Rain that washed out a three-run rally by the Indians in the second game enabled the Brewers to sweep a twi-night doubleheader, 4-3 and 4-2. The Indians' frustrated rally in the nightcap began in the ninth inning when Graig Nettles batted in two runs with a double to tie the score at 4-4. Rain then forced a 34-minute delay. After play resumed, Jerry Moses doubled to send the Indians ahead, but rain descended again and, after 49 minutes, the umpires called the game. As a result, the score reverted to eight full innings with the Brewers winning. The Indians' two runs that counted scored on a homer by Roy Foster. The Brewers tied the score in the sixth and went in front when George Scott drove in two runs with a single in the eighth.

The first game also was decided in the eighth inning. Dave May doubled and crossed the plate on a single by Ellie Rodriguez to tie the score at 3-3. After a sacrifice and an error, Scott walked to load the bases and Ollie Brown hit a sacrifice fly to drive in the deciding run. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 4, Cleveland Indians 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Tuesday, September 12, 1972 (Night game) at County Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  2  0  -   3  8  3
Brewers      1  1  0    0  0  0    0  2  x  -   4  8  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lowenstein rf         3   0   1   0     1   0   .237      May cf                3   1   2   1     1   0   .238
Brohamer 2b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .245      Rodriguez c           4   2   2   1     0   1   .290
Chambliss 1b          4   2   2   1     0   0   .275      O'Brien 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .195
Nettles 3b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .248      Scott 1b              2   0   2   0     2   0   .268
McCraw lf             3   0   1   1     0   1   .243      Brown rf              3   0   1   2     0   0   .242
Bell cf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .263      Ferraro 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .246
Heidemann ss          3   0   0   0     0   0   .214      T. Reynolds lf        2   0   0   0     0   1   .220
  Bevacqua ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Briggs ph,lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Moses c               3   0   0   0     1   0   .193      Auerbach ss           2   1   0   0     1   1   .214
Butler p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Parsons p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .161
  Camilli ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .154        Sanders p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Hargan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Unser ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .232
  Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Hennigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .083
  Foster ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .220

Totals               33   3   8   3     2   2             Totals               27   4   8   4     4   5

Time of Game: 2:24
Left on Base: Indians 6, Brewers 5
DP: Indians 3, Brewers 1
Errors: Brohamer, Nettles 2, O'Brien
Doubles: Bell (16), May (18)
Home Runs: Chambliss (5)
Caught Stealing: McCraw (7), May 2 (12)
Sacrifice Hits: O'Brien (3)
Sacrifice Flies: McCraw (3), Brown (2)
GIDP: Brown (9), Ferraro (13)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Butler                  4     5   2   1   2   3   0  18   2.84
Hargan                  2     1   0   0   1   1   0   6   4.82
Farmer L(1-5)           1     2   2   1   0   1   0   5   4.27
Hennigan                1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   2.52
Totals                  8     8   4   2   4   5   0  33

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Parsons W(12-12)        8     8   3   2   2   1   1  33   3.82
Sanders SV(16)          1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.21
Totals                  9     8   3   2   2   2   1  36

Passed Balls: Moses (4)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Hank Morgenweck, 2B - John Rice, 3B - Marty Springstead


INDIANS 1ST: Lowenstein walked; Brohamer singled to right
[Lowenstein to third]; Chambliss flied out to center; Nettles
made an out to shortstop; McCraw struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: May flied out to left; Rodriguez singled to right;
Moses allowed a passed ball [Rodriguez to second]; O'Brien made
an out to first; Scott walked; Brown singled to left [Scott to
second, Rodriguez scored]; Ferraro forced Brown (third to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Brewers 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Bell flied out to left; Heidemann grounded out
(pitcher to first); Moses walked; Butler forced Moses (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 2ND: T. Reynolds grounded out (third to first); Auerbach
reached on an error by Nettles [Auerbach to second (error by
Nettles)]; Parsons struck out; May singled to left [Auerbach
scored (unearned)]; May was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Brewers 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Lowenstein flied out to center; Brohamer flied out
to left; Chambliss flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 3RD: Rodriguez flied out to right; O'Brien singled to
center; Scott singled to right [O'Brien to second]; Brown hit
into a double play (shortstop unassisted) [O'Brien out at
third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Brewers 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Nettles flied out to center; McCraw flied out to
right; Bell singled to left; Heidemann made an out to second; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 4TH: Ferraro flied out to right; T. Reynolds struck out;
Auerbach walked; Parsons struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Brewers 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Moses made an out to second; CAMILLI BATTED FOR
BUTLER; Camilli made an out to third; Lowenstein singled;
Brohamer flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Brewers 2.

BREWERS 5TH: HARGAN REPLACED CAMILLI (PITCHING); May walked; May
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Rodriguez
struck out; O'Brien grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Brewers 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Chambliss homered; Nettles flied out to left;
McCraw singled to right; Bell doubled to center [McCraw to
third]; McCraw was caught stealing home (catcher unassisted);
Heidemann grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 1, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 6TH: Scott singled to left; Brown grounded into a double
play (pitcher to second to first) [Scott out at second]; Ferraro
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Brewers 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Moses flied out to right; UNSER BATTED FOR HARGAN;
Unser popped to first; Lowenstein popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 7TH: FARMER REPLACED UNSER (PITCHING); BRIGGS BATTED FOR
T. REYNOLDS; Briggs popped to first; Auerbach struck out;
Parsons popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1,
Brewers 2.

INDIANS 8TH: BRIGGS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Brohamer
reached on an error by O'Brien; Chambliss singled to left
[Brohamer to third]; Nettles singled to left [Chambliss to
third, Brohamer scored (unearned)]; McCraw sacrifice flied into
a double play to right [Chambliss scored, Nettles out at second
(right to second)]; Bell popped to first; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 3, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 8TH: May doubled; Rodriguez singled [May scored];
HENNIGAN REPLACED FARMER (PITCHING); O'Brien reached on an error
by Brohamer on a sacrifice bunt [Rodriguez to third, O'Brien to
second]; Scott walked; Brown hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Rodriguez scored (unearned), O'Brien to third]; Ferraro
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Scott out at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3,
Brewers 4.

INDIANS 9TH: BEVACQUA BATTED FOR HEIDEMANN; SANDERS REPLACED
PARSONS (PITCHING); Bevacqua struck out; Moses grounded out
(second to first); FOSTER BATTED FOR HENNIGAN; Foster made an
out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Brewers 4.