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Sunday July 8, 1973
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Dave May homered in each game of a doubleheader and the Brewers also got slugging performances from Johnny Briggs and George Scott to defeat the Rangers, 6-4 and 7-3. May homered with a man on base in the first game and Briggs connected for the circuit with two aboard. In the second game, May, Scott and Briggs each batted in two runs. Scott and May homered in succession in the fifth inning. [The Sporting News]


Milwaukee Brewers 6, Texas Rangers 4 (Game 1)

Game Played on Sunday, July 8, 1973 (Day game) at County Stadium

Rangers      0  0  0    2  0  0    0  2  0  -   4 10  0
Brewers      3  1  0    0  2  0    0  0  x  -   6  6  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nelson 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .285      Lahoud rf             3   1   1   1     1   0   .162
  Mackanin ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .091      Money 3b              2   2   1   0     2   0   .243
Harris cf,3b          5   1   1   0     0   1   .266      May cf                4   1   1   2     0   1   .310
Johnson lf            4   0   2   1     0   0   .287      Briggs lf             4   1   2   3     0   0   .244
Carty dh              3   0   0   0     1   1   .217      Scott 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .275
  Maddox pr,dh        0   1   0   0     0   0   .227      Porter c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .248
Spencer 1b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .278      Brown dh              3   0   0   0     0   1   .272
Biittner rf           4   1   2   1     0   0   .229      Johnson ss            2   0   0   0     2   1   .243
Sudakis 3b            3   0   1   2     1   0   .174      Garcia 2b             4   1   0   0     0   2   .264
  Dunning pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Slaton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Grieve cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .125        Linzy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Suarez c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .281
Mason ss,2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .224
Bibby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Paul p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4  10   4     3   3             Totals               30   6   6   6     5   7

Time of Game: 2:19
Left on Base: Rangers 7, Brewers 6
DP: Rangers 0, Brewers 1
Errors: Porter
Doubles: Nelson (13), Sudakis (4), Johnson (16), Lahoud (4), Money (17)
Home Runs: Briggs (10), May (14)
Stolen Bases: Garcia (4), Briggs (10)
GIDP: Spencer (7)
Hit by Pitch: Brown (2,by Bibby)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby L(2-3)            7.2   6   6   6   4   6   2  34   4.92
Paul                    0.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   2   5.54
Totals                  8     6   6   6   5   7   2  36

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton W(6-6)           7.1   9   4   4   2   2   0  31   3.33
Linzy SV(13)            1.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   7   3.70
Totals                  9    10   4   4   3   3   0  38

Hit by Pitch: Bibby (2)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


RANGERS 1ST: Nelson doubled to right; Harris popped to pitcher;
Johnson singled to right [Nelson out at home (second to
catcher), Johnson to second (error by Porter)]; Carty struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Lahoud walked; Money walked [Lahoud to second]; May
struck out; Briggs homered [Lahoud scored, Money scored]; Scott
struck out; Porter struck out; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Brewers 3.

RANGERS 2ND: Spencer grounded out (second to first); Biittner
flied out to left; Sudakis walked; Suarez flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 2ND: Brown was called out on strikes; Johnson walked;
Garcia forced Johnson (shortstop to second); Garcia stole
second; Lahoud doubled to center [Garcia scored]; Money grounded
out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Brewers
4.

RANGERS 3RD: Mason flied out to right; Nelson flied out to left;
Harris struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Brewers 4.

BREWERS 3RD: May lined to third; Briggs grounded out (second to
first); Scott flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
0, Brewers 4.

RANGERS 4TH: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Carty
flied out to right; Spencer singled to right; Biittner singled
to center [Spencer to second]; Sudakis doubled to right [Spencer
scored, Biittner scored]; Suarez grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Brewers 4.

BREWERS 4TH: Porter flied out to left; Brown popped to second;
Johnson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Brewers 4.

RANGERS 5TH: Mason flied out to center; Nelson singled to left;
Harris grounded out (first unassisted) [Nelson to second];
Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 2, Brewers 4.

BREWERS 5TH: Garcia struck out; Lahoud grounded out (second to
first); Money walked; May homered [Money scored]; Briggs singled
to right; Briggs stole second; Scott grounded out (third to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Brewers 6.

RANGERS 6TH: Carty walked; Spencer grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Carty out at second]; Biittner
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Brewers 6.

BREWERS 6TH: Porter flied out to right; Brown flied out to
center; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Brewers 6.

RANGERS 7TH: Sudakis grounded out (first unassisted); Suarez
flied out to left; Mason singled to center; Nelson grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Brewers 6.

BREWERS 7TH: MACKANIN REPLACED NELSON (PLAYING SS); MASON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Garcia flied out to center;
Lahoud popped to second; Money doubled to left; May grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Brewers 6.

RANGERS 8TH: Harris singled to right; Johnson doubled to center
[Harris scored]; Carty reached on a fielder's choice [Johnson
out at third (pitcher to shortstop)]; MADDOX RAN FOR CARTY;
LINZY REPLACED SLATON (PITCHING); Spencer walked [Maddox to
second]; Biittner singled to left [Maddox scored, Spencer to
second]; Sudakis forced Biittner (shortstop to second) [Spencer
to third]; DUNNING RAN FOR SUDAKIS; Suarez struck out; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Brewers 6.

BREWERS 8TH: MADDOX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); HARRIS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); GRIEVE REPLACED DUNNING (PLAYING CF);
Briggs flied out to center; Scott grounded out (shortstop to
first); Porter singled to right; Brown was hit by a pitch
[Porter to second]; PAUL REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING); Johnson
walked [Porter to third, Brown to second]; Garcia struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 4, Brewers 6.

RANGERS 9TH: Mason flied out to center; Mackanin grounded out
(second to first); Harris flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 4, Brewers 6.



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