when I listen to Yankee fans suggest they are "excited" about the season, I just smile inside. They have no idea what it is like to be competitive as we have recently. Enjoy 2022, and just know it is an accomplishment. But hey, remember, after Cooper's hit, if Kuenn had not replaced Gorman Thomas with Marshall Edwards in center field, we may have lost that game. That's just how it went :-)

[@frederickgriffith7004]

The Orioles of that Era were really tough.From 1966 to 1983 the mantra around the league was doing the things the Oriole way.Great pitching and defense. Power and speed with great situational hitting. Memorial stadium was always a great park to watch a baseball game. Lol it was never a great looking ballpark. More of a football stadium. And all that equipment that used to sit beyond the outfield fence made it look like a junkyard at times. Went there all the time when going down to Maryland to visit family. I vividly remember this game.Robin Yount earned that MVP for that year

[@davidb5728]

believe at least 9 HOF here..weaver, simmions, molitor, yount, palmer, sutton, ripken, murray, fingers

[@bernieudo9072]

@4640jds Harold Baines?

[@pullmyfinger336]

I was at this game. We had to leave early, so I missed the postgame festivities with Earl Weaver. The O's probably should have won this game based on how they played themselves into a tie in the last week of the season, but it wasn't to be... winning the WS the next season took the sting off the way 1982 ended though.

[@theaterdreamer]

They probably should have won? LOL. We didn’t have the reigning Cy Young and MVP in Rollie Fingers, and the ‘82 Cy Young winner, Pete Vukovich, was playing with what was discovered to be a torn rotator cuff in the offseason. And Robin Yount destroyed you in the most important game of the season. You were lucky to still be alive at the end. The Orioles were a great team in ‘82. But to opine you “probably should have won” a game you got blown out of 10-2 is laughable.

[@cjones3710]

Yes, it was wonderful week guty...which motovated led the club for 83.

[@bernieudo9072]

Yeah. It's a lot to ask for--to win four games in a row. Revealed weakness in Brewers equally.

[@pullmyfinger336]

@@theaterdreamer You are very silly. Yes, the O's should have won. They entered this game on a 33-10 roll since August 20th. The Brewers on the other hand, were reeling. Losing 7 of their previous 11 coming into the game. The O's had all of the momentum. It was a home game. They'd won 5 straight games against Milwaukee in the previous 8 days. So, yes they should have won. Detroit really helped you guys out with their 9th inning heroics to beat the O's the week before.

[@davidmoon2947]

Fascinating listening to them yack through an entire Jim Gantner at-bat about Jim Gantner when the whole time it was actually Eddie Romero batting.

[@CutterHistorical]

After this game, Palmer was never the same... only lasted til 84 and then retired after a terrible start

[@michaelingram2926]

....but did get to be a part of another World Series winning team and even won one of those WS games in a relief appearance..

[@travismcdonald6576]

CutterHistorical And he had that failed comeback in 1991.

[@bernieudo9072]

One of the greats. Yeah. You can pitch only so far, which is why guys like Niekro & Ryan were remarkable.

[@whyimsmarterthanyou]

God, I love Keith and Howard on the call. Chatting about Palmer and Weaver's unique relationship is such a cool bit inside-baseball that seems absent in today's game. Those media men had outstanding access back in the day. Too many closed clubhouses now.

[@AgeofCraccadilliaassent]

Ooooo Nellie lol

[@bernieudo4399]

Yes. 2021 baseball is not MLB. Even pre '20. Realize a sport evolves, but sometimes not for better. Expansion itself in '90s (Rockies & Marlins) essentially meant fifty to sixty players entered MLB who really shouldn't.

[@ChildOfThe1970s]

I watched this game on our old black and white TV

[@scottgrimes1287]

remember this game well. As another said...the Os ran out of gas. Loved Keith Jackson in all his callings.

[@dciccantelli]

Loved that Harvey Kuehn walked out on the field to congratulate Earl Weaver on his retirement. Classy. Also, it looks like the other Brewer who joined them was Pat Dobson who was the Brewers' pitching coach that season. During his playing years, Dobson was a starting pitcher for the Orioles under Weaver. I believe one year (early 70's) he was one of the Oriole staff that had four 20 game winners. Unheard of then and non-existent now.

[@g-mansbunker3718]

Awesome! - I was at this game @12 years old. Not the result I was hoping upon. :-/

[@ThymeKeeper]

I had forgotten about this game. In my mind the '82 Brewers were more dominant. One of my all time favorite teams to not win the World Series. In fact, I had them three years in a row: '82 Brewers, '83 White Sox, '84 Cubs (although the '84 Tigers are my all-time favorite team and they couldn't BOTH have won :) ).

[@billkeogh639]

I remember I was in college when this game aired. It was game 162 and the teams were tied. Amazingly, the game was not on in our area. That's why baseball has been surpassed by the NFL.

[@michaelallen8508]

Wasn't the NFL also on strike when this game happened?

[@larryb6822]

Problem with the NFL, I have no choice but to spend no less than $1,000 a year to watch the one team I have been watching since I was 8.

[@paulsonj72]

The NL West title was also in play that day as the Dodgers and Braves were fighting it out. Atlanta had a one game lead and were playing the Padres and the Dodgers were playing the Giants. ABC would broadcast any games that had pennant race implications on the last day and in 1982 there were three games on Sunday that helped determine the playoff picture. That’s why Brewers/Orioles didn’t go national. Had the NL West been decided than this game goes national.

[@Djjoeyd1167]

Damn! Same outcome! Was hoping for a Mandela effect! 😂 I was 15 years old back then.. what a season it was for the Orioles! I remember I think it was in August the Orioles swept the Yankees(5 game series..I was in Wildwood NJ & wore my orioles gear, proudly on the boardwalk) and had won 10 games in a row.. after winning seven in a row out of eight games just before I believe, they made a furious come back to try to overcome the Brewers! On may 29th cal Ripken sat out the second game I believe of a doubleheader, rest of that season and for the next 16 seasons, never missed a game after that! The only good thing out of this game was the standing ovation for 45 minutes after the game was over for Earl Weaver, who was retiring(although he did come back briefly 85 and 86 maybe) I remember this weekend like it was yesterday.. I was living in southern Maryland and they didn’t show all the games on TV like they do now and I pretty much listen to all the games on WTOP 1500.. the start of this series, I didn’t think there was any chance of at least pulling even with the Brewers, but they did! Out scored them 27 to 6 in those first three games! Then they get blown out 10 to 2 in this game! :/ if I remember right, Terry Crowley, in one or two games, the king of swing had a couple big hits! They mention Doug DeCinces being up for possible MVP..man I was so upset when the O’s got rid of him(traded him for disco Dan Ford) 1982! If we can only go back! ❤❤ I am hoping for some Orioles magic the rest of this season to hopefully win the division and maybe go to the World Series again! O-R-I-O-L-E-S ORIOLES! ❤

[@Djjoeyd1167]

One other thing.. Even though they the O’s were losing, I remember me, and so many people were upset that they took the game off for that amount of time! It came back on, and it was like WTF(of course back then there was no WTF 😂) 10-2?!

[@glst1974]

Thanks for the upload. As a little kid, was so happy to see Brewers win.

[@misterroperssmile8107]

Broke my heart. They came all the way back to make this game essentially the AL East Championship Game but Palmer just didn't have it that day.

[@eugenemcgirt2357]

Palmer talks frequently about regretting the HR pitches to Yount.

[@BaseballCardMatt]

At about the 50 min. mark, they mention about the Brewers being able to acquire the veteran Sutton age 37 at the time in a trade from Houston down the pennant stretch. What they didn't know at that time but the Astros did. Sutton who watching him still had the same wind up and still looked like the same pitcher was no longer the same pitcher and already had began doctoring the ball to help him continue to have success. The Astros who were a contending team knew this and thus made the deal because they felt he was near the end of his career and they should trade him before word got out he no longer had the same stuff. Sutton of course would labor with a couple of mediocre seasons for the Brewers after 1982 before going to the A's and Angels where he finally got to 300 wins but by the time he was with the A's, everyone in baseball already knew he was doctoring the baseball. Every game he pitched the opposing managers were constantly watching him trying to catch him at it. Sutton had been a great pitcher for so many years with the Dodgers that sadly fans that grew up in the 1980s like I did never got to see him when his stuff was real and only God given ability. Though I grew up despising cheaters. I have to give Sutton credit.....he was able to do it and stay effective enough to win another 60 or so games at the end of his career and get to 300 wins.....even though his last 3 or 4 years in baseball everyone knew he was cheating but Sutton was slick enough they couldnt catch him at it.

[@gregbromberg5427]

What a great way for Yount to end the season. MVP.

[@robertsteeno6106]

Old school baseball, i love it!

[@chrisuncleahmad789]

This game was closer than the final score indicated.

[@stevenlapidus5939]

Would have been interesting if the Braves had won that NLCS instead of the Cardinals. I could only imagine how exciting that 1982 World Series would have been in Milwaukee after the Braves broke the cities hearts in the 50's.

[@bmasters1981]

New Milwaukee vs. old Milwaukee (Brewers/Braves), right?

[@stevenlapidus5939]

@@bmasters1981 Yes.

[@paulsonj72]

The two teams were forced to play a doubleheader on Friday night as the teams had a tie game back in June and the rules at the time said tie games that were official had to replayed in their entirety.(Stats counted though) In addition since the game that needed to replayed had an impact on the pennant race the tie game needed to be replayed. If one of the games had been postponed and needed to be made up the game would have been played Monday(if MLB didn’t want another double header)

[@SorgiStories]

The moment you heard Keith Jackson do an ad for a Milwaukee-made beer, you knew it was a good omen.

[@Dana-wq5tp]

You could tell Palmer was getting old by this point. The velocity was down, his wind up, leg kick and overall flow seems labored and slow. Almost like he was throwing batting practice. Definitely didn't have it that day but it was quite a late season charge by the Orioles and that final weekend was magical up until the final day.

[@sarahn1477]

I was only a 1 month old when this aired!

[@briandelmore7188]

God I loved Baseball back then. None of this so many teams make the playoffs, instant replay and so many other rule changes . still love the game, but hate that so many teams make it to postseason takes away from the Drama of something like this and 1978 and others after this. Even tv coverage was better then today, less in a strange was better. Monay night baseball and the nbc game of the week gave you something to look forward to and wrap it all up by watching this week in baseball, and even the baseball bunch for those who remember that. Just wish they would leave the game alone and stop trying to cater to non fans to entice watch it, and forgetting about those who enjoy it the most.

[@bernieudo9072]

Yes. Equally for all sports. Game flow is interrupted now with just too many commercials & timeouts. Expansion in sports has diluted talent. Different era then.

[@frankdrebin259]

I totally forgot about this game in '82. This would have been a colossal collapse had they lost all 4 games. And it would have been Angel's and Orioles in the ALCS that year.

[@macmiles278]

Watched this game in Bklyn NY.

[@RRaquello]

I'm not a Brewers fan, especially now that they're in the National League, but I loved this team, from the time they got good, around 1978, until they finally got into the World Series. They were the very definition of what was thought to be "American League Baseball" when the two leagues were actually different, had different styles, and there was actually a rivalry between the two leagues which, of all people, Brewers owner Bud Selig did his best to intentionally kill. The ultimate betrayal, of course, was his moving the Brewers to the NL because he felt he was slumming being in the American League, when it was the NL that deserted and betrayed Milwaukee to begin with, back in 1965. Yes, I was an American League fan, when that meant something. It doesn't any more, which is one of the many things wrong with modern baseball.

[@jonnydanger7181]

Watching the end of Giants-Dodgers all the players and coaches from both teams leave the field altogether throughout the door behind home plate ive never seen anything like that. was it always like that at candlestick?

[@nashbruce4196]

Anything I've read has portrayed Candlestick as kind of a dump, so it wouldn't surprise me tbh

[@leafyutube]

Emotional day for Earl Weaver.

[@Bob31415]

The caption above is WRONG. An Oriole win would NOT force a playoff. The two teams were tied going into this game. It was winner take all.

[@ryanstrnad8442]

Baltimore blew so many opportunities and Milwaukee made some great plays as well as benefiting on some close calls and coming up with that 2 out hit in the top of the 8th to win this game. It could have been a Baltimore lead until at least the 9th when they scored 5 2 out runs (that too). BTW, I wonder who would've called the ALCS with Keith Jackson had the O's won? Palmer & Weaver would've obviously been unavailable then. Possibly Bob Uecker (the Milwaukee Broadcaster), Don Drysdale? Al Michaels, Howard Cosell & Tommy Lasorda called the NLCS for ABC that year. A lot of last minute scrambling. Plus, had a one-game playoff would've been needed between Atlanta at Los Angeles, that would've been played the next night in place of a scratched Monday Night Playoff game due to that leagues player's strike. probably Michaels & Drysdale? IDK?

[@theaterdreamer]

What the hell are you talking about? “That hit in the top of the 8th to win it” ???? It was 4-1 Milwaukee at that point. That run made it 5-1. You scored 2 runs. You gave up 10. It was never close. No “calls went against you.” LOL. The Brewers had 11 hits, of which two were doubles, one was a triple, and four were home runs. The Orioles were never in this game . Yount made sure of it.

[@theaterdreamer]

And “it could have been a Baltimore lead”. What mind altering drugs were you on when posting this? It was 4-1 headed to the 8th, then 5-1, then 5-2. You couldn’t get within 3 runs. Not sure how “you could have had a lead.”

[@ryanstrnad8442]

@@theaterdreamer I finally saw your reply; Bottom of the 1st, Glen Gulliver missed the stop sign rounding 3rd on a base hit for a 3rd out (at the plate); Top of the 2nd, Jim Palmer throws wide trying to pick off Gorman Thomas at first where Thomas goes all the way to third on, and eventually scores.Bottom of 3rd, Al Bumbry hits a leadoff drive to the right field corner thats just foul, then gets out, Gulliver homers right after that, then Ken Singleton hits a drive to center where Goman Thomas makes a leaping catch just in front of the wall (Howard Cosell said he thought it wouldve been gone), Eddie Murray ended that same inning with a hot smash to first that Cecil Cooper stopped & retired the side with a 3-1 lead: Bottom of the 5th now, Rick Dempsey gets a single, then ends up on 3rd when Bumry gets a single, after that and with one out, Gulliver comes up to bat and bounces a hard smash to Cooper at first who steps on the bag and quickly throws to 2nd to attempt a "backwards" double play hits the back of Bumry where Dempsey appears to score easily from 3rd only to have it all called back because the ball was ruled just foul, Dempsey was left stranded at 3rd base; Bottom of 6th, Jim Dwyer with one out rips one down the 1st base line and a lucky bounce holds him to a single at first. Cal Ripkin Jr right after bloops one down the RF line that drops but it inches foul; Then that bottom of the 8th, one out, 5-1, runer on 1st & 2nd, Cal Ripken Jr again just misses a big hit, this one in the LEFT field corner that lands just foul. Then finally, with two out in that same inning & its now a 5-2 Milwaukee lead, pinch hitter, Joe Nolan (with runners on 1st & 3rd) lines another one in to the LF corner which Ben Oglibie made a sliding catch to retire the side. So, was the 5 run top of the 9th inning just the Orioles packing it in ?

[@MrVegasdeuce]

So many Hall of Famers playing in this game!😊

[@PatFrenchLeafsFan1]

So, happy you're back to uploading. Any Blue Jays games from the 1980s on CTV & TSN?

[@jamalmccoy3233]

Jim Palmer looked like he had a straight fast ball that's why Robin yount hit that solo HR in to the right field seats. . Cal ripkins rookie season...

[@SS-th9wz]

Brewers lost WS in 1982 and the next season the O’s won it all.

[@theaterdreamer]

Yeah. Baltimore had a great team. The Brewers just couldn’t overcome their injuries. Show me another franchise in baseball history that had back-to-back Cy Young winners, and saw their careers essentially end. Rollie Fingers missed all of 1983. He came back strong in 1984, but after one more subpar season in 1985, his career was over. And Vukovich was the saddest of all. He was never a true staff ace. But he was a good 2/3, and a real workhorse for the Brewers. He had been playing with a torn rotator cuff. Made only 3 starts in 1983. Missed 1984. Came back in 1985 and was awful across 22 starts. He made 6 more starts in 1986, and his career was over. That was just a hell of an obstacle for the Brewers, losing their two best pitchers like that.

[@travismcdonald6576]

theaterdream Excellent points. The 80’s had a lot of Cy Young winners who just never panned out as elite past their award winning season, though Fingers is not on that list.

[@bernieudo4399]

@@travismcdonald6576 Where would you put Gooden? What could've been.

[@rmk2336]

The beautiful good old days.

[@kevhead1525]

Yount won mvp first as a shortstop, then as a center fielder. Pretty cool.

[@spryfolII]

I keep thinking the Orioles are still going to win. Howard was right, that missed sign was the biggest play. Brewers hot major momentum from it. Already with a lead, Orioles score there Brewers go, here we go again, instead they gain confidence and Palmer didn't have his A stuff and if you watch Palmer from the beginning he knew he didn't have it either. Still, everything that happened that weekend culminating in the Greatest moments ever at Memorial Stadium. I get choked up as I did out in the right field bleachers. We knew Earl retiring meant the end of a era. That makes what happened the following year, that much more special because when Cal caught that line drive, and the Orioles became 3 time World Champions, that was the official end of a era. We're so close to a Championship again its a incredible feeling knowing we have a budding dynasty.

[@BrianLennon-jk6rj]

Yes...gulliver kept running around 3rd because he did not see ripken sr who was so out of position...i was not at this game...but went to many games that year as a young teenager...and started working there in 1983 as concession helper and all star ballot distributor...great memories..

[@rossapolis]

30:25 - 31:15 That's not Jim Gantner, that's Ed Romero.

[@michaelleroy9281]

This game took over for football ( they were on strike)

[@bernieudo4399]

Looking back at these clutch "winner takes all" games do recall sports psychologists years later who did studies on performance under pressure in clutch games (elimination; Game 7s) & you're better off being the road team. (all things being equal) The epoch 1978 Game 163 between Boston & New York went to the Yankees. Seems that expectations & pressure can be too much. Realize these are professionals, but it's a reality. This doesn't diminish Yount's performance; it does highlight the headwind of hometown expectations. (Gives insight to the question "Can being a home team be an advantage in a Game 7?")

[@cottagechskitty]

RIP Don

[@Playsinvain]

No opposing player gave me more anxiety than Eddie Murray that year

[@NatureB3]

The last game that 4 HOF's for the Orioles would be on the field together. Palmer, Ripken, Murray, & Weaver

[@davidwillborn3850]

Cool you had future hall of famers in Monitor, Yount, Fingers,. Howard cosell, Keith Jackson and Bob Uecker

[@larryb6822]

2:38:04 Howard Cosell no doubt: The game saving play. Oglivie, three things involved here. Instancy of judgement, superb reflexes, absence of physical fear, as he fought it, going into that corner fence, in that corner pocket. What Cosell said right after that, if someone can help.

[@vicepresidentmikepence889]

I came here from SI vault December 27, 1982 issue. They gave abc a Heidi award for screwing up the video of this play😂 😂

[@bobcarp1239]

Day Baseball.... those shadows of Fall...

[@rjlwis]

How ABC stuck with LA/SF while the Brewers were putting the game away was atrocious!

[@AgeofCraccadilliaassent]

Interesting someone Detroit recorded this

[@AgeofCraccadilliaassent]

Wow its the guy that did college football woooooo nellie

[@jessebrown8574]

Did I just see a ladder advertised as costing 67 dollars????

[@danheilman7729]

Who decided that it would be a great idea to have Keith Jackson and Howard Cosell call baseball games?

[@brianoneill7186]

They replaced Bob Prince and Warner Wolf, who were far worse.

[@sominboy2757]

Cosell is a legend who could call anything. Baseball just wasnt his specialty. Those were boxing and football. He always did his research and was very knowledgeable. Plus i think the nfl was on strike during this time too.

[@paulsonj72]

@@sominboy2757 NFL was on strike then and if the NL West had gone to the tie breaker ABC would have done the game Monday Night due to no Monday Night Football. ABC had the rights to the tie breaker games in even number years.

[@NkrumahTure]

Probably Roone Artledge.

[@bmasters1981]

@@paulsonj72 That above that fact that it was set up where, in even years, ABC had the All-Star Game and league finals (LCS), and NBC the World Series, and in odd years, NBC had the All-Star Game and league finals, and ABC the World Series.

[@fromthefarside]

They were tied on Sunday...if the O's had won they would of had the title.

[@paulsonj72]

Very simple math that day. Winner take all.

[@scottdyer3348]

Only 8 hall of famers on these 2 rosters.

[@chipwhitley6509]

Looking through the comments and nobody is gonna talk about how awesome Eddie Murray's mutton chops are

[@FlintyCobblestone]

They were truly awesome.

[@ryangulliver1192]

Glenn gulliver is my uncle

[@michaelleroy9281]

Any team that wore powder blue ( there were alot of them at that time) looked good

[@frednesvet5046]

I can see why Gulliver was a bust in the majors. What a bonehead play running past Cal Ripken Sr. stop sign.

[@cottagechskitty]

Ooooh

[@ralstonmathews3543]

O's fans need to increase attendance or they could succumb like the A's...

[@johnperrigo6474]

Howard Cosell.

[@ma1375]

This was a great day. One of gods antichrists was born...lol

[@danacoleman4007]

Right on!!!!!

[@robertmunroe1916]

+

[@johnreynolds6230]

Though he'll never admit to it- PALMER deliberately THREW this game. His hatred for Earl Weaver over- rode any feelings for his teammates and the FANS. He had a nice contract lined up with ABC as a commentator and he wasn't about to let EARL go out as a winner with a possible pennant for him to boot. PALMER THREW THIS GAME!

[@frednesvet5046]

That is the dumbest thing I ever heard.😂😂

[@danacoleman4007]

Good god I HATE milwaukee 🤢🤮