The combination of John Lowenstein and Jim Bibby led the Indians to a 5-3 triumph over the Brewers. Lowenstein drove in two runs with a single and homer and Bibby pitched 6 1/3 innings of two-hit relief after the Brewers kayoed Don Hood. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 5, Milwaukee Brewers 3
Game Played on Monday, June      28, 1976 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Brewers      2  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  6  2
Indians      1  1  0    2  1  0    0  0  x  -   5 11  3


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Joshua cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .259      Kuiper 2b             3   0   0   1     0   0   .229
Money 3b              4   1   2   2     0   0   .302      Manning cf            4   1   2   0     0   0   .288
Scott 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .255      Lowenstein rf         4   1   3   2     0   0   .259
Aaron dh              4   0   2   0     0   0   .262      Carty dh              4   0   2   0     0   0   .300
Lezcano lf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .268      Powell 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .218
Yount ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .285      Hendrick lf           3   1   2   1     1   1   .262
G. Thomas rf          2   0   0   0     0   0   .202      Bell 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .310
  Carbo ph,rf         2   0   0   0     0   1   .265      Ashby c               3   1   1   0     1   1   .224
Heidemann 2b          1   1   0   0     1   1   .118      Duffy ss              3   1   0   0     0   1   .226
  Sharp ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Hood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Johnson 2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .231        Bibby p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kusnyer c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .000        LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Porter ph,c         1   0   0   0     1   1   .222
Colborn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sadecki p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   6   2     3   4             Totals               32   5  11   4     2   3

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance:  8,289
Left on Base: Brewers 6, Indians 7
DP: Brewers 0, Indians 2
Errors: Joshua, Lezcano, Kuiper, Bell, Ashby
Doubles: Carty 2 (19), Ashby (2)
Triples: Money (4)
Home Runs: Lowenstein (1), Hendrick (11)
Caught Stealing: Lezcano (3), Lowenstein (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Duffy (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Kuiper (2)
GIDP: Lezcano (6)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Colborn L(4-10)         6.2  10   5   5   2   2   2  31   4.40
Sadecki                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.76
Frisella                1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.78
Totals                  8    11   5   5   2   3   2  36

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hood                    1.2   4   3   3   2   0   0  11   3.55
Bibby W(4-2)            6.1   2   0   0   1   2   0  22   3.48
LaRoche SV(10)          1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   1.64
Totals                  9     6   3   3   3   4   0  36

Wild Pitches: Hood 2 (4)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Don Denkinger


BREWERS 1ST: Joshua singled to center; Hood threw a wild pitch
[Joshua to second]; Money singled to left [Joshua scored, Money
to third (error by Ashby)]; Hood threw a wild pitch [Money
scored]; Scott popped to first in foul territory; Aaron singled;
Lezcano walked [Aaron to second]; Yount forced Lezcano (third to
second) [Aaron to third]; G. Thomas made an out to second; 2 R,
3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper lined to center; Manning flied out to
center; Lowenstein homered; Carty doubled to left; Powell
singled [Carty to third]; Hendrick walked [Powell to second];
Bell flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Brewers 2,
Indians 1.

BREWERS 2ND: Heidemann walked; Kusnyer flied out to left; Joshua
lined to second; Money tripled to center [Heidemann scored];
BIBBY REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); Scott grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Indians 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Ashby doubled to right; Duffy out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Ashby to third]; Kuiper hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Ashby scored]; Manning singled to center;
Lowenstein singled to center [Manning to third (error by
Joshua), Lowenstein to second]; Carty grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 3, Indians 2.

BREWERS 3RD: Aaron singled to center; Lezcano grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Aaron out at second]; Yount
flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
3, Indians 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Powell made an out to shortstop; Hendrick struck
out; Bell lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3,
Indians 2.

BREWERS 4TH: G. Thomas grounded out (first unassisted);
Heidemann struck out; Kusnyer popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Indians 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Ashby walked; Duffy forced Ashby (shortstop to
second); Kuiper flied out to center; Manning singled to left
[Duffy scored (error by Lezcano), Manning to third]; Lowenstein
singled to right [Manning scored]; Lowenstein was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 3, Indians 4.

BREWERS 5TH: Joshua made an out to second; Money grounded out
(second to first); Scott singled to center; Aaron popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3,
Indians 4.

INDIANS 5TH: Carty grounded out (third to first); Powell
grounded out (second to first); Hendrick homered; Bell grounded
out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Indians
5.

BREWERS 6TH: Lezcano reached on an error by Bell; Yount struck
out while Lezcano was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); CARBO BATTED FOR G. THOMAS; Carbo flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Indians 5.

INDIANS 6TH: CARBO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Ashby was called
out on strikes; Duffy flied out to left; Kuiper flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Indians 5.

BREWERS 7TH: SHARP BATTED FOR HEIDEMANN; Sharp flied out to
center; PORTER BATTED FOR KUSNYER; Porter walked; Joshua reached
on an error by Kuiper [Porter to second]; Money flied out to
center; Scott grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Brewers 3, Indians 5.

INDIANS 7TH: JOHNSON REPLACED SHARP (PLAYING 2B); PORTER STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Manning grounded out (second to first);
Lowenstein flied out to center; Carty doubled to center; SADECKI
REPLACED COLBORN (PITCHING); Powell grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Indians 5.

BREWERS 8TH: Aaron grounded out (third to first); Lezcano popped
to second in foul territory; Yount grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Indians 5.

INDIANS 8TH: FRISELLA REPLACED SADECKI (PITCHING); Hendrick
singled to left; Bell grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Hendrick to second]; Ashby grounded out (second to first)
[Hendrick to third]; Duffy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 3, Indians 5.

BREWERS 9TH: LAROCHE REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING); Carbo struck
out; Johnson made an out to second; Porter struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Indians 5.