With two out in the ninth inning, Dave Nelson and Toby Harrah each drove in a run with a single to give the Rangers a 2-1 victory over the Brewers. With one away, Vic Harris singled and took third on a single by Elliott Maddox. After Bill Sudakis popped up for the second out, Nelson and Harrah came through with their hits. The Brewers counted their run in the first on a single by Bob Coluccio and double by Tim Johnson. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 2, Milwaukee Brewers 1
Game Played on Sunday, April     29, 1973 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Brewers      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2 10  1


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
May cf                4   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Nelson 2b             5   0   2   1     0   0   .216
Coluccio rf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .176      Harrah ss             4   0   2   1     1   0   .290
Johnson ss            4   0   2   1     0   1   .333      Johnson lf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .377
Scott 1b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .246      Epstein 1b            3   0   2   0     1   0   .200
Briggs lf             3   0   2   0     1   0   .250      Carty dh              3   0   0   0     1   0   .164
Brown dh              4   0   0   0     0   4   .238      Burroughs rf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .241
Porter c              3   0   0   0     1   1   .206      Harris 3b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .171
Vukovich 3b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .106      Maddox cf             3   1   1   0     1   1   .326
Garcia 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .263      Stelmaszek c          3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Slaton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sudakis ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Newman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Paul p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   6   1     3   7             Totals               33   2  10   2     5   2

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance:  5,157
Left on Base: Brewers 6, Rangers 10
DP: Brewers 1, Rangers 2
Errors: Epstein
Doubles: Johnson (2), Epstein (2), Nelson (3), Harrah (4)
Stolen Bases: Johnson (2), Maddox (3)
Caught Stealing: Nelson (3)
GIDP: Vukovich (1), Carty (5)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton                  7     6   0   0   5   2   0  29   1.65
Newman L(2-1)           1.2   4   2   2   0   0   0   9   1.54
Totals                  8.2  10   2   2   5   2   0  38

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Paul W(3-0)             9     6   1   1   3   7   0  34   3.08
Totals                  9     6   1   1   3   7   0  34

Wild Pitches: Slaton (1)

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Larry Barnett


BREWERS 1ST: May grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt
Coluccio singled to first; Johnson doubled [Coluccio scored,
Johnson to third (on throw)]; Scott lined into a double play
(shortstop to third) [Johnson out at third]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Nelson flied out to center; Harrah flied out to
right; Johnson singled to center; Johnson stole second; Epstein
walked; Slaton threw a wild pitch [Johnson to third, Epstein to
second]; Carty walked; Burroughs grounded out (pitcher to
shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Brewers 1, Rangers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Briggs lined to second; Brown struck out; Porter
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Harris lined to first; Maddox walked; Maddox stole
second; Stelmaszek was called out on strikes; Nelson flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Rangers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Vukovich flied out to left; Garcia popped to
second; May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson
singled to left; Epstein singled to center [Johnson to third];
Carty grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Epstein out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1,
Rangers 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Coluccio grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson
singled to right; Scott popped to second; Briggs singled to
center [Johnson to second]; Brown struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Brewers 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); Harris
grounded out (second to first); Maddox flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Rangers 0.

BREWERS 5TH: Porter grounded out (first unassisted); Epstein
dropped a foul fly hit by Vukovich for an error; Vukovich was
called out on strikes; Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Stelmaszek grounded out (second to first); Nelson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrah walked; Johnson
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers
1, Rangers 0.

BREWERS 6TH: May grounded out (first unassisted); Coluccio flied
out to left; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Epstein doubled to left; Carty flied out to right
[Epstein to third]; Burroughs walked; Harris reached on a
fielder's choice [Epstein out at home (first to catcher to
third), Burroughs to second]; Maddox struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Brewers 1, Rangers 0.

BREWERS 7TH: Scott walked; Briggs singled to left [Scott to
second]; Brown struck out; Porter walked [Scott to third, Briggs
to second]; Vukovich grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Porter out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Brewers 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Stelmaszek grounded out (second to first); Nelson
doubled to right; Nelson was caught stealing third (catcher to
third); Harrah doubled to center [Harrah out at third (center to
shortstop to third)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Rangers
0.

BREWERS 8TH: Garcia singled to center; May popped to catcher in
foul territory; Coluccio grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Garcia to third]; Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 8TH: NEWMAN REPLACED SLATON (PITCHING); Johnson grounded
out (pitcher to first); Epstein grounded out (shortstop to
first); Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Rangers 0.

BREWERS 9TH: Scott grounded out (second to first); Briggs
walked; Brown struck out; Porter grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 9TH: Burroughs flied out to center; Harris singled;
Maddox singled to center [Harris to third]; SUDAKIS BATTED FOR
STELMASZEK; Sudakis popped to shortstop; Nelson singled to
center [Harris scored, Maddox to second]; Harrah singled to left
[Maddox scored, Nelson to second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Brewers 1, Rangers 2.