With Fergie Jenkins tossing his third complete game in as many starts and Al Oliver collecting four RBIs, the Rangers breezed past the Brewers, 7-1. Sixto Lezcano's homer gave the Brewers a 1-0 lead in the second inning, but the Rangers scored twice in the third on singles by Bert Campaneris and Juan Beniquez, a sacrifice fly by Richie Zisk and single by Jim Sundberg. Oliver singled home the Rangers' third run in the sixth and slammed a homer in the eighth after singles by Zisk and Sundberg. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 7, Milwaukee Brewers 1
Game Played on Tuesday, May       9, 1978 (Night game) at County Stadium
Rangers      0  0  2    0  0  1    0  3  1  -   7 10  0
Brewers      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  2


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hargrove 1b           5   0   1   0     0   0   .241      Molitor ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .295
Campaneris ss         5   1   1   0     0   0   .153      Bando 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .287
Beniquez cf           4   1   2   1     1   0   .189        Sakata 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .190
Zisk rf               4   2   2   1     0   0   .330      Cooper 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .327
Sundberg c            3   1   2   1     1   0   .307      Hisle lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .263
Harrah 3b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .212      Oglivie dh            4   0   0   0     0   0   .274
Oliver lf             4   1   2   4     0   0   .253      Lezcano rf            4   1   2   1     0   0   .281
Bevacqua dh           4   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Thomas cf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .213
Wills 2b              3   1   0   0     1   1   .238      Gantner 2b,3b         4   0   1   0     0   0   .267
Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Martinez c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .232
                                                          Caldwell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Rodriguez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   7  10   7     3   3             Totals               34   1   7   1     1   4

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance:  4,790
Left on Base: Rangers 6, Brewers 7
DP: Rangers 0, Brewers 1
Errors: Cooper, Hisle
Home Runs: Oliver (3), Lezcano (4)
Stolen Bases: Molitor (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Zisk (2)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins W(3-1)          9     7   1   1   1   4   1  35   2.45
Totals                  9     7   1   1   1   4   1  35

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Caldwell L(2-2)         8     8   6   5   2   3   1  35   3.31
Rodriguez               1     2   1   0   1   0   0   5   1.74
Totals                  9    10   7   5   3   3   1  40

Passed Balls: Sundberg (2)
Balks: Jenkins (1)

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jim McKean


RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove grounded out (first unassisted);
Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Beniquez walked; Zisk
singled to center [Beniquez to second]; Sundberg walked
[Beniquez to third, Zisk to second]; Harrah flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Molitor singled to center; Bando flied out to
center; Cooper popped to third in foul territory; Molitor stole
second; Hisle grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Brewers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Bevacqua
flied out to right; Wills struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Oglivie made an out to shortstop; Lezcano homered;
Thomas struck out; Gantner singled to right; Jenkins balked
[Gantner to second]; Martinez flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Brewers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Hargrove grounded out (second to first); Campaneris
singled to center; Beniquez singled to left [Campaneris to
third]; Zisk hit a sacrifice fly to right [Campaneris scored,
Beniquez to second]; Sundberg singled to left [Beniquez scored];
Harrah struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 3RD: Molitor struck out; Bando singled to center; Cooper
flied out to center; Hisle singled to left [Bando to third];
Oglivie flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Brewers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Oliver flied out to center; Bevacqua grounded out
(third to first); Wills grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 4TH: Lezcano grounded out (third to first); On a bunt
Thomas singled to third; Gantner flied out to left; Martinez
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Brewers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Hargrove grounded out (first to pitcher);
Campaneris grounded out (second to first); Beniquez grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 5TH: Molitor flied out to right; Bando walked; Cooper
flied out to left; Hisle flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 2, Brewers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Zisk reached on an error by Cooper [Zisk to
second]; Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrah
popped to third; Oliver singled to right [Zisk scored
(unearned)]; Bevacqua flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 6TH: Oglivie grounded out (second to first); Lezcano
grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomas struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Brewers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Wills flied out to center; Hargrove flied out to
center; Campaneris flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 3, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 7TH: Gantner flied out to left; Martinez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Molitor flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Brewers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Beniquez flied out to center; Zisk singled to
center; Sundberg singled to right [Zisk to second]; Harrah
struck out; Oliver homered [Zisk scored, Sundberg scored];
Bevacqua flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 6,
Brewers 1.

BREWERS 8TH: Bando grounded out (third to first); Cooper
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hisle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 6, Brewers 1.

RANGERS 9TH: SAKATA REPLACED BANDO (PLAYING 2B); GANTNER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); RODRIGUEZ REPLACED CALDWELL (PITCHING);
Wills walked; Hargrove singled to left [Wills to third (error by
Hisle)]; Campaneris lined into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Hargrove out at first]; Beniquez singled to left [Wills
scored (unearned)]; Zisk flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 7, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 9TH: Oglivie flied out to right; Lezcano singled to
shortstop; Thomas popped to second; Sundberg allowed a passed
ball [Lezcano to second]; Gantner grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 7, Brewers 1.