Homers by Jeff Burroughs and Bill Sudakis among six hits off Jim Colborn enabled the Rangers to beat the Brewers, 5-2. Jim Merritt, who was the winner, gave up eight hits, but the Brewers' only runs scored on a double by Don Money and homer by George Scott in the first inning. Texas Rangers 5, Milwaukee Brewers 2Game Played on Friday, July 6, 1973 (Night game) at County StadiumRangers 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 - 5 6 1 Brewers 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 0 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Nelson 2b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .283 Money 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .234 Harris cf 2 1 1 0 2 0 .273 May cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .307 Johnson dh 4 1 1 0 0 0 .286 Scott 1b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .270 Carty lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .222 Brown dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .271 Grieve lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 Ellie Rodriguez c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Spencer 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .277 Briggs lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .240 Burroughs rf 2 2 1 2 2 0 .267 Coluccio rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .215 Sudakis 3b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .177 Johnson ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Mason 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 Mitchell ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Billings c 3 0 0 1 0 0 .165 Garcia 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .267 Mackanin ss 4 0 0 0 0 3 .111 Colborn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Merritt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 5 6 5 5 6 Totals 36 2 8 2 0 2 Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 12,609 Left on Base: Rangers 4, Brewers 7 DP: Rangers 0, Brewers 1 Errors: Sudakis Doubles: Money (15) Home Runs: Sudakis (3), Burroughs (9), Scott (10) Stolen Bases: Nelson (20) Caught Stealing: Harris (7) Sacrifice Flies: Billings (2) GIDP: Spencer (6) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Merritt W(3-3) 9 8 2 2 0 2 1 36 3.61 Totals 9 8 2 2 0 2 1 36 Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Colborn L(11-4) 9 6 5 5 5 6 2 36 2.93 Totals 9 6 5 5 5 6 2 36 Wild Pitches: Colborn (2) Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Ron Luciano RANGERS 1ST: Nelson struck out; Harris singled to right; Harris was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Johnson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 1ST: Money doubled to right; May flied out to right; Scott homered [Money scored]; Brown flied out to center; Ellie Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Brewers 2. RANGERS 2ND: Carty singled to center; Spencer grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Carty out at second]; Burroughs lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Brewers 2. BREWERS 2ND: Briggs popped to first in foul territory; Coluccio grounded out (third to first); Johnson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Brewers 2. RANGERS 3RD: Sudakis homered; Billings grounded out (second to first); Mackanin was called out on strikes; Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Brewers 2. BREWERS 3RD: Garcia grounded out (third to first); Money flied out to center; May singled to second; Scott reached on an error by Sudakis [May to third]; Brown popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Brewers 2. RANGERS 4TH: Harris walked; Johnson singled to center [Harris to third]; Carty grounded out (second to first) [Harris scored, Johnson to second]; Spencer flied out to right; Burroughs homered [Johnson scored]; Sudakis struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Brewers 2. BREWERS 4TH: Ellie Rodriguez flied out to right; Briggs singled to right; Coluccio singled to center [Briggs to third]; Johnson flied out to left; Garcia flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Brewers 2. RANGERS 5TH: Billings grounded out (shortstop to first); Mackanin grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt Nelson singled to third; Nelson stole second; Harris walked; Johnson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Brewers 2. BREWERS 5TH: Money singled to left; May popped to first in foul territory; Scott singled to left [Money to second]; Brown flied out to left; Ellie Rodriguez popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Brewers 2. RANGERS 6TH: Carty flied out to left; Spencer walked; Burroughs walked [Spencer to second]; Sudakis flied out to center; Billings flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Brewers 2. BREWERS 6TH: Briggs grounded out (first unassisted); Coluccio flied out to left; Johnson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Brewers 2. RANGERS 7TH: Mackanin struck out; Nelson struck out; Harris grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Brewers 2. BREWERS 7TH: Garcia struck out; Money popped to third; May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Brewers 2. RANGERS 8TH: Johnson flied out to right; Carty grounded out (third to first); Spencer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Brewers 2. BREWERS 8TH: GRIEVE REPLACED CARTY (PLAYING LF); Scott flied out to center; Brown singled to center; Ellie Rodriguez flied out to right; Briggs grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Brewers 2. RANGERS 9TH: Burroughs walked; Colborn threw a wild pitch [Burroughs to second]; Sudakis grounded out (second to first) [Burroughs to third]; Billings hit a sacrifice fly to center [Burroughs scored]; Mackanin struck out; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Brewers 2. BREWERS 9TH: MASON REPLACED SUDAKIS (PLAYING 3B); Coluccio popped to first; MITCHELL BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Mitchell struck out; Garcia flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Brewers 2. |
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