Homers by Sal Bando and Cecil Cooper carried the Brewers to a 4-2 victory over the Rangers. Bando's belt followed a single by Cooper in the third inning. Cooper added his circuit clout in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 4, Texas Rangers 2
Game Played on Tuesday, August    23, 1977 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Brewers      1  0  2    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   4 10  1
Rangers      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  7  0


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Joshua cf             4   1   1   0     1   0   .266      Hargrove 1b           3   1   0   0     1   1   .308
Wohlford rf           5   0   1   0     0   0   .257      Campaneris ss         4   0   1   0     0   0   .251
Cooper 1b             5   2   3   1     0   0   .296      Washington lf         4   1   2   0     0   1   .295
Money 3b              5   0   1   1     0   0   .286      Horton dh             4   0   1   1     0   0   .292
Bando dh              3   1   1   2     1   1   .242        Alomar pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Kirkpatrick lf        3   0   0   0     0   1   .172      Harrah 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .266
  Brye ph,lf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Beniquez cf           4   0   0   1     0   1   .284
Yount ss              3   0   1   0     1   0   .306      Grieve rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .210
Sakata 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .194      Wills 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .278
Moore c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .239      Sundberg c            3   0   2   0     0   1   .301
Caldwell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      D. Ellis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Castro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Barker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4  10   4     3   2             Totals               33   2   7   2     1   5

Time of Game: 2:54   Attendance: 12,339
Left on Base: Brewers 9, Rangers 5
DP: Brewers 2, Rangers 0
Errors: Yount
Doubles: Money (21)
Home Runs: Bando (14), Cooper (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Sakata (2), Moore (8)
GIDP: Harrah (11), Hargrove (10)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Caldwell W(4-6)         8     7   2   2   1   5   0  31   4.59
Castro SV(13)           1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.83
Totals                  9     7   2   2   1   5   0  34

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Ellis L(7-10)        4     8   4   4   2   0   2  22   4.19
Barker                  3     0   0   0   0   2   0   9   4.82
Lindblad                2     2   0   0   1   0   0   9   3.59
Totals                  9    10   4   4   3   2   2  40

Wild Pitches: Barker (3)

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Dale Ford


BREWERS 1ST: Joshua singled to shortstop; Wohlford singled to
pitcher [Joshua to second]; Cooper grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Joshua to third, Wohlford to second]; Money reached on a
fielder's choice [Wohlford out at third (shortstop to third),
Joshua scored]; Bando walked [Money to second]; Kirkpatrick
grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers
1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove walked; Campaneris singled to center
[Hargrove to third]; Washington struck out; Horton reached on an
error by Yount [Hargrove scored, Campaneris to second]; Harrah
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Horton out at
second]; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Rangers 1.

BREWERS 2ND: Yount singled to third; Sakata out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Yount to second]; Moore popped to first
in foul territory [Yount to third]; Joshua walked; Wohlford
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Brewers 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Beniquez was called out on strikes; Grieve grounded
out (third to first); Wills grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Rangers 1.

BREWERS 3RD: Cooper singled to right; Money grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Cooper to second]; Bando homered [Cooper
scored]; Kirkpatrick grounded out (first to pitcher); Yount
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3,
Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg singled to center; Hargrove grounded into
a double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Sundberg out at
second]; Campaneris flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 3, Rangers 1.

BREWERS 4TH: Sakata singled to left; Moore out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Sakata to second]; Joshua grounded out
(second to first) [Sakata to third]; Wohlford grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Rangers
1.

RANGERS 4TH: Washington grounded out (pitcher to first); Horton
grounded out (third to first); Harrah flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Rangers 1.

BREWERS 5TH: Cooper homered; Money doubled to right; BARKER
REPLACED D. ELLIS (PITCHING); Bando struck out; Barker threw a
wild pitch [Money to third]; Kirkpatrick struck out; Yount flied
out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 4, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Beniquez flied out to right; Grieve lined to
center; Wills popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Brewers 4, Rangers 1.

BREWERS 6TH: Sakata grounded out (shortstop to first); Moore
grounded out (pitcher to first); Joshua grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 4, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Sundberg struck out; On a bunt Hargrove grounded
out (pitcher to first); Campaneris grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 4, Rangers 1.

BREWERS 7TH: Wohlford grounded out (shortstop to first); Cooper
made an out to second; Money flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 4, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Washington singled to second; Horton flied out to
right; Harrah struck out; On a bunt Beniquez grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 4, Rangers 1.

BREWERS 8TH: LINDBLAD REPLACED BARKER (PITCHING); Bando popped
to catcher in foul territory; BRYE BATTED FOR KIRKPATRICK; Brye
popped to catcher in foul territory; Yount walked; Sakata forced
Yount (second unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 4,
Rangers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: BRYE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Grieve grounded
out (third to first); Wills singled to center; Sundberg singled
to center [Wills to third]; Hargrove was called out on strikes;
Campaneris grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Brewers 4, Rangers 1.

BREWERS 9TH: Moore singled to left; Joshua grounded out (second
to first) [Moore to second]; Wohlford grounded out (third to
first); Cooper singled to second [Moore to third]; Money
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 4,
Rangers 1.

RANGERS 9TH: Washington singled to center; Horton singled to
center [Washington to second]; ALOMAR RAN FOR HORTON; CASTRO
REPLACED CALDWELL (PITCHING); Harrah grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Washington to third, Alomar to second]; Beniquez
grounded out (third to first) [Washington scored]; Grieve
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 4, Rangers 2.