Milwaukee Brewers vs Texas Rangers
August 26, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 1979 at Arlington Stadium. The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Milwaukee Brewers 6, Texas Rangers 2

Milwaukee Brewers ab   r   h rbi
Molitor 2b 5 0 0 0
Bando dh 3 3 2 0
Cooper 1b 4 1 1 2
Thomas cf 4 1 3 2
Oglivie lf 4 0 1 1
Lezcano rf 4 1 1 0
Money 3b 4 0 0 0
Yount ss 4 0 0 1
Martinez c 4 0 0 0
Travers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 8 6
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Wills 2b 5 0 0 0
Sundberg c 3 0 0 0
Bell ss 3 1 1 2
Zisk rf 3 0 1 0
Ellis dh 4 0 0 0
Oliver lf 4 0 0 0
Soderholm 3b 4 0 2 0
Putnam 1b 4 0 0 0
Sample cf 4 1 4 0
Comer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2
Milwaukee 201 021 000680
Texas 002 000 000282
  Milwaukee Brewers IP H R ER BB SO
Travers  W (12-5) 9.0 8 2 2 3 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
3
1
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Comer  L (13-9) 9.0 8 6 5 1 2
Totals
9.0
8
6
5
1
2

  E–Wills (17), Soderholm (7).  DP–Milwaukee 1.  2B–Milwaukee Thomas (24,off Comer), Texas Sample (16,off Travers).  HR–Milwaukee Thomas (33,1st inning off Comer 1 on, 2 out); Cooper (20,5th inning off Comer 1 on, 2 out), Texas Bell (17,3rd inning off Travers 1 on, 2 out).  WP–Comer (6).  U-HP–Marty Springstead, 1B–Larry McCoy, 2B–Joe Brinkman, 3B–Vic Voltaggio.  T–1:58.  A–9,076.
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