Milwaukee Brewers vs Cleveland Indians
September 6, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 6, 1972 at Cleveland Stadium. The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Milwaukee Brewers 5, Cleveland Indians 2

Milwaukee Brewers ab   r   h rbi
Auerbach ss 4 0 2 1
O'Brien 3b 2 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 0 0
  Sanders p 1 0 1 1
May cf 5 0 0 0
Scott 1b 4 1 1 1
Briggs lf 4 1 1 1
Lahoud rf 2 0 1 0
  Brown ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Rodriguez c 3 1 1 0
Heise 2b 2 2 1 0
Bell p 1 0 0 0
  Ferraro ph,3b 2 0 2 0
Totals 33 5 10 4
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
McCraw lf 4 0 0 0
Brohamer 2b 3 0 0 0
Chambliss 1b 4 0 1 0
Bell cf 3 0 0 0
  Hennigan p 0 0 0 0
  Farmer p 0 0 0 0
  Camilli ph 1 0 0 0
  Colbert p 0 0 0 0
  Riddleberger p 0 0 0 0
Lowenstein rf 3 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 2 2 1 1
Fosse c 4 0 1 0
Duffy ss 4 0 1 1
Wilcox p 1 0 1 0
  Bevacqua ph 1 0 0 0
  Butler p 0 0 0 0
  Unser cf 2 0 2 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Milwaukee 002 100 0115100
Cleveland 000 100 010271
  Milwaukee Brewers IP H R ER BB SO
Bell  W (2-1) 6.0 4 1 1 4 2
  Sanders  SV (15) 3.0 3 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
5
2
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Wilcox  L (7-12) 4.0 5 3 2 0 2
  Butler   2.1 1 0 0 2 1
  Hennigan   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Farmer   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Colbert   0.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Riddleberger   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
4
2
4

  E–Wilcox (3).  DP–Cleveland 1.  2B–Cleveland Unser (12,off Sanders).  HR–Milwaukee Briggs (16,4th inning off Wilcox 0 on, 0 out); Scott (15,8th inning off Farmer 0 on, 0 out), Cleveland Nettles (13,8th inning off Sanders 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Bell (1,off Wilcox); Heise (7,off Butler); Auerbach (4,off Colbert).  HBP–Heise (2,by Colbert); McCraw (4,by Bell).  CS–Lahoud (3,2nd base by Wilcox/Fosse); Ferraro (5,Home by Riddleberger/Fosse); Chambliss (3,2nd base by Bell/Rodriguez).  HBP–Bell (3,McCraw); Colbert (7,Heise).  U-HP–Marty Springstead, 1B–John Rice, 2B–Joe Brinkman, 3B–Hank Morgenweck.  T–2:30.  A–3,798.
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