Rick Manning drove in three runs with a two-run homer and a single to pace the Indians to a 9-4 decision over the Brewers. The Tribe took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the first inning on a sacrifice fly by Andre Thornton and RBI single by Alan Bannister.

Manning delivered his circuit clout in the seventh. Len Barker allowed seven hits before tiring in the ninth but received credit for his sixth win of the season. [The Sporting News]
Cleveland Indians 9, Milwaukee Brewers 4

Game Played on Wednesday, August 12, 1981 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium

Brewers      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   4  9  0
Indians      2  2  2    0  0  0    2  1  x  -   9 17  0


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bosley rf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .235      Dilone lf             5   1   2   1     0   0   .305
Howell 3b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .275      Orta rf               4   2   2   0     1   0   .277
Cooper 1b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .288      Hargrove 1b           5   1   4   1     0   0   .304
Oglivie lf            4   1   2   1     0   0   .239      Thornton dh           4   0   2   2     0   0   .223
Thomas cf             4   0   2   2     0   1   .273      Harrah 3b             5   0   1   1     0   0   .249
Simmons c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .209      Bannister 2b          5   1   2   1     0   0   .261
Yount ss              4   0   1   1     0   1   .260      Hassey c              4   1   1   0     0   0   .247
Molitor dh            4   0   0   0     0   3   .259      Manning cf            3   3   3   3     1   0   .242
Gantner 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Veryzer ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .247
Lerch p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Barker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stanton p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Keeton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4   9   4     0   6             Totals               38   9  17   9     2   0

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance:  5,819
Left on Base: Brewers 4, Indians 9
DP: Brewers 1, Indians 1
Doubles: Yount (7), Bannister (5), Thornton (7), Dilone (4), Hargrove (12)
Home Runs: Manning (3)
Stolen Bases: Bannister (8), Manning (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Veryzer (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Thornton (3)
GIDP: Cooper (9), Thornton (8)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lerch L(3-6)            3    10   6   6   1   0   0  20   5.01
Cleveland               4     4   2   2   1   0   1  16   4.75
Keeton                  1     3   1   1   0   0   0   6   4.67
Totals                  8    17   9   9   2   0   1  42

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barker W(6-3)           8     7   3   3   0   5   0  30   2.19
Stanton                 1     2   1   1   0   1   0   5   2.67
Totals                  9     9   4   4   0   6   0  35

Wild Pitches: Lerch (4), Cleveland (4)

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Steve Palermo


BREWERS 1ST: Bosley singled to center; Howell singled to right
[Bosley to second]; Cooper grounded into a double play (pitcher
to shortstop to first) [Bosley to third, Howell out at second];
Oglivie singled to right [Bosley scored]; Thomas struck out; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Dilone singled to left; Orta singled to pitcher
[Dilone to second]; Hargrove singled to left [Dilone to third,
Orta to second]; Thornton hit a sacrifice fly to left [Dilone
scored]; Harrah flied out to left; Bannister doubled to left
[Orta scored, Hargrove to third]; Hassey grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 1, Indians 2.

BREWERS 2ND: Simmons grounded out (second to first); Yount
struck out; Molitor was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 1, Indians 2.

INDIANS 2ND: Manning singled to right; Veryzer out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Manning to second]; Dilone
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lerch threw a wild pitch
[Manning to third]; Orta walked; Hargrove singled to right
[Manning scored, Orta to second]; Thornton doubled to left [Orta
scored, Hargrove to third]; Harrah popped to first in foul
territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 1, Indians 4.

BREWERS 3RD: Gantner grounded out (second to first); Bosley
grounded out (shortstop to first); Howell flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Indians 4.

INDIANS 3RD: Bannister singled to right; Hassey grounded out
(pitcher to second to first) [Bannister to second]; Bannister
stole third; Manning singled to left [Bannister scored]; Manning
stole second; Veryzer flied out to right; Dilone doubled to
center [Manning scored]; Orta flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Indians 6.

BREWERS 4TH: Cooper struck out; Oglivie grounded out (first
unassisted); Thomas singled to center; Simmons made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Indians 6.

INDIANS 4TH: CLEVELAND REPLACED LERCH (PITCHING); Hargrove
doubled to left; Thornton popped to first in foul territory;
Harrah flied out to right; Bannister flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Indians 6.

BREWERS 5TH: Yount doubled to left; Molitor was called out on
strikes; Gantner lined to center; Bosley grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Indians 6.

INDIANS 5TH: Hassey grounded out (first to pitcher); Manning
walked; Veryzer grounded out (second to first) [Manning to
second]; Dilone made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 1, Indians 6.

BREWERS 6TH: Howell grounded out (first unassisted); Cooper
flied out to left; Oglivie flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 1, Indians 6.

INDIANS 6TH: Orta singled to right; Hargrove flied out to right;
Thornton grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Orta out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1,
Indians 6.

BREWERS 7TH: Thomas grounded out (third to first); Simmons
grounded out (first to pitcher); Yount grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Indians 6.

INDIANS 7TH: Harrah popped to third in foul territory; Bannister
flied out to left; Hassey singled to left; Cleveland threw a
wild pitch [Hassey to second]; Manning homered [Hassey scored];
Veryzer grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 1, Indians 8.

BREWERS 8TH: Molitor grounded out (first unassisted); Gantner
grounded out (first to pitcher); Bosley flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Indians 8.

INDIANS 8TH: KEETON REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Dilone
grounded out (pitcher to first); Orta flied out to center;
Hargrove singled to left; Thornton singled to center [Hargrove
to second]; Harrah singled to right [Hargrove scored, Thornton
to third]; Bannister forced Harrah (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 1, Indians 9.

BREWERS 9TH: Howell singled to left; Cooper singled to center
[Howell to second]; STANTON REPLACED BARKER (PITCHING); Oglivie
singled to left [Howell to third, Cooper to second]; Thomas
singled to left [Howell scored, Cooper scored, Oglivie to
second]; Simmons flied out to center [Oglivie to third]; Yount
forced Thomas (third to second) [Oglivie scored]; Molitor struck
out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 4, Indians 9.
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