July 4, 1974 Cleveland Indians at Milwaukee Brewers Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 10
@BOS 6 OAK 9
@CAL 4 CHW 11
KCR 3 NYY 6
@DET 4 MIL 15
CLE 3 MIN 3
TEX 1 HOU 4
@ATL 3
(10) LAD 3
@CIN 2 NYM 5
PHI 3 PHI 6
@NYM 2 MON 2
@PIT 1 PIT 3
MON 2 SFG 9
SDP 2 CHC 3
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 17,010

Thursday, July 4, 1974
Time of Game: 2:34

Indians

42-35

Lost 1

2nd, ½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   0  3  0   0  0  0    3  8  3
Brewers         0  5  0   6  1  1   0  2  X   15 17  0

W: E Sprague (6-1), L: S Arlin (3-9)

Brewers

37-39

Won 1

5th, 5 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bell 3B                     4   0   1   2    0   1  .243  .650    0    2   0   2B
J Brohamer 2B                 3   0   1   1    0   0  .302  .726    0    0   2   
  L Alvarado PH-2B            1   0   0   0    0   0  .162  .396    0    0   0   
J Lowenstein LF               4   0   1   0    0   1  .263  .664    0    2   0   GDP
J Ellis 1B                    3   0   2   0    1   0  .286  .741    0    5   0   CS,GDP
L Lee DH                      4   0   0   0    0   3  .261  .717    0    0   0   
C Spikes RF                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .289  .796    0    3   1   2B
  O Gamble RF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .293  .823    0    0   0   
G Hendrick CF                 1   1   0   0    2   0  .301  .849    0    3   0   
  R Torres CF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .196  .456    0    0   0   
D Duncan C                    2   0   1   0    0   1  .194  .616    0    4   0   
  A Ashby PR-C                2   1   0   0    0   2  .200  .533    0    4   0   
F Duffy SS                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .221  .601    0    0   0   
  E Crosby PH-SS              2   1   1   0    1   0  .250  .602    0    1   3   

S Arlin P                                                                0   0
  B Ellingsen P                                                          0   1
  M Wilcox P                                                             0   0
Totals                       32   3   8   3    4   8                    24   7

BATTING

2B: C Spikes (9, off E Sprague); B Bell (6, off E Sprague).

TB: C Spikes 2; B Bell 2; J Ellis 2; E Crosby; D Duncan; J Lowenstein; J Brohamer.

GIDP: J Lowenstein (2); J Ellis (7).

RBI: B Bell 2 (23); J Brohamer (17).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 5.

FIELDING

E: B Ellingsen (); J Ellis (5); S Arlin ().

BASERUNNING

CS: J Ellis (1, 2nd base by E Sprague/D Porter).

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Coluccio CF                 4   2   2   0    1   0  .231  .675    0    1   0   2B
R Yount SS                    4   3   3   2    0   0  .262  .648    0    1   4   2B
  P Garcia 2B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .221  .681    0    0   1   
D Money 3B                    2   2   1   0    1   0  .304  .795    0    0   1   SH
  J Vukovich 3B               1   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .545    0    1   2   
J Briggs LF                   2   1   1   1    1   1  .285  .918    0    2   0   
  B Mitchell LF               1   0   0   1    0   0  .205  .652    0    0   0   SF
D Porter C                    5   0   2   2    0   1  .268  .744    0    8   2   2B
D Johnson DH                  2   1   0   0    1   0  .207  .631    0    0   0   IW
  B Hansen PH                 2   0   1   0    0   0  .255  .597    0    0   0   
D May RF                      4   2   2   2    0   1  .223  .615    0    0   0   
  K Berry RF                  1   1   1   0    0   0  .198  .481    0    1   0   
M Hegan 1B                    5   2   2   5    0   0  .220  .707    0   10   0   2·HR
T Johnson 2B-SS               5   1   2   1    0   1  .250  .610    0    3   3   2B

E Sprague P                                                              0   1
Totals                       39  15  17  14    4   5                    27  14

BATTING

2B: B Coluccio (11, off B Ellingsen); D Porter (5, off B Ellingsen); T Johnson (3, off M Wilcox); R Yount (8, off S Arlin).

HR: M Hegan 2 (4, off B Ellingsen, off M Wilcox; 4th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep RF; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

SF: B Mitchell (2, off M Wilcox).

SH: D Money (7, off B Ellingsen).

IBB: D Johnson (3, by B Ellingsen).

TB: M Hegan 8; R Yount 4; B Coluccio 3; D Porter 3; T Johnson 3; D May 2; K Berry; D Money; B Hansen; J Briggs.

RBI: M Hegan 5 (19); D May 2 (28); R Yount 2 (16); D Porter 2 (24); B Mitchell (14); J Briggs (55); T Johnson (6).

2-out RBI: M Hegan 5; R Yount 2; D May 2; D Porter 2; T Johnson; J Briggs.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 8 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Yount-T Johnson-M Hegan; E Sprague-R Yount-M Hegan.

BASERUNNING

PO: B Coluccio (1st base by S Arlin).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Arlin, L (3-9)               1.2   5   5   5    3   1   0   5.96   13     -       ·  ·      0· 4· 0· 5     23    -     1.18  -0.24
B Ellingsen                    2     5   6   0    1   2   1   0.00   13     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 5          2-2    0.27  -0.12
M Wilcox                       4.1   7   4   4    0   2   1   3.98   19     -       ·  ·      4· 6· 0· 7          0-0    0.01  -0.00
Totals                         8    17  15   9    4   5   2          45     -       ·  ·      6·13· 0·17          2-2

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
E Sprague, W (6-1)             9     8   3   3    4   8   0   2.08   36     -       ·  ·     11· 5· 0· 8     63    -     0.33   0.14
Totals                         9     8   3   3    4   8   0          36     -       ·  ·     11· 5· 0· 8           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: B Ellingsen (1; D Johnson).

PO: S Arlin (1; B Coluccio, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Odom, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Lou DiMuro.

Time of Game: 2:34.

Attendance: 17,010.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. B Bell               3B    1. B Coluccio           CF 
2. J Brohamer           2B    2. R Yount              SS 
3. J Lowenstein         LF    3. D Money              3B 
4. J Ellis              1B    4. J Briggs             LF 
5. L Lee                DH    5. D Porter             C  
6. C Spikes             RF    6. D Johnson            DH 
7. G Hendrick           CF    7. D May                RF 
8. D Duncan             C     8. M Hegan              1B 
9. F Duffy              SS    9. T Johnson            2B 

   S Arlin              P        E Sprague            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   2  0-0  12-      21%  75% R Yount         S Arlin         Double to LF; Johnson Scores; Coluccio Scores
   b 2   2  0-3  12-      10%  93% D Porter        B Ellingsen     Double to LF; Money Scores; Briggs Scores; Porter to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
   b 2   2  0-2  12-       8%  83% J Briggs        S Arlin         Single to LF; Yount Scores; Money to 2B
   b 1   2  0-0  123      -7%  50% D Johnson       S Arlin         Flyball: LF
   t 2   0  0-0  1--       6%  52% L Lee           E Sprague       Ellis Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Sprague facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  B Bell          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      54%  J Brohamer      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      55%  J Lowenstein    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Arlin facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  B Coluccio      Single to LF
          1--      61%  R Yount         Coluccio Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Coluccio to 2B
          -2-      61%  " "             E3 on Foul Ball
   O      -2-      57%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      53%  D Money         Flyball: RF
          -2-      54%  J Briggs        Walk
          12-      57%  D Porter        Single to 2B; Coluccio to 3B; Briggs to 2B
   O      123      50%  D Johnson       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Sprague facing 4-5-6
          ---      46%  J Ellis         Walk
   O      1--      52%  L Lee           Ellis Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      54%  " "             Strikeout Looking
          ---      52%  C Spikes        Double to LF
          -2-      51%  G Hendrick      Walk
   O      12-      55%  D Duncan        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Arlin facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  D May           Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  M Hegan         Flyball: RF
          ---      52%  T Johnson       Single to LF
          1--      54%  B Coluccio      Walk; Johnson to 2B
   RR     12-      75%  R Yount         Double to LF; Johnson Scores; Coluccio Scores
          -2-      76%  D Money         Walk
   R      12-      83%  J Briggs        Single to LF; Yount Scores; Money to 2B
                  Bruce Ellingsen replaces Steve Arlin pitching
   RR     12-      93%  D Porter        Double to LF; Money Scores; Briggs Scores; Porter to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      --3      92%  D Johnson       Groundout: P-1B
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Brewers 5.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-5, Ed Sprague facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      93%  F Duffy         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      94%  B Bell          Strikeout
   O      ---      94%  J Brohamer      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Brewers 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Bruce Ellingsen facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      94%  D May           Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      94%  M Hegan         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      93%  T Johnson       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Brewers 5.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-5, Ed Sprague facing 3-4-5
          ---      91%  J Lowenstein    Single to CF
   OO     1--      95%  J Ellis         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   O      ---      96%  L Lee           Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Brewers 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Bruce Ellingsen facing 1-2-3
          ---      97%  B Coluccio      Double to CF
          -2-      98%  R Yount         Single to CF; Coluccio to 3B
   R      1-3      99%  D Money         Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Coluccio Scores/No RBI/unER; Yount to 3B; Money to 2B
   O      -23      98%  J Briggs        Strikeout
   O      -23      98%  D Porter        Strikeout
          -23      98%  D Johnson       Intentional Walk
   RR     123      99%  D May           Single to RF; Yount Scores/unER; Money Scores/unER; Johnson to 2B
   RRR    12-     100%  M Hegan         Home Run (Deep RF); Johnson Scores/unER; May Scores/unER; Hegan Scores/unER
                  Milt Wilcox replaces Bruce Ellingsen pitching
   O      ---     100%  T Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  6 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Brewers 11.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-11, Ed Sprague facing 6-7-8
                  Bobby Mitchell replaces Johnny Briggs playing LF batting 4th
   O      ---     100%  C Spikes        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  G Hendrick      Walk
          1--     100%  D Duncan        Single to LF; Hendrick to 2B
                  Ed Crosby pinch hits for Frank Duffy batting 9th; Alan Ashby pinch runs for Dave Duncan batting 8th
          12-     100%  E Crosby        Single to 3B; Hendrick to 3B; Ashby to 2B
   RR     123      99%  B Bell          Double to LF; Hendrick Scores; Ashby Scores; Crosby to 3B
   R      -23      98%  J Brohamer      Single to CF; Crosby Scores; Bell to 3B
   OO     1-3     100%  J Lowenstein    Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Brewers 11.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 11-3, Milt Wilcox facing 1-2-3
                  Alan Ashby moves to C; Ed Crosby moves to SS
   O      ---      99%  B Coluccio      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  R Yount         Single to LF
          1--     100%  D Money         Single to RF; Yount to 3B
   RO     1-3     100%  B Mitchell      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Yount Scores
   O      1--     100%  D Porter        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Brewers 12.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-12, Ed Sprague facing 4-5-6
                  John Vukovich replaces Don Money playing 3B batting 3rd
          ---     100%  J Ellis         Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  L Lee           Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  C Spikes        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     100%  G Hendrick      Groundout: C-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Brewers 12.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 12-3, Milt Wilcox facing 6-7-8
                  Rusty Torres replaces George Hendrick playing CF batting 7th; Bob Hansen pinch hits for Deron Johnson batting 6th
          ---     100%  B Hansen        Single to RF
   O      1--     100%  D May           Single to RF; Hansen out at Hm/RF-SS-C; May to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-     100%  M Hegan         Groundout: 2B-1B; May to 3B
   R      --3     100%  T Johnson       Double to LF; May Scores
   O      -2-     100%  B Coluccio      Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Brewers 13.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-13, Ed Sprague facing 8-9-1
                  Pedro Garcia replaces Robin Yount playing 2B batting 2nd; Tim Johnson moves to SS; Ken Berry replaces Dave May playing RF batting 7th
   O      ---     100%  A Ashby         Strikeout
          ---     100%  E Crosby        Walk
   O      1--     100%  B Bell          Flyball: CF
                  Luis Alvarado pinch hits for Jack Brohamer batting 2nd
   O      1--     100%  L Alvarado      Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Brewers 13.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 13-3, Milt Wilcox facing 2-3-4
                  Luis Alvarado moves to 2B; Oscar Gamble replaces Charlie Spikes playing RF batting 6th
   O      ---     100%  P Garcia        Flyball: SS
   O      ---     100%  J Vukovich      Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  B Mitchell      Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Brewers 13.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-13, Ed Sprague facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  J Lowenstein    Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---     100%  J Ellis         Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  L Lee           Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  O Gamble        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Brewers 13.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 13-3, Milt Wilcox facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  D Porter        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---     100%  B Hansen        Flyball: 3B
          ---     100%  K Berry         Single to CF
   RR     1--     100%  M Hegan         Home Run (Deep RF); Berry Scores
   O      ---     100%  T Johnson       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Brewers 15.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-15, Ed Sprague facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  R Torres        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  A Ashby         Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  E Crosby        Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Brewers 15.

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