George Scott drove in three runs with a homer and two doubles and Gorman Thomas also homered as the Brewers spanked the Rangers, 6-2, behind the seven-hit pitching of converted reliever Eduardo Rodriguez. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 6, Texas Rangers 2
Game Played on Monday, August    23, 1976 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Brewers      2  0  1    1  0  0    2  0  0  -   6 13  1
Rangers      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  7  2


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Yount ss              5   1   2   0     0   0   .270      Clines lf             4   0   0   0     1   1   .255
Moore c               3   1   0   0     2   1   .199      Harrah ss             3   0   0   0     2   2   .265
Scott 1b              5   2   3   3     0   2   .274      Hargrove 1b           4   1   1   0     1   0   .293
Aaron dh              3   0   1   0     1   1   .243      Burroughs rf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .234
  Hegan pr,dh         1   1   0   0     0   0   .252      Howell 3b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .251
Money 3b              5   0   2   1     0   1   .274      Grieve dh             3   0   2   2     0   0   .248
  Heidemann 3b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Thompson 2b           4   0   1   0     0   2   .237
Lezcano rf            5   0   1   0     0   1   .287      Beniquez cf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .264
G. Thomas cf          5   1   2   2     0   0   .206      Sundberg c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .218
Joshua lf             4   0   1   0     1   2   .266        Fahey c             0   0   0   0     1   0   .218
Sutherland 2b         3   0   1   0     0   0   .207      Umbarger p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Carbo ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .246        Bacsik p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Johnson 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .242        Terpko p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Rodriguez p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Castro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   6  13   6     4   8             Totals               32   2   7   2     6   6

Time of Game: 2:57   Attendance:  5,283
Left on Base: Brewers 11, Rangers 10
DP: Brewers 1, Rangers 1
Errors: Lezcano, Hargrove, Bacsik
Doubles: Scott 2 (16), Howell (20)
Home Runs: Scott (13), G. Thomas (8)
Stolen Bases: Clines (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Grieve (7)
GIDP: Money (9), Clines (12)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rodriguez W(5-9)        7.1   7   2   1   5   5   0  33   3.56
Castro SV(5)            1.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   6   2.87
Totals                  9     7   2   1   6   6   0  39

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Umbarger L(8-10)        3.1   5   4   4   2   4   2  17   3.35
Bacsik                  3.1   6   2   2   1   3   0  17   3.57
Terpko                  2.1   2   0   0   1   1   0  10   2.33
Totals                  9    13   6   6   4   8   2  44

Passed Balls: Fahey (1)
Wild Pitches: Bacsik (2)

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Al Clark


BREWERS 1ST: 42 minute rain before start of game; Yount
singled to left; Moore flied out to left; Scott homered [Yount
scored]; Aaron was called out on strikes; Money flied out to
right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Clines walked; Harrah was called out on strikes;
Hargrove flied out to center; Clines stole second; Burroughs
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Rangers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Lezcano singled to center; G. Thomas made an out to
second; Joshua struck out; Sutherland forced Lezcano (second
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Howell flied out to right; Grieve flied out to
center; Thompson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 2, Rangers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Yount grounded out (third to first); Moore walked;
Scott doubled to left [Moore scored]; Aaron walked; Money struck
out; Lezcano flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers
3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Beniquez walked; Sundberg flied out to right;
Clines struck out; Harrah walked [Beniquez to second]; Hargrove
walked [Beniquez to third, Harrah to second]; Burroughs grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Brewers 3, Rangers
0.

BREWERS 4TH: G. Thomas homered; Joshua struck out; BACSIK
REPLACED UMBARGER (PITCHING); Sutherland singled to shortstop;
Sutherland was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Bacsik [Sutherland to second]; Yount flied out to left; Bacsik
threw a wild pitch [Sutherland to third]; Moore grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 4, Rangers
0.

RANGERS 4TH: Howell doubled to right [Howell to third (error by
Lezcano)]; Grieve hit a sacrifice fly to center [Howell scored
(unearned)]; Thompson struck out; Beniquez grounded out (third
to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 4, Rangers 1.

BREWERS 5TH: Scott struck out; Aaron flied out to right; Money
singled to right; Lezcano was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 4, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg singled to left; Clines grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Sundberg out at
second]; Harrah walked; Hargrove forced Harrah (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 4, Rangers 1.

BREWERS 6TH: G. Thomas made an out to shortstop; Joshua walked;
Sutherland grounded out (shortstop to first) [Joshua to second];
Yount flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 4,
Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Burroughs flied to left in foul territory; Howell
flied out to center; Grieve singled to left; Thompson singled to
left [Grieve to second]; Beniquez flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 4, Rangers 1.

BREWERS 7TH: Moore struck out; Scott doubled to right; Aaron
singled to pitcher [Scott to third]; HEGAN RAN FOR AARON; Money
singled to center [Scott scored, Hegan to second]; Lezcano flied
out to right; G. Thomas singled to left [Hegan scored, Money to
second]; TERPKO REPLACED BACSIK (PITCHING); Joshua singled to
center [Money to third, G. Thomas to second]; CARBO BATTED FOR
SUTHERLAND; Carbo grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 5 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Brewers 6, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: HEGAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); JOHNSON REPLACED
CARBO (PLAYING 2B); Sundberg made an out to second; Clines flied
out to center; Harrah struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
6, Rangers 1.

BREWERS 8TH: FAHEY REPLACED SUNDBERG (PLAYING C ); Yount singled
to left; Fahey allowed a passed ball [Yount to second]; Moore
walked; Scott struck out; Hegan reached on an error by Hargrove
[Yount to third, Moore to second]; Money grounded into a double
play (third to catcher to first) [Yount out at home]; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 6, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: HEIDEMANN REPLACED MONEY (PLAYING 3B); Hargrove
singled to right; Burroughs singled to center [Hargrove to
second]; Howell forced Burroughs (second to shortstop) [Hargrove
to third]; Grieve singled to right [Hargrove scored, Howell to
second]; CASTRO REPLACED RODRIGUEZ (PITCHING); Thompson struck
out; Beniquez flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers
6, Rangers 2.

BREWERS 9TH: Lezcano grounded out (third to first); G. Thomas
grounded out (third to first); Joshua grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 6, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 9TH: Fahey walked; Clines forced Fahey (second to
shortstop); Harrah flied out to right; Hargrove flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 6, Rangers 2.