The Indians piled up 35 hits in a doubleheader, including a homer, triple, double and single by Andre Thornton, who drove in six runs, to roll over the Brewers, 12-4 and 14-5. In the opener, the Indians exploded for nine runs in the fifth inning, starting with a homer by Buddy Bell. All nine of the Indians' batters scored during the 10-hit spree.

The Indians salted away the nightcap early with seven runs in the first two innings. Thornton homered with a man on base in the first and Paul Dade hit for the circuit to ignite a five-run outburst in the second. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 12, Milwaukee Brewers 4 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, August    14, 1977 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Brewers      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  2  1  -   4  9  1
Indians      1  0  2    0  9  0    0  0  x  -  12 17  1


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Joshua cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .260      Norris cf             4   2   1   0     1   0   .281
Wohlford rf           4   1   2   1     0   1   .255      Kuiper 2b             3   2   2   1     0   0   .278
Wynn dh               3   0   1   0     1   0   .189        Duffy ph,ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .193
Cooper 1b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .294      Bell 3b               5   2   2   1     0   1   .296
  McMullen 1b         1   0   1   1     0   0   .225      Thornton 1b           4   1   2   2     0   0   .257
Money lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .281        Melton 1b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Bando 3b              3   1   0   0     0   1   .246      Carty dh              4   1   3   2     1   0   .269
  Quirk 3b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .203      Bochte lf             4   1   3   2     1   1   .289
Yount ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .309      Blanks ss,2b          4   1   1   1     1   1   .268
  Johnson ss          1   0   0   0     0   1   .063      Lowenstein rf         5   1   2   1     0   0   .254
Sakata 2b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .209      Kendall c             5   1   1   1     0   0   .260
Moore c               1   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Garland p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Haney c             3   0   1   1     0   0   .242
Slaton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Castro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4   9   4     1   4             Totals               40  12  17  11     4   3

Time of Game: 2:30
Left on Base: Brewers 5, Indians 9
DP: Brewers 2, Indians 1
Errors: Castro, Bell
Doubles: Yount (26), Wynn (4), Joshua (18), Wohlford (11), Thornton (14), Lowenstein (5), Kendall (10), Bochte (15)
Home Runs: Sakata (2), Bell (10)
GIDP: Cooper (10), Bell (14), Lowenstein (5)
Hit by Pitch: Kuiper (7,by Slaton)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton L(8-12)          4.1  11   8   8   2   2   1  26   3.56
Castro                  3.2   6   4   4   2   1   0  19   5.33
Totals                  8    17  12  12   4   3   1  45

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garland W(10-13)        9     9   4   3   1   4   1  36   4.13
Totals                  9     9   4   3   1   4   1  36

Hit by Pitch: Slaton (8)
Wild Pitches: Garland (8)

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


BREWERS 1ST: Joshua grounded out (pitcher to first); Wohlford
grounded out (second to first); Wynn lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Norris singled to right; Kuiper singled to center
[Norris to third]; Bell grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Norris scored (no RBI), Kuiper out at second];
Thornton lined to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Indians 1.

BREWERS 2ND: On a bunt Cooper grounded out (pitcher to first);
Money flied out to center; Bando struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Carty singled to left; Bochte struck out; Blanks
struck out; Lowenstein flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Brewers 0, Indians 1.

BREWERS 3RD: Yount doubled to left; Sakata flied out to center
[Yount to third]; Moore grounded out (shortstop to first);
Joshua grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Kendall grounded out (shortstop to first); Norris
grounded out (second to first); Kuiper was hit by a pitch; Bell
singled to right [Kuiper to third]; Thornton doubled to left
[Kuiper scored, Bell to third]; Carty walked; Bochte walked
[Bell scored, Thornton to third, Carty to second]; Charlie
Moore ejected by HP umpire Fred Spenn; HANEY REPLACED MOORE
(PLAYING C ); Blanks forced Bochte (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 3.

BREWERS 4TH: Wohlford struck out; Wynn walked; Cooper grounded
into a double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Wynn out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 3.

INDIANS 4TH: Lowenstein doubled to center; Kendall flied out to
center; Norris grounded out (shortstop to first); Kuiper
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers
0, Indians 3.

BREWERS 5TH: Money grounded out (third to first); Bando reached
on an error by Bell; Yount flied out to left; Sakata singled to
left [Bando to second]; Haney singled to center [Bando scored
(unearned), Sakata to third, Haney out at second (center to
third to second)]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1,
Indians 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Bell homered; Thornton flied out to left; Carty
singled to left; Bochte singled to right [Carty to third, Bochte
to second (on throw to 3b)]; Blanks singled to left [Carty
scored, Bochte to third]; Lowenstein singled to right [Bochte
scored, Blanks to third]; CASTRO REPLACED SLATON (PITCHING);
Kendall doubled to left [Blanks scored, Lowenstein to third];
Norris walked; Kuiper singled to left [Lowenstein scored,
Kendall to third, Norris to second]; Bell struck out; Thornton
singled to third [Kendall scored, Norris to third, Kuiper to
second]; Carty singled to center [Norris scored, Kuiper scored,
Thornton to third]; Bochte singled to center [Thornton scored,
Carty to third]; Blanks flied out to right; 9 R, 10 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Brewers 1, Indians 12.

BREWERS 6TH: MELTON REPLACED THORNTON (PLAYING 1B); Joshua flied
out to left; Wohlford singled to center; Wynn doubled to left
[Wohlford to third]; Cooper struck out; Money flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 1, Indians 12.

INDIANS 6TH: MCMULLEN REPLACED COOPER (PLAYING 1B); Lowenstein
reached on an error by Castro; Kendall grounded out (second to
first) [Lowenstein to second]; Norris grounded out (pitcher to
first); DUFFY BATTED FOR KUIPER; Duffy grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Indians 12.

BREWERS 7TH: DUFFY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); BLANKS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Bando made an out to second; Yount flied
out to center; Sakata grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Indians 12.

INDIANS 7TH: QUIRK REPLACED BANDO (PLAYING 3B); JOHNSON REPLACED
YOUNT (PLAYING SS); Bell grounded out (shortstop to first);
Melton grounded out (second to first); Carty grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Indians
12.

BREWERS 8TH: Haney lined to pitcher; Joshua doubled to left;
Wohlford doubled to left [Joshua scored]; Wynn flied out to left
[Wohlford to third]; McMullen singled to right [Wohlford
scored]; Garland threw a wild pitch [McMullen to second]; Money
flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Indians
12.

INDIANS 8TH: Bochte doubled to center; Blanks walked; Lowenstein
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Bochte to third, Blanks out at second]; Kendall grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Indians
12.

BREWERS 9TH: Quirk flied out to center; Johnson was called out
on strikes; Sakata homered; Haney grounded out (third to first);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 4, Indians 12.