Following the announcement that Frank Robinson would return for a second season as manager in 1976, the Indians defeated the Brewers, 4-3, to bring their record to the .500 mark at 77-77. Boog Powell homered with two men on base in the third inning and George Hendrick won the game with a circuit clout to lead off the ninth. George Scott drove in one of the Brewers' runs with a single in the fourth for his 100th RBI of the season. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3
Game Played on Tuesday, September 23, 1975 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Brewers      0  0  0    1  1  0    0  1  0  -   3  7  0
Indians      0  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   4  9  1


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Sheldon 2b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .293      Kuiper 2b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .302
Yount ss              4   0   1   1     0   1   .266      Bell 3b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .268
Scott 1b              4   0   1   1     0   2   .284      Manning cf            2   1   0   0     2   1   .290
Aaron dh              4   0   1   0     0   1   .229      Powell 1b             3   1   1   3     1   0   .288
Porter c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .230      Spikes lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .231
Darwin rf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .235      Hendrick rf           4   1   3   1     0   0   .263
Hegan lf              3   0   0   1     0   0   .256      Ellis dh              3   0   0   0     0   0   .234
  Mitchell ph,lf      1   0   0   0     0   1   .253      Ashby c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .222
Sharp cf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .249      Duffy ss              2   0   1   0     1   0   .235
Bevacqua 3b           3   1   0   0     0   0   .210      Harrison p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Travers p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   7   3     0   7             Totals               29   4   9   4     4   3

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance:  3,042
Left on Base: Brewers 4, Indians 5
DP: Brewers 3, Indians 2
Errors: Duffy
Doubles: Sheldon (3)
Triples: Darwin (2)
Home Runs: Powell (26), Hendrick (24)
Stolen Bases: Kuiper 2 (19)
Caught Stealing: Kuiper (18)
GIDP: Bevacqua (6), Scott (28), Spikes (11), Ellis 2 (12)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Travers L(6-11)         8     9   4   4   4   3   2  33   4.30
Totals                  8     9   4   4   4   3   2  33

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Harrison                7.1   6   3   3   0   3   0  28   4.78
LaRoche W(5-3)          1.2   1   0   0   0   4   0   6   2.22
Totals                  9     7   3   3   0   7   0  34

Wild Pitches: Travers (4)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Bill Deegan


BREWERS 1ST: Sheldon grounded out (second to first); Yount
struck out; Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper singled to center; Kuiper stole second; Bell
flied out to center; Manning walked; Travers threw a wild pitch
[Kuiper to third, Manning to second]; Powell walked; Spikes
grounded into a double play (pitcher to catcher to first)
[Kuiper out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians
0.

BREWERS 2ND: Aaron made an out to second; Porter popped to
catcher in foul territory; Darwin grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Hendrick singled to left; Ellis grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Hendrick out at
second]; Ashby struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Indians 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Hegan flied out to center; Sharp flied out to
center; Bevacqua flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Duffy walked; Kuiper forced Duffy (second to
shortstop); Kuiper stole second; Bell was called out on strikes;
Manning walked; Powell homered [Kuiper scored, Manning scored];
Spikes grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 0, Indians 3.

BREWERS 4TH: Sheldon doubled to right; Yount grounded out
(second to first) [Sheldon to third]; Scott singled to center
[Sheldon scored]; Aaron flied out to center; Porter struck out;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Indians 3.

INDIANS 4TH: Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Ellis
popped to third in foul territory; Ashby lined to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Indians 3.

BREWERS 5TH: Darwin tripled to center; Hegan reached on a
fielder's choice [Darwin scored]; Sharp flied out to center;
Bevacqua grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Hegan out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2,
Indians 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Duffy singled; Kuiper forced Duffy (shortstop to
second); Kuiper was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Bell singled to left; Manning struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 2, Indians 3.

BREWERS 6TH: Sheldon flied out to left; Yount reached on an
error by Duffy; Scott grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Yount out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 2, Indians 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Powell made an out to first; Spikes singled to
left; Hendrick singled to center [Spikes to second]; Ellis
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Hendrick out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2,
Indians 3.

BREWERS 7TH: Aaron singled to left; Porter made an out to third;
Darwin flied out to right; Hegan flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Indians 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Ashby flied out to center; Duffy lined to second;
Kuiper singled to left; Bell grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Indians 3.

BREWERS 8TH: Sharp singled to center; Bevacqua forced Sharp
(first to shortstop); Sheldon singled to left [Bevacqua to
second]; LAROCHE REPLACED HARRISON (PITCHING); Yount singled to
left [Bevacqua scored, Sheldon to second]; Scott struck out;
Aaron struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 3, Indians 3.

INDIANS 8TH: Manning made an out to shortstop; Powell lined to
first; Spikes grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Indians 3.

BREWERS 9TH: Porter made an out to pitcher; Darwin struck out;
MITCHELL BATTED FOR HEGAN; Mitchell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 3, Indians 3.

INDIANS 9TH: MITCHELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Hendrick
homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Indians 4.