The Brewers and Rangers split a doubleheader, the Brewers winning the first game, 3-1, and the Rangers capturing the nightcap, 8-6. In the lidlifter, Cecil Cooper and Gorman Thomas singled with two out in the first inning and Ben Oglivie followed with a three-run homer.

The Rangers exploded for six runs in the sixth inning of the second game. Texas loaded the bases on singles by Pat Putnam and Jim Sundberg and a walk to Billy Sample. Two runs came in on a double by Bill Stein, Bump Wills and Al Oliver each singled home one marker, a double by Buddy Bell brought in another and a sacrifice fly by Leon Roberts accounted for the sixth run. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 3, Texas Rangers 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Tuesday, August    18, 1981 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Brewers      3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  1
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  8  0


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Molitor cf            4   0   0   0     1   0   .276      Rivers cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .261
Yount ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .271      Wills 2b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .255
Cooper 1b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .294      Oliver dh             3   0   1   0     1   0   .322
Thomas rf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .263      Bell 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .290
Oglivie lf            3   1   1   3     1   0   .244      Grubb rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .252
Simmons dh            4   0   1   0     0   0   .212        Wagner ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Money 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .225      Putnam 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .271
C. Moore c            2   0   0   0     1   1   .301      Sample lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .295
  Bosley ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Sundberg c            4   1   2   0     0   0   .244
  Yost c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Mendoza ss            2   0   1   0     0   0   .248
Romero 2b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .183        Poquette ph,rf      2   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Howell ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Matlack p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gantner 2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .283        Schmidt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Haas p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Easterly p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   7   3     4   2             Totals               34   1   8   0     2   1

Time of Game: 2:25
Left on Base: Brewers 7, Rangers 8
DP: Brewers 1, Rangers 0
Errors: C. Moore
Doubles: Cooper (16), Sundberg (9), Rivers (13), Sample (11)
Home Runs: Oglivie (7)
Stolen Bases: Wills (9)
Caught Stealing: Molitor (3)
GIDP: Mendoza (6)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Haas W(7-4)             7.1   7   1   1   0   1   0  28   4.21
Easterly                0     0   0   0   2   0   0   2   4.03
Fingers SV(16)          1.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   6   1.33
Totals                  9     8   1   1   2   1   0  36

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack L(3-6)          5.2   6   3   3   2   2   1  25   3.98
Schmidt                 3.1   1   0   0   2   0   0  12   2.53
Totals                  9     7   3   3   4   2   1  37

Wild Pitches: Schmidt (2)

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Derryl Cousins


BREWERS 1ST: Molitor grounded out (second to first); Yount
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cooper singled to center;
Thomas singled to left [Cooper to second]; Oglivie homered
[Cooper scored, Thomas scored]; Simmons lined to shortstop; 3 R,
3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Rivers flied out to center; Wills grounded out
(second to first); Oliver flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 3, Rangers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Money struck out; C. Moore struck out; Romero
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Bell flied out to right; Grubb grounded out (second
to first); Putnam made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 3, Rangers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Molitor grounded out (third to first); Yount
singled to center; Cooper doubled to right [Yount to third];
Thomas was walked intentionally; Oglivie forced Yount (first to
catcher) [Cooper to third, Thomas to second]; Simmons popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Brewers 3,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Sample grounded out (third to first); Sundberg
singled to left; Mendoza grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Sundberg out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 3, Rangers 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Money popped to catcher in foul territory; C. Moore
flied out to right; Romero grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Rivers grounded out (third to first); Wills singled
to pitcher; Oliver flied out to left; Wills stole second; Bell
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers
3, Rangers 0.

BREWERS 5TH: Molitor grounded out (shortstop to first); Yount
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cooper made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Grubb struck out; Putnam singled to center; Sample
made an out to first; Sundberg forced Putnam (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Rangers 0.

BREWERS 6TH: Thomas grounded out (third to first); Oglivie
walked; Simmons forced Oglivie (third to second); Money singled
to center [Simmons to third]; SCHMIDT REPLACED MATLACK
(PITCHING); C. Moore walked [Money to second]; HOWELL BATTED FOR
ROMERO; Howell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Brewers 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: GANTNER REPLACED HOWELL (PLAYING 2B); Mendoza
singled to center; Rivers flied out to right; Wills flied out to
left; Oliver singled to right [Mendoza to third]; Bell grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 3, Rangers
0.

BREWERS 7TH: Molitor flied out to right; Yount flied out to
right; Cooper grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Grubb grounded out (first to pitcher); Putnam
grounded out (pitcher to first); Sample made an out to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Rangers 0.

BREWERS 8TH: Thomas grounded out (third to first); Oglivie
grounded out (first to pitcher); Simmons singled to center;
Schmidt threw a wild pitch [Simmons to second]; Money grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Rangers
0.

RANGERS 8TH: Sundberg doubled to right; POQUETTE BATTED FOR
MENDOZA; Poquette grounded out (second to first) [Sundberg to
third]; Sundberg was picked off third but was safe on an error
by C. Moore [Sundberg scored]; Rivers doubled to right; EASTERLY
REPLACED HAAS (PITCHING); Wills walked; Oliver walked [Rivers to
third, Wills to second]; FINGERS REPLACED EASTERLY (PITCHING);
Bell made an out to shortstop; Grubb forced Oliver (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Brewers 3, Rangers 1.

BREWERS 9TH: POQUETTE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); WAGNER
REPLACED GRUBB (PLAYING SS); BOSLEY BATTED FOR C. MOORE; Bosley
lined to right; Gantner grounded out (pitcher to first); Molitor
walked; Molitor was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 9TH: YOST REPLACED BOSLEY (PLAYING C ); Putnam grounded
out (pitcher to first); Sample doubled to right; Sundberg made
an out to second; Poquette flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Brewers 3, Rangers 1.