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.

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