1973 Milwaukee Brewers
[edit] Summary
The 1973 Milwaukee Brewers finished with a record of 74-88. They scored 708 runs and belted 145 home runs to go along with a .253 batting average. The offense was powered by Dave May, who led the team with 25 home runs and 189 hits. George Scott knocked in 107 runs.
The team allowed 731 runs and had a team ERA of 3.98. Jim Colborn led the pitching staff with 20 wins and 135 strikeouts. Frank Linzy led the team with 13 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Rick Auerbach | SS | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .200 | .300 | .100 |
| Pedro Garcia | 2B | 160 | 580 | 67 | 142 | 15 | 54 | 11 | .296 | .395 | .691 | .245 |
| Bob Heise | SS | 49 | 98 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .235 | .224 | .459 | .204 |
| Tim Johnson | SS | 136 | 465 | 39 | 99 | 0 | 32 | 6 | .259 | .243 | .502 | .213 |
| Don Money | 3B | 145 | 556 | 75 | 158 | 11 | 61 | 22 | .347 | .401 | .748 | .284 |
| George Scott | 1B | 158 | 604 | 98 | 185 | 24 | 107 | 9 | .370 | .488 | .858 | .306 |
| John Vukovich | 3B | 55 | 128 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | .195 | .377 | .125 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| John Briggs | OF | 142 | 488 | 78 | 120 | 18 | 57 | 15 | .361 | .426 | .787 | .246 |
| Bob Coluccio | OF | 124 | 438 | 65 | 98 | 15 | 58 | 13 | .311 | .411 | .722 | .224 |
| Wilbur Howard | OF | 16 | 39 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .244 | .205 | .449 | .205 |
| Joe Lahoud | OF | 96 | 225 | 29 | 46 | 5 | 26 | 5 | .302 | .311 | .613 | .204 |
| Dave May | OF | 156 | 624 | 96 | 189 | 25 | 93 | 6 | .352 | .473 | .825 | .303 |
| Bobby Mitchell | OF | 47 | 130 | 12 | 29 | 5 | 20 | 4 | .250 | .385 | .635 | .223 |
| Gorman Thomas | OF | 59 | 155 | 16 | 29 | 2 | 11 | 5 | .254 | .284 | .538 | .187 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| John Felske | C | 13 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .167 | .227 | .394 | .136 |
| Charlie Moore | C | 8 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .241 | .259 | .500 | .185 |
| Darrell Porter | C | 117 | 350 | 50 | 89 | 16 | 67 | 5 | .363 | .457 | .820 | .254 |
| Ellie Rodriguez | C | 94 | 290 | 30 | 78 | 0 | 30 | 4 | .376 | .303 | .679 | .269 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Ollie Brown | DH | 97 | 296 | 28 | 83 | 7 | 32 | 4 | .355 | .392 | .747 | .280 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5526 | 708 | 1399 | 145 | 669 | 110 | .322 | .388 | .710 | .253 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jerry Bell | 31 | 25 | 183.7 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 1 | 57 | 70 | 3.97 | 1.388 | |||
| Bill Champion | 37 | 11 | 136.3 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 1 | 67 | 62 | 3.70 | 1.475 | |||
| Jim Colborn | 43 | 36 | 314.3 | 20 | 12 | .625 | 1 | 135 | 87 | 3.18 | 1.222 | |||
| Rob Gardner | 10 | 0 | 12.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 9.95 | 2.362 | |||
| Kevin Kobel | 2 | 1 | 8.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8.64 | 2.048 | |||
| Frank Linzy | 42 | 1 | 63 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 3.57 | 1.413 | |||
| Skip Lockwood | 37 | 15 | 154.7 | 5 | 12 | .294 | 0 | 87 | 59 | 3.90 | 1.441 | |||
| Ray Newman | 11 | 0 | 18.3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2.95 | 1.311 | |||
| Bill Parsons | 20 | 17 | 59.7 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 30 | 67 | 6.79 | 2.111 | |||
| Ken Reynolds | 2 | 1 | 7.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7.36 | 2.055 | |||
| Eduardo Rodriguez | 30 | 6 | 76.3 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 5 | 49 | 47 | 3.30 | 1.547 | |||
| Gary Ryerson | 9 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7.83 | 1.696 | |||
| Chris Short | 42 | 7 | 72 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 2 | 44 | 44 | 5.12 | 1.806 | |||
| Jim Slaton | 38 | 38 | 276.3 | 13 | 15 | .464 | 0 | 134 | 99 | 3.71 | 1.321 | |||
| Ed Sprague | 7 | 0 | 9.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9.31 | 2.784 | |||
| Carlos Velazquez | 18 | 0 | 38.3 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2.58 | 1.462 | |||
| Team Totals | 379 | 162 | 1453.9 | 74 | 88 | .457 | 28 | 671 | 623 | 3.98 | 1.444 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Pedro Garcia | 160 |
| At Bats | Dave May | 624 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Dave May | 680 |
| Batting Average | George Scott | .306 |
| On-Base % | George Scott | .370 |
| Slugging % | George Scott | .488 |
| OPS | George Scott | .858 |
| Runs | George Scott | 98 |
| Hits | Dave May | 189 |
| Total Bases | Dave May and George Scott | 295 |
| Doubles | Pedro Garcia | 32 |
| Triples | Bob Coluccio | 8 |
| Home Runs | Dave May | 25 |
| RBI | George Scott | 107 |
| Walks | John Briggs | 87 |
| Strikeouts | Pedro Garcia | 119 |
| Stolen Bases | Don Money | 22 |
| Caught Stealing | Pedro Garcia | 10 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Tim Johnson and Don Money | 11 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Pedro Garcia | 6 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | George Scott | 19 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jim Colborn | 20 |
| Losses | Jim Slaton | 15 |
| Saves | Frank Linzy | 13 |
| Won-Loss % | Jim Colborn | .625 |
| ERA | Jim Colborn | 3.18 |
| WHIP | Jim Colborn | 1.222 |
| Innings Pitched | Jim Colborn | 314.3 |
| Games | Jim Colborn | 43 |
| Games Started | Jim Slaton | 38 |
| Strikeouts | Jim Colborn | 135 |
| Complete Games | Jim Colborn | 22 |
| Shutouts | Jim Colborn | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Jim Colborn | 1287 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jim Slaton | 114 |
| Hits Allowed | Jim Colborn | 297 |
| Walks Allowed | Jim Slaton | 99 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jim Slaton | 30 |
| Doubles Allowed | Jim Slaton | 50 |
| Triples Allowed | Jim Colborn | 10 |
| Wild Pitches | Jim Slaton | 11 |
| Hit Batsmen | Skip Lockwood | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | Jim Colborn | 29 |
