Al Oliver knocked in four runs and Jim Sundberg and Bump Wills batted in three apiece as the Rangers gained a 12-6 victory in the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, but Jim Gantner took over the batting honors in the second game with three hits and three RBIs, pacing the Brewers to an 8-3 triumph.

Jim Sundberg and Oliver each homered with a man on base in the opener. Cecil Cooper and Charlie Moore drove in two runs apiece for the Brewers. Cooper, who homered in each game, had two more RBIs in the nightcap. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 12, Milwaukee Brewers 6 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, August    22, 1980 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Brewers      0  3  0    0  0  0    2  1  0  -   6 14  1
Rangers      0  2  1    0  3  1    1  4  x  -  12 17  1


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Molitor 2b            4   0   0   0     1   1   .297      Rivers cf             4   2   2   1     0   0   .322
Moore c               5   0   2   2     0   0   .284      Wills 2b              4   1   1   3     0   0   .250
Cooper 1b             5   1   3   2     0   0   .356      Oliver lf             5   2   4   4     0   0   .311
Thomas cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .253      Bell 3b               5   0   1   0     0   0   .331
Oglivie lf            4   1   1   1     0   1   .298      Staub dh              2   1   0   0     1   0   .325
Lezcano rf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .226        Zisk ph,dh          2   0   1   1     0   0   .284
Davis dh              4   1   3   0     0   0   .262      Putnam 1b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .276
Bando 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .204      Grubb rf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .297
Romero ss             3   2   3   1     0   0   .269        Sample ph           1   1   1   0     0   0   .221
  Yount ph,ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .292        Norris rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Cleveland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sundberg c            4   2   3   3     0   0   .268
  Augustine p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Frias ss              4   2   2   0     0   0   .239
  Castro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McClure p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Rajsich p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Holdsworth p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Babcock p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Darwin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   6  14   6     1   4             Totals               38  12  17  12     1   0

Time of Game: 2:25
Left on Base: Brewers 6, Rangers 5
DP: Brewers 1, Rangers 2
Errors: Lezcano, Putnam
Doubles: Cooper (28), Oliver 2 (30), Rivers (29), Wills (22)
Home Runs: Cooper (16), Oglivie (32), Sundberg (8), Oliver (14)
Stolen Bases: Moore (8)
Caught Stealing: Davis (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Bando (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Wills (8), Rivers (3)
GIDP: Cooper (11), Frias (7)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland L(8-7)        5     6   6   5   1   0   2  22   3.90
Augustine               2     7   3   3   0   0   0  12   4.27
Castro                  0     2   2   2   0   0   0   2   3.21
McClure                 0.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   3   2.98
Holdsworth              0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2  11.57
Totals                  8    17  12  11   1   0   2  41

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins                 4.1  10   3   3   0   2   0  22   3.36
Rajsich W(1-1)          0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   6.87
Babcock                 2.1   4   3   3   0   1   2  11   6.75
Darwin SV(6)            1.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   5   2.40
Totals                  9    14   6   6   1   4   2  39

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Dallas Parks, 2B - Rocky Roe, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


BREWERS 1ST: Molitor flied out to center; Moore singled to
right; Cooper singled to center [Moore to second]; Thomas made
an out to second; Oglivie struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Brewers 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); Wills flied
out to right; Oliver doubled to right; Bell made an out to
third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Rangers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Lezcano singled to left; Davis singled to center
[Lezcano to second]; Bando out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Lezcano to third, Davis to second]; Romero singled to
left [Lezcano scored, Davis to third]; Molitor grounded out
(third to first) [Romero to second]; Moore singled to left
[Davis scored, Romero scored]; Moore stole second; Cooper made
an out to second; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Staub walked; Putnam flied out to center; Grubb
grounded out (first unassisted) [Staub to second]; Sundberg
homered [Staub scored]; Frias grounded out (pitcher to second to
first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Rangers 2.

BREWERS 3RD: Thomas was called out on strikes; Oglivie grounded
out (first unassisted); Lezcano grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Rivers doubled to right [Rivers to third (error by
Lezcano)]; Wills hit a sacrifice fly to center [Rivers scored
(unearned)]; Oliver grounded out (second to first); Bell
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 3, Rangers 3.

BREWERS 4TH: Davis singled to left; Davis was caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to second to first); Bando popped to
third in foul territory; Romero singled to center; Molitor
reached on an error by Putnam (assist by Bell) (third to first)
[Romero out at home (first to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 3, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 4TH: Staub flied out to left; Putnam grounded out
(second to first); Grubb flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 3, Rangers 3.

BREWERS 5TH: Moore grounded out (shortstop to first); Cooper
doubled to right; Thomas singled to left [Cooper to third];
RAJSICH REPLACED JENKINS (PITCHING); Oglivie hit into a double
play (right to catcher) [Cooper out at home]; Fergie Jenkins
left with neck problem; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3,
Rangers 3.

RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Frias
singled to left; Rivers singled to right [Frias to third]; Wills
grounded out (second to first) [Frias scored, Rivers to second];
Oliver homered [Rivers scored]; Bell flied out to center; 3 R, 3
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Rangers 6.

BREWERS 6TH: BABCOCK REPLACED RAJSICH (PITCHING); Lezcano made
an out to second; Davis lined to first; Bando flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 6TH: AUGUSTINE REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Staub
flied out to right; Putnam singled to center; Grubb singled to
right [Putnam to third]; Sundberg singled to right [Putnam
scored, Grubb to second]; Frias grounded into a double play
(pitcher to second to shortstop to first) [Grubb out at third];
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Rangers 7.

BREWERS 7TH: Romero singled to right; Molitor was called out on
strikes; Moore grounded out (shortstop to first) [Romero to
second]; Cooper homered [Romero scored]; Thomas grounded out
(third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 5, Rangers 7.

RANGERS 7TH: Rivers made an out to second; Wills lined to first;
Oliver singled to right; Bell singled to left [Oliver to
second]; ZISK BATTED FOR STAUB; Zisk singled to right [Oliver
scored, Bell to third]; Putnam flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 5, Rangers 8.

BREWERS 8TH: ZISK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Oglivie homered;
Lezcano flied out to right; Davis singled to left; DARWIN
REPLACED BABCOCK (PITCHING); Bando struck out; YOUNT BATTED FOR
ROMERO; Yount flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 6, Rangers 8.

RANGERS 8TH: YOUNT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); SAMPLE BATTED
FOR GRUBB; Sample singled to second; CASTRO REPLACED AUGUSTINE
(PITCHING); Sundberg singled to third [Sample to second]; On a
bunt Frias singled to third [Sample to third, Sundberg to
second]; MCCLURE REPLACED CASTRO (PITCHING); Rivers hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Sample scored]; Wills doubled to left
[Sundberg scored, Frias to third]; Oliver doubled to right
[Frias scored, Wills scored]; HOLDSWORTH REPLACED MCCLURE
(PITCHING); Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Zisk flied
out to center; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 6, Rangers 12.

BREWERS 9TH: NORRIS REPLACED SAMPLE (PLAYING RF); Molitor
walked; Moore lined to second; Cooper grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Molitor out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 6, Rangers 12.