Although taking a 5-1 lead in the first inning, the Indians' search for their first victory of season failed when they lost to the Brewers, 7-6. John Ellis hit a two-run homer for the Indians. Pedro Garcia hit a homer in the second for the Brewers, who chipped away at the Indians' lead until going ahead when Johnny Briggs connected for the circuit with a man on base in the fifth. Bob Coluccio then accounted for what proved to be the winning run with a single in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 7, Cleveland Indians 6
Game Played on Thursday, April     11, 1974 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Brewers      1  1  0    2  2  0    1  0  0  -   7 10  0
Indians      5  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   6 10  0


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Money 3b              4   0   0   1     0   1   .143      Lowenstein lf         4   0   2   0     1   0   .300
Mitchell dh           5   0   1   1     0   1   .200      Gamble dh             4   0   0   0     1   0   .222
May rf                4   2   1   0     1   0   .118      Hendrick cf           4   1   1   0     1   1   .200
Scott 1b              3   1   2   0     2   0   .308      Ellis c               4   1   2   2     0   0   .368
Briggs lf             5   1   2   3     0   0   .267        Heidemann pr,ss     0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Porter c              2   0   0   0     2   0   .091        Torres ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Coluccio cf           3   1   2   1     1   0   .385      Chambliss 1b          3   1   1   0     2   0   .316
Garcia 2b             4   2   2   1     0   0   .417      Spikes rf             3   1   1   1     1   0   .263
Yount ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Bell 3b               4   1   2   2     0   0   .200
Colborn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Duffy ss              3   0   1   1     0   0   .125
  Bell p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lee ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Duncan c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Rodriguez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hermoso 2b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .214
                                                            Brohamer ph,2b      2   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                          Bosman p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Timmermann p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Wilcox p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Sanders p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   7  10   7     6   3             Totals               34   6  10   6     7   1

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance:  1,910
Left on Base: Brewers 7, Indians 8
DP: Brewers 2, Indians 1
Doubles: Spikes (1), Duffy (1)
Home Runs: Garcia (2), Briggs (2), Ellis (1)
Stolen Bases: Lowenstein (1)
Caught Stealing: Coluccio (1), Spikes (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Money (2)
GIDP: Gamble (1), Hendrick (1)
Hit by Pitch: Yount (1,by Wilcox)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Colborn                 0.2   4   5   5   2   0   1   7  32.40
Bell W(1-0)             6.2   5   1   1   2   1   0  25   0.90
Murphy                  0.2   1   0   0   2   0   0   5   0.00
Rodriguez SV(2)         1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   1.69
Totals                  9    10   6   6   7   1   1  41

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman                  3.2   7   4   4   2   3   1  20   9.82
Timmermann L(0-1)       0.2   2   2   2   1   0   1   5  13.50
Wilcox                  1.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   0.00
Sanders                 3     1   1   1   3   0   0  12   1.93
Totals                  9    10   7   7   6   3   2  41

Hit by Pitch: Wilcox (1)
Wild Pitches: Bosman (1)

Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Jim Evans


BREWERS 1ST: Money was called out on strikes; Mitchell struck
out; May singled to center; Scott singled to right [May to
third]; Briggs singled to pitcher [May scored, Scott to second];
Porter walked [Scott to third, Briggs to second]; Coluccio flied
out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Brewers 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Lowenstein singled to left; Gamble grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to first) [Lowenstein out at
second]; Hendrick walked; Ellis homered [Hendrick scored];
Chambliss walked; Spikes doubled to left [Chambliss scored];
Bell singled to left [Spikes scored]; BELL REPLACED COLBORN
(PITCHING); Duffy doubled to left [Bell scored]; Hermoso
grounded out (shortstop to first); 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 1, Indians 5.

BREWERS 2ND: Garcia homered; Yount was called out on strikes;
Money grounded out (shortstop to first); Mitchell popped to
catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2,
Indians 5.

INDIANS 2ND: Lowenstein singled to second; Lowenstein stole
second; Gamble walked; Hendrick grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Lowenstein to third, Gamble out
at second]; Ellis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Indians 5.

BREWERS 3RD: May grounded out (pitcher to first); Scott singled
to center; Briggs grounded out (third to first) [Scott to
second]; Porter grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Brewers 2, Indians 5.

INDIANS 3RD: Chambliss singled to right; Spikes forced Chambliss
(pitcher to second); Spikes was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); Bell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 2, Indians 5.

BREWERS 4TH: Coluccio walked; Garcia singled to left [Coluccio
to second]; Bosman threw a wild pitch [Coluccio to third, Garcia
to second]; Yount grounded out (third to first); Money grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Coluccio scored]; Mitchell singled to
center [Garcia scored]; TIMMERMANN REPLACED BOSMAN (PITCHING);
May grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 4, Indians 5.

INDIANS 4TH: Duffy flied to left in foul territory; Hermoso
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lowenstein flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 4, Indians 5.

BREWERS 5TH: Scott walked; Briggs homered [Scott scored]; Porter
flied out to right; Coluccio singled to center; WILCOX REPLACED
TIMMERMANN (PITCHING); Coluccio was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Garcia popped to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 6, Indians 5.

INDIANS 5TH: Gamble grounded out (first unassisted); Hendrick
singled to left; Ellis flied out to left; Chambliss grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 6, Indians 5.

BREWERS 6TH: Yount was hit by a pitch; Money out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Yount to second]; Yount was picked off
second (pitcher to shortstop); Mitchell flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 6, Indians 5.

INDIANS 6TH: Spikes grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell
flied out to left; Duffy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 6, Indians 5.

BREWERS 7TH: SANDERS REPLACED WILCOX (PITCHING); May walked;
Scott walked [May to second]; Briggs lined into a double play
(first unassisted) [Scott out at first]; Porter was walked
intentionally; Coluccio singled to center [May scored, Porter to
third]; Garcia flied to left in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Brewers 7, Indians 5.

INDIANS 7TH: BROHAMER BATTED FOR HERMOSO; Brohamer popped to
second; Lowenstein flied out to left; Gamble popped to shortstop
in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 7, Indians 5.

BREWERS 8TH: BROHAMER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Yount
grounded out (catcher to first); Money grounded out (catcher to
first); Mitchell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 7, Indians 5.

INDIANS 8TH: Hendrick struck out; Ellis singled to center;
HEIDEMANN RAN FOR ELLIS; Chambliss walked [Heidemann to second];
MURPHY REPLACED BELL (PITCHING); Spikes walked [Heidemann to
third, Chambliss to second]; Bell singled to center [Heidemann
scored, Chambliss to third, Spikes to second]; LEE BATTED FOR
DUFFY; Lee popped to third; Brohamer flied out to center; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Brewers 7, Indians 6.

BREWERS 9TH: HEIDEMANN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); DUNCAN
REPLACED LEE (PLAYING C ); May grounded out (shortstop to
first); Scott grounded out (third to first); Briggs flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 7, Indians 6.

INDIANS 9TH: Lowenstein walked; RODRIGUEZ REPLACED MURPHY
(PITCHING); Gamble forced Lowenstein (first to shortstop);
Hendrick forced Gamble (shortstop to second); TORRES BATTED FOR
HEIDEMANN; Torres walked [Hendrick to second]; Chambliss flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 7, Indians 6.