June 6, 1979 Texas Rangers at Milwaukee Brewers Box Score and Play by Play

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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

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: L Sorensen (8-5), L: S Comer (5-5)

Brewers

32-25

Won 3

3rd, 2½ GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Wills 2B                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .246  .628    0    1   3   SH
J Grubb LF                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .326  .967    0    1   0   HR
A Oliver CF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .301  .814    0    3   0   
B Bell 3B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .684    0    1   2   
O Gamble DH                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .968    0    0   0   GDP
R Zisk RF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .236  .639    0    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    0   10   1   HR
J Sundberg C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .218  .594    0    4   0   
N Norman SS                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .193  .505    0    2   4   
  J Ellis PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .277  .682    0    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   3    1   4                    24  13

BATTING

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

DP: 1. N Norman-B Wills-P Putnam.

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Molitor 2B                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .303  .807    0    1   2   
J Gantner SS                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .260  .630    0    1   7   HBP
C Cooper 1B                   4   1   3   1    0   1  .311  .928    0   12   0   2B
S Lezcano RF                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .317  .960    0    0   0   GDP
B Oglivie DH                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .226  .770    0    0   0   2B,CS
G Thomas CF                   4   1   1   2    0   0  .232  .848    0    3   0   HR
S Bando 3B                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .225  .659    0    2   1   
J Wohlford LF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .690    0    4   0   
B Martinez C                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .212  .538    0    4   0   

L Sorensen P                                                             0   2
Totals                       30   4   8   4    3   4                    27  12

BATTING

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

DP: 1. J Gantner-C Cooper.

E: L Sorensen ().

BASERUNNING

CS: B Oglivie (2, 2nd base by J Kern/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
S Comer, L (5-5)               6.1   7   4   4    2   3   1   3.89   29     -       ·  ·      9· 5· 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   1.32    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.82   0.11
Totals                         8     8   4   4    3   4   1          34     -       ·  ·     10· 6· 2· 8          3-0

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· 8· 1· 7     64    -     1.41   0.40
Totals                         9     7   3   3    1   4   2          34     -       ·  ·     13· 8· 1· 7           -

D Rajsich faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: S Comer (1; J Gantner).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Shulock, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Bill Kunkel.

Time of Game: 2:01.

Attendance: 15,347.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 67° F, Night.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. B Wills              2B    1. P Molitor            2B 
2. J Grubb              LF    2. J Gantner            SS 
3. A Oliver             CF    3. C Cooper             1B 
4. B Bell               3B    4. S Lezcano            RF 
5. O Gamble             DH    5. B Oglivie            DH 
6. R Zisk               RF    6. G Thomas             CF 
7. P Putnam             1B    7. S Bando              3B 
8. J Sundberg           C     8. J Wohlford           LF 
9. N Norman             SS    9. B Martinez           C  

   S Comer              P        L Sorensen           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  3-2  -2-      15%  55% C Cooper        S Comer         Double to RF; Molitor Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  1--     -15%  32% J Grubb         L Sorensen      Home Run; Wills Scores
   b 2   0  2-0  -2-      14%  55% G Thomas        S Comer         Home Run; Oglivie Scores
   t 5   1  2-2  ---     -14%  39% P Putnam        L Sorensen      Home Run
   b 5   2  3-3  -2-      13%  68% S Lezcano       S Comer         Single to CF; Cooper 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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  B Wills         Single to CF
   RR     1--      32%  J Grubb         Home Run; Wills Scores
          ---      29%  A Oliver        Walk
   O      1--      31%  B Bell          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--      35%  O Gamble        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, Steve Comer facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      33%  P Molitor       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      36%  J Gantner       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      33%  C Cooper        Strikeout
   O      1--      30%  S Lezcano       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Brewers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Lary Sorensen facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      32%  R Zisk          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      34%  P Putnam        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      34%  J Sundberg      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-2, Steve Comer facing 5-6-7
          ---      41%  B Oglivie       Double to LF
   RR     -2-      55%  G Thomas        Home Run; Oglivie Scores
   O      ---      53%  S Bando         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  J Wohlford      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  B Martinez      Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Brewers 2.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 2-2, Lary Sorensen facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  N Norman        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  B Wills         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      56%  J Grubb         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Tied 2-2, Steve Comer facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  P Molitor       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      51%  J Gantner       Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      53%  C Cooper        Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  S Lezcano       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Brewers 2.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Tied 2-2, Lary Sorensen facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  A Oliver        Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  B Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      56%  O Gamble        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Tied 2-2, Steve Comer facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  B Oglivie       Flyball: SS
   O      ---      51%  G Thomas        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      53%  S Bando         Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  J Wohlford      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Brewers 2.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Tied 2-2, Lary Sorensen facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  R Zisk          Strikeout Looking
   R      ---      39%  P Putnam        Home Run
   O      ---      41%  J Sundberg      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      38%  N Norman        Single to P; Norman to 2B/Adv on E1
   O      -2-      42%  B Wills         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-3, Steve Comer facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      38%  B Martinez      Strikeout
          ---      42%  P Molitor       Walk
   O      1--      39%  J Gantner       Groundout: 2B-1B; Molitor to 2B
   R      -2-      55%  C Cooper        Double to RF; Molitor Scores
   R      -2-      68%  S Lezcano       Single to CF; Cooper Scores
   O      1--      66%  B Oglivie       Lineout: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Brewers 4.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-4, Lary Sorensen facing 2-3-4
          ---      60%  J Grubb         Single to 2B
   O      1--      65%  A Oliver        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      69%  B Bell          Groundout: SS-1B; Grubb to 2B
   O      -2-      74%  O Gamble        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Brewers 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Steve Comer facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      72%  G Thomas        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      74%  S Bando         Walk
   O      1--      71%  J Wohlford      Flyball: SS
   O      1--      69%  B Martinez      Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Brewers 4.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-4, Lary Sorensen facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      73%  R Zisk          Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      77%  P Putnam        Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      79%  J Sundberg      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Brewers 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Steve Comer facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      77%  P Molitor       Flyball: CF
          ---      79%  J Gantner       Single to LF
                  Dave Rajsich replaces Steve Comer pitching
          1--      82%  C Cooper        Single (CF-RF); Gantner to 2B
                  Jim Kern replaces Dave Rajsich pitching
   OO     12-      74%  S Lezcano       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, Lary Sorensen facing 9-1-2
                  John Ellis pinch hits for Nelson Norman batting 9th
          ---      66%  J Ellis         Single to LF
                  Larvell Blanks pinch runs for John Ellis batting 9th
   O      1--      70%  B Wills         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Blanks to 2B
   O      -2-      78%  J Grubb         Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      87%  A Oliver        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Brewers 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Jim Kern facing 5-6-7
                  Larvell Blanks moves to SS
          ---      89%  B Oglivie       Walk
   O      1--      87%  G Thomas        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      84%  S Bando         Oglivie Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B-SS-P)
   O      ---      83%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Brewers 4.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-4, Lary Sorensen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      91%  B Bell          Strikeout
   O      ---      96%  O Gamble        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      92%  R Zisk          Single to RF
                  Bill Sample pinch runs for Richie Zisk batting 6th
   O      1--     100%  P Putnam        Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Brewers 4.

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