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BAL  5
@DET  3

CAL  2
@KCR  1

MIL 17
CLE  4

NYY  4
BOS  2

OAK  4
CHW  0

MIN  1
@TEX  0

NYM 11
@CHC  0

HOU 10
@CIN  5

STL  7
@MON  4

SDP  4
LAD  2

SFG  6
ATL  3

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 4,980

Tuesday, September 7, 1976, 7:30PM
Time of Game: 2:55
Indians
4
70-67
Lost 1
3rd, 14 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   0  2  1   1  0  0    4 12  2
Brewers         6  0  0   5  1  2   0  3  X   17 20  1
W: G Beare (1-0), L: J Brown (8-11)
Brewers
17
62-73
Won 1
6th, 21 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Kuiper 2B                   5   0   1   1    0   1  .274  .638    0    0   1   
J Lowenstein CF               5   0   2   1    0   3  .201  .553    0    3   1   2B
L Blanks SS                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .287  .766    0    1   0   
  A Griffin SS                2   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   1   
R Carty DH                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .301  .811    0    0   0   
  R Cerone PH                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .334    0    0   0   
G Hendrick LF                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .790    0    0   0   GDP
  O Gonzalez LF               2   1   1   0    0   1  .258  .587    0    0   0   
B Bell 3B                     2   0   1   0    0   0  .290  .709    0    0   0   
  R Pruitt 3B                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .721    0    0   2   
J Lis 1B                      4   1   3   1    0   0  .353 1.127    0    7   1   HR
T Smith RF                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .218  .528    0    2   0   
A Ashby C                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .231  .611    0   11   1   2B

J Brown P                                                                0   0
  J Kern P                                                               0   1
  D Hood P                                                               0   1
  R Waits P                                                              0   1
  D LaRoche P                                                            0   0
Totals                       38   4  12   3    2   8                    24  10
BATTING
2B: J Lowenstein (8, off G Beare); A Ashby (4, off G Beare).
HR: J Lis (2, off G Beare; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: J Lis 6; A Ashby 3; J Lowenstein 3; R Carty; O Gonzalez; D Kuiper; B Bell; A Griffin.
GIDP: G Hendrick (14).
RBI: J Lowenstein (14); D Kuiper (33); J Lis (2).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 13.
FIELDING
DP: 1. J Kern-A Ashby-J Lis.
E: A Griffin (1); L Blanks (8).
Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Joshua CF                   3   1   2   1    0   0  .269  .649    0    1   0   GDP
  S Bowling PH-CF             3   1   3   1    0   0 1.000 2.333    0    0   0   2B
R Yount SS                    5   3   2   0    1   1  .264  .623    0    3   1   
G Scott 1B                    4   2   2   4    1   0  .273  .741    0    6   1   HR
  G Sutherland 1B             1   1   1   0    0   0  .212  .549    0    4   0   
M Hegan DH                    3   2   1   1    1   0  .254  .720    0    0   0   
  D Money PH                  2   0   1   3    0   0  .271  .758    0    0   0   2B
S Lezcano RF                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .296  .772    0    1   0   
  B Carbo RF                  1   0   0   0    1   1  .237  .696    0    1   0   
D Porter C                    4   1   2   1    0   1  .226  .633    0    7   0   2·2B
  C Moore PH-C                2   0   1   0    0   1  .199  .649    0    1   0   
D Thomas LF                   3   2   2   1    2   0  .333 1.011    0    2   0   2B,IW
J Gantner 3B                  4   2   2   2    1   1  .333  .821    0    0   4   2B
T Johnson 2B                  3   1   0   0    1   2  .264  .616    0    0   2   HBP

G Beare P                                                                1   1
Totals                       42  17  20  14    8   8                    27   9
BATTING
2B: D Money (18, off D LaRoche); D Thomas (4, off D Hood); D Porter 2 (14, 2 off J Kern); J Gantner (1, off D Hood); S Bowling (1, off D Hood).
HR: G Scott (15, off J Brown; 1st inn, 2 on, 0 outs to RF).
IBB: D Thomas (1, by D Hood).
HBP: T Johnson (2, by D Hood).
TB: G Scott 5; D Porter 4; S Bowling 4; J Gantner 3; D Thomas 3; R Yount 2; D Money 2; V Joshua 2; G Sutherland; S Lezcano; M Hegan; C Moore.
GIDP: V Joshua (8).
RBI: G Scott 4 (68); D Money 3 (60); J Gantner 2 (3); D Porter (31); D Thomas (5); M Hegan (27); S Bowling (1); V Joshua (27).
2-out RBI: J Gantner 2; V Joshua.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 12 for 26.
FIELDING
DP: 1. T Johnson-R Yount-G Scott.
PB: D Porter (12).
E: S Bowling (1).

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
J Brown, L (8-11)              0     4   5   5    1   0   1   4.44    5     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 4     21    -     1.05  -0.32
J Kern                         3     5   1   1    1   3   0   2.48   14     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 5          2-2    0.35  -0.06
D Hood                         3     7   8   5    4   3   0   4.70   20     -       ·  ·      5· 0· 0· 7          0-0    0.06  -0.02
R Waits                        1     1   0   0    1   0   0   3.47    5     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.00   0.00
D LaRoche                      1     3   3   3    1   2   0   2.31    7     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 3          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    20  17  14    8   8   1          51     -       ·  ·      8· 6· 0·20          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
G Beare, W (1-0)               9    12   4   3    2   8   1   3.00   40     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 0·12     55    -     0.24   0.09
Totals                         9    12   4   3    2   8   1          40     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 0·12           -  
J Brown faced 5 batters in the 1st inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: D Hood (3; D Thomas).
HBP: D Hood (3; T Johnson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Larry Barnett.
Time of Game: 2:55.
Attendance: 4,980.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 79° F, Night.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. D Kuiper             2B    1. V Joshua             CF 
2. J Lowenstein         CF    2. R Yount              SS 
3. L Blanks             SS    3. G Scott              1B 
4. R Carty              DH    4. M Hegan              DH 
5. G Hendrick           LF    5. S Lezcano            RF 
6. B Bell               3B    6. D Porter             C  
7. J Lis                1B    7. D Thomas             LF 
8. T Smith              RF    8. J Gantner            3B 
9. A Ashby              C     9. T Johnson            2B 

   J Brown              P        G Beare              P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  0-0  12-      19%  82% G Scott         J Brown         Home Run; Joshua Scores; Yount Scores
   b 1   0  0-3  12-       6%  93% D Porter        J Kern          Double to RF; Hegan Scores; Lezcano to 3B
   b 1   0  0-0  1--       6%  64% R Yount         J Brown         Single to CF; Joshua to 2B
   b 1   0  0-0  ---       4%  58% V Joshua        J Brown         Single to RF
   t 2   1  6-0  -23       3%  94% T Smith         G Beare         Flyball: SS

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Beare facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  D Kuiper        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      54%  J Lowenstein    Strikeout Looking
          ---      52%  L Blanks        Walk
   O      1--      55%  R Carty         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jackie Brown facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  V Joshua        Single to RF
          1--      64%  R Yount         Single to CF; Joshua to 2B
   RRR    12-      82%  G Scott         Home Run; Joshua Scores; Yount Scores
          ---      84%  M Hegan         Walk
          1--      87%  S Lezcano       Single to LF; Hegan to 2B
                  Jim Kern replaces Jackie Brown pitching
   R      12-      93%  D Porter        Double to RF; Hegan Scores; Lezcano to 3B
   R      -23      95%  D Thomas        Single to LF; Lezcano Scores; Porter to 3B
   O      1-3      94%  J Gantner       Strikeout
   O      1-3      92%  T Johnson       Strikeout
   R      1-3      95%  V Joshua        Single to RF; Porter Scores; Thomas to 2B
   O      12-      94%  R Yount         Strikeout
                  6 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Brewers 6.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-6, Gary Beare facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      95%  G Hendrick      Flyball: CF
          ---      94%  B Bell          Single
          1--      93%  J Lis           Single to CF; Bell to 2B
          12-      91%  T Smith         Passed Ball; Bell to 3B; Lis to 2B
   O      -23      94%  " "             Flyball: SS
   O      -23      96%  A Ashby         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Brewers 6.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Jim Kern facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      96%  G Scott         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      96%  M Hegan         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      95%  S Lezcano       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Brewers 6.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-6, Gary Beare facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      96%  D Kuiper        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      97%  J Lowenstein    Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  L Blanks        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Brewers 6.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Jim Kern facing 6-7-8
          ---      98%  D Porter        Double to LF
          -2-      98%  D Thomas        Walk
          12-      98%  J Gantner       Single; Porter to 3B; Thomas to 2B
   O      123      98%  T Johnson       Groundout: 2B-C/Forceout at Hm; Thomas to 3B; Gantner to 2B
   OO     123      96%  V Joshua        Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Brewers 6.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-6, Gary Beare facing 4-5-6
          ---      95%  R Carty         Single
   OO     1--      97%  G Hendrick      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      98%  B Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Brewers 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Don Hood facing 2-3-4
                  Don Hood replaces Jim Kern pitching
          ---      98%  R Yount         Walk
          1--      98%  G Scott         Walk; Yount to 2B
   R      12-      99%  M Hegan         Single to LF; Yount Scores; Scott to 2B
   O      12-      99%  S Lezcano       Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      99%  D Porter        Groundout: P-1B; Scott to 3B; Hegan to 2B
          -23      99%  D Thomas        Intentional Walk
   RRRR   123     100%  J Gantner       Double; Scott Scores; Hegan Scores; Thomas Scores/Adv on E6/unER; Gantner Scores/No RBI/unER
   O      ---     100%  T Johnson       Strikeout
                  5 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Brewers 11.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-11, Gary Beare facing 7-8-9
   R      ---     100%  J Lis           Home Run
          ---     100%  T Smith         Walk
          1--      99%  A Ashby         Double to LF; Smith to 3B
   RO     -23      99%  D Kuiper        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Smith Scores; Ashby to 3B
   O      --3     100%  J Lowenstein    Strikeout
   O      --3     100%  L Blanks        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Brewers 11.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 11-2, Don Hood facing 1-2-3
                  Ron Pruitt replaces Buddy Bell playing 3B batting 6th; Orlando Gonzalez replaces George Hendrick playing LF batting 5th; Steve Bowling pinch hits for Von Joshua batting 1st
          ---     100%  S Bowling       Double to LF
   O      -2-     100%  R Yount         Single to CF; Bowling out at Hm/CF-C; Yount to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   R      -2-     100%  G Scott         Single to RF; Yount Scores
   O      1--     100%  M Hegan         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     100%  S Lezcano       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Brewers 12.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-12, Gary Beare facing 4-5-6
                  Steve Bowling moves to CF; Bernie Carbo replaces Sixto Lezcano playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---     100%  R Carty         Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---     100%  O Gonzalez      Single
   O      1--     100%  R Pruitt        Flyball: LF
   R      1--     100%  J Lis           Single; Gonzalez Scores/Adv on E8/unER; Lis to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  T Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Brewers 12.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 12-3, Don Hood facing 6-7-8
                  Alfredo Griffin replaces Larvell Blanks playing SS batting 3rd
   O      ---     100%  D Porter        Strikeout
          ---     100%  D Thomas        Double to LF
          -2-     100%  J Gantner       Walk
          12-     100%  T Johnson       Hit By Pitch; Thomas to 3B; Gantner to 2B
   RR     123     100%  S Bowling       Single; Thomas Scores; Gantner Scores/Adv on E6/unER; Johnson to 3B; Bowling to 2B
   O      -23     100%  R Yount         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -23     100%  G Scott         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Brewers 14.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-14, Gary Beare facing 9-1-2
                  Gary Sutherland replaces George Scott playing 1B batting 3rd
          ---     100%  A Ashby         Single
          1--     100%  D Kuiper        Single; Ashby to 2B
   R      12-     100%  J Lowenstein    Single; Ashby Scores; Kuiper to 2B
          12-     100%  A Griffin       Single to LF; Kuiper to 3B; Lowenstein to 2B
                  Rick Cerone pinch hits for Rico Carty batting 4th
   O      123     100%  R Cerone        Flyball: LF
   O      123     100%  O Gonzalez      Strikeout Looking
   O      123     100%  R Pruitt        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 4, Brewers 14.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 14-4, Rick Waits facing 4-5-6
                  Rick Waits replaces Don Hood pitching; Don Money pinch hits for Mike Hegan batting 4th
   O      ---     100%  D Money         Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---     100%  B Carbo         Walk
                  Charlie Moore pinch hits for Darrell Porter batting 6th
          1--     100%  C Moore         Single to RF; Carbo to 2B
   O      12-     100%  D Thomas        Flyball: RF
   O      12-     100%  J Gantner       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Brewers 14.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-14, Gary Beare facing 7-8-9
                  Charlie Moore moves to C
   O      ---     100%  J Lis           Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---     100%  T Smith         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---     100%  A Ashby         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Brewers 14.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 14-4, Dave LaRoche facing 9-1-2
                  Dave LaRoche replaces Rick Waits pitching
          ---     100%  T Johnson       Walk
          1--     100%  S Bowling       Single to LF; Johnson to 2B
   O      12-     100%  R Yount         Flyball: CF
          12-     100%  G Sutherland    Single to LF; Johnson to 3B; Bowling to 2B
   RRR    123     100%  D Money         Double to LF; Johnson Scores; Bowling Scores; Sutherland Scores
   O      -2-     100%  B Carbo         Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-     100%  C Moore         Strikeout
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Brewers 17.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-17, Gary Beare facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  D Kuiper        Flyball: SS
          ---     100%  J Lowenstein    Double
   O      -2-     100%  A Griffin       Groundout: 3B-1B; Lowenstein to 3B
   O      --3     100%  R Cerone        Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Brewers 17.

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