Snapping a 10-game Milwaukee winning streak, the Indians blanked the Brewers, 3-0, in the opener of a doubleheader, but the Brewers came back to win the nightcap, 4-1. In the lidlifter, Rick Waits scattered six hits to post his second shutout and eighth complete game of the season. The Indians took a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning on a home run by Andre Thornton and added a pair in the fifth on singles by Tom Veryzer and Rick Manning, an error by right fielder Sixto Lezcano and a double by Buddy Bell.

The Brewers got a pair of runs in the fourth inning of the nightcap when Larry Hisle walked and Ben Oglivie followed with a home run. Paul Molitor singled in a run in the ninth and then stole home for another tally. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 3, Milwaukee Brewers 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, June      18, 1978 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Brewers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  1
Indians      0  0  0    1  2  0    0  0  x  -   3  8  0


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Yount ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .288      Dade rf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .292
Money 1b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .265      Manning cf            4   1   2   0     0   0   .260
Bando 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .242      Bell 3b               4   0   1   2     0   1   .308
Hisle dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .285      Thornton 1b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .267
Lezcano rf            2   0   0   0     2   0   .315      Horton dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Wohlford lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Alexander c           3   0   1   0     0   0   .211
Thomas cf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .250      Cox lf                3   0   0   0     0   0   .216
Moore c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .292      Kuiper 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Sakata 2b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .197      Veryzer ss            3   1   1   0     0   1   .265
  Molitor ph,2b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .314      Waits p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Caldwell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   0   6   0     2   3             Totals               32   3   8   3     0   2

Time of Game: 1:57
Left on Base: Brewers 7, Indians 5
DP: Brewers 0, Indians 1
Errors: Lezcano
Doubles: Bell (16)
Home Runs: Thornton (10)
GIDP: Hisle (7)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Caldwell L(7-4)         8     8   3   2   0   2   1  32   3.05
Totals                  8     8   3   2   0   2   1  32

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Waits W(4-7)            9     6   0   0   2   3   0  34   2.48
Totals                  9     6   0   0   2   3   0  34

Wild Pitches: Waits 2 (8)

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Ron Luciano


BREWERS 1ST: Yount grounded out (shortstop to first); Money
singled to third; Bando forced Money (third to second); Hisle
forced Bando (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers
0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Dade singled to right; Manning singled to right
[Dade to second]; Bell struck out; Thornton forced Dade (third
unassisted) [Manning to second]; Horton flied out to left; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Lezcano grounded out (pitcher to first); Wohlford
grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomas singled to left; Moore
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers
0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Alexander singled to right; Cox flied out to right;
Kuiper forced Alexander (second unassisted); Veryzer struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Sakata grounded out (shortstop to first); Yount
flied out to center; Money singled to center; Bando struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Dade grounded out (pitcher to first); Manning
grounded out (second to first); Bell flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Hisle grounded out (shortstop to first); Lezcano
walked; Waits threw a wild pitch [Lezcano to second]; Wohlford
lined to right; Thomas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Thornton homered; Horton flied out to right;
Alexander flied out to right; Cox grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 1.

BREWERS 5TH: Moore grounded out (pitcher to first); Sakata
grounded out (third to first); Yount grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Kuiper flied out to right; Veryzer singled to
shortstop; Dade lined to right; Manning singled to right
[Veryzer to third, Manning to second (error by Lezcano)]; Bell
doubled to right [Manning scored (unearned), Veryzer scored];
Thornton flied out to left; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 0, Indians 3.

BREWERS 6TH: Money lined to third; Bando singled to center;
Hisle grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Bando out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians
3.

INDIANS 6TH: Horton popped to catcher in foul territory;
Alexander flied out to center; Cox grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 3.

BREWERS 7TH: Lezcano grounded out (third to first); Wohlford
lined to third; Thomas singled to left; Waits threw a wild pitch
[Thomas to second]; Moore flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Veryzer
flied out to left; Dade singled to right; Manning grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 3.

BREWERS 8TH: MOLITOR BATTED FOR SAKATA; Molitor grounded out
(shortstop to first); Yount singled to third; Money struck out;
Bando flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Indians 3.

INDIANS 8TH: MOLITOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Bell grounded
out (third to first); Thornton lined to third; Horton grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians
3.

BREWERS 9TH: Hisle flied out to right; Lezcano walked; Wohlford
forced Lezcano (shortstop to second); Thomas made an out to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 3.