The Indians piled up 28 hits, including six by Buddy Bell in nine trips, while sweeping a twi-night doubleheader with the Brewers, 9-2 and 7-4. Bell rapped four hits in the opener, driving in two runs and scoring one. The Indians' 13-hit attack included a homer by Andre Thornton. Sal Bando hit one for the Brewers.

In the nightcap, Bill Melton hit two doubles and a single for the Indians among their 15 hits. Five other Indians, including Bell, had two hits apiece. Melton batted in three runs and scored three. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 9, Milwaukee Brewers 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Tuesday, August    2, 1977 (Night game) at County Stadium
Indians      0  0  2    3  1  0    0  0  3  -   9 13  1
Brewers      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  7  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kuiper 2b             5   2   2   1     0   1   .278      Yount ss              4   0   2   0     0   0   .304
Bell 3b               5   1   4   2     0   0   .294      Joshua cf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .261
Carty dh              5   1   2   2     0   1   .263      Cooper 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .299
Thornton 1b           5   1   2   2     0   1   .255      Money dh              3   0   0   0     1   1   .294
Spikes rf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .268      Wynn rf               4   0   0   0     0   4   .170
Dade cf               5   1   0   0     0   1   .303      Bando 3b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .241
Bochte lf             2   0   1   0     1   1   .284      Brye lf               3   1   1   0     1   1   .225
Fosse c               3   2   0   0     1   1   .269      Sakata 2b             2   0   1   1     0   0   .146
Duffy ss              4   0   1   2     0   1   .191        Johnson ph,2b       2   0   0   0     0   0   .042
Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Haney c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .263
                                                            Quirk ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .212
                                                          Caldwell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hinds p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   9  13   9     2   7             Totals               34   2   7   2     2  10

Time of Game: 2:38
Left on Base: Indians 6, Brewers 7
DP: Indians 0, Brewers 2
Errors: Bochte, Yount
Doubles: Carty (14), Thornton (9), Brye (12)
Home Runs: Thornton (18), Bando (13)
Stolen Bases: Yount (12), Joshua (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Bochte (4)
GIDP: Carty (10)
Hit by Pitch: Spikes (2,by Hinds)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley W(10-8)       9     7   2   2   2  10   1  36   3.56
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2  10   1  36

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Caldwell L(2-4)         3.2   8   5   3   1   1   0  20   4.54
Hinds                   5.1   5   4   4   1   6   1  22   3.88
Totals                  9    13   9   7   2   7   1  42

Hit by Pitch: Hinds (2)
Wild Pitches: Eckersley 2 (3)

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Dave Phillips


INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper flied out to center; Bell singled to left;
Carty grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Bell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Brewers
0.

BREWERS 1ST: Yount singled to left; Yount stole second; Joshua
struck out; Cooper lined to left; Money flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Brewers 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Thornton grounded out (third to first); Spikes
grounded out (shortstop to first); Dade grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Wynn was called out on strikes; Bando flied out to
left; Brye doubled to left; Sakata singled to right [Brye
scored]; Haney struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Brewers 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Bochte singled to center; Fosse forced Bochte
(third to second); Duffy grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Fosse to second]; Kuiper singled to center [Fosse scored,
Kuiper to second (on throw to home)]; Bell singled to center
[Kuiper scored]; Carty singled to center [Bell to third];
Thornton was called out on strikes; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 2, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 3RD: Yount flied out to right; Joshua singled to left;
Joshua stole second; Cooper grounded out (third to first); Money
walked; Wynn struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2,
Brewers 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Spikes singled to pitcher; Dade reached on an error
by Yount [Spikes to second]; Bochte out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Spikes to third, Dade to second]; Fosse was
walked intentionally; Duffy singled to left [Spikes scored, Dade
scored (unearned), Fosse to second]; Kuiper forced Duffy (third
to second) [Fosse to third]; Bell singled to pitcher [Fosse
scored (unearned), Kuiper to second]; HINDS REPLACED CALDWELL
(PITCHING); Carty flied out to center; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 5, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 4TH: Bando flied to left in foul territory; Brye made an
out to shortstop; Sakata flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 5, Brewers 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Thornton homered; Spikes was hit by a pitch; Dade
flied out to right; Bochte walked [Spikes to second]; Fosse
lined into a double play (shortstop to second) [Spikes out at
second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 5TH: Haney grounded out (shortstop to first); Yount
singled to right; Eckersley threw a wild pitch [Yount to
second]; Joshua struck out; Cooper grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6, Brewers 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Duffy was called out on strikes; Kuiper was called
out on strikes; Bell lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 6, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 6TH: Money lined to left; Wynn was called out on
strikes; Bando popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 6, Brewers 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Carty struck out; Thornton flied out to center;
Spikes made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6,
Brewers 1.

BREWERS 7TH: Brye struck out; JOHNSON BATTED FOR SAKATA; Johnson
flied out to right; Haney grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6, Brewers 1.

INDIANS 8TH: JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Dade flied out
to right; Bochte struck out; Fosse was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 8TH: Yount grounded out (shortstop to first); Joshua
grounded out (second to first); Cooper singled to left [Cooper
to second (error by Bochte)]; Money was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6, Brewers 1.

INDIANS 9TH: Duffy flied out to right; Kuiper singled to first;
Bell singled to center [Kuiper to third]; Carty doubled to
center [Kuiper scored, Bell scored]; Thornton doubled to left
[Carty scored]; Spikes grounded out (third to first) [Thornton
stayed at second]; Dade struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 9, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 9TH: Wynn struck out; Bando homered; Brye walked;
Johnson forced Brye (first to shortstop); QUIRK BATTED FOR
HANEY; Eckersley threw a wild pitch [Johnson to second]; Quirk
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 9, Brewers 2.