Two-run homers by Gorman Thomas and Cecil Cooper and the eight-hit pitching of Bill Travers carried the Brewers to a 6-2 triumph over the Rangers. Thomas connected in the first inning after a single by Sal Bando. Cooper drilled his round-tripper in the fifth after another single by Bando. Buddy Bell homered for the Rangers' runs. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 6, Texas Rangers 2
Game Played on Sunday, August    26, 1979 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Brewers      2  0  1    0  2  1    0  0  0  -   6  8  0
Rangers      0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  2


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Molitor 2b            5   0   0   0     0   0   .313      Wills 2b              5   0   0   0     0   1   .269
Bando dh              3   3   2   0     1   0   .246      Sundberg c            3   0   0   0     1   0   .267
Cooper 1b             4   1   1   2     0   0   .313      Bell ss               3   1   1   2     1   0   .304
Thomas cf             4   1   3   2     0   0   .235      Zisk rf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .277
Oglivie lf            4   0   1   1     0   0   .255      J. Ellis dh           4   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Lezcano rf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .328      Oliver lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .315
Money 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Soderholm 3b          4   0   2   0     0   0   .254
Yount ss              4   0   0   1     0   0   .253      Putnam 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .281
Martinez c            4   0   0   0     0   1   .266      Sample cf             4   1   4   0     0   0   .272
Travers p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Comer p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   6   8   6     1   2             Totals               34   2   8   2     3   1

Time of Game: 1:58   Attendance:  9,076
Left on Base: Brewers 4, Rangers 8
DP: Brewers 1, Rangers 0
Errors: Wills, Soderholm
Doubles: Thomas (24), Sample (16)
Home Runs: Thomas (33), Cooper (20), Bell (17)
GIDP: Putnam (8)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Travers W(12-5)         9     8   2   2   3   1   1  37   3.63
Totals                  9     8   2   2   3   1   1  37

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Comer L(13-9)           9     8   6   5   1   2   2  37   3.66
Totals                  9     8   6   5   1   2   2  37

Wild Pitches: Comer (6)

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Vic Voltaggio


BREWERS 1ST: On a bunt Molitor grounded out (third to first);
Bando singled to center; Comer threw a wild pitch [Bando to
second]; Cooper grounded out (first unassisted) [Bando to
third]; Thomas homered [Bando scored]; Oglivie grounded out
(catcher unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Rangers
0.

RANGERS 1ST: Wills was called out on strikes; Sundberg walked;
Bell made an out to first; Zisk grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Rangers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Lezcano reached on an error by Soderholm; Money
forced Lezcano (shortstop to second); Yount popped to first in
foul territory; Martinez made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: J. Ellis popped to catcher in foul territory;
Oliver flied out to left; Soderholm singled to left; Putnam
forced Soderholm (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 2, Rangers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Molitor lined to right; Bando walked; Cooper flied
out to center; Thomas doubled to right [Bando to third]; Oglivie
singled to second [Bando scored, Thomas out at home (second to
third to catcher to third)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Sample singled to center; Wills popped to first in
foul territory; Sundberg flied out to right; Bell homered
[Sample scored]; Zisk walked; J. Ellis forced Zisk (third to
second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Rangers 2.

BREWERS 4TH: Lezcano grounded out (first unassisted); Money
flied out to center; Yount grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Soderholm
singled to center; Putnam grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Soderholm out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 3, Rangers 2.

BREWERS 5TH: Martinez grounded out (third to first); Molitor
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bando singled to left; Cooper
homered [Bando scored]; Thomas grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 5, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Sample doubled to left; Wills flied out to right
[Sample to third]; Sundberg reached on a fielder's choice
[Sample out at home (third to catcher to third to catcher to
shortstop to pitcher to third), Sundberg to second]; Bell
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 5, Rangers 2.

BREWERS 6TH: Oglivie made an out to shortstop; Lezcano singled
to left; Money reached on an error by Wills [Lezcano to third];
Yount forced Money (third to second) [Lezcano scored
(unearned)]; Martinez struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 6, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Zisk flied out to right; J. Ellis flied out to
right; Oliver flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
6, Rangers 2.

BREWERS 7TH: Molitor grounded out (third to first); Bando
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cooper lined to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 6, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Soderholm flied out to center; Putnam flied out to
left; Sample singled to center; Wills lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 6, Rangers 2.

BREWERS 8TH: Thomas singled to left; Oglivie grounded out (first
unassisted) [Thomas to second]; Lezcano struck out; Money flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 6, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 8TH: Sundberg flied out to center; Bell walked; Zisk
singled to center [Bell to second]; J. Ellis flied out to right;
Oliver grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Brewers 6, Rangers 2.

BREWERS 9TH: Yount grounded out (third to first); Martinez
grounded out (second to first); Molitor made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 6, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 9TH: Soderholm grounded out (third to first); Putnam
grounded out (pitcher to first); Sample singled to shortstop;
Wills grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 6, Rangers 2.