Although held to only five hits, the Indians were able to defeat the Brewers, 3-1. The Indians scored on a double by Rick Manning, a wild pitch and infield out by Larvell Blanks in the fourth inning. Buddy Bell homered in the fifth and an extra run counted in the seventh while the Brewers were executing a double play. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 3, Milwaukee Brewers 1
Game Played on Saturday, September 25, 1976 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Brewers      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  7  0
Indians      0  0  0    1  1  0    1  0  x  -   3  5  0


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Joshua cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .269      Kuiper 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Yount ss              4   1   1   0     0   1   .255      Manning cf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .286
Scott 1b              4   0   2   1     0   1   .278      Blanks ss             3   0   0   1     1   0   .279
Hegan dh              3   0   2   0     1   1   .243        Duffy ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Lezcano rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .288      Carty dh              2   0   0   0     1   0   .306
Porter c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .207      Powell 1b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .222
D. Thomas lf          4   0   0   0     0   3   .250      Hendrick lf           2   1   1   0     1   1   .267
Johnson 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .276      Bell 3b               3   1   2   1     0   0   .283
Gantner 3b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Smith rf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Beare p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ashby c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .236
                                                          Dobson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   7   1     1   8             Totals               27   3   5   2     3   4

Time of Game: 2:01   Attendance:  4,614
Left on Base: Brewers 6, Indians 3
DP: Brewers 2, Indians 1
Doubles: Manning (22)
Home Runs: Bell (7)
Stolen Bases: Joshua (7), Smith (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Gantner (3)
GIDP: Bell (11), Smith (4)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Beare L(2-2)            8     5   3   3   3   4   1  30   2.73
Totals                  8     5   3   3   3   4   1  30

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson W(16-12)         8     7   1   1   1   8   0  31   3.44
Kern SV(15)             1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.37
Totals                  9     7   1   1   1   8   0  34

Wild Pitches: Beare (1)

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


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

INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Manning
flied out to right; Blanks walked; Carty flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Hegan singled to center; Lezcano struck out; Porter
grounded out (second to first) [Hegan to second]; D. Thomas
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 0.

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

BREWERS 3RD: Johnson singled; Gantner out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Johnson to second]; Joshua grounded out
(second to first) [Johnson to third]; Yount struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Smith grounded out (first to pitcher); Ashby flied
out to center; Kuiper grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Scott singled to center; Hegan singled to center
[Scott to second]; Lezcano lined into a double play (shortstop
to second) [Scott out at second]; Porter struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Manning doubled to right; Beare threw a wild pitch
[Manning to third]; Blanks grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Manning scored]; Carty grounded out (third to first); Powell
was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Indians 1.

BREWERS 5TH: D. Thomas struck out; Johnson grounded out (second
to first); Gantner made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Hendrick struck out; Bell homered; Smith singled;
Smith stole second; Ashby struck out; Kuiper grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 2.

BREWERS 6TH: Joshua flied out to right; Yount singled to left;
Scott singled to center [Yount scored, Scott to second (on throw
to home)]; Hegan struck out; Lezcano grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Manning grounded out (second to first); Blanks
flied out to center; Carty walked; Powell flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Indians 2.

BREWERS 7TH: Porter flied out to right; D. Thomas struck out;
Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1,
Indians 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Hendrick walked; Bell singled to right [Hendrick to
third]; Smith grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Hendrick scored (no RBI), Bell out at second]; Ashby lined to
first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Indians 3.

BREWERS 8TH: Gantner grounded out (first to pitcher); Joshua
singled to right; Joshua stole second; Yount flied out to left;
Scott grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 1, Indians 3.

INDIANS 8TH: Kuiper made an out to second; Manning struck out;
Blanks grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 1, Indians 3.

BREWERS 9TH: DUFFY REPLACED BLANKS (PLAYING SS); Hegan walked;
KERN REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING); Lezcano popped to first in foul
territory; Porter grounded out (first unassisted) [Hegan to
second]; D. Thomas popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Indians 3.