1974 Milwaukee Brewers
[edit] Summary
The 1974 Milwaukee Brewers finished with a record of 76-86. They scored 647 runs and belted 120 home runs to go along with a .244 batting average. John Briggs and George Scott were tied for the team lead in home runs with 17. George Scott was the best run producer with 82 RBI. Don Money led the team with 178 hits for a .283 average.
The team allowed 660 runs and had a team ERA of 3.77. Jim Slaton led the pitching staff with 13 wins and 126 strikeouts. Tom Murphy was the team's best fireman, with 20 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Pedro Garcia | 2B | 141 | 452 | 46 | 90 | 12 | 54 | 8 | .248 | .330 | .578 | .199 |
| Tim Johnson | SS | 93 | 245 | 25 | 60 | 0 | 25 | 4 | .278 | .331 | .609 | .245 |
| Jack Lind | SS | 9 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .350 | .353 | .703 | .235 |
| Don Money | 3B | 159 | 629 | 85 | 178 | 15 | 65 | 19 | .346 | .415 | .761 | .283 |
| George Scott | 1B | 158 | 604 | 74 | 170 | 17 | 82 | 9 | .345 | .432 | .777 | .281 |
| John Vukovich | 3B | 38 | 80 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 2 | .193 | .313 | .506 | .188 |
| Robin Yount | SS | 107 | 344 | 48 | 86 | 3 | 26 | 7 | .276 | .346 | .622 | .250 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Felipe Alou | OF | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Ken Berry | OF | 98 | 267 | 21 | 64 | 1 | 24 | 3 | .295 | .300 | .595 | .240 |
| John Briggs | OF | 154 | 554 | 72 | 140 | 17 | 73 | 9 | .337 | .428 | .765 | .253 |
| Bob Coluccio | OF | 138 | 394 | 42 | 88 | 6 | 31 | 15 | .305 | .322 | .627 | .223 |
| Rob Ellis | OF | 22 | 48 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .346 | .333 | .679 | .292 |
| Sixto Lezcano | OF | 15 | 54 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 1 | .283 | .389 | .672 | .241 |
| Dave May | OF | 135 | 477 | 56 | 108 | 10 | 42 | 4 | .273 | .325 | .598 | .226 |
| Gorman Thomas | OF | 17 | 46 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 4 | .357 | .478 | .835 | .261 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Charlie Moore | C | 72 | 204 | 17 | 50 | 0 | 19 | 3 | .316 | .333 | .649 | .245 |
| Darrell Porter | C | 131 | 432 | 59 | 104 | 12 | 56 | 8 | .326 | .377 | .703 | .241 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Bob Hansen | DH | 58 | 88 | 8 | 26 | 2 | 9 | 2 | .319 | .432 | .751 | .295 |
| Mike Hegan | DH | 89 | 190 | 21 | 45 | 7 | 32 | 0 | .347 | .395 | .742 | .237 |
| Deron Johnson | DH | 49 | 152 | 14 | 23 | 6 | 18 | 1 | .253 | .289 | .542 | .151 |
| Bobby Mitchell | DH | 88 | 173 | 27 | 42 | 5 | 20 | 7 | .314 | .387 | .701 | .243 |
| Bob Sheldon | DH | 10 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .294 | .580 | .118 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5472 | 647 | 1335 | 120 | 612 | 106 | .306 | .369 | .675 | .244 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Larry Anderson | 2 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .00 | 1.304 | |||
| Jerry Bell | 5 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2.57 | 1.571 | |||
| Bill Castro | 8 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 4.50 | 1.333 | |||
| Bill Champion | 31 | 23 | 161.7 | 11 | 4 | .733 | 0 | 60 | 49 | 3.62 | 1.342 | |||
| Jim Colborn | 33 | 31 | 224 | 10 | 13 | .435 | 0 | 83 | 60 | 4.06 | 1.295 | |||
| Kevin Kobel | 34 | 24 | 169.3 | 6 | 14 | .300 | 0 | 74 | 54 | 3.99 | 1.299 | |||
| Roger Miller | 2 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11.57 | 1.304 | |||
| Tom Murphy | 70 | 0 | 123 | 10 | 10 | .500 | 20 | 47 | 51 | 1.90 | 1.203 | |||
| Eduardo Rodriguez | 43 | 6 | 111.7 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 4 | 58 | 51 | 3.63 | 1.325 | |||
| Dick Selma | 2 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19.29 | 2.174 | |||
| Jim Slaton | 40 | 35 | 250 | 13 | 16 | .448 | 0 | 126 | 102 | 3.92 | 1.428 | |||
| Ed Sprague | 20 | 10 | 94 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 0 | 57 | 31 | 2.39 | 1.330 | |||
| Bill Travers | 23 | 1 | 53 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 31 | 30 | 4.92 | 1.679 | |||
| Clyde Wright | 38 | 32 | 232 | 9 | 20 | .310 | 0 | 64 | 54 | 4.42 | 1.371 | |||
| Team Totals | 351 | 162 | 1457.6 | 76 | 86 | .469 | 24 | 621 | 493 | 3.77 | 1.351 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Don Money | 159 |
| At Bats | Don Money | 629 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Don Money | 709 |
| Batting Average | Don Money | .283 |
| On-Base % | Don Money | .346 |
| Slugging % | George Scott | .432 |
| OPS | George Scott | .777 |
| Runs | Don Money | 85 |
| Hits | Don Money | 178 |
| Total Bases | Don Money and George Scott | 261 |
| Doubles | George Scott | 36 |
| Triples | John Briggs | 8 |
| Home Runs | John Briggs and George Scott | 17 |
| RBI | George Scott | 82 |
| Walks | John Briggs | 71 |
| Strikeouts | John Briggs | 102 |
| Stolen Bases | Don Money | 19 |
| Caught Stealing | Bob Coluccio and George Scott | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Bob Coluccio and Don Money | 10 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Don Money and George Scott | 6 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | George Scott | 25 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jim Slaton | 13 |
| Losses | Clyde Wright | 20 |
| Saves | Tom Murphy | 20 |
| Won-Loss % | Bill Champion | .733 |
| ERA | Jim Slaton | 3.92 |
| WHIP | Jim Colborn | 1.295 |
| Innings Pitched | Jim Slaton | 250 |
| Games | Tom Murphy | 70 |
| Games Started | Jim Slaton | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Jim Slaton | 126 |
| Complete Games | Clyde Wright | 15 |
| Shutouts | Jim Slaton | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Jim Slaton | 1072 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Clyde Wright | 114 |
| Hits Allowed | Clyde Wright | 264 |
| Walks Allowed | Jim Slaton | 102 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jim Colborn | 27 |
| Doubles Allowed | Clyde Wright | 33 |
| Triples Allowed | Clyde Wright | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Jim Slaton | 14 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jim Colborn | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | Clyde Wright | 26 |
