Milwaukee Brewers vs Cleveland Indians
June 18, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 18, 1978 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 4, Cleveland Indians 1

Milwaukee Brewers ab   r   h rbi
Molitor 2b 5 1 2 1
Yount ss 3 0 0 0
May cf 3 0 0 0
  Thomas cf 1 0 0 0
Hisle dh 3 1 1 0
Oglivie rf,lf 3 1 1 2
Bando 1b 2 0 0 0
Davis lf 4 0 0 0
  Lezcano rf 0 0 0 0
Gantner 3b 4 1 2 0
Martinez c 2 0 0 0
Augustine p 0 0 0 0
  Castro p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 6 3
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Dade rf 4 0 1 0
Manning cf 4 1 1 0
Bell 3b 4 0 2 0
Thornton 1b 1 0 1 1
Horton dh 4 0 0 0
Cox lf 3 0 1 0
  Norris ph 1 0 0 0
Veryzer ss 3 0 0 0
  Grubb ph 1 0 0 0
Kuiper 2b 4 0 2 0
Diaz c 2 0 0 0
Paxton p 0 0 0 0
  Spillner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 8 1
Milwaukee 000 200 002460
Cleveland 000 000 010180
  Milwaukee Brewers IP H R ER BB SO
Augustine  W (7-8) 7.1 8 1 1 2 2
  Castro  SV (4) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
2
2
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Paxton  L (3-4) 7.0 4 2 2 5 1
  Spillner   2.0 2 2 2 2 1
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
7
2

  E–None.  DP–Milwaukee 2, Cleveland 1.  2B–Milwaukee Hisle (12,off Paxton), Cleveland Thornton (11,off Augustine).  HR–Milwaukee Oglivie (10,4th inning off Paxton 1 on, 1 out).  SH–May (1,off Spillner); Martinez (3,off Spillner); Diaz (1,off Augustine).  IBB–Oglivie (3,by Spillner).  SF–Thornton (4,off Castro).  SB–Molitor 3 (17,2nd base off Paxton/Diaz 2,Home off Spillner/Diaz).  IBB–Spillner (1,Oglivie).  U-HP–Vic Voltaggio, 1B–Nestor Chylak, 2B–Ron Luciano, 3B–Rich Garcia.  T–2:20.  A–20,140.
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