Back-to-back singles by Tommy Smith and Alan Ashby led to two runs and enabled Dennis Eckersley to pitch the Indians to a 2-0 victory over the Brewers. After Smith and Ashby hit singles in the third inning, Smith scored on a wild pitch by Jim Slaton. Singles by the same pair in the fifth and a sacrifice fly by Duane Kuiper added the Indians' other run. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 2, Milwaukee Brewers 0
Game Played on Friday, September 24, 1976 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Brewers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  0
Indians      0  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   2 11  1


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Joshua cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .269      Kuiper 2b             2   0   1   1     0   0   .266
Yount ss              4   0   1   0     0   1   .255      Manning cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Scott 1b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .276      Blanks ss             3   0   1   0     1   1   .282
Hegan dh              4   0   0   0     0   2   .237      Carty dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .307
Lezcano rf            3   0   2   0     1   0   .290      Powell 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .224
Porter c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .210      Hendrick lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .266
D. Thomas lf          3   0   0   0     0   2   .263      Bell 3b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .281
Johnson 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .275      Smith rf              3   2   2   0     1   0   .248
Gantner 3b            3   0   1   0     0   1   .264      Ashby c               3   0   2   0     0   0   .238
Slaton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   0   7   0     1  10             Totals               31   2  11   1     2   2

Time of Game: 2:01   Attendance:  3,707
Left on Base: Brewers 8, Indians 9
DP: Brewers 0, Indians 0
Errors: Blanks
Doubles: Manning (21), Powell (9)
Stolen Bases: Yount (16), Lezcano (14)
Caught Stealing: Manning (10), Bell (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Kuiper (14)
Sacrifice Flies: Kuiper (4)
Hit by Pitch: D. Thomas (2,by Eckersley)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton L(14-14)         8    11   2   2   2   2   0  35   3.46
Totals                  8    11   2   2   2   2   0  35

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley W(12-12)      9     7   0   0   1  10   0  35   3.51
Totals                  9     7   0   0   1  10   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Eckersley (5)
Wild Pitches: Slaton (10), Eckersley (6)

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Joe Brinkman


BREWERS 1ST: Joshua made an out to shortstop; Yount singled to
right; Yount stole second; Scott struck out; Hegan was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Manning
doubled to right; Manning was caught stealing third (catcher to
third); Blanks struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Indians 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Lezcano walked; Porter flied out to right; D.
Thomas was hit by a pitch [Lezcano to second]; Eckersley threw a
wild pitch [Lezcano to third, D. Thomas to second]; Johnson
flied out to center; Gantner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Brewers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Carty flied out to right; Powell singled to center;
Hendrick struck out; Bell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Joshua flied out to center; Yount struck out; Scott
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Smith singled to center; Ashby singled to center
[Smith to third]; Slaton threw a wild pitch [Smith scored, Ashby
to second]; Kuiper out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Ashby to third]; Manning grounded out (first unassisted);
Blanks grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 0, Indians 1.

BREWERS 4TH: Hegan popped to first in foul territory; Lezcano
grounded out (shortstop to first); Porter grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Carty singled to shortstop; Powell flied out to
right; Hendrick forced Carty (pitcher to shortstop); Bell flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 1.

BREWERS 5TH: D. Thomas grounded out (third to first); Johnson
grounded out (second to first); Gantner singled to center;
Joshua singled to center [Gantner to second]; Yount made an out
to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Smith singled to center; Ashby singled to right
[Smith to third]; Kuiper hit a sacrifice fly to center [Smith
scored]; Manning forced Ashby (first to shortstop); Blanks
walked [Manning to second]; Carty forced Blanks (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 2.

BREWERS 6TH: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Hegan was
called out on strikes; Lezcano singled to left; Lezcano stole
second; Porter struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Powell doubled to left; Hendrick popped to catcher
in foul territory; Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith
walked; Ashby grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 2.

BREWERS 7TH: D. Thomas struck out; Johnson struck out; Gantner
made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians
2.

INDIANS 7TH: Kuiper singled to left; Manning flied out to right;
Blanks singled to center [Kuiper to second]; Carty flied out to
left [Kuiper to third]; Powell grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 2.

BREWERS 8TH: Joshua singled to left; Yount flied out to right;
Scott singled to center [Joshua out at third (center to
second)]; Hegan grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Hendrick grounded out (third to first); Bell
singled; Smith grounded out (first to pitcher) [Bell to second];
Bell was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 2.

BREWERS 9TH: Lezcano singled [Lezcano to second (error by
Blanks)]; Porter grounded out (first unassisted) [Lezcano to
third]; D. Thomas struck out; Johnson grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 2.