MILWAUKEE -- The man arrested after an attack on Houston Astros right fielder Bill Spiers was identified by the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office on Monday as Berley Visgar of South Beloit, Ill.

Visgar, 23, was charged with two counts of disorderly conduct Monday in Milwaukee County Circuit Court, a Sheriff's Department spokeswoman said. A court date of Oct. 14 was set.

	The Astros said Friday's incident will have no effect on their playoff drive.

Visgar, arrested Friday, was released on bail Monday. He is accused of attacking Spiers and a County Stadium grounds-crew worker during Friday's game.

The sheriff's deputy who arrested Visgar said he appeared intoxicated and smelled strongly of alcohol. Visgar has admitted to drinking at least three beers at the game and both beer and vodka before arriving at the stadium, the criminal complaint said.

Visgar told authorities he never wanted to hurt Spiers but had intended to jump on his back to attract the attention of the 14,000 fans attending the game, the complaint said.

Witnesses said Visgar asked fans seated around him whether they would pay his fine if he jumped onto a player or ran naked onto the field, the complaint said. Some said they would.

With the Astros leading 2-1 in the bottom of the sixth inning, Visgar then scaled an 8-foot wall, ran 20 feet across the field and jumped on Spiers' back. Players from both teams quickly entered the fray.

Spiers tried to wrestle Visgar from his back but eventually fell to the ground. Spiers received scrapes to his face and had neck and back pain. The outfielder left the game during the next inning and was out of Houston's starting lineup Saturday night but pinch hit.

"To run out there and attack a player the way he did was unbelievable," Brewers interim manager Jim Lefebvre said. "Strange things have happened before, like the man stabbing Monica Seles (in Germany). Obviously from now on, we have to think about it.

"In all my years of baseball, I've never heard or seen anything like that. To be honest, it's almost horrifying. It was just a terrible, isolated incident."

According to a Brewers player who was in the bullpen, Visgar grabbed Spiers with his left hand and seemed intent on getting a piggyback ride.

"He jumped on his back," Milwaukee pitcher David Weathers said. "He put his left arm around him and started hitting him on the behind with his right hand ... like he was riding a horse."

Visgar could have faced a more serious battery charge, but that would have required Spiers to return to Milwaukee to testify if necessary, said Assistant District Attorney Tom McAdams.

McAdams said Spiers told him he was willing to testify but with the Astros currently in the thick of the NL Central Division pennant race it could be difficult for him to return.

Prosecutors have enough evidence to pursue disorderly conduct charges without Spiers' testimony, McAdams said.

Visgar faces up to 90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine for each charge.

He was released from jail Sunday on $1,150 cash bail, said sheriff's Sgt. Judy Knitter.

The attack on Spiers was the latest event in what has turned out to be a strange season for the Milwaukee Brewers.

The manager has been fired and the general manager replaced. The dreams of opening a new stadium next April have crumbled, delayed a year after a construction accident killed three ironworkers.

All this as the Brewers head for their seventh consecutive losing season.

Robert Beaudoin of Milwaukee, who has attended 61 home games this year, said Brewers fans have come to expect the unexpected.

"I don't know what's up with a guy like that, but the way this season has gone, just about anything can happen here," he said. "I'll be glad when this season's over."

Laurel Prieb, vice president of corporate affairs for the Brewers, said it would be foolish to equate this incident with anything that has happened earlier this season. Like Lefebvre, he called it "totally isolated."

"It was unfortunate," Preib said. "It was an isolated incident in which the individual jumped over the fence and onto the field.

"We have terrific fans and a very good staff here," Prieb said. "Our security reacted as quickly as could be. I won't even know what to guess as to why it happened. I just know Bill Spiers is one of the nicest guys in the world."

Spiers, who played six seasons with the Brewers from 1989 to 1994, said he didn't consider it a personal attack.

"They're courteous, genuine people here," he said. "I've always said they're just like people down south. I enjoyed my years here -- definitely -- so I don't think it was aimed specifically at me."

Lefebvre added, "The fans here will boo you, but they're great baseball fans and they love their team. You can't blame the Milwaukee fans."

Lefebvre said there was a report that Visgar told his friends that Milwaukee right fielder Jeromy Burnitz was his target.

"He apparently wanted to hug and run with Burnie," Lefebvre said. "It turned into more than that and the way to stop it is to prosecute to the full extent of the law. They (police) will know what to do."

Burnitz said, "I'm glad he didn't do it to me. We've seen it before, but never anything like that. Anybody comes near me, I'll be sidestepping him."