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.

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