September 1, 1978 Texas Rangers at Milwaukee Brewers Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 3
CHW 0 BAL 9
CHW 3 OAK 5
@BOS 1 DET 6
@KCR 2 TEX 5
@MIL 4 CLE 4
@MIN 1 SEA 3
@NYY 0 CAL 6
@TOR 4 CHC 14
HOU 11 LAD 4
NYM 3
(12) PIT 8
ATL 3 PIT 3
ATL 0 MON 3
@SDP 2
(12) SFG 4
PHI 3 CIN 5
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 13,648

Friday, September 1, 1978, 7:34PM
Time of Game: 2:10

Rangers

66-65

Won 1

3rd, 4½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  4   0  0  0   0  0  1    5 10  0
Brewers         1  0  0   0  0  1   0  1  1    4  9  0

W: F Jenkins (13-8), L: L Sorensen (15-10), S: R Cleveland (11)

Brewers

76-58

Lost 2

3rd, 8½ GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Hargrove 1B                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .252  .729    0    4   0   2B
  M Jorgensen 1B              1   0   1   0    0   0  .174  .546    0    1   1   
B Wills 2B                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .229  .630    0    4   4   SB
J Lowenstein 3B               4   1   2   1    0   0  .219  .740    0    1   1   
A Oliver LF                   4   1   2   1    0   1  .316  .843    0    2   1   2B
B Bonds RF                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .277  .829    0    3   0   
R Zisk DH                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .736    0    0   0   
J Sundberg C                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .291  .759    0    5   0   
T Harrah SS                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .222  .688    0    2   2   HR
J Beniquez CF                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .251  .641    0    3   0   

F Jenkins P                                                              2   2
  R Cleveland P                                                          0   0
Totals                       37   5  10   5    1   3                    27  11

BATTING

2B: A Oliver (27, off L Sorensen); M Hargrove (22, off L Sorensen).

HR: T Harrah (7, off L Sorensen; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: T Harrah 4; A Oliver 3; M Hargrove 2; J Lowenstein 2; J Beniquez; B Bonds; J Sundberg; M Jorgensen.

RBI: A Oliver (66); B Bonds (73); T Harrah (38); J Lowenstein (20); M Hargrove (37).

2-out RBI: A Oliver; J Lowenstein; B Bonds.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Wills (43, 2nd base off L Sorensen/B Martinez).

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Molitor 2B                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .285  .697    0    2   4   SB
D Money 3B                    4   2   2   2    0   2  .288  .792    0    2   0   2·HR
C Cooper 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .316  .853    0   11   0   
L Hisle DH                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .289  .903    0    0   0   
B Oglivie LF                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .298  .856    0    3   0   
S Lezcano RF                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .281  .821    0    2   0   
R Yount SS                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .300  .748    0    1   4   
G Thomas CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .241  .880    0    3   0   
B Martinez C                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .537    0    3   0   
  J Wohlford PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .298  .750    0    0   0   
  C Moore C                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .266  .669         0   0   
  D May PH                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .205  .652    0    0   0   

L Sorensen P                                                             0   1
Totals                       35   4   9   4    1   5                    27   9

BATTING

HR: D Money 2 (12, 2 off F Jenkins; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: D Money 8; B Oglivie 2; S Lezcano 2; R Yount; L Hisle; G Thomas.

RBI: D Money 2 (44); L Hisle (97); R Yount (53).

2-out RBI: L Hisle.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

BASERUNNING

SB: P Molitor (28, 2nd base off F Jenkins/J Sundberg).

PITCHING

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Jenkins, W (13-8)            8     9   4   4    1   5   2   3.32   33     -       ·  ·      7· 8· 3· 9     52    -     1.31  -0.09
R Cleveland, S (11)            1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.58    3     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          2-1    4.65   0.35
Totals                         9     9   4   4    1   5   2          36     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 3· 9          2-1

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Sorensen, L (15-10)          9    10   5   5    1   3   1   3.27   38     -       ·  ·     12·13· 1· 8     49    -     0.63  -0.24
Totals                         9    10   5   5    1   3   1          38     -       ·  ·     12·13· 1· 8           -

F Jenkins faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Rich Garcia.

Time of Game: 2:10.

Attendance: 13,648.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 72° F, Night.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. M Hargrove           1B    1. P Molitor            2B 
2. B Wills              2B    2. D Money              3B 
3. J Lowenstein         3B    3. C Cooper             1B 
4. A Oliver             LF    4. L Hisle              DH 
5. B Bonds              RF    5. B Oglivie            LF 
6. R Zisk               DH    6. S Lezcano            RF 
7. J Sundberg           C     7. R Yount              SS 
8. T Harrah             SS    8. G Thomas             CF 
9. J Beniquez           CF    9. B Martinez           C  

   F Jenkins            P        L Sorensen           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   0  5-3  1--     -18%  65% S Lezcano       F Jenkins       Single to RF; Oglivie to 3B
   b 9   0  5-3  1-3      15%  80% R Yount         R Cleveland     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Oglivie Scores
   t 3   1  1-0  1--      14%  52% M Hargrove      L Sorensen      Double to RF; Beniquez Scores
   b 8   1  4-2  ---     -12%  77% D Money         F Jenkins       Home Run
   t 3   2  1-2  1--      12%  71% A Oliver        L Sorensen      Double to RF (Ground Ball); Lowenstein Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Lary Sorensen facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  M Hargrove      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  B Wills         Flyball: LF
          ---      48%  J Lowenstein    Single to LF
   O      1--      45%  A Oliver        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Fergie Jenkins facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  P Molitor       Walk
   O      1--      45%  D Money         Strikeout
          1--      43%  C Cooper        Molitor Steals 2B
   O      -2-      47%  " "             Flyball: LF
   RO     -2-      39%  L Hisle         Single to LF; Molitor Scores; Hisle out at 2B/LF-2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Brewers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Lary Sorensen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      37%  B Bonds         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      35%  R Zisk          Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      34%  J Sundberg      Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Fergie Jenkins facing 5-6-7
          ---      31%  B Oglivie       Single to RF
   O      1--      32%  S Lezcano       Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Oglivie to 2B
   O      -2-      35%  R Yount         Lineout: 3B
   O      -2-      38%  G Thomas        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Brewers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Lary Sorensen facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      36%  T Harrah        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      38%  J Beniquez      Single to CF
   R      1--      52%  M Hargrove      Double to RF; Beniquez Scores
   O      -2-      48%  B Wills         Flyball: CF
   R      -2-      59%  J Lowenstein    Single to RF; Hargrove Scores
   R      1--      71%  A Oliver        Double to RF (Ground Ball); Lowenstein Scores
   R      -2-      80%  B Bonds         Single to CF; Oliver Scores; Bonds to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-      78%  R Zisk          Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-4, Fergie Jenkins facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      80%  B Martinez      Lineout: CF
   O      ---      82%  P Molitor       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      83%  D Money         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Brewers 1.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Lary Sorensen facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      81%  J Sundberg      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      81%  T Harrah        Strikeout
   O      ---      80%  J Beniquez      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-4, Fergie Jenkins facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      82%  C Cooper        Groundout: P-2B-1B
   O      ---      84%  L Hisle         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      85%  B Oglivie       Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Brewers 1.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Lary Sorensen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      84%  M Hargrove      Flyball: LF
          ---      85%  B Wills         Walk
   O      1--      84%  J Lowenstein    Lineout: RF
          1--      84%  A Oliver        Wills Steals 2B
   O      -2-      82%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-4, Fergie Jenkins facing 6-7-8
          ---      78%  S Lezcano       Single to LF
          1--      71%  R Yount         Single to LF; Lezcano to 2B
   O      12-      77%  G Thomas        Flyball: RF
   O      12-      81%  B Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B; Lezcano to 3B; Yount to 2B
   O      -23      87%  P Molitor       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Brewers 1.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Lary Sorensen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      86%  B Bonds         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      86%  R Zisk          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      86%  J Sundberg      Single to CF
   O      1--      85%  T Harrah        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-4, Fergie Jenkins facing 2-3-4
   R      ---      76%  D Money         Home Run
   O      ---      79%  C Cooper        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      81%  L Hisle         Strikeout
   O      ---      83%  B Oglivie       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Brewers 2.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Lary Sorensen facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      81%  J Beniquez      Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      80%  M Hargrove      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      80%  B Wills         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-4, Fergie Jenkins facing 6-7-8
                  Mike Jorgensen replaces Mike Hargrove playing 1B batting 1st
   O      ---      83%  S Lezcano       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      86%  R Yount         Flyball: RF
          ---      84%  G Thomas        Single to LF
                  Jim Wohlford pinch hits for Buck Martinez batting 9th
   O      1--      87%  J Wohlford      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Brewers 2.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Lary Sorensen facing 3-4-5
                  Charlie Moore replaces Jim Wohlford playing C batting 9th
   O      ---      86%  J Lowenstein    Foul Popfly: 3B
          ---      87%  A Oliver        Single to RF
   O      1--      87%  B Bonds         Groundout: SS-1B; Oliver to 2B
   O      -2-      85%  R Zisk          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-4, Fergie Jenkins facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      89%  P Molitor       Bunt Popfly: P
   R      ---      77%  D Money         Home Run
   O      ---      81%  C Cooper        Strikeout
   O      ---      84%  L Hisle         Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Brewers 3.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Lary Sorensen facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      83%  J Sundberg      Flyball: RF
   R      ---      92%  T Harrah        Home Run
   O      ---      92%  J Beniquez      Foul Popfly: 3B
          ---      92%  M Jorgensen     Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      92%  B Wills         Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Brewers 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 3-5, Fergie Jenkins facing 5-6-7
          ---      83%  B Oglivie       Single to CF
          1--      65%  S Lezcano       Single to RF; Oglivie to 3B
                  Reggie Cleveland replaces Fergie Jenkins pitching
   RO     1-3      80%  R Yount         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Oglivie Scores
   O      1--      91%  G Thomas        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  Dave May pinch hits for Charlie Moore batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  D May           Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Brewers 4.

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