The Brewers, who had dropped both ends of their last six previous doubleheaders, snapped that losing pattern by splitting a twi-night pair with the Rangers. After the Rangers won the first game, 4-1, the Brewers came back to take the second game, 4-3. Gary Ryerson, who pitched the opener for the Brewers, helped beat himself with an error that led to three unearned runs for the Rangers in the first inning. Frank Howard homered for their other tally in the fourth.

In the nightcap, Dalton Jones doubled with the bases loaded to give the Rangers a 3-1 lead in the fourth inning, but Johnny Briggs doubled and Dave May homered to tie the score in the Brewers' half. May then drove in the winning run in the eighth with a single that scored pinch-hitter Tommie Reynolds, who opened the inning with a single and advanced on a sacrifice by George Scott. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 4, Milwaukee Brewers 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Thursday, August    24, 1972 (Day game) at County Stadium
Rangers      3  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   4 11  0
Brewers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  6  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Maddox cf             4   1   3   0     1   0   .252      Auerbach ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .233
Nelson 3b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .229      Theobald 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .233
Ford rf               5   1   1   0     0   0   .236      Davis cf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .318
Billings c            3   0   0   1     1   0   .276      Scott 1b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .260
Howard 1b             4   2   3   1     0   0   .246      Brown rf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .256
  Biittner pr,1b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .280      T. Reynolds lf        3   0   0   0     0   0   .189
Grieve lf             4   0   2   2     1   0   .220        Lahoud ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Mason ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .255      Ferraro 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .251
Harris 2b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .115      Rodriguez c           4   0   1   0     0   0   .278
Paul p                3   0   1   0     0   0   .156      Ryerson p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .045
  Broberg p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .085        Felske ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .123
                                                            Bell p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Heise ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .262
                                                            Sanders p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4  11   4     5   1             Totals               33   1   6   0     2   3

Time of Game: 2:22
Left on Base: Rangers 11, Brewers 7
DP: Rangers 0, Brewers 1
Errors: Ryerson
Doubles: Brown (7)
Triples: Grieve (1)
Home Runs: Howard (9)
Caught Stealing: Nelson (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Nelson (6), Paul (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Billings (6)
GIDP: Mason (1)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Paul W(6-5)             7.2   5   0   0   2   3   0  30   2.09
Broberg SV(1)           1.1   1   1   1   0   0   0   5   4.38
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   3   0  35

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryerson L(3-6)          5     6   4   1   3   0   1  25   3.06
Bell                    3     5   0   0   2   1   0  14   2.45
Sanders                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.63
Totals                  9    11   4   1   5   1   1  42

Wild Pitches: Broberg (9)

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


RANGERS 1ST: Maddox singled to shortstop; Nelson out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Maddox to second]; Ford reached
on an error by Ryerson [Maddox to third]; Billings hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Maddox scored (unearned)]; Howard
singled to center [Ford to third]; Grieve tripled to center
[Howard scored (unearned), Ford scored (unearned)]; Mason flied
out to left; 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Auerbach grounded out (shortstop to first);
Theobald grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Brewers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Harris grounded out (second to first); Paul
grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox made an out to second;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Scott struck out; Brown lined to third; T. Reynolds
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 3, Brewers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Nelson flied out to right; Ford grounded out (third
to first); Billings flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 3, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Ferraro flied out to right; Rodriguez singled to
shortstop; On a bunt Ryerson struck out; Auerbach flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Brewers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Howard homered; Grieve flied out to center; Mason
singled to center; Harris walked [Mason to second]; Paul out on
a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Harris to second, Mason to
third]; Maddox walked; Nelson forced Maddox (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 4, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Theobald flied out to right; Davis walked; Scott
flied out to center; Brown singled to center [Davis to second];
T. Reynolds flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers
4, Brewers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Ford singled to left; Billings flied out to center;
Howard grounded out (shortstop to first) [Ford to second];
Grieve was walked intentionally; Mason grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 5TH: Ferraro was called out on strikes; Rodriguez
grounded out (shortstop to first); FELSKE BATTED FOR RYERSON;
Felske flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Brewers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: BELL REPLACED FELSKE (PITCHING); Harris struck out;
Paul singled to center; Maddox singled to third [Paul to
second]; Nelson forced Maddox (second to shortstop) [Paul to
third]; Nelson was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 6TH: Auerbach popped to catcher in foul territory;
Theobald singled to center; Davis flied out to center; Scott
walked [Theobald to second]; Brown flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Brewers 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Ford popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Billings walked; Howard singled to left [Billings to second];
BIITTNER RAN FOR HOWARD; Grieve singled to third [Biittner to
second, Billings to third]; Mason grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Grieve out at second]; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 7TH: BIITTNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); T. Reynolds
flied out to left; Ferraro grounded out (third to first);
Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 4, Brewers 0.

RANGERS 8TH: Harris grounded out (second to first); Paul
grounded out (pitcher to first); Maddox singled to center;
Nelson walked [Maddox to second]; Ford flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 8TH: HEISE BATTED FOR BELL; Heise made an out to
shortstop; Auerbach singled to pitcher; Theobald flied out to
left; Davis singled to left [Auerbach to second]; BROBERG
REPLACED PAUL (PITCHING); Scott forced Davis (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Brewers 0.

RANGERS 9TH: SANDERS REPLACED HEISE (PITCHING); Billings flied
out to left; Biittner grounded out (first to pitcher); Grieve
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 9TH: Brown doubled to right; LAHOUD BATTED FOR T.
REYNOLDS; Lahoud made an out to shortstop; Ferraro grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Brown to third]; Broberg threw a wild
pitch [Brown scored]; Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Brewers 1.