With Jim Slaton pitching his second straight shutout, the Brewers defeated the Tigers, 1-0, on an unearned run in the ninth inning. With a Detroit opening-night crowd of 48,612 on hand, Sixto Lezcano singled and stole second.

Gorman Thomas was safe on an error by Aurelio Rodriguez. After Rusty Staub dropped a fly ball by Robin Yount that was scored as a hit, loading the bases, Charlie Moore lofted a sacrifice fly to drive in the game's lone run. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 1, Detroit Tigers 0
Game Played on Tuesday, April     13, 1976 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Brewers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  8  0
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  1


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moore lf              4   0   1   1     0   2   .111      Oglivie cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .125
Money 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Meyer 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Scott 1b              2   0   1   0     2   1   .333      Horton dh             4   0   0   0     0   2   .286
Porter c              4   0   2   0     0   0   .417      Staub rf              2   0   0   0     1   0   .167
Aaron dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .455      Johnson lf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Lezcano cf            4   1   2   0     0   1   .417      May c                 3   0   0   0     0   1   .143
Sharp rf              2   0   0   0     0   0   .091      Rodriguez 3b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .143
  G. Thomas ph,rf     1   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Veryzer ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Yount ss              3   0   1   0     1   1   .364      Sutherland 2b         3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Garcia 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .091      Bare p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Slaton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   8   1     3   6             Totals               29   0   2   0     1   3

Time of Game: 1:57   Attendance: 48,612
Left on Base: Brewers 10, Tigers 3
DP: Brewers 0, Tigers 1
Errors: Rodriguez
Doubles: Scott (1), Rodriguez (1)
Stolen Bases: Lezcano (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Sharp (1), Money (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Moore (1)
GIDP: Aaron (1)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton W(2-0)           9     2   0   0   1   3   0  30   0.00
Totals                  9     2   0   0   1   3   0  30

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bare                    7.1   6   0   0   3   5   0  30   0.00
Hiller L(0-1)           1.2   2   1   0   0   1   0   8   0.00
Totals                  9     8   1   0   3   6   0  38

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


BREWERS 1ST: Moore grounded out (shortstop to first); Money
grounded out (third to first); Scott doubled; Porter flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Oglivie singled to right; Meyer flied out to center;
Horton struck out; Staub walked [Oglivie to second]; Johnson
forced Oglivie (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Brewers 0, Tigers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Aaron popped to third in foul territory; Lezcano
flied out to center; Sharp flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: May flied out to right; Rodriguez doubled to right;
Veryzer made an out to shortstop; Sutherland lined to second; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Tigers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Yount struck out; Garcia grounded out (shortstop to
first); Moore was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Oglivie grounded out (pitcher to first); Meyer flied
out to left; Horton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Tigers 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Money grounded out (second to first); Scott struck
out; Porter singled to center; Aaron singled to left [Porter to
second]; Lezcano was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Brewers 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Staub grounded out (second to first); Johnson popped
to first in foul territory; May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 0, Tigers 0.

BREWERS 5TH: Sharp flied out to right; Yount walked; Garcia
flied out to center; Moore was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); Veryzer
grounded out (shortstop to first); Sutherland flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Tigers 0.

BREWERS 6TH: Money flied out to center; Scott walked; Porter
singled to right [Scott to second]; Aaron grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Porter out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Oglivie flied out to center; Meyer grounded out
(first unassisted); Horton popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 0, Tigers 0.

BREWERS 7TH: Lezcano singled to left; Sharp out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Lezcano to second]; Yount flied out to
right; Garcia flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers
0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Staub flied out to center; Johnson flied out to
center; May flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
0, Tigers 0.

BREWERS 8TH: Moore singled to center; Money out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Moore to second]; Scott was walked
intentionally; HILLER REPLACED BARE (PITCHING); Porter flied out
to right; Aaron popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 8TH: Rodriguez popped to second; Veryzer grounded out
(pitcher to first); Sutherland flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Tigers 0.

BREWERS 9TH: Lezcano singled to right; G. THOMAS BATTED FOR
SHARP; Lezcano stole second; G. Thomas reached on an error by
Rodriguez; Yount singled to right [Lezcano to third, G. Thomas
to second]; Garcia struck out; Moore hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Lezcano scored (unearned)]; Money grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 9TH: G. THOMAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Oglivie
grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Meyer lined to first; Horton
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Tigers 0.