After failing to hold a three-run lead, the Brewers broke a tie with three runs in the eighth inning and defeated the Rangers, 9-6. Don Money hit a three-run double in the third to put the Brewers ahead, 4-1, and they made it 5-2 in the fourth before the Rangers came back with a three-run homer by Jim Sundberg to tie the score. The Rangers knotted the count again at 6-6 with a homer by Bump Wills in the sixth.

Paul Molitor singled for the Brewers in the eighth, raced to third on a passed ball by Sundberg and scored the tie-breaking tally on a single by Sal Bando. Gorman Thomas followed with a homer that clinched the decision. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 9, Texas Rangers 6
Game Played on Friday, August    24, 1979 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Brewers      1  0  3    1  1  0    0  3  0  -   9 12  0
Rangers      1  0  1    3  0  1    0  0  0  -   6 14  1


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Molitor ss            6   2   2   0     0   1   .314      Rivers cf             5   2   2   0     0   0   .274
Bando 3b              3   3   2   1     2   0   .244      Bell 3b               5   0   2   0     0   1   .302
Cooper 1b             5   0   1   1     0   2   .310      Oliver lf             3   0   1   2     0   0   .319
Thomas cf             5   1   1   3     0   2   .230      Zisk rf               5   0   2   0     0   0   .276
Oglivie lf            5   2   3   0     0   1   .254      Montanez dh           3   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Lezcano rf            2   1   1   1     3   0   .332        J. Ellis ph,dh      2   0   0   0     0   1   .280
Money 2b              4   0   1   3     1   1   .247      Putnam 1b             4   1   2   0     0   1   .284
Davis dh              5   0   1   0     0   0   .277      Wills 2b              4   2   4   1     0   0   .273
Moore c               4   0   0   0     1   0   .321      Sundberg c            4   1   1   3     0   1   .268
Slaton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Norman ss             3   0   0   0     0   1   .198
  McClure p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Jorgensen ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .236
  Galasso p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Blanks ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .205
                                                          Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Darwin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   9  12   9     7   7             Totals               39   6  14   6     0   5

Time of Game: 3:01   Attendance: 23,505
Left on Base: Brewers 10, Rangers 8
DP: Brewers 1, Rangers 0
Errors: Norman
Doubles: Money (16), Cooper (38), Rivers (21), Zisk (16)
Triples: Oglivie (4)
Home Runs: Thomas (32), Sundberg (5), Wills (4)
Stolen Bases: Oglivie (8)
Caught Stealing: Molitor (10), Wills (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Oliver (5)
Hit by Pitch: Oliver (3,by McClure)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton                  3     9   5   5   0   1   1  17   3.37
McClure                 3.2   2   1   1   0   2   1  14   4.30
Galasso W(3-0)          2.1   3   0   0   0   2   0  10   4.17
Totals                  9    14   6   6   0   5   2  41

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich                  4     7   6   6   4   3   0  24   5.05
Darwin L(3-4)           3.1   2   1   1   1   4   0  13   4.40
Kern                    1.2   3   2   2   2   0   1   9   1.52
Totals                  9    12   9   9   7   7   1  46

Passed Balls: Sundberg (6)
Hit by Pitch: McClure (3)
Wild Pitches: Galasso (3), Kern (3)

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Larry McCoy


BREWERS 1ST: Molitor singled to center; Bando singled to center
[Molitor to second]; Cooper forced Bando (shortstop to second)
[Molitor to third]; Thomas grounded out (third to first)
[Molitor scored, Cooper to second]; Oglivie grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Rivers doubled to right; Bell flied out to center
[Rivers to third]; Oliver singled to right [Rivers scored]; Zisk
singled to center [Oliver to second]; Montanez lined to left;
Putnam flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 1,
Rangers 1.

BREWERS 2ND: Lezcano walked; Money flied out to center; Davis
lined to center; Moore reached on an error by Norman [Lezcano to
second]; Molitor forced Moore (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Brewers 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 2ND: On a bunt Wills singled; Sundberg made an out to
second; Norman struck out while Wills was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1,
Rangers 1.

BREWERS 3RD: Bando walked; Cooper struck out; Thomas struck out;
Oglivie singled to right [Bando to second]; Lezcano walked
[Bando to third, Oglivie to second]; Money doubled to left
[Bando scored, Oglivie scored, Lezcano scored]; Davis grounded
out (third to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 4, Rangers
1.

RANGERS 3RD: Rivers singled to right; Bell singled to center
[Rivers to third]; Oliver hit a sacrifice fly to left [Rivers
scored]; Zisk forced Bell (second to shortstop); Montanez flied
out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 4, Rangers 2.

BREWERS 4TH: Moore grounded out (shortstop to first); Molitor
struck out; Bando walked; Cooper doubled to left [Bando scored];
Thomas flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 5,
Rangers 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Putnam singled to left; Wills singled to left
[Putnam to second]; Sundberg homered [Putnam scored, Wills
scored]; MCCLURE REPLACED SLATON (PITCHING); Norman made an out
to third; Rivers grounded out (second to first); Bell grounded
out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 5, Rangers
5.

BREWERS 5TH: Oglivie tripled to right; Lezcano singled to left
[Oglivie scored]; DARWIN REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); Money
struck out; Davis singled to left [Lezcano to second]; Moore
forced Davis (first to shortstop) [Lezcano to third]; Molitor
forced Moore (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Brewers 6, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 5TH: Oliver lined to center; Zisk lined to right;
Montanez grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 6, Rangers 5.

BREWERS 6TH: Bando popped to second in foul territory; Cooper
struck out; Thomas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 6,
Rangers 5.

RANGERS 6TH: Putnam struck out; Wills homered; Sundberg struck
out; Norman grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 6, Rangers 6.

BREWERS 7TH: Oglivie was called out on strikes; Lezcano made an
out to second; Money walked; Davis grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 6, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 7TH: Rivers popped to first in foul territory; Bell
singled to left; Oliver was hit by a pitch [Bell to second];
Zisk flied out to center [Bell to third]; J. ELLIS BATTED FOR
MONTANEZ; GALASSO REPLACED MCCLURE (PITCHING); J. Ellis struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 6, Rangers 6.

BREWERS 8TH: J. ELLIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Moore flied
out to right; Molitor singled to center; KERN REPLACED DARWIN
(PITCHING); Sundberg allowed a passed ball [Molitor to third];
Bando singled to center [Molitor scored]; Cooper grounded out
(second to first) [Bando to second]; Kern threw a wild pitch
[Bando to third]; Thomas homered [Bando scored]; Oglivie singled
to center; Oglivie stole second; Lezcano walked; Money forced
Lezcano (third to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 9,
Rangers 6.

RANGERS 8TH: Putnam singled to third; Wills singled to center
[Putnam to second]; Galasso threw a wild pitch [Putnam to third,
Wills to second]; Sundberg flied out to center; JORGENSEN BATTED
FOR NORMAN; Jorgensen lined to second; Rivers grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 9, Rangers 6.

BREWERS 9TH: BLANKS REPLACED JORGENSEN (PLAYING SS); Davis
grounded out (third to first); Moore walked; Molitor forced
Moore (third to second); Molitor was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 9, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 9TH: Bell was called out on strikes; Oliver grounded out
(pitcher to first); Zisk doubled to right; J. Ellis grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 9, Rangers
6.