A barrage of 21 hits enabled the Brewers to climb within five games of the division-leading Red Sox as they clobbered the Rangers, 17-8, for Texas' sixth consecutive loss. Sal Bando, who drove in five runs and scored four, singled in the second ahead of Gorman Thomas' 20th home run.

The Brewers added six more in the third, Ben Oglivie driving in two with a single and Tony Muser and Bando each delivering two with doubles. Bando hit a three-run round-tripper in the sixth after a single by Hisle and walk to Oglivie. Hisle contributed his 23rd homer to drive in three runs in the ninth. [The Sporting News]

Milwaukee Brewers 17, Texas Rangers 8

Game Played on Sunday, July 23, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Brewers 0 2 6 0 2 3 1 0 3 - 17 21 1 Rangers 0 0 5 0 1 0 2 0 0 - 8 13 0 Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yount ss 6 0 2 0 0 1 .283 Campaneris ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 .215 Money 2b 6 3 3 0 0 0 .300 Beniquez cf 4 1 1 1 1 0 .280 May dh 2 1 1 0 0 1 .196 Sundberg c 2 1 0 0 2 2 .309 Wohlford ph,dh 3 0 0 0 0 2 .286 J. Ellis c 1 0 0 0 0 1 .207 Davis ph,dh 1 1 1 0 0 0 .261 Oliver lf 5 2 2 1 0 0 .308 Hisle lf 5 3 4 4 1 1 .299 Jorgensen lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148 Oglivie rf 5 2 2 2 1 1 .270 Bonds rf 3 2 3 3 1 0 .268 Bando 3b 5 4 3 5 1 0 .274 Thompson rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Thomas cf 4 3 3 2 2 0 .247 Bevacqua 3b 4 0 1 2 1 0 .190 Muser 1b 4 0 1 2 1 1 .048 Gray dh 5 1 3 1 0 1 .333 Martinez c 5 0 1 2 0 0 .195 Wills 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .219 Augustine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mason 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Replogle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hargrove 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .257 Stein p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Comer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Castro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lindblad p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Barker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Umbarger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 46 17 21 17 6 7 Totals 39 8 13 8 5 4 Time of Game: 2:54 Attendance: 11,615 Left on Base: Brewers 9, Rangers 9 DP: Brewers 2, Rangers 1 Errors: Money Doubles: Bando (15), Muser (1), Bonds 2 (13), Oliver (18) Home Runs: Thomas (20), Bando (10), Hisle (23), Bonds (16), Gray (1) Sacrifice Hits: Muser (1) GIDP: Money (5), Bevacqua (5), Wills (8) Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Augustine 2.2 4 5 5 2 1 0 14 4.79 Replogle W(5-2) 4 9 3 3 2 1 2 22 4.96 Stein 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 4.32 Castro 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 1.48 Totals 9 13 8 8 5 4 2 44 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Comer L(3-3) 2.2 7 7 7 1 3 1 15 2.16 Lindblad 1.2 4 3 3 2 1 0 11 3.99 Barker 3.2 9 7 7 3 2 2 23 4.15 Umbarger 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 4.54 Totals 9 21 17 17 6 7 3 53 Wild Pitches: Augustine (2), Barker 2 (6) Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - George Maloney BREWERS 1ST: Yount singled to left; Money grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Yount out at second]; May struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Campaneris flied out to left; Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); Sundberg struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Rangers 0. BREWERS 2ND: Hisle struck out; Oglivie struck out; Bando singled to center; Thomas homered [Bando scored]; Muser grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Oliver reached on an error by Money; Bonds walked [Oliver to second]; Bevacqua grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Oliver to third, Bonds out at second]; Gray made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Rangers 0. BREWERS 3RD: Martinez popped to third in foul territory; Yount grounded out (third to first); Money singled to left; May singled to center [Money to third]; Hisle walked [May to second]; Oglivie singled to right [Money scored, May scored, Hisle to third]; Bando doubled to center [Hisle scored, Oglivie scored]; LINDBLAD REPLACED COMER (PITCHING); Thomas was walked intentionally; Muser doubled to right [Bando scored, Thomas scored]; Martinez flied out to center; 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 8, Rangers 0. RANGERS 3RD: Wills grounded out (second to first); Hargrove singled to center; Campaneris grounded out (first unassisted) [Hargrove to second]; Beniquez singled to left [Hargrove scored]; Augustine threw a wild pitch [Beniquez to second]; Sundberg walked; Oliver singled to left [Beniquez scored, Sundberg to second]; Bonds doubled to left [Sundberg scored, Oliver to third]; REPLOGLE REPLACED AUGUSTINE (PITCHING); Bevacqua singled to left [Oliver scored, Bonds scored]; Gray singled to center [Bevacqua to third]; Wills flied out to left; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 8, Rangers 5. BREWERS 4TH: Yount singled to left; Money flied out to right; WOHLFORD BATTED FOR MAY; Wohlford struck out; Hisle singled to center [Yount to third]; Oglivie made an out to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 8, Rangers 5. RANGERS 4TH: WOHLFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Hargrove flied out to right; Campaneris lined to shortstop; Beniquez walked; Sundberg struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 8, Rangers 5. BREWERS 5TH: Bando walked; Thomas singled to right [Bando to second]; Muser out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Bando to third, Thomas to second]; BARKER REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Martinez singled to left [Bando scored, Thomas scored]; Barker threw a wild pitch [Martinez to second]; Yount struck out; Money reached on a fielder's choice [Martinez out at third (third unassisted)]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 10, Rangers 5. RANGERS 5TH: Oliver doubled to left; Bonds doubled [Oliver scored]; Bevacqua popped to first in foul territory; Gray singled to left [Bonds to third]; Wills grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Gray out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 10, Rangers 6. BREWERS 6TH: Wohlford was called out on strikes; Hisle singled to third; Barker threw a wild pitch [Hisle to second]; Oglivie walked; Bando homered [Hisle scored, Oglivie scored]; Thomas singled to center; Muser flied out to center; Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 13, Rangers 6. RANGERS 6TH: Hargrove grounded out (second to first); Campaneris singled to shortstop; Beniquez flied out to left; Sundberg walked [Campaneris to second]; Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 13, Rangers 6. BREWERS 7TH: J. ELLIS REPLACED SUNDBERG (PLAYING C ); Yount grounded out (second to first); Money singled to left; Wohlford grounded out (second to first) [Money to second]; Hisle singled to left [Money scored]; Oglivie grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 14, Rangers 6. RANGERS 7TH: Bonds homered; Bevacqua flied out to center; Gray homered; Wills grounded out (second to first); Hargrove singled to right; STEIN REPLACED REPLOGLE (PITCHING); Campaneris forced Hargrove (second to shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 14, Rangers 8. BREWERS 8TH: THOMPSON REPLACED BONDS (PLAYING RF); MASON REPLACED WILLS (PLAYING 2B); Bando made an out to first; Thomas walked; Muser walked [Thomas to second]; Martinez popped to catcher in foul territory; Yount flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 14, Rangers 8. RANGERS 8TH: Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); J. Ellis struck out; Oliver made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 14, Rangers 8. BREWERS 9TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED OLIVER (PLAYING LF); Money singled to left; DAVIS BATTED FOR WOHLFORD; Davis singled to center [Money to second]; Hisle homered [Money scored, Davis scored]; UMBARGER REPLACED BARKER (PITCHING); Oglivie singled to center; Bando flied out to center; Thomas flied out to left; Muser struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 17, Rangers 8. RANGERS 9TH: DAVIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); CASTRO REPLACED STEIN (PITCHING); Thompson grounded out (first to pitcher); Bevacqua walked; Gray struck out; Mason forced Bevacqua (first to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 17, Rangers 8.

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