A barrage of 21 hits enabled the Brewers to climb within five games of the division-leading Red Sox as they clobbered the Rangers, 17-8, for Texas' sixth consecutive loss. Sal Bando, who drove in five runs and scored four, singled in the second ahead of Gorman Thomas' 20th home run.

The Brewers added six more in the third, Ben Oglivie driving in two with a single and Tony Muser and Bando each delivering two with doubles. Bando hit a three-run round-tripper in the sixth after a single by Hisle and walk to Oglivie. Hisle contributed his 23rd homer to drive in three runs in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 17, Texas Rangers 8
Game Played on Sunday, July      23, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Brewers      0  2  6    0  2  3    1  0  3  -  17 21  1
Rangers      0  0  5    0  1  0    2  0  0  -   8 13  0


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Yount ss              6   0   2   0     0   1   .283      Campaneris ss         5   0   1   0     0   0   .215
Money 2b              6   3   3   0     0   0   .300      Beniquez cf           4   1   1   1     1   0   .280
May dh                2   1   1   0     0   1   .196      Sundberg c            2   1   0   0     2   2   .309
  Wohlford ph,dh      3   0   0   0     0   2   .286        J. Ellis c          1   0   0   0     0   1   .207
  Davis ph,dh         1   1   1   0     0   0   .261      Oliver lf             5   2   2   1     0   0   .308
Hisle lf              5   3   4   4     1   1   .299        Jorgensen lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .148
Oglivie rf            5   2   2   2     1   1   .270      Bonds rf              3   2   3   3     1   0   .268
Bando 3b              5   4   3   5     1   0   .274        Thompson rf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Thomas cf             4   3   3   2     2   0   .247      Bevacqua 3b           4   0   1   2     1   0   .190
Muser 1b              4   0   1   2     1   1   .048      Gray dh               5   1   3   1     0   1   .333
Martinez c            5   0   1   2     0   0   .195      Wills 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .219
Augustine p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mason 2b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .240
  Replogle p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hargrove 1b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .257
  Stein p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Comer p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Castro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Barker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Umbarger p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               46  17  21  17     6   7             Totals               39   8  13   8     5   4

Time of Game: 2:54   Attendance: 11,615
Left on Base: Brewers 9, Rangers 9
DP: Brewers 2, Rangers 1
Errors: Money
Doubles: Bando (15), Muser (1), Bonds 2 (13), Oliver (18)
Home Runs: Thomas (20), Bando (10), Hisle (23), Bonds (16), Gray (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Muser (1)
GIDP: Money (5), Bevacqua (5), Wills (8)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Augustine               2.2   4   5   5   2   1   0  14   4.79
Replogle W(5-2)         4     9   3   3   2   1   2  22   4.96
Stein                   1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   4.32
Castro                  1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   1.48
Totals                  9    13   8   8   5   4   2  44

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Comer L(3-3)            2.2   7   7   7   1   3   1  15   2.16
Lindblad                1.2   4   3   3   2   1   0  11   3.99
Barker                  3.2   9   7   7   3   2   2  23   4.15
Umbarger                1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   4.54
Totals                  9    21  17  17   6   7   3  53

Wild Pitches: Augustine (2), Barker 2 (6)

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


BREWERS 1ST: Yount singled to left; Money grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Yount out at second]; May
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Campaneris flied out to left; Beniquez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Sundberg struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Brewers 0, Rangers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Hisle struck out; Oglivie struck out; Bando singled
to center; Thomas homered [Bando scored]; Muser grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Oliver reached on an error by Money; Bonds walked
[Oliver to second]; Bevacqua grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Oliver to third, Bonds out at
second]; Gray made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 2, Rangers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Martinez popped to third in foul territory; Yount
grounded out (third to first); Money singled to left; May
singled to center [Money to third]; Hisle walked [May to
second]; Oglivie singled to right [Money scored, May scored,
Hisle to third]; Bando doubled to center [Hisle scored, Oglivie
scored]; LINDBLAD REPLACED COMER (PITCHING); Thomas was walked
intentionally; Muser doubled to right [Bando scored, Thomas
scored]; Martinez flied out to center; 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 8, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Wills grounded out (second to first); Hargrove
singled to center; Campaneris grounded out (first unassisted)
[Hargrove to second]; Beniquez singled to left [Hargrove
scored]; Augustine threw a wild pitch [Beniquez to second];
Sundberg walked; Oliver singled to left [Beniquez scored,
Sundberg to second]; Bonds doubled to left [Sundberg scored,
Oliver to third]; REPLOGLE REPLACED AUGUSTINE (PITCHING);
Bevacqua singled to left [Oliver scored, Bonds scored]; Gray
singled to center [Bevacqua to third]; Wills flied out to left;
5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 8, Rangers 5.

BREWERS 4TH: Yount singled to left; Money flied out to right;
WOHLFORD BATTED FOR MAY; Wohlford struck out; Hisle singled to
center [Yount to third]; Oglivie made an out to third; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 8, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 4TH: WOHLFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Hargrove
flied out to right; Campaneris lined to shortstop; Beniquez
walked; Sundberg struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 8,
Rangers 5.

BREWERS 5TH: Bando walked; Thomas singled to right [Bando to
second]; Muser out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Bando to third, Thomas to second]; BARKER REPLACED LINDBLAD
(PITCHING); Martinez singled to left [Bando scored, Thomas
scored]; Barker threw a wild pitch [Martinez to second]; Yount
struck out; Money reached on a fielder's choice [Martinez out at
third (third unassisted)]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 10,
Rangers 5.

RANGERS 5TH: Oliver doubled to left; Bonds doubled [Oliver
scored]; Bevacqua popped to first in foul territory; Gray
singled to left [Bonds to third]; Wills grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Gray out at second]; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 10, Rangers 6.

BREWERS 6TH: Wohlford was called out on strikes; Hisle singled
to third; Barker threw a wild pitch [Hisle to second]; Oglivie
walked; Bando homered [Hisle scored, Oglivie scored]; Thomas
singled to center; Muser flied out to center; Martinez grounded
out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 13,
Rangers 6.

RANGERS 6TH: Hargrove grounded out (second to first); Campaneris
singled to shortstop; Beniquez flied out to left; Sundberg
walked [Campaneris to second]; Oliver grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 13, Rangers 6.

BREWERS 7TH: J. ELLIS REPLACED SUNDBERG (PLAYING C ); Yount
grounded out (second to first); Money singled to left; Wohlford
grounded out (second to first) [Money to second]; Hisle singled
to left [Money scored]; Oglivie grounded out (second to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 14, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 7TH: Bonds homered; Bevacqua flied out to center; Gray
homered; Wills grounded out (second to first); Hargrove singled
to right; STEIN REPLACED REPLOGLE (PITCHING); Campaneris forced
Hargrove (second to shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers
14, Rangers 8.

BREWERS 8TH: THOMPSON REPLACED BONDS (PLAYING RF); MASON
REPLACED WILLS (PLAYING 2B); Bando made an out to first; Thomas
walked; Muser walked [Thomas to second]; Martinez popped to
catcher in foul territory; Yount flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 14, Rangers 8.

RANGERS 8TH: Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); J.
Ellis struck out; Oliver made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 14, Rangers 8.

BREWERS 9TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED OLIVER (PLAYING LF); Money
singled to left; DAVIS BATTED FOR WOHLFORD; Davis singled to
center [Money to second]; Hisle homered [Money scored, Davis
scored]; UMBARGER REPLACED BARKER (PITCHING); Oglivie singled to
center; Bando flied out to center; Thomas flied out to left;
Muser struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 17, Rangers 8.

RANGERS 9TH: DAVIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); CASTRO REPLACED
STEIN (PITCHING); Thompson grounded out (first to pitcher);
Bevacqua walked; Gray struck out; Mason forced Bevacqua (first
to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 17, Rangers 8.