In the battle for fourth place in the A. L. East, the Indians stayed a half-game ahead of the Brewers, gaining a 7-4 nightcap victory after Milwaukee had won the opener with a four-run, ninth-inning rally, 6-2. Pinch-hitter Bob Hansen pulled the Brewers into a 2-2 tie in the eighth inning of the first game with a solo homer, and consecutive two-out doubles in the ninth by Tim Johnson, Jack Lind and Don Money, with Johnson's driving home a pair of runs, wrapped up the verdict for Jim Colborn. Money tallied the Brewers' first run in the sixth when he scored from third on the front end of a double steal.

Two-run homers by Charlie Spikes in the first inning and Leron Lee in the sixth and a solo shot by Dave Duncan in the eighth helped the Tribe gain their split with a second-game victory. The verdict went to reliever Fred Beene, who held the Brewers to one hit over five frames after taking over from starter Jim Kern in the second inning, when Milwaukee scored three times, aided by two Cleveland errors. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 6, Cleveland Indians 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Monday, September 23, 1974 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Brewers      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  4  -   6 10  0
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  6  0


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Money 3b              5   1   3   1     0   0   .286      Lowenstein lf         4   1   1   0     0   0   .242
Berry cf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .240      Gamble dh             3   1   1   0     1   0   .290
Scott 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .285      McCraw 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .301
Briggs lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .251      Spikes rf             3   0   1   1     1   1   .269
Porter c              4   1   2   0     0   0   .244      Ellis c               4   0   1   1     0   0   .285
Lezcano rf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .281      Hendrick cf           3   0   1   0     0   1   .289
May dh                3   1   0   0     1   0   .227        Torres cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .181
T. Johnson ss         4   1   1   2     0   0   .259      Brohamer 2b           2   0   0   0     1   0   .268
Garcia 2b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .198        Hermoso 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .227
  Hansen ph           1   1   1   1     0   0   .305        Carty ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .349
  Lind 2b             1   1   1   1     0   0   .286      Crosby 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .198
Colborn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Duffy ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .235
                                                          Bosman p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   6  10   5     1   2             Totals               32   2   6   2     3   3

Time of Game: 2:04
Left on Base: Brewers 5, Indians 6
DP: Brewers 1, Indians 0
Doubles: Berry (8), T. Johnson (7), Lind (1), Money (30)
Home Runs: Hansen (2)
Stolen Bases: Berry (3), Money (19)
Sacrifice Hits: Berry (2)
GIDP: Ellis (16)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Colborn W(10-12)        9     6   2   2   3   3   0  35   4.41
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3   3   0  35

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman L(7-5)           8.2   8   5   5   1   2   1  35   4.10
Buskey                  0.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   3   3.34
Totals                  9    10   6   6   1   2   1  38

Balks: Bosman (1)

Umpires: HP - Hank Morgenweck, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Don Denkinger


BREWERS 1ST: Money flied out to left; Berry flied out to right;
Scott grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Lowenstein flied out to center; Gamble grounded out
(shortstop to first); McCraw grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Briggs flied out to center; Porter flied out to
center; Lezcano struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Spikes was called out on strikes; Ellis grounded
out (shortstop to first); Hendrick singled; Brohamer flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 0.

BREWERS 3RD: May grounded out (shortstop to first); T. Johnson
grounded out (second to first); Garcia made an out to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Crosby made an out to second; Duffy made an out to
catcher; Lowenstein made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Money singled; Berry out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to first) [Money to second]; Scott grounded out
(shortstop to first); Briggs flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Gamble singled; McCraw lined to first; Spikes
walked [Gamble to second]; Ellis grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Spikes out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 0.

BREWERS 5TH: Porter grounded out (shortstop to first); Lezcano
struck out; May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Hendrick lined to third; Brohamer walked; Crosby
struck out; Duffy forced Brohamer (pitcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Indians 0.

BREWERS 6TH: T. Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Garcia made an out to catcher; Money singled; Berry singled
[Money to third]; Money stole home and Berry stole second; Scott
flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Lowenstein singled; Gamble walked [Lowenstein to
second]; McCraw flied out to left; Spikes singled [Gamble to
second, Lowenstein scored]; Ellis singled [Spikes to second,
Gamble scored]; Hendrick struck out; Brohamer grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 1, Indians 2.

BREWERS 7TH: HERMOSO REPLACED BROHAMER (PLAYING 2B); TORRES
REPLACED HENDRICK (PLAYING CF); Briggs flied out to right;
Porter singled; Lezcano forced Porter (shortstop to second); May
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Indians 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Crosby flied out to center; Duffy flied out to
left; Lowenstein popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Indians 2.

BREWERS 8TH: T. Johnson flied out to left; HANSEN BATTED FOR
GARCIA; Hansen homered; Money grounded out (third to first);
Berry doubled; Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Indians 2.

INDIANS 8TH: LIND REPLACED HANSEN (PLAYING 2B); Gamble made an
out to second; McCraw singled; Spikes made an out to first;
Ellis made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2,
Indians 2.

BREWERS 9TH: Briggs lined to first; Porter singled; Bosman
balked [Porter to second]; Lezcano grounded out (shortstop to
first); May was walked intentionally; T. Johnson doubled [May
scored, Porter scored]; BUSKEY REPLACED BOSMAN (PITCHING); Lind
doubled [T. Johnson scored]; Money doubled [Lind scored]; Berry
flied out to left; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 6, Indians 2.

INDIANS 9TH: Torres grounded out (first to pitcher); CARTY
BATTED FOR HERMOSO; Carty grounded out (second to first); Crosby
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
6, Indians 2.