Driving in three runs with a pair of singles, Buddy Bell sparked the Rangers to an 8-5 decision over the Brewers. Texas tallied twice in the third inning on a wild pitch and a run-scoring single by Bell, and picked up four runs in the fourth frame on two-run singles by Al Oliver and Bell. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 8, Milwaukee Brewers 5
Game Played on Saturday, August    29, 1981 (Day game) at County Stadium
Rangers      0  0  2    4  0  1    1  0  0  -   8 12  1
Brewers      0  0  0    2  0  0    3  0  0  -   5 11  2


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   3   1   0     1   0   .266      C. Moore c            1   0   0   0     1   0   .300
Wills 2b              5   0   1   1     0   1   .243        Gantner 2b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .281
Oliver dh             4   1   2   2     1   0   .331      Molitor dh            5   1   4   0     0   0   .270
Bell 3b               5   0   2   3     0   0   .307      Cooper 1b             5   2   2   1     0   0   .302
Sundberg c            5   1   1   0     0   0   .277      Thomas cf             3   1   0   0     2   0   .247
Roberts rf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .290      Oglivie lf            4   1   1   1     1   2   .246
Sample lf             3   1   1   0     2   0   .285      Brouhard rf           5   0   2   0     0   0   .310
Stein 1b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .381      Money 3b              3   0   1   1     2   0   .216
  Putnam 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Yount ss              4   0   0   1     0   0   .256
Mendoza ss            3   1   2   1     0   0   .255        Howell ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Matlack p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Romero 2b             1   0   0   0     0   0   .186
  Comer p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Simmons ph,c        2   0   0   0     1   0   .209
  J. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lerch p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Augustine p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Slaton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   8  12   7     5   1             Totals               37   5  11   4     7   2

Time of Game: 2:58   Attendance: 15,536
Left on Base: Rangers 8, Brewers 12
DP: Rangers 2, Brewers 2
Errors: Bell, Brouhard, Lerch
Doubles: Rivers (14), Wills (12), Cooper (20), Oglivie (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Mendoza (13)
GIDP: Cooper (12)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack W(4-6)          5     5   2   2   4   1   0  22   4.00
Comer                   2.2   6   3   2   1   0   0  16   3.12
J. Johnson              1     0   0   0   2   1   0   5   2.82
Kern SV(4)              0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.25
Totals                  9    11   5   4   7   2   0  44

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lerch L(4-7)            3     6   4   3   2   0   0  17   4.80
Cleveland               2     2   2   2   2   1   0   9   4.18
Augustine               2     4   2   2   1   0   0  11   3.83
Slaton                  2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   3.77
Totals                  9    12   8   7   5   1   0  43

Wild Pitches: Lerch (5)

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


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

BREWERS 1ST: C. Moore grounded out (third to first); Molitor
singled to center; Cooper grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Molitor out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Brewers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Roberts
singled to left; Sample singled to center [Roberts to second];
Stein lined into a double play (third to second) [Roberts out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Thomas grounded out (third to first); Oglivie
struck out (catcher to first); Brouhard singled to left; Money
forced Brouhard (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 0, Brewers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Mendoza singled to right; Rivers reached on an
error by Lerch [Mendoza to second]; Wills grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Mendoza to third, Rivers to second]; Lerch
threw a wild pitch [Mendoza scored, Rivers to third]; Oliver
walked; Bell singled to center [Rivers scored (unearned), Oliver
to third]; Sundberg popped to second; Roberts popped to
shortstop; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Yount grounded out (second to first); Romero
grounded out (third to first); C. Moore walked; Molitor grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Brewers
0.

RANGERS 4TH: Sample walked; Stein singled to right [Sample to
third]; CLEVELAND REPLACED LERCH (PITCHING); Mendoza out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Stein to second]; Rivers was
walked intentionally; Wills struck out; Oliver singled to left
[Sample scored, Stein scored, Rivers to third, Oliver to second
(on throw to home)]; Bell singled to left [Rivers scored, Oliver
scored]; Sundberg popped to second; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 6, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Cooper singled to left; Thomas walked [Cooper to
second]; Oglivie walked [Cooper to third, Thomas to second];
Brouhard popped to catcher in foul territory; Money walked
[Cooper scored, Thomas to third, Oglivie to second]; Yount
forced Money (shortstop to second) [Thomas scored, Oglivie to
third]; SIMMONS BATTED FOR ROMERO; Simmons flied to left in foul
territory; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 6, Brewers 2.

RANGERS 5TH: SIMMONS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); GANTNER
REPLACED C. MOORE (PLAYING 2B); Roberts flied to center; Sample
walked; Stein lined into a double play (right to right to first)
[Sample out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 6, Brewers
2.

BREWERS 5TH: Gantner singled to center; On a bunt Molitor
singled to catcher [Gantner to second]; Cooper grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Gantner to third, Molitor to second]; Thomas
lined into a double play (shortstop to shortstop to second)
[Molitor out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6,
Brewers 2.

RANGERS 6TH: AUGUSTINE REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Mendoza
flied to right; Rivers doubled to center; Wills doubled to right
[Rivers scored]; Oliver grounded out (first unassisted) [Wills
to third]; Bell flied to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
7, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 6TH: COMER REPLACED MATLACK (PITCHING); Oglivie flied to
center; Brouhard singled to left; Money singled to center
[Brouhard to third]; Yount lined to shortstop; Simmons grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 7, Brewers
2.

RANGERS 7TH: Sundberg singled to right [Sundberg to second
(error by Brouhard)]; Roberts grounded out (third to first);
Sample popped to center; Stein was walked intentionally; Mendoza
singled to left [Sundberg scored, Stein to second]; Rivers flied
to right; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 8, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 7TH: Gantner flied to left; Molitor singled to second;
Cooper doubled to center [Molitor scored]; Thomas grounded out
(shortstop to first); Oglivie doubled to right [Cooper scored];
Brouhard reached on an error by Bell [Oglivie scored (unearned)
(no RBI)]; Money flied to right; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 8, Brewers 5.

RANGERS 8TH: SLATON REPLACED AUGUSTINE (PITCHING); Wills
grounded out (first unassisted); Oliver grounded out (first
unassisted); Bell flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 8, Brewers 5.

BREWERS 8TH: Yount lined to third; Simmons walked; Gantner flied
to left; Molitor singled to center [Simmons to second]; J.
JOHNSON REPLACED COMER (PITCHING); Cooper flied to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 8, Brewers 5.

RANGERS 9TH: Sundberg grounded out (third to first); Roberts
popped to second; Sample popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Rangers 8, Brewers 5.

BREWERS 9TH: PUTNAM REPLACED STEIN (PLAYING 1B); Thomas walked;
Oglivie was called out on strikes; Brouhard lined to third;
Money walked [Thomas to second]; KERN REPLACED J. JOHNSON
(PITCHING); HOWELL BATTED FOR YOUNT; Howell popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 8, Brewers 5.