Breaking a 4-4 tie with a five-run outburst in the eighth inning, the Brewers downed the Indians, 9-4. Sal Bando opened the winning rally with a single. Tribe reliever Sid Monge slipped attempting to field a sacrifice bunt by Gorman Thomas and threw the ball down the right field line, allowing Bando to score and Thomas to take third.

With two out, Don Money walked and Ben Oglivie doubled home Thomas and Money. After Larry Hisle was walked intentionally, a two-run double by Cecil Cooper capped the rally. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 9, Cleveland Indians 4
Game Played on Wednesday, August    23, 1978 (Night game) at County Stadium
Indians      2  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   4 10  3
Brewers      2  0  0    0  1  1    0  5  x  -   9 15  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Norris cf,lf          4   1   1   0     0   0   .280      Molitor ss            5   1   2   0     0   1   .291
Kuiper 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .289      Money 2b              3   2   2   0     2   0   .287
Bell 3b               4   0   2   0     0   0   .298      Oglivie lf            5   2   2   2     0   1   .294
Thornton 1b           3   1   2   1     0   0   .276      Hisle dh              4   1   1   1     1   2   .296
Carbo dh              4   1   1   3     0   0   .268      Cooper 1b             5   0   2   4     0   1   .320
Alexander c           4   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Lezcano rf            5   0   1   0     0   1   .280
Veryzer ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .282      Bando 3b              4   2   3   1     0   0   .281
Dade rf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .266      Thomas cf             3   1   1   0     0   0   .240
Pruitt lf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .243      Martinez c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .199
  Speed cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .205        Wohlford ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .313
  Blanks ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .260        Moore c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .268
Wise p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sorensen p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Replogle p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4  10   4     0   2             Totals               38   9  15   8     3   7

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 20,157
Left on Base: Indians 5, Brewers 9
DP: Indians 0, Brewers 1
Errors: Norris, Veryzer, Monge
Doubles: Oglivie (17), Cooper (17)
Home Runs: Carbo (3), Bando (15)
Caught Stealing: Thomas (4), Molitor (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Thomas (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Thornton (7)
GIDP: Pruitt (2)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise                    5.1  12   4   4   1   4   1  27   3.82
Monge L(3-3)            2.1   3   5   0   2   3   0  14   2.94
Spillner                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.96
Totals                  8    15   9   4   3   7   1  42

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sorensen                4.1  10   4   4   0   0   1  22   3.15
Replogle W(6-2)         4.2   0   0   0   0   2   0  14   4.43
Totals                  9    10   4   4   0   2   1  36

Passed Balls: Alexander (4)

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Mike Reilly


INDIANS 1ST: Norris singled to right; Kuiper singled [Norris to
second]; Bell singled to center [Norris to third, Kuiper to
second]; Thornton hit a sacrifice fly to left [Norris scored,
Kuiper to third, Bell to second]; Carbo grounded out (first
unassisted) [Kuiper scored, Bell to third]; Alexander flied out
to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Molitor flied out to left; Money singled; Oglivie
singled to center [Money to second]; Hisle singled to center
[Money scored, Oglivie to third (error by Norris)]; Cooper
forced Hisle (first to shortstop) [Oglivie scored]; Lezcano
singled to right [Cooper to second]; Bando lined to center; 2 R,
4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Brewers 2.

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

BREWERS 2ND: Thomas singled to center; Alexander allowed a
passed ball [Thomas to second]; Martinez flied out to left;
Thomas was picked off and caught stealing third (pitcher to
shortstop to third to shortstop); Molitor singled to right;
Molitor was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Brewers 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Norris grounded out (shortstop to first); Kuiper
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 3RD: Money singled to left; Oglivie struck out; Hisle
struck out; Cooper popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Brewers 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Thornton singled to right; Carbo homered [Thornton
scored]; Alexander flied out to right; Veryzer grounded out
(shortstop to first); Dade singled to right; Pruitt singled to
left [Dade to third]; Norris popped to first; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 4, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 4TH: Lezcano grounded out (third to first); Bando
singled to center; Thomas flied out to right; Martinez popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4,
Brewers 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Kuiper flied out to right; Bell singled to left;
Thornton singled to right [Bell to second]; REPLOGLE REPLACED
SORENSEN (PITCHING); Carbo grounded out (pitcher to first) [Bell
to third, Thornton to second]; Alexander flied out to center; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 4, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 5TH: Molitor singled to left; Money walked [Molitor to
second]; Oglivie flied out to left [Molitor to third]; Hisle was
called out on strikes; Cooper singled to right [Molitor scored,
Money to third]; Lezcano struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 4, Brewers 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first); Dade
flied out to center; Pruitt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 4, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 6TH: Bando homered; Thomas popped to first in foul
territory; Martinez singled to center; MONGE REPLACED WISE
(PITCHING); Molitor struck out; Money flied out to center; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Brewers 4.

INDIANS 7TH: Norris flied out to left; Kuiper flied out to
center; Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 4, Brewers 4.

BREWERS 7TH: Oglivie grounded out (pitcher to first); Hisle
reached on an error by Veryzer; Cooper struck out; Lezcano
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 4, Brewers 4.

INDIANS 8TH: Thornton flied out to left; Carbo flied out to
center; Alexander grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Brewers 4.

BREWERS 8TH: SPEED REPLACED PRUITT (PLAYING CF); NORRIS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Bando singled to left; Thomas reached on
an error by Monge on a sacrifice bunt [Bando scored (unearned)
(no RBI), Thomas to third]; WOHLFORD BATTED FOR MARTINEZ;
Wohlford struck out; Molitor popped to shortstop; Money walked;
Oglivie doubled to left [Thomas scored (unearned), Money scored
(unearned)]; Hisle was walked intentionally; Cooper doubled to
left [Oglivie scored (unearned), Hisle scored (unearned)];
SPILLNER REPLACED MONGE (PITCHING); Lezcano flied out to right;
5 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Brewers 9.

INDIANS 9TH: MOORE REPLACED WOHLFORD (PLAYING C ); Veryzer
grounded out (shortstop to first); Dade flied out to right;
BLANKS BATTED FOR SPEED; Blanks struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 4, Brewers 9.