Pete Vuckovich, getting relief help from Rollie Fingers, who notched his 19th save, recorded his 10th victory as the Brewers prevailed over the Rangers, 6-2. The Brewers scored three runs in the fourth inning on a single by Ben Oglivie, walk to Gorman Thomas, RBI double by Ted Simmons and two-run single by Robin Yount. Thomas stroked a run-scoring single in the fifth and consecutive singles by Jim Gantner, Paul Molitor and Cecil Cooper accounted for Milwaukee's final run in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 6, Texas Rangers 2
Game Played on Sunday, August    30, 1981 (Day game) at County Stadium
Rangers      2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  0
Brewers      0  0  1    3  1  1    0  0  x  -   6 13  2


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .267      Gantner 2b            5   1   3   0     0   0   .287
Wills 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .240      Molitor cf            5   1   3   0     0   0   .282
Oliver dh             4   1   1   1     0   0   .330      Cooper 1b             5   0   2   1     0   0   .304
Bell 3b               4   0   3   0     0   0   .314      Oglivie lf            3   1   1   0     2   0   .247
Putnam 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .252      Thomas rf             4   1   1   1     1   3   .247
Sundberg c            3   0   1   0     1   0   .278      Simmons dh            5   1   1   1     0   0   .209
Sample lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .277      Howell 3b             1   0   0   0     2   0   .254
Roberts rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .289        Money 3b            0   0   0   0     1   0   .216
Mendoza ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Yount ss              4   0   1   2     0   1   .256
  Grubb ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .243      Yost c                4   1   1   1     0   0   .250
  Wagner ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Vuckovich p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Schmidt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   7   1     2   5             Totals               36   6  13   6     6   4

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 14,722
Left on Base: Rangers 6, Brewers 12
DP: Rangers 1, Brewers 2
Errors: Howell, Yost
Doubles: Rivers (15), Bell (14), Simmons (10), Cooper (21)
Home Runs: Yost (3)
Stolen Bases: Bell (2), Sundberg (2)
Caught Stealing: Putnam (1), Wills (8)
GIDP: Mendoza (9), Wills (8), Molitor (3)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich L(7-4)           3.1   6   4   4   2   2   1  17   3.18
Schmidt                 4.2   7   2   2   4   2   0  25   2.77
Totals                  8    13   6   6   6   4   1  42

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Vuckovich W(10-3)       8.1   7   2   1   2   5   0  33   3.55
Fingers SV(19)          0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.19
Totals                  9     7   2   1   2   5   0  35

Passed Balls: Yost (2)

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


RANGERS 1ST: Rivers doubled to right; Wills grounded out (second
to first) [Rivers to third]; Oliver singled to left [Rivers
scored]; Bell singled to left [Oliver to third]; Putnam reached
on a fielder's choice [Oliver scored (error by Yost; assist by
Cooper) (unearned) (no RBI), Bell to second]; Putnam was caught
stealing second (catcher to second to first) [Bell to third];
Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Gantner grounded out (first unassisted); Molitor
singled to second; Cooper grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Molitor to second]; Oglivie grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Brewers 0.

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

BREWERS 2ND: Thomas was called out on strikes; Simmons flied to
center; Howell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 2, Brewers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Rivers flied to right; Wills struck out but
advanced to first on a passed ball; Wills was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Oliver flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Yount struck out; Yost homered; Gantner singled to
left; Molitor grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Gantner out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 2, Brewers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Bell reached on an error by Howell; Putnam flied to
left in foul territory; Sundberg singled to third [Bell to
second]; Bell stole third and Sundberg stole second; Sample
struck out; Roberts struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers
2, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 4TH: Cooper flied to left; Oglivie singled to right;
Thomas walked [Oglivie to second]; Simmons doubled to right
[Oglivie scored, Thomas to third]; Howell was walked
intentionally; Yount singled to left [Thomas scored, Simmons
scored, Howell to second]; SCHMIDT REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING);
Yost forced Yount (shortstop to second) [Howell to third];
Gantner grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 2, Brewers 4.

RANGERS 5TH: Mendoza flied to left; Rivers walked; Wills
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Rivers out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Brewers 4.

BREWERS 5TH: Molitor singled to shortstop; Cooper grounded out
(second to first) [Molitor to second]; Oglivie was walked
intentionally; Thomas singled to center [Molitor scored, Oglivie
to third]; Simmons popped to first in foul territory [Thomas to
second]; Howell was walked intentionally; Yount forced Thomas
(third unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 2, Brewers 5.

RANGERS 6TH: Oliver grounded out (first to pitcher); Bell
doubled to left; Putnam struck out; Sundberg flied to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Brewers 5.

BREWERS 6TH: Yost grounded out (shortstop to first); Gantner
singled to center; Molitor singled to right [Gantner to third];
Cooper doubled to left [Gantner scored, Molitor to third];
Oglivie was walked intentionally; Thomas struck out; Simmons
flied to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 2, Brewers 6.

RANGERS 7TH: MONEY REPLACED HOWELL (PLAYING 3B); Sample flied to
left; Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); GRUBB BATTED
FOR MENDOZA; Grubb grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Brewers 6.

BREWERS 7TH: WAGNER REPLACED GRUBB (PLAYING SS); Money walked;
Yount flied to right; Yost flied to center; Gantner singled to
right [Money to second]; Molitor grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Brewers 6.

RANGERS 8TH: Rivers lined to second; Wills grounded out (second
to first); Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Brewers 6.

BREWERS 8TH: Cooper singled to second; Oglivie popped to first
in foul territory; Thomas struck out; Simmons grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Brewers 6.

RANGERS 9TH: Bell singled to right; Putnam struck out; Sundberg
walked [Bell to second]; FINGERS REPLACED VUCKOVICH (PITCHING);
Sample forced Sundberg (shortstop to second) [Bell to third];
Roberts flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Brewers
6.