1972 Milwaukee Brewers
[edit] Summary
The 1972 Milwaukee Brewers finished with a record of 65-91. They scored 493 runs and belted 88 home runs to go along with a .235 batting average. John Briggs led the team in home runs with 21. The offense was powered by George Scott, who led the team with 88 RBI and 154 hits.
The team allowed 595 runs and had a team ERA of 3.45. Jim Lonborg led the pitching staff with 14 wins and 143 strikeouts. Ken Sanders was the team's best fireman, with 17 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Rick Auerbach | SS | 153 | 554 | 50 | 121 | 2 | 30 | 24 | .277 | .269 | .546 | .218 |
| Ron Clark | 2B | 22 | 54 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .250 | .352 | .602 | .185 |
| Mike Ferraro | 3B | 124 | 381 | 19 | 97 | 2 | 29 | 0 | .284 | .323 | .607 | .255 |
| Bob Heise | 2B | 95 | 271 | 23 | 72 | 0 | 12 | 1 | .301 | .310 | .611 | .266 |
| Syd O'Brien | 3B | 31 | 58 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .230 | .293 | .523 | .207 |
| George Scott | 1B | 152 | 578 | 71 | 154 | 20 | 88 | 16 | .321 | .426 | .747 | .266 |
| Ron Theobald | 2B | 125 | 391 | 45 | 86 | 1 | 19 | 0 | .342 | .256 | .598 | .220 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| John Briggs | OF | 135 | 418 | 58 | 111 | 21 | 65 | 1 | .347 | .455 | .802 | .266 |
| Ollie Brown | OF | 66 | 179 | 21 | 50 | 3 | 25 | 0 | .342 | .374 | .716 | .279 |
| Billy Conigliaro | OF | 52 | 191 | 22 | 44 | 7 | 16 | 1 | .261 | .393 | .654 | .230 |
| Brock Davis | OF | 85 | 154 | 17 | 49 | 0 | 12 | 6 | .365 | .331 | .696 | .318 |
| Joe Lahoud | OF | 111 | 316 | 35 | 75 | 12 | 34 | 3 | .331 | .399 | .730 | .237 |
| Dave May | OF | 143 | 500 | 49 | 119 | 9 | 45 | 11 | .306 | .340 | .646 | .238 |
| Curt Motton | OF | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .286 | .667 | .953 | .167 |
| Tommie Reynolds | OF | 72 | 130 | 13 | 26 | 2 | 13 | 0 | .262 | .300 | .562 | .200 |
| Bill Voss | OF | 27 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .195 | .111 | .306 | .083 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Joe Azcue | C | 11 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .143 | .343 | .143 |
| John Felske | C | 37 | 80 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .216 | .213 | .429 | .138 |
| Darrell Porter | C | 18 | 56 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .210 | .196 | .406 | .125 |
| Paul Ratliff | C | 22 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .114 | .143 | .257 | .071 |
| Ellie Rodriguez | C | 116 | 355 | 31 | 101 | 2 | 35 | 1 | .382 | .352 | .734 | .285 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5124 | 493 | 1204 | 88 | 461 | 64 | .297 | .328 | .625 | .235 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jerry Bell | 25 | 3 | 70.7 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 0 | 20 | 33 | 1.66 | 1.174 | |||
| Ken Brett | 26 | 22 | 133 | 7 | 12 | .368 | 0 | 74 | 49 | 4.53 | 1.278 | |||
| Jim Colborn | 39 | 12 | 147.7 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 0 | 97 | 43 | 3.11 | 1.205 | |||
| Frank Linzy | 47 | 0 | 77.3 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 12 | 24 | 27 | 3.03 | 1.255 | |||
| Skip Lockwood | 29 | 27 | 170 | 8 | 15 | .348 | 0 | 106 | 71 | 3.60 | 1.288 | |||
| Jim Lonborg | 33 | 30 | 223 | 14 | 12 | .538 | 1 | 143 | 76 | 2.83 | 1.224 | |||
| Ray Newman | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .00 | 0.857 | |||
| Bill Parsons | 33 | 30 | 214 | 13 | 13 | .500 | 0 | 111 | 68 | 3.91 | 1.224 | |||
| Archie Reynolds | 5 | 2 | 18.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 7.23 | 1.818 | |||
| Gary Ryerson | 20 | 14 | 102 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 0 | 45 | 21 | 3.62 | 1.373 | |||
| Ken Sanders | 62 | 0 | 92.3 | 2 | 9 | .182 | 17 | 51 | 31 | 3.12 | 1.289 | |||
| Jim Slaton | 9 | 8 | 44 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 0 | 17 | 21 | 5.52 | 1.614 | |||
| Earl Stephenson | 35 | 8 | 80.3 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 3.25 | 1.395 | |||
| Chuck Taylor | 5 | 0 | 11.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1.54 | 0.940 | |||
| Team Totals | 372 | 156 | 1391.7 | 65 | 91 | .417 | 32 | 740 | 486 | 3.45 | 1.275 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Rick Auerbach | 153 |
| At Bats | George Scott | 578 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | George Scott | 629 |
| Batting Average | George Scott | .266 |
| On-Base % | George Scott | .321 |
| Slugging % | George Scott | .426 |
| OPS | George Scott | .747 |
| Runs | George Scott | 71 |
| Hits | George Scott | 154 |
| Total Bases | George Scott | 246 |
| Doubles | George Scott | 24 |
| Triples | George Scott | 4 |
| Home Runs | John Briggs | 21 |
| RBI | George Scott | 88 |
| Walks | Ron Theobald | 68 |
| Strikeouts | George Scott | 130 |
| Stolen Bases | Rick Auerbach | 24 |
| Caught Stealing | Dave May | 13 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Jim Lonborg and Ron Theobald | 9 |
| Sacrifice Flies | John Briggs | 6 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | George Scott | 19 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jim Lonborg | 14 |
| Losses | Skip Lockwood | 15 |
| Saves | Ken Sanders | 17 |
| Won-Loss % | Jim Lonborg | .538 |
| ERA | Jim Lonborg | 2.83 |
| WHIP | Jim Lonborg and Bill Parsons | 1.224 |
| Innings Pitched | Jim Lonborg | 223 |
| Games | Ken Sanders | 62 |
| Games Started | Jim Lonborg and Bill Parsons | 30 |
| Strikeouts | Jim Lonborg | 143 |
| Complete Games | Jim Lonborg | 11 |
| Shutouts | Skip Lockwood | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Jim Lonborg | 929 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bill Parsons | 93 |
| Hits Allowed | Jim Lonborg | 197 |
| Walks Allowed | Jim Lonborg | 76 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bill Parsons | 27 |
| Doubles Allowed | Bill Parsons | 30 |
| Triples Allowed | Jim Lonborg | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Earl Stephenson | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jim Lonborg | 11 |
| Double Plays Induced | Jim Lonborg | 17 |
