After building up a 7-0 lead, the Brewers hung on to defeat the Rangers, 7-5. Three of the Brewers' runs scored on a homer by Paul Ratliff in the first inning. Jim Lonborg yielded only two hits until the sixth when the Rangers erupted for all their runs.

An error by Lonborg, singles by Jeff Burroughs and Elliott Maddox and a double by Dave Nelson accounted for the first three runs in the rally. After walking Dick Billings, Lonborg gave way to Frank Linzy, who yielded a single by Ted Ford and sacrifice fly by Dalton Jones for two more tallies. However, other than Ford's single, Linzy gave up no hits in finishing the game and received credit for his first save of the season. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 7, Texas Rangers 5
Game Played on Friday, June      2, 1972 (Night game) at County Stadium
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  5    0  0  0  -   5  6  1
Brewers      4  0  2    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   7 13  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Maddox cf             3   1   1   1     1   0   .238      Theobald 2b           5   1   1   0     0   0   .174
Nelson 3b             4   1   1   2     0   0   .279      May cf                4   0   2   0     1   0   .177
Mincher 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Scott 1b              3   2   2   1     2   0   .213
Billings c            3   1   1   0     1   1   .250      Briggs lf             3   2   1   1     1   0   .229
Ford lf               4   0   2   1     0   0   .286      Conigliaro rf         4   1   1   0     0   2   .246
Biittner rf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .217      Ratliff c             3   1   2   3     1   1   .188
  Shellenback p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Ferraro 3b            4   0   3   1     0   1   .308
  Jones ph            0   0   0   1     0   0   .000      Auerbach ss           3   0   1   1     1   0   .184
  Panther p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Lonborg p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .200
  Howard ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .204        Linzy p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Randle 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .201
Harrah ss             3   1   0   0     0   0   .232
Gogolewski p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Stanhouse p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Burroughs rf        2   1   1   0     0   0   .161

Totals               31   5   6   5     2   1             Totals               33   7  13   7     6   5

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance:  9,724
Left on Base: Rangers 2, Brewers 8
DP: Rangers 2, Brewers 2
Errors: Billings, Lonborg
Doubles: Nelson (4), Scott (6), Briggs (3)
Triples: Ferraro (1)
Home Runs: Ratliff (1)
Stolen Bases: Maddox (11), Scott (5), Conigliaro (1)
Caught Stealing: May (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Jones (1)
GIDP: Biittner 2 (3), Linzy (1), Scott (7)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gogolewski L(3-5)       0.2   4   4   4   1   0   1   7   6.07
Stanhouse               3.1   3   2   2   3   1   0  15   3.38
Shellenback             1     2   1   1   0   3   0   5   3.05
Panther                 3     4   0   0   2   1   0  12   4.66
Totals                  8    13   7   7   6   5   1  39

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lonborg W(3-2)          5.1   5   5   4   2   1   0  22   2.36
Linzy SV(1)             3.2   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   2.16
Totals                  9     6   5   4   2   1   0  34

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Jim Evans


RANGERS 1ST: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Nelson
grounded out (third to first); Mincher flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Theobald singled to right; May flied out to center;
Scott doubled to left [Theobald scored]; Briggs walked;
Conigliaro flied out to right; Ratliff homered [Scott scored,
Briggs scored]; Ferraro tripled to right; 2:24 rain
delay; STANHOUSE REPLACED GOGOLEWSKI (PITCHING); Auerbach
flied out to center; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Brewers 4.

RANGERS 2ND: Billings singled to shortstop; Ford forced Billings
(shortstop to second); Biittner grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Ford out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Brewers 4.

BREWERS 2ND: Lonborg grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Theobald grounded out (shortstop to first); May grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Brewers 4.

RANGERS 3RD: Randle grounded out (pitcher to first); Harrah
grounded out (third to first); Stanhouse flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Brewers 4.

BREWERS 3RD: Scott walked; Scott stole second [Scott to third
(error by Billings)]; Briggs doubled to center [Scott scored];
Conigliaro struck out; Ratliff was walked intentionally; Ferraro
singled to right [Briggs scored, Ratliff to third, Ferraro out
at second (right to second)]; Auerbach made an out to second; 2
R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Brewers 6.

RANGERS 4TH: Maddox walked; Nelson flied out to center; Mincher
flied out to left; Maddox stole second; Billings struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Brewers 6.

BREWERS 4TH: Lonborg grounded out (pitcher to first); Theobald
grounded out (second to first); May walked; Scott singled to
center [May to third]; Briggs popped to first in foul territory;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Brewers 6.

RANGERS 5TH: Ford singled to left; Biittner grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Ford out at second];
Randle grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Brewers 6.

BREWERS 5TH: SHELLENBACK REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); BURROUGHS
REPLACED STANHOUSE (PLAYING RF); Conigliaro singled to right;
Ratliff struck out; Conigliaro stole second; Ferraro was called
out on strikes; Auerbach singled to left [Conigliaro scored];
Lonborg struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Brewers 7.

RANGERS 6TH: Harrah reached on an error by Lonborg; Burroughs
singled to right [Harrah to second]; Maddox singled [Harrah
scored (unearned), Burroughs to third (on throw), Maddox to
second (on throw)]; Nelson doubled to center [Burroughs scored,
Maddox scored]; Mincher grounded out (second to first) [Nelson
to third]; Billings walked; LINZY REPLACED LONBORG (PITCHING);
Ford singled to center [Nelson scored, Billings to third]; JONES
BATTED FOR SHELLENBACK; Jones hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Billings scored]; Randle flied out to right; 23 minute rain
delay; 5 R (4 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, Brewers 7.

BREWERS 6TH: PANTHER REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Theobald lined
to first; May singled to center; May was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Scott walked; Briggs grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, Brewers 7.

RANGERS 7TH: Harrah grounded out (second to first); Burroughs
flied out to right; Maddox flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 5, Brewers 7.

BREWERS 7TH: Conigliaro struck out; Ratliff singled to center;
Ferraro singled to pitcher [Ratliff to second]; Auerbach walked
[Ratliff to third, Ferraro to second]; Linzy grounded into a
double play (third to first) [Ferraro out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 5, Brewers 7.

RANGERS 8TH: Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Mincher
grounded out (first unassisted); Billings flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Brewers 7.

BREWERS 8TH: Theobald grounded out (shortstop to first); May
singled to right; Scott grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [May out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 5, Brewers 7.

RANGERS 9TH: Ford grounded out (pitcher to first); HOWARD BATTED
FOR PANTHER; Howard popped to first; Randle grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Brewers
7.