With Doc Medich allowing only five hits in 8 2/3 innings, the Rangers defeated the Brewers, 4-1. Texas scored in the first inning on a single by Mickey Rivers, a stolen base and a single by Buddy Bell. Billy Sample cracked a leadoff homer in the fifth and Bell drilled a run-scoring double in the sixth. Jim Kern recorded his third save of the season. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 4, Milwaukee Brewers 1
Game Played on Wednesday, August    19, 1981 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Brewers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  5  0
Rangers      1  0  0    0  1  1    0  1  x  -   4  9  1


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Molitor cf            4   1   0   0     0   1   .274      Rivers cf             3   1   2   0     1   0   .262
Howell 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .263      Wills 2b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .250
Cooper 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .289      Oliver dh             4   2   2   0     0   0   .327
Oglivie dh            4   0   1   1     0   1   .247      Bell 3b               4   0   2   2     0   1   .298
Thomas rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .261      Grubb rf              2   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Simmons c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .214        Roberts ph,rf       1   0   0   1     0   1   .305
Yount ss              3   0   1   0     0   1   .269      Putnam 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .268
Bosley lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Sample lf             3   1   1   1     0   0   .291
Gantner 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .279      Sundberg c            3   0   1   0     0   1   .256
Slaton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Mendoza ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .253
  Easterly p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Keeton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   5   1     0   4             Totals               31   4   9   4     1   6

Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance: 13,908
Left on Base: Brewers 4, Rangers 5
DP: Brewers 0, Rangers 1
Errors: Mendoza
Doubles: Oglivie (9), Bell (10), Oliver (20)
Home Runs: Sample (2)
Stolen Bases: Rivers (7), Oliver (3)
Caught Stealing: Thomas (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Roberts (4)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton L(4-5)           5.1   7   3   3   0   5   1  22   3.78
Easterly                0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   3.96
Keeton                  2     2   1   1   1   0   0   9   4.35
Totals                  8     9   4   4   1   6   1  33

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich W(6-3)           8.2   5   1   0   0   3   0  31   3.21
Kern SV(3)              0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   1.88
Totals                  9     5   1   0   0   4   0  32

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


BREWERS 1ST: Molitor popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Howell singled to center; Cooper flied out to left; Oglivie
popped to second in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Rivers singled to right; Rivers stole second; Wills
struck out; Oliver grounded out (second to first) [Rivers to
third]; Bell singled to left [Rivers scored]; Grubb flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Rangers 1.

BREWERS 2ND: Thomas grounded out (third to first); Simmons
grounded out (third to first); Yount grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Putnam grounded out (second to first); Sample
grounded out (third to first); Sundberg was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Rangers 1.

BREWERS 3RD: Bosley grounded out (second to first); Gantner
flied out to left; Molitor flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Mendoza singled to right; Mendoza was picked off
first (pitcher to first); Rivers singled to left; Wills forced
Rivers (second to shortstop); Oliver grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Rangers 1.

BREWERS 4TH: Howell grounded out (second to first); Cooper
grounded out (pitcher to first); Oglivie was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Bell was called out on strikes; Grubb grounded out
(second to first); Putnam was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Rangers 1.

BREWERS 5TH: Thomas singled to left; Simmons flied out to left;
Yount struck out while Thomas was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Sample homered; Sundberg grounded out (third to
first); Mendoza grounded out (second to first); Rivers flied out
to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Rangers 2.

BREWERS 6TH: Bosley grounded out (third to first); Gantner flied
out to left; Molitor struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Wills was called out on strikes; Oliver singled to
right; Oliver stole second; Bell doubled to left [Oliver
scored]; EASTERLY REPLACED SLATON (PITCHING); ROBERTS BATTED FOR
GRUBB; Roberts was called out on strikes; Putnam grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Rangers 3.

BREWERS 7TH: ROBERTS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Howell flied
out to center; Cooper lined to right; Oglivie grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 7TH: KEETON REPLACED EASTERLY (PITCHING); Sample flied
out to center; Sundberg singled to pitcher; Mendoza grounded out
(second to first) [Sundberg to second]; Rivers was walked
intentionally; Wills made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Brewers 0, Rangers 3.

BREWERS 8TH: Thomas flied out to center; Simmons grounded out
(first to pitcher); Yount singled to third; Bosley grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 8TH: Oliver doubled to left; Bell grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Oliver to third]; Roberts hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Oliver scored]; Putnam grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Rangers 4.

BREWERS 9TH: Gantner grounded out (first to pitcher); Molitor
reached on an error by Mendoza; Howell flied out to center;
Cooper singled to center [Molitor to second]; Oglivie doubled to
right [Molitor scored (unearned), Cooper to third]; KERN
REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); Thomas struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 1, Rangers 4.