Monday September 22, 1975
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Pinch-hitter Oscar Gamble singled home the tying and winning runs with one out in the ninth, giving the Indians a 7-6 decision over the Brewers. Milwaukee had taken a 6-5 lead in the top of the ninth on George Scott's second homer of the game. Charlie Spikes and George Hendrick hit back-to-back homers in the sixth to help the Tribe open up a 5-2 lead. The Brewers tallied three to tie in the eighth on doubles by Robin Yount and Scott and singles by Don Money and Bill Sharp. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 7, Milwaukee Brewers 6

Game Played on Monday, September 22, 1975 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium

Brewers 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 - 6 12 0 Indians 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 - 7 14 1 Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Sheldon 2b 3 0 1 0 2 1 .288 Kuiper 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .299 Yount ss 5 1 1 0 0 2 .266 Bell 3b 3 2 2 0 1 0 .268 Scott 1b 5 4 4 3 0 1 .284 Powell ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .288 Porter c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .233 Hood pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Darwin dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 .235 Manning cf 4 1 2 0 1 0 .292 Hegan rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .260 Carty dh 3 0 1 1 0 0 .308 Money ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .277 Smith pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mitchell pr,lf 0 1 0 0 0 0 .255 Spikes lf 4 1 3 1 0 0 .231 Moore lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .290 Gamble ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 .264 Thomas pr,cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Hendrick rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .259 Sharp cf,rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .249 Ellis 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .236 Bevacqua 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .213 Lowenstein pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Aaron ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .229 Lis 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Lind 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .050 Ashby c 2 0 1 1 2 0 .225 Bianco ph,3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .115 Duffy ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Augustine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bibby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Anderson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Strickland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Osburn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Buskey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Murphy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 6 12 5 2 7 Totals 32 7 14 6 6 0 Time of Game: 2:51 Attendance: 3,481 Left on Base: Brewers 7, Indians 9 DP: Brewers 3, Indians 0 Errors: Ellis Doubles: Yount (28), Scott (25), Bell (20) Triples: Ashby (1) Home Runs: Scott 2 (33), Spikes (10), Hendrick (23) Caught Stealing: Porter (5), Sheldon (3), Manning (11), Hendrick (7) Sacrifice Flies: Carty (6) GIDP: Carty 2 (16), Hendrick (25) Hit by Pitch: Porter (5,by Strickland), Kuiper (8,by Augustine), Carty (2,by Murphy) Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Augustine 6 8 4 4 4 0 2 27 3.57 Anderson 1.1 4 1 1 0 0 0 7 7.17 Osburn 0.2 0 1 1 2 0 0 3 Murphy L(1-9) 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 4.61 Totals 8.1 14 7 7 6 0 2 41 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bibby 7 8 4 3 2 6 1 30 3.88 Strickland 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 5.40 Buskey W(5-3) 1.2 3 1 1 0 1 1 7 2.51 Totals 9 12 6 5 2 7 2 40 Passed Balls: Porter (16) Hit by Pitch: Augustine (1), Murphy (5), Strickland (1) Wild Pitches: Anderson 2 (6), Osburn (2), Bibby (8) Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jim McKean BREWERS 1ST: Sheldon struck out; Yount grounded out (first unassisted); Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper was hit by a pitch; Bell walked [Kuiper to second]; Manning made an out to shortstop; Carty grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Bell out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Indians 0. BREWERS 2ND: Porter singled; Darwin flied out to right; Hegan singled to right [Porter to third]; Porter was caught stealing home (pitcher to catcher) [Hegan to second]; Moore popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 2ND: Spikes singled; Hendrick grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Spikes out at second]; Ellis walked; Ashby tripled to center [Ellis scored]; Duffy made an out to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Indians 1. BREWERS 3RD: Sharp flied out to center; Bevacqua grounded out (shortstop to first); Sheldon walked; Yount was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Indians 1. INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Bell doubled to center; Porter allowed a passed ball [Bell to third]; Manning walked; Carty hit a sacrifice fly to right [Bell scored]; Spikes singled to center [Manning out at third (center to third)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Indians 2. BREWERS 4TH: Scott singled to center; Bibby threw a wild pitch [Scott to second]; Porter singled [Scott scored (error by Ellis) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Darwin struck out; Hegan flied out to center; Moore grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Indians 2. INDIANS 4TH: Hendrick lined to second; Ellis grounded out (third to first); Ashby walked; Duffy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Indians 2. BREWERS 5TH: Sharp flied out to left; Bevacqua flied out to center; Sheldon walked; Yount flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Indians 2. INDIANS 5TH: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Bell flied out to center; Manning singled; Carty singled to right [Manning to third]; Manning was caught stealing home (catcher to second to catcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Indians 2. BREWERS 6TH: Scott homered; Porter made an out to first; Darwin struck out; Hegan grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Indians 2. INDIANS 6TH: Spikes homered; Hendrick homered; Ellis made an out to first; Ashby grounded out (shortstop to first); Duffy grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Indians 4. BREWERS 7TH: Moore grounded out (third to first); Sharp singled to center; AARON BATTED FOR BEVACQUA; Aaron struck out; Sheldon flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Indians 4. INDIANS 7TH: LIND REPLACED AARON (PLAYING 3B); ANDERSON REPLACED AUGUSTINE (PITCHING); Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell singled to center; Anderson threw a wild pitch [Bell to second]; Anderson threw a wild pitch [Bell scored]; Manning singled to center; Carty grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Manning out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Indians 5. BREWERS 8TH: Yount doubled to left; Scott doubled to right [Yount scored]; STRICKLAND REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING); Porter was hit by a pitch; Darwin flied out to left; MONEY BATTED FOR HEGAN; Money singled to right [Scott scored, Porter to third]; MITCHELL RAN FOR MONEY; BUSKEY REPLACED STRICKLAND (PITCHING); Moore reached on a fielder's choice [Porter out at home (first to catcher), Mitchell to second]; THOMAS RAN FOR MOORE; Sharp singled to right [Mitchell scored, Thomas to third]; BIANCO BATTED FOR LIND; Bianco popped to third in foul territory; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 5, Indians 5. INDIANS 8TH: MITCHELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); THOMAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); SHARP CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); BIANCO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Spikes grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendrick singled to center; Ellis singled to left [Hendrick to second]; LOWENSTEIN RAN FOR ELLIS; OSBURN REPLACED ANDERSON (PITCHING); Osburn threw a wild pitch [Hendrick to third, Lowenstein to second]; Hendrick was caught stealing home (pitcher to catcher); Ashby walked; Duffy flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 5, Indians 5. BREWERS 9TH: LIS REPLACED LOWENSTEIN (PLAYING 1B); Sheldon singled to center; Sheldon was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Yount struck out; Scott homered; Porter grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 6, Indians 5. INDIANS 9TH: Kuiper walked; MURPHY REPLACED OSBURN (PITCHING); POWELL BATTED FOR BELL; Powell singled to right [Kuiper to second]; HOOD RAN FOR POWELL; Manning forced Kuiper (pitcher to third) [Hood to second]; Carty was hit by a pitch [Hood to third, Manning to second]; SMITH RAN FOR CARTY; GAMBLE BATTED FOR SPIKES; Gamble singled to right [Hood scored, Manning scored, Smith to second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 6, Indians 7.

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