Dennis Eckersley, who pitched a no-hitter against the Angels May 30, almost duplicated that feat with a one-hitter as the Indians swept a twi-night doubleheader with the Brewers, 2-0 and 5-4. Cecil Cooper tripled with two out in the first inning to spoil what could have been Eckersley's second gem. After Jim Wynn reached base on an error by Buddy Bell to open the second inning, Eckersley retired the last 24 Brewers in order. The Indians decided their duel with Lary Sorensen in the sixth. Jim Norris led off with a double and, after a sacrifice by Duane Kuiper, Bell was passed intentionally in a move that failed when Andre Thornton drove in both runners with a double.

In the nightcap, the Brewers tied the score at 4-4 in the ninth on an error by Jim Kern, who threw wildly on a bunt by Charlie Moore, allowing two runs to score. However, the Indians came back to win the game for Jim Kern in their half of the ninth. Bill Melton walked, pinch-runner Paul Dade stopped at second on a single by Frank Duffy and scored when Rico Carty batted for John Lowenstein and singled. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 2, Milwaukee Brewers 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, August    12, 1977 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Brewers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  1  0
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   2  8  1


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Yount ss              4   0   0   0     0   2   .308      Norris cf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .281
Joshua cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .263      Kuiper 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .277
Cooper 1b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .297      Bell 3b               3   1   2   0     1   0   .295
Money 2b              3   0   0   0     0   2   .281      Thornton 1b           3   0   1   2     0   1   .253
Wynn dh               3   0   0   0     0   1   .180      Carty dh              3   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Bando 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Bochte lf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .283
Wohlford rf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .242      Lowenstein rf         3   0   1   0     0   1   .254
Quirk lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .204      Kendall c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Haney c               2   0   0   0     0   1   .239      Duffy ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .192
  Johnson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .067      Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Sorensen p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   0   1   0     0   8             Totals               28   2   8   2     1   3

Time of Game: 2:00
Left on Base: Brewers 2, Indians 4
DP: Brewers 2, Indians 0
Errors: Bell
Doubles: Kuiper (13), Norris (16), Thornton (13)
Triples: Cooper (6)
Caught Stealing: Bell (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Kuiper (12)
GIDP: Carty (12), Kendall (6)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sorensen L(3-6)         8     8   2   2   1   3   0  30   4.29
Totals                  8     8   2   2   1   3   0  30

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley W(11-9)       9     1   0   0   0   8   0  29   3.52
Totals                  9     1   0   0   0   8   0  29

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Fred Spenn


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

INDIANS 1ST: Norris grounded out (shortstop to first); Kuiper
doubled to left; Bell flied out to center; Thornton struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Wynn reached on an error by Bell; Bando forced Wynn
(second to shortstop); Wohlford struck out; Quirk flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Carty flied out to center; Bochte grounded out
(third to first); Lowenstein grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Haney was called out on strikes; Yount grounded out
(pitcher to first); Joshua flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Kendall grounded out (third to first); Duffy
grounded out (second to first); Norris singled to left; Kuiper
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers
0, Indians 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Cooper made an out to third; Money flied out to
left; Wynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians
0.

INDIANS 4TH: Bell singled to right; Thornton forced Bell
(shortstop to second); Carty grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Thornton out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 0.

BREWERS 5TH: Bando popped to first in foul territory; Wohlford
flied out to center; Quirk flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Bochte singled to left; Lowenstein singled to right
[Bochte to second]; Kendall grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Bochte to third, Lowenstein out at second];
Duffy made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Indians 0.

BREWERS 6TH: Haney made an out to third; On a bunt Yount
grounded out (third to first); Joshua grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Norris doubled to left; Kuiper out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Norris to third]; Bell was walked
intentionally; Thornton doubled to left [Norris scored, Bell
scored]; Carty flied out to left; Bochte grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 2.

BREWERS 7TH: Cooper popped to catcher in foul territory; Money
struck out; Wynn popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Lowenstein struck out; Kendall grounded out (third
to first); Duffy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Indians 2.

BREWERS 8TH: Bando flied out to left; Wohlford grounded out
(pitcher to first); Quirk lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Brewers 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Norris grounded out (third to first); Kuiper flied
out to left; Bell singled to left; Bell was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Indians 2.

BREWERS 9TH: JOHNSON BATTED FOR HANEY; Johnson flied out to
left; Yount was called out on strikes; Joshua lined to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 2.