The combination of a homer by Larvell Blanks and five-hit pitching by Jim Bibby produced a 1-0 victory and started the Indians off to a sweep of a twi-night doubleheader with the Brewers. The Indians won the second game, 7-4, with an attack that included a bases-loaded triple by John Lowenstein and two-run homer by Rico Carty. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 1, Milwaukee Brewers 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Tuesday, May       10, 1977 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Brewers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  5  0


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Joshua cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .196      Norris rf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .297
Yount ss              4   0   0   0     0   2   .288      Kuiper 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .260
Money 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .223      Manning cf            4   0   3   0     0   0   .255
Bando 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .237      Grubb lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .327
Thomas lf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .277      Lowenstein dh         2   0   0   0     2   0   .280
Lezcano rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .245      Blanks ss             4   1   1   1     0   1   .250
Hegan 1b              3   0   0   0     0   2   .167      Bell 3b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Quirk dh              2   0   0   0     1   0   .160      Kendall c             2   0   0   0     1   1   .275
Moore c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .282      Thornton 1b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .164
Slaton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bibby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   5   0     1   7             Totals               28   1   5   1     5   4

Time of Game: 2:14
Left on Base: Brewers 6, Indians 7
DP: Brewers 0, Indians 0
Home Runs: Blanks (2)
Stolen Bases: Manning (4), Kuiper (6)
Caught Stealing: Thomas (1), Lowenstein (3)
Hit by Pitch: Bando (1,by Bibby)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton L(1-3)           8.1   5   1   1   5   4   1  33   1.77
Totals                  8.1   5   1   1   5   4   1  33

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby W(2-0)            9     5   0   0   1   7   0  33   3.97
Totals                  9     5   0   0   1   7   0  33

Hit by Pitch: Bibby (1)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Greg Kosc


BREWERS 1ST: Joshua struck out; Yount flied to right; Money
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Norris grounded out (second to first); Kuiper
grounded out (second to first); Manning singled to second; Grubb
flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Bando popped to catcher in foul territory; Thomas
singled to center; Thomas was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Lezcano lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Lowenstein walked; Blanks struck out; Lowenstein
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Bell grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Indians 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Hegan struck out; Quirk grounded out (shortstop to
first); Moore popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Kendall lined to left; Thornton flied to right;
Norris walked; Kuiper was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Joshua flied to center; Yount struck out; Money
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Manning singled to right; Grubb forced Manning
(first to shortstop); Grubb was picked off first (pitcher to
first); Lowenstein walked; Blanks flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 0.

BREWERS 5TH: Bando grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomas
flied to center; Lezcano grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Bell lined to left; Kendall struck out; Thornton
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 0.

BREWERS 6TH: Hegan struck out; Quirk walked; Moore singled to
right [Quirk to third]; Joshua struck out; Yount flied to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Norris grounded out (pitcher to first); Kuiper
grounded out (pitcher to first); Manning singled to shortstop;
Manning stole second; Grubb walked; Lowenstein grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 0.

BREWERS 7TH: Money popped to first in foul territory; Bando
grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomas singled to center;
Lezcano singled to left [Thomas to second]; Hegan flied to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Blanks popped to catcher in foul territory; Bell
grounded out (third to first); Kendall walked; Thornton grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians
0.

BREWERS 8TH: Quirk popped to shortstop; Moore flied to center;
Joshua lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 8TH: Norris was called out on strikes; Kuiper singled to
left; Manning flied to center; Kuiper stole second; Grubb
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers
0, Indians 0.

BREWERS 9TH: Yount struck out; Money singled to right; Bando was
hit by a pitch [Money to second]; Thomas forced Bando (second to
shortstop) [Money to third]; Lezcano lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 9TH: Lowenstein grounded out (second to first); Blanks
homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 1.