Hank Aaron hit his eighth homer of the season and 753rd of his career, plus a two-run double, to pace the Brewers to a 7-2 victory over the Rangers. Aaron's round-tripper accounted for the Brewers' initial run in the second inning. The Brewers already were ahead, 4-2, when the veteran star whacked his double for an insurance pair in the seventh. Sixto Lezcano then drove in Aaron with the final tally. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 7, Texas Rangers 2
Game Played on Friday, July      9, 1976 (Night game) at County Stadium
Rangers      0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  4  0
Brewers      0  1  0    2  1  0    3  0  x  -   7 12  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle 2b             5   0   0   0     0   0   .239      Yount ss              5   1   1   0     0   1   .281
Thompson 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Money 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .290
Hargrove 1b           3   0   2   0     1   0   .301      Scott 1b              3   2   2   1     0   0   .264
Burroughs rf          4   1   1   0     0   0   .243      Aaron dh              4   1   2   3     0   1   .257
Harrah ss             1   1   1   0     3   0   .288        Joshua pr,dh        0   1   0   0     0   0   .252
Lahoud dh             2   0   0   0     2   0   .188      Lezcano lf            3   1   3   2     1   0   .283
Grieve lf             1   0   0   1     1   0   .248      G. Thomas cf          4   0   1   0     0   2   .216
Beniquez cf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .242      Carbo rf              3   0   1   1     0   0   .261
Sundberg c            4   0   0   0     0   1   .226        Sharp rf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Umbarger p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Heidemann 2b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .167
  Hargan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kusnyer c             3   1   1   0     0   0   .188
  Bacsik p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Broberg p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Rodriguez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               27   2   4   1     8   2             Totals               33   7  12   7     1   4

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 22,912
Left on Base: Rangers 8, Brewers 6
DP: Rangers 0, Brewers 3
Errors: Yount
Doubles: Aaron (5)
Triples: Lezcano (4)
Home Runs: Aaron (8)
Stolen Bases: G. Thomas (2), Yount (11)
Caught Stealing: Hargrove (3), Lezcano (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Grieve (1), Money (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Scott (5)
GIDP: Beniquez (5), Sundberg (6), Grieve (7)
Hit by Pitch: Grieve (4,by Rodriguez), Kusnyer (1,by Hargan)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Umbarger L(7-6)         3.2   5   3   3   1   1   1  16   2.88
Hargan                  3     5   4   4   0   3   0  15   3.42
Bacsik                  1.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   6   1.84
Totals                  8    12   7   7   1   4   1  37

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Broberg                 3     1   2   0   6   0   0  15   4.39
Rodriguez W(2-5)        6     3   0   0   2   2   0  22   4.30
Totals                  9     4   2   0   8   2   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Hargan (2), Rodriguez (1)

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jim McKean


RANGERS 1ST: Randle flied out to left; Thompson grounded out
(second to first); Hargrove singled to left; Hargrove was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Yount flied out to right; Money flied out to left;
Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Brewers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Burroughs reached on an error by Yount; Harrah
walked [Burroughs to second]; Lahoud walked [Burroughs to third,
Harrah to second]; Grieve walked [Burroughs scored (unearned),
Harrah to third, Lahoud to second]; Beniquez grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Harrah scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Lahoud to third, Grieve out at second];
Sundberg popped to first in foul territory; 2 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Aaron homered; Lezcano walked; G. Thomas singled to
center [Lezcano to second]; Lezcano was picked off and caught
stealing third (pitcher to shortstop to third); Carbo grounded
out (pitcher to first) [G. Thomas to second]; G. Thomas stole
third; Heidemann grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Brewers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Randle grounded out (first to pitcher); Thompson
grounded out (second to first); Hargrove walked; Burroughs flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 3RD: Kusnyer grounded out (third to first); Yount
grounded out (pitcher to first); Money grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Brewers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Harrah walked; Lahoud walked [Harrah to second];
RODRIGUEZ REPLACED BROBERG (PITCHING); Grieve out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Harrah to third, Lahoud to second];
Beniquez walked; Sundberg struck out; Randle flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 2, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 4TH: Scott singled to center; Aaron flied out to left;
Lezcano tripled to right [Scott scored]; G. Thomas struck out;
Carbo singled to center [Lezcano scored]; HARGAN REPLACED
UMBARGER (PITCHING); Heidemann singled to center [Carbo to
second]; Kusnyer flied out to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 2, Brewers 3.

RANGERS 5TH: Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hargrove grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs singled to
left; Harrah singled to right [Burroughs to third]; Lahoud made
an out to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 5TH: Yount singled to center; Yount stole second; Money
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Yount to third];
Scott hit a sacrifice fly to right [Yount scored]; Aaron struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Brewers 4.

RANGERS 6TH: Grieve was hit by a pitch; Beniquez struck out;
Sundberg grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Grieve out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Brewers 4.

BREWERS 6TH: Lezcano singled to left; G. Thomas struck out;
Carbo flied out to left; Heidemann grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Brewers 4.

RANGERS 7TH: Randle grounded out (first to pitcher); Thompson
flied out to center; Hargrove singled to right; Burroughs made
an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Brewers 4.

BREWERS 7TH: Kusnyer was hit by a pitch; Yount struck out; Money
popped to first in foul territory; Scott singled to right
[Kusnyer to second]; Aaron doubled to center [Kusnyer scored,
Scott scored]; JOSHUA RAN FOR AARON; BACSIK REPLACED HARGAN
(PITCHING); Lezcano singled to center [Joshua scored]; G. Thomas
lined to shortstop; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Brewers 7.

RANGERS 8TH: JOSHUA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); SHARP REPLACED
CARBO (PLAYING RF); Harrah walked; Lahoud forced Harrah (pitcher
to shortstop); Grieve grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Lahoud out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 2, Brewers 7.

BREWERS 8TH: Sharp grounded out (pitcher to first); Heidemann
flied out to right; Kusnyer singled to left; Yount made an out
to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Brewers 7.

RANGERS 9TH: Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sundberg grounded out (third to first); Randle grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Brewers 7.