In a one-man batting show, John Ellis drove in six runs with two homers and a double to power the Rangers to a 7-1 victory over the Brewers behind the two-hit pitching of Fergie Jenkins. Ellis homered in the first inning following a single by Al Oliver and hit for the circuit again in the sixth after another single by Oliver, who gave way to pinch-runner Billy Sample. Ellis then added two more RBIs with his double in the eighth.

Jenkins yielded a first-inning single by Cecil Cooper and did not give up the Brewers' second hit until Jim Gantner tripled in the seventh and scored on an infield out by Cooper. Johnny Grubb singled for the Rangers in the ninth to extend his batting streak to 20 games. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 7, Milwaukee Brewers 1
Game Played on Thursday, June      7, 1979 (Day game) at County Stadium
Rangers      2  0  0    0  0  2    0  2  1  -   7 12  0
Brewers      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  2  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Grubb lf,cf           5   0   1   0     0   1   .321      Molitor 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .298
Bell 3b               5   1   1   0     0   1   .267      Gantner ss            4   1   1   0     0   0   .260
Oliver cf             3   1   3   0     0   0   .311      Cooper 1b             3   0   1   1     0   0   .311
  Sample pr,lf        2   2   1   0     0   0   .267      Lezcano rf            3   0   0   0     0   3   .311
J. Ellis dh           4   2   3   6     0   0   .295      Oglivie dh            3   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Blanks pr,dh        1   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Thomas cf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .229
Putnam 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .266      Bando 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .221
Zisk rf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .232      Wohlford lf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .245
Sundberg c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .219      Martinez c            2   0   0   0     0   1   .206
Norman ss             3   1   1   0     0   0   .197        Moore ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .339
Wills 2b              4   0   0   1     0   0   .240      Haas p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Castro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   7  12   7     1   3             Totals               29   1   2   1     0   8

Time of Game: 2:58   Attendance: 12,368
Left on Base: Rangers 6, Brewers 1
DP: Rangers 0, Brewers 1
Errors: Bando
Doubles: Oliver (8), J. Ellis (4)
Triples: Norman (2), Gantner (1)
Home Runs: J. Ellis 2 (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Norman (10)
GIDP: Sundberg (7)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins W(7-2)          9     2   1   1   0   8   0  29   3.34
Totals                  9     2   1   1   0   8   0  29

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Haas L(3-5)             7     9   6   6   0   3   2  30   5.85
Castro                  2     3   1   1   1   0   0  10   1.69
Totals                  9    12   7   7   1   3   2  40

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - John Shulock


RANGERS 1ST: Grubb grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver singled to center; J.
Ellis homered [Oliver scored]; Putnam flied out to left; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Molitor grounded out (shortstop to first); Gantner
grounded out (second to first); Cooper singled to shortstop;
Lezcano struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Brewers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Zisk grounded out (third to first); Sundberg lined
to center; Norman flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 2, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Oglivie flied out to center; Thomas struck out;
Bando struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Brewers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: On a bunt Wills grounded out (catcher to first);
Grubb struck out; Bell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 2, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Wohlford lined to left; Martinez struck out;
Molitor struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Brewers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Oliver doubled to left; J. Ellis grounded out
(third to first); Putnam grounded out (second to first) [Oliver
to third]; Zisk flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 2, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Gantner lined to left; Cooper grounded out (first
to pitcher); Lezcano was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 2, Brewers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Norman
grounded out (pitcher to first); Wills grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 5TH: Oglivie popped to catcher in foul territory; Thomas
flied out to left; Bando grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Brewers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Grubb grounded out (second to first); Bell flied
out to right; Oliver singled; SAMPLE RAN FOR OLIVER; J. Ellis
homered [Sample scored]; Putnam singled to center; Zisk was
called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Brewers
0.

BREWERS 6TH: SAMPLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); GRUBB CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Wohlford lined to center; Martinez
grounded out (third to first); Molitor grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Brewers 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Sundberg singled to right; Norman out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Sundberg to second]; Wills
grounded out (second to first); Grubb flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 7TH: Gantner tripled to right; Cooper grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Gantner scored]; Lezcano struck out;
Oglivie flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Brewers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Bell singled to center; On a bunt Sample singled to
first [Bell to second]; CASTRO REPLACED HAAS (PITCHING); J.
Ellis doubled to right [Sample scored, Bell scored]; BLANKS RAN
FOR J. ELLIS; Putnam grounded out (pitcher to first); Zisk was
walked intentionally; Sundberg grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Zisk out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 8TH: BLANKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Thomas flied
out to left; Bando grounded out (third to first); Wohlford
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 6,
Brewers 1.

RANGERS 9TH: Norman tripled to left; Wills grounded out (second
to first) [Norman scored]; Grubb singled to right; Bell flied
out to center; Sample reached on an error by Bando [Grubb to
second]; Blanks grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 7, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 9TH: MOORE BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Moore struck out;
Molitor grounded out (second to first); Gantner grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 7, Brewers 1.