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BAL  3
KCR  0
 CHW  8
@BOS  5
 TOR  5
@CAL  4
 MIL  4
TEX  3
 NYY  3
MIN  2
 CLE  6
@OAK  4
 SEA  4
DET  3
 MON 12
@ATL  2
 CHC  3
SDP  0
 NYM  5
@CIN  3
 HOU  4
PHI  3
 PIT  5
LAD  4
 STL  6
SFG  5
Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 15,347

 Wednesday, June 6, 1979, 9:34PM
Time of Game: 2:01
Rangers
3
30-24
Lost 3
3rd, 2 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         2  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    3  7  0
Brewers         0  2  0   0  2  0   0  0  X    4  8  1
W: Lary Sorensen (8-5), L: Steve Comer (5-5)
 Brewers
4
32-25
Won 3
3rd, 2½ GB

Batting Stats

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
B Wills 2B                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .246  .627              1   3   SH
J Grubb LF                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .326  .967              1   0   HR
A Oliver CF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .301  .814              3   0   
B Bell 3B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .684              1   2   
O Gamble DH                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .968              0   0   GDP
R Zisk RF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .236  .639              1   0   
  B Sample PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .714              0   0   
P Putnam 1B                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .266  .728             10   1   HR
J Sundberg C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .218  .595              4   0   
N Norman SS                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .193  .505              2   4   
  J Ellis PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .277  .682              0   0   
  L Blanks PR-SS              0   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .616              0   1   

S Comer P                                                                     0   1
  D Rajsich P                                                                 0   0
  J Kern P                                                                    1   1
Totals                       32   3   7   0    1   4                         24  13
Batting Events
HR: J Grubb (9, off L Sorensen; 1st inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF); P Putnam (4, off L Sorensen; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
SH: B Wills (3, off L Sorensen).
TB: J Grubb 5; P Putnam 4; R Zisk; J Ellis; N Norman; B Wills.
GIDP: O Gamble (2).
RBI: J Grubb 2 (23); P Putnam (17).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. N Norman-B Wills-P Putnam.
Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
P Molitor 2B                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .303  .807              1   2   
J Gantner SS                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .260  .631              1   7   HBP
C Cooper 1B                   4   1   3   1    0   1  .311  .929             12   0   2B
S Lezcano RF                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .317  .960              0   0   GDP
B Oglivie DH                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .226  .770              0   0   2B,CS
G Thomas CF                   4   1   1   2    0   0  .232  .848              3   0   HR
S Bando 3B                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .225  .659              2   1   
J Wohlford LF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .690              4   0   
B Martinez C                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .212  .538              4   0   

L Sorensen P                                                                  0   2
Totals                       30   4   8   0    3   4                         27  12
Batting Events
2B: B Oglivie (5, off S Comer); C Cooper (14, off S Comer).
HR: G Thomas (13, off S Comer; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).
HBP: J Gantner (1, by S Comer).
TB: G Thomas 4; C Cooper 4; B Oglivie 2; S Lezcano; S Bando; J Gantner.
GIDP: S Lezcano (5).
RBI: G Thomas 2 (34); C Cooper (41); S Lezcano (37).
2-out RBI: S Lezcano; C Cooper.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 4.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. J Gantner-C Cooper.
E: L Sorensen ().
Baserunning Events
CS: B Oglivie (2, 2nd base by J Kern/J Sundberg).

Pitching Stats

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Comer, L (5-5)               6.1   7   4   4    2   3   1   3.89   29     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 2· 7     44    -     0.95  -0.18
D Rajsich                      0     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.76    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          1-0    1.05  -0.03
J Kern                         1.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   1.15    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.82   0.11
Totals                         8     8   4   4    3   4   1          34     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 2· 8          3-0
D Rajsich faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
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, W (8-5)            9     7   3   3    1   4   2   2.77   34     -       ·  ·     13· 9· 1· 7     64    -     1.41   0.40
Totals                         9     7   3   3    1   4   2          34     -       ·  ·     13· 9· 1· 7           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: S Comer (1; J Gantner).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John Shulock, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Bill Kunkel.
Time of Game: 2:01.
Attendance: 15,347.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 67° F, Night.

Lineups

   Texas Rangers                             Milwaukee Brewers                            
1. Bump Wills                   2B       1. Paul Molitor                 2B
2. Johnny Grubb                 LF       2. Jim Gantner                  SS
3. Al Oliver                    CF       3. Cecil Cooper                 1B
4. Buddy Bell                   3B       4. Sixto Lezcano                RF
5. Oscar Gamble                 DH       5. Ben Oglivie                  DH
6. Richie Zisk                  RF       6. Gorman Thomas                CF
7. Pat Putnam                   1B       7. Sal Bando                    3B
8. Jim Sundberg                  C       8. Jim Wohlford                 LF
9. Nelson Norman                SS       9. Buck Martinez                 C

   Steve Comer                   P          Lary Sorensen                 P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b5 2 -2- R 15% 55% 2-3 MIL C. Cooper S. Comer Double to RF; Molitor Scores
t1 0 1-- RR -15% 32% 0-0 TEX J. Grubb L. Sorensen Home Run; Wills Scores
b2 0 -2- RR 14% 55% 0-2 MIL G. Thomas S. Comer Home Run; Oglivie Scores
t5 1 --- R -14% 39% 2-2 TEX P. Putnam L. Sorensen Home Run
b5 2 -2- R 13% 68% 3-3 MIL S. Lezcano S. Comer Single to CF; Cooper Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Brewers' Lary Sorensen facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- -3% 47% 0-0 TEX B. Wills L. Sorensen Single to CF
t1 0 1-- RR -15% 32% 0-0 TEX J. Grubb L. Sorensen Home Run; Wills Scores
t1 0 --- -3% 29% 2-0 TEX A. Oliver L. Sorensen Walk
t1 0 1-- O 3% 31% 2-0 TEX B. Bell L. Sorensen Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t1 1 1-- OO 4% 35% 2-0 TEX O. Gamble L. Sorensen Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Brewers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-2, Rangers' Steve Comer facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O -2% 33% 0-2 MIL P. Molitor S. Comer Groundout: SS-1B
b1 1 --- 3% 36% 0-2 MIL J. Gantner S. Comer Hit By Pitch
b1 1 1-- O -3% 33% 0-2 MIL C. Cooper S. Comer Strikeout
b1 2 1-- O -2% 30% 0-2 MIL S. Lezcano S. Comer Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Brewers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Brewers' Lary Sorensen facing 6-7-8
t2 0 --- O 2% 32% 2-0 TEX R. Zisk L. Sorensen Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 1 --- O 1% 34% 2-0 TEX P. Putnam L. Sorensen Groundout: P-1B
t2 2 --- O 1% 34% 2-0 TEX J. Sundberg L. Sorensen Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Brewers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-2, Rangers' Steve Comer facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- 6% 41% 0-2 MIL B. Oglivie S. Comer Double to LF
b2 0 -2- RR 14% 55% 0-2 MIL G. Thomas S. Comer Home Run; Oglivie Scores
b2 0 --- O -2% 53% 2-2 MIL S. Bando S. Comer Groundout: SS-1B
b2 1 --- O -2% 51% 2-2 MIL J. Wohlford S. Comer Groundout: SS-1B
b2 2 --- O -1% 50% 2-2 MIL B. Martinez S. Comer Flyball: CF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Brewers 2.
Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 2-2, Brewers' Lary Sorensen facing 9-1-2
t3 0 --- O 2% 52% 2-2 TEX N. Norman L. Sorensen Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1 --- O 2% 54% 2-2 TEX B. Wills L. Sorensen Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 2 --- O 1% 56% 2-2 TEX J. Grubb L. Sorensen Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Brewers 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Tied 2-2, Rangers' Steve Comer facing 1-2-3
b3 0 --- O -3% 53% 2-2 MIL P. Molitor S. Comer Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 1 --- O -2% 51% 2-2 MIL J. Gantner S. Comer Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted
b3 2 --- 1% 53% 2-2 MIL C. Cooper S. Comer Single to LF
b3 2 1-- O -3% 50% 2-2 MIL S. Lezcano S. Comer Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Brewers 2.
Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Tied 2-2, Brewers' Lary Sorensen facing 3-4-5
t4 0 --- O 3% 53% 2-2 TEX A. Oliver L. Sorensen Strikeout
t4 1 --- O 2% 55% 2-2 TEX B. Bell L. Sorensen Groundout: SS-1B
t4 2 --- O 1% 56% 2-2 TEX O. Gamble L. Sorensen Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Brewers 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Tied 2-2, Rangers' Steve Comer facing 5-6-7
b4 0 --- O -3% 53% 2-2 MIL B. Oglivie S. Comer Flyball: SS
b4 1 --- O -2% 51% 2-2 MIL G. Thomas S. Comer Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 2 --- 1% 53% 2-2 MIL S. Bando S. Comer Single to LF
b4 2 1-- O -3% 50% 2-2 MIL J. Wohlford S. Comer Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Brewers 2.
Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Tied 2-2, Brewers' Lary Sorensen facing 6-7-8
t5 0 --- O 3% 53% 2-2 TEX R. Zisk L. Sorensen Strikeout Looking
t5 1 --- R -14% 39% 2-2 TEX P. Putnam L. Sorensen Home Run
t5 1 --- O 2% 41% 3-2 TEX J. Sundberg L. Sorensen Groundout: 1B unassisted
t5 2 --- -2% 38% 3-2 TEX N. Norman L. Sorensen Single to P; Norman to 2B/Adv on E1
t5 2 -2- O 4% 42% 3-2 TEX B. Wills L. Sorensen Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Brewers 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-3, Rangers' Steve Comer facing 9-1-2
b5 0 --- O -3% 38% 2-3 MIL B. Martinez S. Comer Strikeout
b5 1 --- 4% 42% 2-3 MIL P. Molitor S. Comer Walk
b5 1 1-- O -3% 39% 2-3 MIL J. Gantner S. Comer Groundout: 2B-1B; Molitor to 2B
b5 2 -2- R 15% 55% 2-3 MIL C. Cooper S. Comer Double to RF; Molitor Scores
b5 2 -2- R 13% 68% 3-3 MIL S. Lezcano S. Comer Single to CF; Cooper Scores
b5 2 1-- O -2% 66% 4-3 MIL B. Oglivie S. Comer Lineout: RF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Brewers 4.
Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-4, Brewers' Lary Sorensen facing 2-3-4
t6 0 --- -6% 60% 3-4 TEX J. Grubb L. Sorensen Single to 2B
t6 0 1-- O 6% 65% 3-4 TEX A. Oliver L. Sorensen Flyball: LF
t6 1 1-- O 3% 69% 3-4 TEX B. Bell L. Sorensen Groundout: SS-1B; Grubb to 2B
t6 2 -2- O 5% 74% 3-4 TEX O. Gamble L. Sorensen Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Brewers 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Rangers' Steve Comer facing 6-7-8
b6 0 --- O -2% 72% 4-3 MIL G. Thomas S. Comer Groundout: P-1B
b6 1 --- 2% 74% 4-3 MIL S. Bando S. Comer Walk
b6 1 1-- O -3% 71% 4-3 MIL J. Wohlford S. Comer Flyball: SS
b6 2 1-- O -2% 69% 4-3 MIL B. Martinez S. Comer Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Brewers 4.
Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-4, Brewers' Lary Sorensen facing 6-7-8
t7 0 --- O 4% 73% 3-4 TEX R. Zisk L. Sorensen Lineout: 3B
t7 1 --- O 3% 77% 3-4 TEX P. Putnam L. Sorensen Flyball: 3B
t7 2 --- O 2% 79% 3-4 TEX J. Sundberg L. Sorensen Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Brewers 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Rangers' Steve Comer facing 1-2-3
b7 0 --- O -2% 77% 4-3 MIL P. Molitor S. Comer Flyball: CF
b7 1 --- 2% 79% 4-3 MIL J. Gantner S. Comer Single to LF
Dave Rajsich replaces Steve Comer pitching
b7 1 1-- 3% 82% 4-3 MIL C. Cooper D. Rajsich Single (CF-RF); Gantner to 2B
Jim Kern replaces Dave Rajsich pitching
b7 1 12- OO -7% 74% 4-3 MIL S. Lezcano J. Kern Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Brewers 4.
Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-4, Brewers' Lary Sorensen facing 9-1-2
John Ellis pinch hits for Nelson Norman (SS) batting 9th
t8 0 --- -9% 65% 3-4 TEX J. Ellis L. Sorensen Single to LF
Larvell Blanks pinch runs for John Ellis (PH) batting 9th
t8 0 1-- O 4% 70% 3-4 TEX B. Wills L. Sorensen Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Blanks to 2B
t8 1 -2- O 8% 78% 3-4 TEX J. Grubb L. Sorensen Flyball: CF
t8 2 -2- O 8% 87% 3-4 TEX A. Oliver L. Sorensen Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Brewers 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Rangers' Jim Kern facing 5-6-7
Larvell Blanks moves from PR to SS
b8 0 --- 2% 88% 4-3 MIL B. Oglivie J. Kern Walk
b8 0 1-- O -2% 87% 4-3 MIL G. Thomas J. Kern Flyball: LF
b8 1 1-- O -3% 84% 4-3 MIL S. Bando J. Kern Oglivie Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B-SS-P)
b8 2 --- O -1% 83% 4-3 MIL S. Bando J. Kern Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Brewers 4.
Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-4, Brewers' Lary Sorensen facing 4-5-6
t9 0 --- O 7% 91% 3-4 TEX B. Bell L. Sorensen Strikeout
t9 1 --- O 6% 96% 3-4 TEX O. Gamble L. Sorensen Groundout: SS-1B
t9 2 --- -4% 92% 3-4 TEX R. Zisk L. Sorensen Single to RF
Bill Sample pinch runs for Richie Zisk (RF) batting 6th
t9 2 1-- O 8% 100% 3-4 TEX P. Putnam L. Sorensen Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Brewers 4.

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