Homers helped carry the Indians to a 4-3 victory in the first game of a twi-night doubleheader and set an example for the Brewers, who used round-trippers in return while winning the second game, 5-2. Steve Dunning, the Indians' starting pitcher in the opener, doubled and scored in the third inning and hit a homer in the fifth. The Brewers, who had a circuit clout by Dave May, chased Dunning and went ahead in the seventh, 3-2. However, in the eighth, Chris Chambliss singled with two out and Buddy Bell belted a homer to give the Indians their victory.

The Brewers settled the issue in the second game with a homer by Johnny Briggs in the fourth inning and another by George Scott in the eighth. Graig Nettles hit one for the Indians. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Wednesday, September 6, 1972 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Brewers      0  0  0    1  0  0    2  0  0  -   3  5  0
Indians      0  0  1    0  1  0    0  2  x  -   4  9  1


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Auerbach ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .212      Unser cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .232
Theobald 2b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .224      Brohamer 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .251
May cf                4   1   1   1     0   0   .241      Chambliss 1b          4   1   3   1     0   0   .282
Scott 1b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .267      A. Johnson lf         3   0   0   0     0   2   .240
Briggs lf             2   1   0   0     1   0   .273        Bell rf             1   1   1   2     0   0   .255
  T. Reynolds ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .211      Lowenstein rf,lf      4   0   1   0     0   0   .246
Lahoud rf             2   1   1   1     1   0   .236      Nettles 3b            3   0   2   0     1   0   .247
  Brown ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .240      Duffy ss              4   0   0   0     0   2   .215
Rodriguez c           3   0   0   0     1   0   .289      Moses c               2   0   0   0     0   0   .196
Ferraro 3b            2   0   0   0     0   1   .249        Camilli ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Davis ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .313        Fosse c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .235
  Heise 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Dunning p             2   2   2   1     0   0   .280
Colborn p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .086        Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Sanders p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McCraw ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .241
                                                            Hilgendorf p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   3   5   3     4   4             Totals               32   4   9   4     1   4

Time of Game: 2:20
Left on Base: Brewers 4, Indians 6
DP: Brewers 0, Indians 1
Errors: Fosse
Doubles: Dunning (1), Lowenstein (8)
Home Runs: May (9), Dunning (2), Bell (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Unser (6)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Colborn L(7-5)          7.2   9   4   4   0   3   2  32   2.62
Sanders                 0.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   2   3.35
Totals                  8     9   4   4   1   4   2  34

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dunning                 6.1   3   3   3   3   3   1  25   3.13
Farmer                  0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.88
Hilgendorf W(3-1)       2     1   0   0   1   1   0   7   2.93
Totals                  9     5   3   3   4   4   1  34

Passed Balls: Moses (3)
Balks: Dunning (1)

Umpires: HP - Hank Morgenweck, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - John Rice


BREWERS 1ST: Debut for umpire Joe Brinkman; Auerbach made
an out to shortstop; Theobald was called out on strikes; May
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Unser grounded out (first unassisted); Brohamer
grounded out (pitcher to first); Chambliss singled to left; A.
Johnson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Scott flied out to right; Briggs grounded out
(shortstop to first); Lahoud walked; Rodriguez flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Lowenstein popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Nettles singled to left; Duffy flied out to right; Moses flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Ferraro grounded out (shortstop to first); Colborn
struck out; Auerbach flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Dunning doubled to right; Unser out on a sacrifice
bunt (second to first) [Dunning to third]; Brohamer flied out to
center; Chambliss singled [Dunning scored]; A. Johnson grounded
out (catcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Indians 1.

BREWERS 4TH: Theobald grounded out (second to first); May
homered; Scott singled to right; Briggs lined to third; Lahoud
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers
1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Lowenstein flied out to right; Nettles grounded out
(first to pitcher); Duffy flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 1, Indians 1.

BREWERS 5TH: Rodriguez flied out to right; Ferraro was called
out on strikes; Colborn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Moses made an out to shortstop; Dunning homered;
Unser grounded out (second to first); Brohamer grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Indians 2.

BREWERS 6TH: Auerbach grounded out (third to first); Theobald
flied out to center; May flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 1, Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Chambliss flied out to center; A. Johnson struck
out; Lowenstein lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 1, Indians 2.

BREWERS 7TH: Scott popped to first in foul territory; Briggs
walked; Dunning balked [Briggs to second]; Lahoud singled to
center [Briggs scored]; Rodriguez walked [Lahoud to second];
DAVIS BATTED FOR FERRARO; FARMER REPLACED DUNNING (PITCHING);
Moses allowed a passed ball [Rodriguez to second, Lahoud to
third]; Davis singled to center [Rodriguez to third, Lahoud
scored]; Colborn hit into a double play (center to catcher)
[Rodriguez out at home]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3,
Indians 2.

INDIANS 7TH: HEISE REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING 3B); Nettles singled
to center; Duffy struck out; CAMILLI BATTED FOR MOSES; Camilli
lined to center; MCCRAW BATTED FOR FARMER; McCraw made an out to
third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Indians 2.

BREWERS 8TH: FOSSE REPLACED CAMILLI (PLAYING C ); HILGENDORF
REPLACED MCCRAW (PITCHING); BELL REPLACED A. JOHNSON (PLAYING
RF); LOWENSTEIN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Auerbach flied
out to right; Theobald singled to center; May grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Theobald to second]; Scott was walked
intentionally; Scott was picked off first but was safe on an
error by Fosse (catcher unassisted) [Scott to second, Theobald
out at home (second to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers
3, Indians 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Unser flied out to right; Brohamer grounded out
(second to first); Chambliss singled; Bell homered [Chambliss
scored]; Lowenstein doubled to center; SANDERS REPLACED COLBORN
(PITCHING); Nettles was walked intentionally; Duffy struck out;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 3, Indians 4.

BREWERS 9TH: T. REYNOLDS BATTED FOR BRIGGS; T. Reynolds grounded
out (pitcher to first); BROWN BATTED FOR LAHOUD; Brown struck
out; Rodriguez made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 3, Indians 4.