Getting two-homer support, Mike Caldwell pitched the Brewers to a 5-2 victory over the Rangers. Cecil Cooper homered with a man on base in the third inning and, after two out, Ben Oglivie also hit for the circuit. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 5, Texas Rangers 2
Game Played on Saturday, August    25, 1979 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Brewers      1  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   5  9  0
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   2  9  3


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Molitor 2b            5   1   3   1     0   0   .317      Wills 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .272
Bando 3b              5   1   1   0     0   0   .243      Rivers cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .271
Cooper 1b             4   1   3   2     0   1   .313      Bell ss               4   0   2   0     0   0   .303
Thomas cf             3   0   1   1     1   0   .230      Oliver lf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .318
Oglivie lf            3   1   1   1     1   0   .255      Zisk rf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .276
Lezcano rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .329      J. Ellis 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .280
Money dh              4   0   0   0     0   2   .243      Soderholm 3b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .251
Yount ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .255        Norman pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .198
Moore c               4   1   0   0     0   1   .317      Sample dh             4   1   1   0     0   0   .261
Caldwell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sundberg c            3   0   1   1     0   0   .269
                                                          Allard p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Rajsich p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5   9   5     2   6             Totals               34   2   9   2     1   1

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 16,181
Left on Base: Brewers 6, Rangers 6
DP: Brewers 2, Rangers 1
Errors: Bell, J. Ellis, Soderholm
Doubles: Sample (15), Sundberg (22)
Home Runs: Cooper (19), Oglivie (25)
Stolen Bases: Wills (29)
Caught Stealing: Moore (5)
GIDP: Lezcano (10), Zisk (10), Oliver (12)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Caldwell W(14-5)        9     9   2   2   1   1   0  35   3.33
Totals                  9     9   2   2   1   1   0  35

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Allard L(1-3)           3     6   4   4   0   1   2  15   4.61
Rajsich                 6     3   1   0   2   5   0  23   3.48
Totals                  9     9   5   4   2   6   2  38

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


BREWERS 1ST: Molitor grounded out (pitcher to first); Bando
singled to left; Cooper singled to right [Bando to second];
Thomas singled to center [Bando scored, Cooper to second];
Oglivie reached on an error by J. Ellis [Cooper to third, Thomas
to second]; Lezcano grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Oglivie out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Brewers 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers
grounded out (first unassisted); Bell grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Rangers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Money struck out; Yount flied out to center; Moore
lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Oliver singled to shortstop; Zisk grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Oliver out at
second]; J. Ellis singled to center; Soderholm forced J. Ellis
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Rangers
0.

BREWERS 3RD: Molitor singled to center; On a bunt Bando made an
out to catcher; Cooper homered [Molitor scored]; Thomas made an
out to shortstop; Oglivie homered; Lezcano grounded out
(shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 4, Rangers
0.

RANGERS 3RD: Sample grounded out (second to first); Sundberg
grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 4, Rangers 0.

BREWERS 4TH: RAJSICH REPLACED ALLARD (PITCHING); Money struck
out; Yount grounded out (third to first); Moore reached on an
error by Bell; Moore was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 4, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell
singled to right; Oliver grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Bell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 4, Rangers 0.

BREWERS 5TH: Molitor singled to center; Molitor was picked off
first (pitcher to first); Bando flied out to right; Cooper
singled to right; Thomas popped to first in foul territory; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 4, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Zisk singled to center; J. Ellis flied out to
center; Soderholm walked [Zisk to second]; Sample forced
Soderholm (third to second) [Zisk to third]; Sundberg flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 4, Rangers 0.

BREWERS 6TH: Oglivie lined to first; Lezcano grounded out
(pitcher to first); Money grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 4, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Wills singled to left; Wills stole second; Rivers
grounded out (third to first); Bell singled to pitcher [Wills to
third]; Oliver forced Bell (first to shortstop) [Wills scored];
Zisk grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 4, Rangers 1.

BREWERS 7TH: Yount struck out; Moore struck out; Molitor
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 4, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: J. Ellis grounded out (pitcher to first); Soderholm
grounded out (shortstop to first); Sample doubled to left;
Sundberg doubled to left [Sample scored]; Wills grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 4, Rangers
2.

BREWERS 8TH: Bando grounded out (second to first); Cooper struck
out; Thomas walked; Oglivie walked [Thomas to second]; Lezcano
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 4, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 8TH: Rivers made an out to shortstop; Bell grounded out
(third to first); Oliver grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 4, Rangers 2.

BREWERS 9TH: Money lined to center; Yount flied out to center;
Moore reached on an error by Soderholm [Moore to second];
Molitor singled to center [Moore scored (unearned), Molitor to
second (on throw to home)]; Bando grounded out (third to first);
1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 5, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 9TH: Zisk was called out on strikes; J. Ellis made an
out to second; Soderholm singled to left; NORMAN RAN FOR
SODERHOLM; Sample flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 5, Rangers 2.