After Toby Harrah homered in the top half of the ninth inning for the deciding run, Reggie Cleveland saved the Rangers' 5-4 victory with clutch relief work in the Brewers' half of the final frame. Fergie Jenkins, who started for the Rangers, gave up nine hits, including a pair of homers by Don Money, before being lifted in the Brewers' ninth after Ben Oglivie singled and took third on a single by Sixto Lezcano.

With Cleveland pitching, Robin Yount grounded out, Oglivie scoring, but the rally ended when both Gorman Thomas and Dave May hit into fielder's choice outs. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 5, Milwaukee Brewers 4
Game Played on Friday, September 1, 1978 (Night game) at County Stadium
Rangers      0  0  4    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   5 10  0
Brewers      1  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  1  -   4  9  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hargrove 1b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .252      Molitor 2b            3   1   0   0     1   0   .285
  Jorgensen 1b        1   0   1   0     0   0   .174      Money 3b              4   2   2   2     0   2   .288
Wills 2b              4   0   0   0     1   0   .229      Cooper 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .316
Lowenstein 3b         4   1   2   1     0   0   .219      Hisle dh              4   0   1   1     0   1   .289
Oliver lf             4   1   2   1     0   1   .316      Oglivie lf            4   1   2   0     0   0   .298
Bonds rf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .277      Lezcano rf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .281
Zisk dh               4   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Yount ss              4   0   1   1     0   0   .300
Sundberg c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .291      Thomas cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .241
Harrah ss             4   1   1   1     0   1   .222      Martinez c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Beniquez cf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .251        Wohlford ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .298
Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Moore c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .266
  Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        May ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .205
                                                          Sorensen p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   5  10   5     1   3             Totals               35   4   9   4     1   5

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 13,648
Left on Base: Rangers 6, Brewers 5
DP: Rangers 0, Brewers 0
Doubles: Hargrove (22), Oliver (27)
Home Runs: Harrah (7), Money 2 (12)
Stolen Bases: Wills (43), Molitor (28)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins W(13-8)         8     9   4   4   1   5   2  33   3.32
Cleveland SV(11)        1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.58
Totals                  9     9   4   4   1   5   2  36

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sorensen L(15-10)       9    10   5   5   1   3   1  38   3.27
Totals                  9    10   5   5   1   3   1  38

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Rich Garcia


RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills
flied out to left; Lowenstein singled to left; Oliver struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Molitor walked; Money struck out; Molitor stole
second; Cooper flied out to left; Hisle singled to left [Molitor
scored, Hisle out at second (left to second)]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Brewers 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Bonds grounded out (second to first); Zisk popped
to first in foul territory; Sundberg popped to second; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 2ND: Oglivie singled to right; Lezcano flied out to
center [Oglivie to second]; Yount lined to third; Thomas popped
to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Brewers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Harrah grounded out (second to first); Beniquez
singled to center; Hargrove doubled to right [Beniquez scored];
Wills flied out to center; Lowenstein singled to right [Hargrove
scored]; Oliver doubled to right [Lowenstein scored]; Bonds
singled to center [Oliver scored, Bonds to second (on throw to
home)]; Zisk flied out to center; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
4, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 3RD: Martinez lined to center; Molitor grounded out
(shortstop to first); Money was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Brewers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Sundberg grounded out (pitcher to first); Harrah
struck out; Beniquez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
4, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 4TH: Cooper grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Hisle flied out to left; Oglivie lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Brewers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Hargrove flied out to left; Wills walked;
Lowenstein lined to right; Wills stole second; Oliver grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Brewers
1.

BREWERS 5TH: Lezcano singled to left; Yount singled to left
[Lezcano to second]; Thomas flied out to right; Martinez
grounded out (second to first) [Lezcano to third, Yount to
second]; Molitor flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 4, Brewers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Zisk
grounded out (shortstop to first); Sundberg singled to center;
Harrah popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Brewers 1.

BREWERS 6TH: Money homered; Cooper grounded out (second to
first); Hisle struck out; Oglivie flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Brewers 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Beniquez popped to first; Hargrove flied out to
center; Wills grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 4, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 7TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED HARGROVE (PLAYING 1B); Lezcano
grounded out (pitcher to first); Yount flied out to right;
Thomas singled to left; WOHLFORD BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Wohlford
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Brewers 2.

RANGERS 8TH: MOORE REPLACED WOHLFORD (PLAYING C ); Lowenstein
popped to third in foul territory; Oliver singled to right;
Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first) [Oliver to second]; Zisk
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 8TH: On a bunt Molitor made an out to pitcher; Money
homered; Cooper struck out; Hisle grounded out (first to
pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Brewers 3.

RANGERS 9TH: Sundberg flied out to right; Harrah homered;
Beniquez popped to third in foul territory; Jorgensen singled to
third; Wills forced Jorgensen (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 9TH: Oglivie singled to center; Lezcano singled to right
[Oglivie to third]; CLEVELAND REPLACED JENKINS (PITCHING); Yount
forced Lezcano (third to second) [Oglivie scored]; Thomas forced
Yount (shortstop to second); MAY BATTED FOR MOORE; May forced
Thomas (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5,
Brewers 4.