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Sunday May 30, 1976
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With two out in the eighth inning, the Brewers rallied for two runs to defeat the Indians, 5-4. George Scott started the rally with a single, Bill Sharp beat out a bunt and Bob Hansen walked to load the bases. The Indians then brought in Stan Thomas to replace Dennis Eckersley and on the reliever's first pitch, Gorman Thomas singled to drive in the tying and winning runs. [The Sporting News]


Milwaukee Brewers 5, Cleveland Indians 4

Game Played on Sunday, May 30, 1976 (Day game) at County Stadium

Indians      2  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   4 10  1
Brewers      1  0  2    0  0  0    0  2  x  -   5  9  3


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Manning cf            5   1   2   0     0   0   .280      Yount ss              3   1   0   0     1   0   .291
Blanks 2b             5   1   3   0     0   0   .273      Money 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .281
Bell 3b               3   0   2   0     2   0   .279      Porter c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .233
Carty dh              4   1   1   0     1   1   .343      Aaron dh              4   1   1   1     0   0   .250
Hendrick lf           4   0   1   1     1   1   .289      Scott 1b              4   1   2   0     0   2   .242
Spikes rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .214        Bevacqua pr         0   1   0   0     0   0   .143
Howard 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .217        Darwin rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Ashby c               3   0   0   0     1   2   .257      Sharp rf,lf           3   1   2   0     1   0   .291
Duffy ss              4   1   1   0     0   0   .229      Moore lf              3   0   1   2     0   0   .192
Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hansen ph,1b        0   0   0   0     1   0   .159
  Thomas p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      G. Thomas cf          4   0   1   2     0   0   .213
                                                          Garcia 2b             2   0   1   0     0   1   .195
                                                            Hegan ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .111
                                                            Johnson 2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                          Travers p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Rodriguez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   4  10   1     5   6             Totals               33   5   9   5     3   5

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 36,119
Left on Base: Indians 10, Brewers 7
DP: Indians 1, Brewers 1
Errors: Bell, Money, Scott, Moore
Doubles: Duffy (2), Garcia (6), Moore (3)
Triples: Blanks (1)
Stolen Bases: Yount (4)
GIDP: Carty (7), Moore (1)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley L(3-3)        7.2   8   5   3   3   5   0  34   3.45
Thomas                  0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.76
Totals                  8     9   5   3   3   5   0  36

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Travers W(5-2)          8.1   9   4   2   5   5   0  38   1.94
Rodriguez SV(8)         0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.30
Totals                  9    10   4   2   5   6   0  41

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Bill Haller


INDIANS 1ST: Manning singled to left; Blanks singled to left
[Manning to second]; Bell walked [Manning to third, Blanks to
second]; Carty grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Manning scored (no RBI), Blanks to third, Bell out at
second]; Hendrick singled to right [Blanks scored]; Spikes was
called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Brewers
0.

BREWERS 1ST: Yount walked; Yount stole second; Money flied out
to right; Porter singled to left [Yount to third]; Aaron singled
to left [Yount scored, Porter to third]; Scott struck out; Sharp
walked [Aaron to second]; Moore flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Indians 2, Brewers 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Howard flied out to center; Ashby walked; Duffy
forced Ashby (third to second); Manning singled to right [Duffy
to third]; Blanks forced Manning (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 2ND: G. Thomas flied out to left; Garcia doubled to
left; Yount grounded out (shortstop to first); Money was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Brewers 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Bell walked; Carty singled to left [Bell to
second]; Hendrick forced Bell (pitcher to third) [Carty to
second]; Spikes reached on an error by Money [Carty scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Hendrick to second]; Howard flied out to
right [Hendrick to third]; Ashby struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 3RD: Porter grounded out (shortstop to first); Aaron
reached on an error by Bell; Scott singled to left [Aaron to
third]; Sharp flied out to left; Moore doubled to left [Aaron
scored (unearned), Scott scored (unearned)]; G. Thomas flied out
to left; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Brewers 3.

INDIANS 4TH: Duffy grounded out (first to pitcher); Manning
grounded out (pitcher to first); Blanks singled to center; Bell
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3,
Brewers 3.

BREWERS 4TH: Garcia struck out; Yount grounded out (shortstop to
first); Money made an out to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 3, Brewers 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Carty walked; Hendrick was called out on strikes;
Spikes struck out; Howard flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 3, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 5TH: Porter flied out to center; Aaron made an out to
shortstop; Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3,
Brewers 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Ashby was called out on strikes; Duffy doubled to
left [Duffy scored (error by Moore) (error by Scott)
(unearned)]; Manning grounded out (second to first); Blanks
grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 4, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 6TH: Sharp singled to center; On a bunt Moore grounded
into a double play (first to shortstop to second) [Sharp out at
second]; G. Thomas flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 4, Brewers 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Bell singled to center; Carty grounded out (third
to first) [Bell to second]; Hendrick was walked intentionally;
Spikes popped to first in foul territory; Howard flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 4, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 7TH: HEGAN BATTED FOR GARCIA; Hegan struck out; Yount
popped to first in foul territory; Money flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Brewers 3.

INDIANS 8TH: JOHNSON REPLACED HEGAN (PLAYING 2B); Ashby grounded
out (third to first); Duffy grounded out (third to first);
Manning grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 4, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 8TH: Porter flied out to right; Aaron grounded out
(third to first); Scott singled to center; BEVACQUA RAN FOR
SCOTT; Sharp singled to center [Bevacqua to second]; HANSEN
BATTED FOR MOORE; Hansen walked [Bevacqua to third, Sharp to
second]; THOMAS REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); G. Thomas singled
to left [Bevacqua scored, Sharp scored, Hansen to second];
Johnson grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 4, Brewers 5.

INDIANS 9TH: DARWIN REPLACED BEVACQUA (PLAYING RF); SHARP
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); HANSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
1B); Blanks tripled to left [Blanks out at home (left to second
to catcher)]; RODRIGUEZ REPLACED TRAVERS (PITCHING); Bell
singled to center; Carty struck out; Hendrick flied out to
right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Brewers 5.



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