Opening a series between the last-place clubs in the division races, the Brewers got three-hit pitching from Jim Colborn and defeated the Rangers, 3-0. Colborn and Bill Gogolewski were locked in a scoreless duel until the seventh inning when the Brewers broke away with two runs on a single by Ellie Rodriguez, double by Mike Ferraro and error by Jim Mason. Joe Lahoud singled in the eighth, stole second and scored the last tally on a single by Johnny Briggs. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 3, Texas Rangers 0
Game Played on Friday, September 1, 1972 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Brewers      0  0  0    0  0  0    2  1  0  -   3  8  0
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  2


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Auerbach ss           5   0   0   0     0   0   .218      Nelson 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .227
Heise 2b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .267      Mason ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .221
Lahoud rf             4   1   3   0     0   1   .229      Biittner 1b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .283
Scott 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .259      Billings lf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .273
Briggs lf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .277      Ford rf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .239
May cf                3   0   0   0     1   0   .243      Fahey c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .136
Rodriguez c           4   1   2   0     0   0   .291      Lovitto cf            3   0   1   0     0   1   .210
Ferraro 3b            4   1   1   1     0   1   .246      Harris 2b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .109
Colborn p             4   0   0   0     0   3   .094        Jones ph,2b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .169
                                                          Gogolewski p          2   0   1   0     0   1   .185
                                                            Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Martinez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .194

Totals               35   3   8   2     2   6             Totals               29   0   3   0     0   5

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance:  6,552
Left on Base: Brewers 7, Rangers 2
DP: Brewers 0, Rangers 0
Errors: Mason 2
Doubles: Lahoud 2 (7), Ferraro (16)
Stolen Bases: Lahoud (3)
Caught Stealing: Auerbach (6), Lovitto (8)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Colborn W(7-4)          9     3   0   0   0   5   0  29   2.49
Totals                  9     3   0   0   0   5   0  29

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gogolewski L(3-8)       8     8   3   2   2   4   0  34   4.50
Pina                    1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   2.82
Totals                  9     8   3   2   2   6   0  37

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


BREWERS 1ST: Auerbach popped to first in foul territory; Heise
walked; Lahoud struck out; Scott grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Nelson was called out on strikes; Mason was called
out on strikes; Biittner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Rangers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Briggs popped to first in foul territory; May
grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez reached on an error by
Mason [Rodriguez out at home (first to catcher)]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Billings grounded out (shortstop to first); Ford
grounded out (shortstop to first); Fahey singled to center;
Lovitto made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers
0, Rangers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Ferraro grounded out (first unassisted); Colborn
flied out to left; Auerbach made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Harris grounded out (first to pitcher); Gogolewski
was called out on strikes; Nelson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Rangers 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Heise grounded out (shortstop to first); Lahoud
doubled to center; Scott grounded out (second to first) [Lahoud
to third]; Briggs grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Mason flied out to center; Biittner grounded out
(first to pitcher); Billings was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Rangers 0.

BREWERS 5TH: May grounded out (first unassisted); Rodriguez
singled to right; Ferraro grounded out (second to first)
[Rodriguez to second]; Colborn struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Brewers 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Ford grounded out (third to first); Fahey grounded
out (second to first); Lovitto singled to second; Lovitto was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 0, Rangers 0.

BREWERS 6TH: Auerbach flied out to center; Heise singled to
right; Lahoud doubled to right [Heise to third]; Scott struck
out; Briggs flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers
0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Harris grounded out (second to first); Gogolewski
singled to center; Nelson flied to right in foul territory;
Mason flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Rangers 0.

BREWERS 7TH: May grounded out (first unassisted); Rodriguez
singled to center; Ferraro doubled to center [Rodriguez scored];
Colborn struck out; Auerbach reached on an error by Mason
[Ferraro scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Auerbach was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Biittner grounded out (second to first); Billings
made an out to second; Ford grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Rangers 0.

BREWERS 8TH: Heise flied out to left; Lahoud singled to center;
Lahoud stole second; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first);
Briggs singled to right [Lahoud scored]; May was walked
intentionally [Briggs to second]; Rodriguez flied out to right;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 8TH: Fahey grounded out (first to pitcher); Lovitto
struck out; JONES BATTED FOR HARRIS; Jones grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Rangers 0.

BREWERS 9TH: JONES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); PINA REPLACED
GOGOLEWSKI (PITCHING); Ferraro struck out; Colborn struck out;
Auerbach grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 9TH: MARTINEZ BATTED FOR PINA; Martinez grounded out
(second to first); Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Mason flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3,
Rangers 0.