Starting for the first time since opening day, Jim Colborn allowed only one hit and pitched the Brewers to a 5-1 victory over the Rangers. Jeff Burroughs homered for the Rangers' hit in the fifth inning. The Brewers had three round-trippers, two by Dave May and one by Bob Coluccio. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 5, Texas Rangers 1
Game Played on Wednesday, May       9, 1973 (Night game) at County Stadium
Rangers      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  1  1
Brewers      2  1  1    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   5  7  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harris 3b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .159      Coluccio dh           4   1   2   2     0   1   .182
Harrah ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .270      Money 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .200
Johnson dh            4   0   0   0     0   1   .322      May cf                4   2   2   2     0   0   .235
Epstein 1b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Scott 1b              2   0   0   0     2   0   .247
Carty lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .173      Briggs lf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .259
Burroughs rf          3   1   1   1     0   0   .263      Porter c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .179
Maddox cf             2   0   0   0     1   1   .288      Thomas rf             2   2   1   0     2   1   .212
Mason 2b              2   0   0   0     1   1   .333      Johnson ss            3   0   0   0     1   1   .200
Suarez c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .310      Garcia 2b             4   0   1   1     0   2   .259
Bosman p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Colborn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Merritt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               27   1   1   1     3   3             Totals               30   5   7   5     6   8

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance:  6,049
Left on Base: Rangers 2, Brewers 7
DP: Rangers 1, Brewers 1
Errors: Suarez
Home Runs: Burroughs (5), Coluccio (3), May 2 (7)
Stolen Bases: Thomas (3)
GIDP: Harrah (4)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman L(2-5)           1.1   5   3   3   0   0   2   9   4.24
Stanhouse               3.2   1   1   0   4   4   1  15   5.12
Merritt                 3     1   1   1   2   4   0  12   3.72
Totals                  8     7   5   4   6   8   3  36

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Colborn W(3-1)          9     1   1   1   3   3   1  30   2.06
Totals                  9     1   1   1   3   3   1  30

Wild Pitches: Merritt (1)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - John Rice, 3B - Jim Evans


RANGERS 1ST: Harris grounded out (second to first); Harrah flied
out to right; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Coluccio homered; Money flied to left in foul
territory; May homered; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first);
Briggs singled to right; Porter flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Brewers 2.

RANGERS 2ND: Epstein flied out to center; Carty flied out to
center; Burroughs grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 2ND: Thomas singled to center; Johnson grounded out
(first unassisted) [Thomas to second]; Garcia singled to center
[Thomas scored, Garcia to second (on throw)]; STANHOUSE REPLACED
BOSMAN (PITCHING); Coluccio struck out; Money struck out; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Brewers 3.

RANGERS 3RD: Maddox walked; Mason struck out; Suarez flied out
to right; Harris grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 3RD: Suarez dropped a foul fly hit by May for an error;
May homered (unearned); Scott walked; Briggs flied out to
center; Porter lined into a double play (pitcher to first)
[Scott out at first]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Brewers 4.

RANGERS 4TH: Harrah flied out to center; Johnson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Epstein grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Brewers 4.

BREWERS 4TH: Thomas struck out; Johnson walked; Garcia grounded
out (third to first) [Johnson to second]; Coluccio flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Brewers 4.

RANGERS 5TH: Carty grounded out (second to first); Burroughs
homered; Maddox was called out on strikes; Mason grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Brewers 4.

BREWERS 5TH: Money struck out; May flied out to left; Scott
walked; Briggs walked [Scott to second]; Porter popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Brewers 4.

RANGERS 6TH: Suarez flied out to right; Harris grounded out
(first to pitcher); Harrah flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 1, Brewers 4.

BREWERS 6TH: MERRITT REPLACED STANHOUSE (PITCHING); Thomas
walked; Johnson struck out; Garcia struck out; Thomas stole
second; Merritt threw a wild pitch [Thomas to third]; Coluccio
singled to shortstop [Thomas scored]; Money flied out to center;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Brewers 5.

RANGERS 7TH: Johnson flied out to right; Epstein grounded out
(first unassisted); Carty flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 1, Brewers 5.

BREWERS 7TH: May grounded out (second to first); Scott grounded
out (shortstop to first); Briggs popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Brewers 5.

RANGERS 8TH: Burroughs flied out to center; Maddox grounded out
(shortstop to first); Mason walked; Suarez grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Brewers 5.

BREWERS 8TH: Porter struck out; Thomas walked; Johnson grounded
out (pitcher to first) [Thomas to second]; Garcia struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Brewers 5.

RANGERS 9TH: Harris walked; Harrah grounded into a double play
(pitcher to second to first) [Harris out at second]; Johnson
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
1, Brewers 5.