A three-run homer by Cecil Cooper in the first inning triggered the Brewers to a 6-3 victory over the Rangers. Cooper's blast followed singles by Charlie Moore and Paul Molitor, and Milwaukee tallied three more runs later in the frame on a two-run single by Robin Yount and a run-scoring single by Ed Romero. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 6, Texas Rangers 3
Game Played on Friday, August    28, 1981 (Night game) at County Stadium
Rangers      0  0  0    0  1  1    0  1  0  -   3  8  1
Brewers      6  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   6  8  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   2   1   0     1   1   .267      C. Moore c            4   1   1   0     1   0   .303
Wills 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Molitor cf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .250
Oliver dh             4   0   2   1     0   0   .329      Cooper 1b             4   1   2   3     0   0   .300
Bell 3b               3   0   0   1     0   1   .305      Thomas rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .250
Putnam 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Oglivie lf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .246
Sundberg c            3   1   2   0     1   0   .279      Brouhard dh           4   1   1   0     0   1   .306
Roberts rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .293      Money 3b              3   0   0   0     1   2   .214
Sample lf             4   0   3   1     0   0   .284      Yount ss              3   1   1   2     1   0   .260
Mendoza ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .249      Romero 2b             3   0   1   1     0   1   .188
  Grubb ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .244        Gantner ph,2b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .280
  Wagner ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Haas p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Poquette ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .125        Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stein ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .383        Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Honeycutt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   8   3     2   3             Totals               34   6   8   6     3   7

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 17,072
Left on Base: Rangers 7, Brewers 7
DP: Rangers 0, Brewers 0
Errors: Wills
Doubles: Sample (13), Oliver (21), Brouhard (3)
Home Runs: Cooper (10)
Stolen Bases: Sample (3), Yount (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Bell (7)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Honeycutt L(8-3)        0.1   5   5   5   0   1   1   6   3.12
Hough                   6.2   3   1   1   2   5   0  27   4.06
Kern                    1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   2.30
Totals                  8     8   6   6   3   7   1  37

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Haas W(8-4)             6.1   5   2   2   1   1   0  25   4.24
Cleveland               1     1   1   1   1   0   0   5   3.99
Fingers SV(18)          1.2   2   0   0   0   2   0   7   1.20
Totals                  9     8   3   3   2   3   0  37

Passed Balls: Sundberg 2 (5)
Wild Pitches: Cleveland (5)

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Dallas Parks, 3B - Durwood Merrill


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

BREWERS 1ST: C. Moore singled to right; Molitor singled to left
[C. Moore to second]; Cooper homered [C. Moore scored, Molitor
scored]; Thomas struck out; Oglivie singled to left; Brouhard
doubled to left [Oglivie to third]; HOUGH REPLACED HONEYCUTT
(PITCHING); Money struck out; Yount singled to left [Oglivie
scored, Brouhard scored]; Yount stole second; Romero singled to
left [Yount scored]; C. Moore forced Romero (shortstop to
second); 6 R, 7 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Brewers 6.

RANGERS 2ND: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Putnam
grounded out (second to first); Sundberg flied to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Brewers 6.

BREWERS 2ND: Molitor flied to center; Cooper singled to left;
Thomas struck out; Oglivie struck out but Cooper advanced to
second and Oglivie advanced to first on a passed ball; Sundberg
allowed a passed ball [Cooper to third, Oglivie to second];
Brouhard struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Brewers 6.

RANGERS 3RD: Roberts grounded out (third to first); Sample
singled to center; Mendoza flied to right; Rivers flied to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Brewers 6.

BREWERS 3RD: Money walked; Yount lined to left; Romero popped to
second; C. Moore walked [Money to second]; Molitor grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Brewers 6.

RANGERS 4TH: Wills grounded out (first to pitcher); Oliver
grounded out (first to pitcher); Bell grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Brewers 6.

BREWERS 4TH: Cooper flied to left; Thomas reached on an error by
Wills; Oglivie flied to right; Brouhard flied to center; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Brewers 6.

RANGERS 5TH: Putnam flied to center; Sundberg walked; Roberts
struck out; Sample doubled to left [Sundberg scored]; GRUBB
BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Grubb flied to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 1, Brewers 6.

BREWERS 5TH: WAGNER REPLACED GRUBB (PLAYING SS); Money grounded
out (shortstop to first); Yount flied to center; Romero was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Brewers
6.

RANGERS 6TH: Rivers singled to right; Wills popped to shortstop;
Oliver doubled to right [Rivers to third]; Bell hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Rivers scored]; Putnam grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Brewers 6.

BREWERS 6TH: C. Moore flied to center; Molitor flied to center;
Cooper grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 2, Brewers 6.

RANGERS 7TH: Sundberg singled to center; Roberts lined to third;
CLEVELAND REPLACED HAAS (PITCHING); Sample forced Sundberg
(third to second); POQUETTE BATTED FOR WAGNER; Sample stole
second; Poquette grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Brewers 6.

BREWERS 7TH: STEIN REPLACED POQUETTE (PLAYING SS); Thomas popped
to third in foul territory; Oglivie popped to shortstop;
Brouhard flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 2, Brewers 6.

RANGERS 8TH: Rivers walked; Cleveland threw a wild pitch [Rivers
to second]; Wills popped to third in foul territory; Oliver
singled to center [Rivers scored]; FINGERS REPLACED CLEVELAND
(PITCHING); Bell was called out on strikes; Putnam grounded out
(first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Brewers 6.

BREWERS 8TH: KERN REPLACED HOUGH (PITCHING); Money struck out;
Yount walked; GANTNER BATTED FOR ROMERO; Gantner flied to
center; C. Moore flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
3, Brewers 6.

RANGERS 9TH: GANTNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Sundberg
singled to center; Roberts flied to center; Sample singled to
right [Sundberg to second]; Stein flied to center; Rivers struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3, Brewers 6.