Sixto Lezcano drove in two runs with a homer and double and Robin Yount hit his second circuit blow of the season to power the Brewers to a 6-5 decision over the Indians. The Brewers racked Tribe starter Fritz Peterson right from the start. Johnny Briggs walked, Hank Aaron doubled and George Scott was intentionally passed to load the bases. Don Money singled in Briggs, Lezcano doubled home a run and Charlie Moore capped the inning with a two-run double.

Yount's blast was off Peterson in the second stanza. Lezcano's homer came in the third inning off reliever Jim Kern and proved to be the winning margin. Cleveland stayed in the game on the strength of two homers by Boog Powell and one by George Hendrick. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 6, Cleveland Indians 5
Game Played on Saturday, April     12, 1975 (Day game) at County Stadium
Indians      0  1  0    0  1  0    2  0  1  -   5 12  0
Brewers      4  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   6  9  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lowenstein dh         5   0   1   0     0   1   .200      Coluccio cf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .083
Gamble lf             5   1   2   0     0   1   .267        Hegan ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hendrick cf           5   2   2   1     0   1   .167        Thomas cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Spikes rf             5   0   0   0     0   0   .083      Briggs lf             3   1   0   0     2   2   .267
Powell 1b             2   2   2   3     3   0   .625      Aaron dh              3   0   1   0     1   1   .167
  Berry pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mitchell pr,dh      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Ellis c               5   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Scott 1b              2   1   1   0     2   1   .231
Bell 3b               3   0   1   0     1   0   .182      Money 3b              3   1   1   1     1   0   .133
  Lee ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lezcano rf            4   2   2   2     0   0   .333
Brohamer 2b           4   0   2   0     0   1   .455      Moore c               4   0   1   2     0   1   .250
Crosby ss             4   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Garcia 2b             3   0   2   0     0   0   .417
Peterson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Yount ss              3   1   1   1     1   1   .417
  Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Slaton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sprague p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Eckersley p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   5  12   4     4   4             Totals               29   6   9   6     8   6

Time of Game: 3:08   Attendance: 11,515
Left on Base: Indians 11, Brewers 8
DP: Indians 3, Brewers 1
Errors: Scott
Doubles: Gamble 2 (2), Brohamer (1), Aaron (1), Lezcano (3), Moore (1), Garcia (2)
Home Runs: Powell 2 (3), Hendrick (1), Yount (2), Lezcano (1)
Caught Stealing: Coluccio (2)
GIDP: Gamble (1), Lezcano (1), Coluccio (1)
Hit by Pitch: Garcia (1,by Kern)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson L(0-1)         1     5   5   5   3   0   1  10  45.00
Kern                    5     2   1   1   3   4   1  18   1.80
LaRoche                 0.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   3   0.00
Eckersley               1.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   7   0.00
Totals                  8     9   6   6   8   6   2  38

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton W(1-1)           6.2   8   4   3   3   4   2  32   7.71
Sprague                 2     4   1   1   1   0   1  10   4.50
Murphy SV(3)            0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.70
Totals                  9    12   5   4   4   4   3  43

Hit by Pitch: Kern (1)
Wild Pitches: Slaton 2 (2)

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Art Frantz


INDIANS 1ST: Lowenstein grounded out (second to first); Gamble
grounded out (second to first); Hendrick struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Coluccio popped to first in foul territory; Briggs
walked; Aaron doubled [Briggs to third]; Scott was walked
intentionally; Money singled [Briggs scored, Aaron out at home
(pitcher to catcher), Scott to second]; Lezcano doubled to left
[Scott scored, Money to third]; Moore doubled to center [Money
scored, Lezcano scored]; Garcia made an out to first; 4 R, 4 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Brewers 4.

INDIANS 2ND: Spikes made an out to second; Powell homered; Ellis
flied out to left; Bell singled to left; Brohamer singled to
right [Bell to second]; Crosby flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Brewers 4.

BREWERS 2ND: Yount homered; Coluccio walked; KERN REPLACED
PETERSON (PITCHING); Briggs walked [Coluccio to second]; Aaron
flied out to center; Scott struck out while Coluccio was caught
stealing third (catcher to third); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 1, Brewers 5.

INDIANS 3RD: Lowenstein popped to third in foul territory;
Gamble doubled to center; Hendrick made an out to second; Spikes
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Brewers 5.

BREWERS 3RD: Money made an out to third; Lezcano homered; Moore
made an out to third; Garcia was hit by a pitch; Yount popped to
first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1,
Brewers 6.

INDIANS 4TH: Powell walked; Ellis made an out to shortstop; Bell
flied out to center; Brohamer doubled to right [Powell to
third]; Crosby grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 1, Brewers 6.

BREWERS 4TH: Coluccio flied out to left; Briggs was called out
on strikes; Aaron was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, Brewers 6.

INDIANS 5TH: Lowenstein was called out on strikes; Gamble was
called out on strikes; Hendrick singled to center; Slaton threw
a wild pitch [Hendrick to second]; Spikes reached on an error by
Scott [Hendrick to third]; Slaton threw a wild pitch [Hendrick
scored (unearned), Spikes to second]; Powell walked; Ellis flied
out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Brewers
6.

BREWERS 5TH: Scott walked; Money flied out to center; Lezcano
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Scott out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Brewers
6.

INDIANS 6TH: Bell walked; Brohamer was called out on strikes;
Crosby made an out to shortstop; Lowenstein flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Brewers 6.

BREWERS 6TH: Moore was called out on strikes; Garcia doubled to
center; Yount walked; Coluccio grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Yount out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 2, Brewers 6.

INDIANS 7TH: Gamble doubled; Hendrick made an out to first;
Spikes grounded out (second to first) [Gamble to third]; Powell
homered [Gamble scored]; SPRAGUE REPLACED SLATON (PITCHING);
Ellis singled to center; Bell flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Brewers 6.

BREWERS 7TH: LAROCHE REPLACED KERN (PITCHING); Briggs was called
out on strikes; Aaron walked; MITCHELL RAN FOR AARON; Scott
singled to left [Mitchell to third]; ECKERSLEY REPLACED LAROCHE
(PITCHING); Money walked [Scott to second]; Debut game for
Dennis Eckersley; Lezcano made an out to catcher; Moore
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Indians 4, Brewers 6.

INDIANS 8TH: MITCHELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Brohamer
grounded out (shortstop to first); Crosby singled to right;
Lowenstein singled [Crosby to second]; Gamble grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Lowenstein out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Brewers 6.

BREWERS 8TH: Garcia singled to left; Yount struck out; HEGAN
BATTED FOR COLUCCIO; Hegan flied out to center; Briggs flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Brewers 6.

INDIANS 9TH: THOMAS REPLACED HEGAN (PLAYING CF); Hendrick
homered; Spikes made an out to catcher; Powell walked; BERRY RAN
FOR POWELL; Ellis flied out to left; MURPHY REPLACED SPRAGUE
(PITCHING); LEE BATTED FOR BELL; Lee made an out to shortstop; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Brewers 6.