1976 Milwaukee Brewers
[edit] Summary
The 1976 Milwaukee Brewers finished with a record of 66-95. They scored 570 runs and belted 88 home runs to go along with a .246 batting average. The offense was powered by George Scott, who led the team with 18 home runs, 77 RBI, and 166 hits.
The team allowed 655 runs and had a team ERA of 3.64. Leading the team in wins was Bill Travers, with 15. Jim Slaton struck out 138 batters to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jim Gantner | 3B | 26 | 69 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .316 | .261 | .577 | .246 |
| Pedro Garcia | 2B | 41 | 106 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 2 | .257 | .330 | .587 | .217 |
| Jack Heidemann | 3B | 69 | 146 | 11 | 32 | 2 | 10 | 1 | .253 | .267 | .520 | .219 |
| Tim Johnson | 2B | 105 | 273 | 25 | 75 | 0 | 14 | 4 | .327 | .311 | .638 | .275 |
| Don Money | 3B | 117 | 439 | 51 | 117 | 12 | 62 | 6 | .333 | .408 | .741 | .267 |
| George Scott | 1B | 156 | 606 | 73 | 166 | 18 | 77 | 0 | .334 | .414 | .748 | .274 |
| Gary Sutherland | 2B | 59 | 115 | 9 | 25 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .268 | .261 | .529 | .217 |
| Robin Yount | SS | 161 | 638 | 59 | 161 | 2 | 54 | 16 | .292 | .301 | .593 | .252 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Steve Bowling | OF | 14 | 42 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .205 | .214 | .419 | .167 |
| Bernie Carbo | OF | 69 | 183 | 20 | 43 | 3 | 15 | 1 | .352 | .322 | .674 | .235 |
| Bobby Darwin | OF | 25 | 73 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .321 | .356 | .677 | .247 |
| Von Joshua | OF | 107 | 423 | 44 | 113 | 5 | 28 | 8 | .295 | .357 | .652 | .267 |
| Sixto Lezcano | OF | 145 | 513 | 53 | 146 | 7 | 56 | 14 | .348 | .382 | .730 | .285 |
| Jimmy Rosario | OF | 15 | 37 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .250 | .270 | .520 | .189 |
| Bill Sharp | OF | 78 | 180 | 16 | 44 | 0 | 11 | 1 | .288 | .267 | .555 | .244 |
| Dan Thomas | OF | 32 | 105 | 13 | 29 | 4 | 15 | 1 | .372 | .457 | .829 | .276 |
| Gorman Thomas | OF | 99 | 227 | 27 | 45 | 8 | 36 | 2 | .294 | .361 | .655 | .198 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Art Kusnyer | C | 15 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .167 | .147 | .314 | .118 |
| Charlie Moore | C | 87 | 241 | 33 | 46 | 3 | 16 | 1 | .314 | .290 | .604 | .191 |
| Darrell Porter | C | 119 | 389 | 43 | 81 | 5 | 32 | 2 | .298 | .288 | .586 | .208 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Hank Aaron | DH | 85 | 271 | 22 | 62 | 10 | 35 | 0 | .315 | .369 | .684 | .229 |
| Kurt Bevacqua | DH | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .286 | .143 |
| Bob Hansen | DH | 24 | 61 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .239 | .180 | .419 | .164 |
| Mike Hegan | DH | 80 | 218 | 30 | 54 | 5 | 31 | 0 | .324 | .362 | .686 | .248 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5396 | 570 | 1326 | 88 | 536 | 62 | .307 | .340 | .647 | .246 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jerry Augustine | 39 | 24 | 171.7 | 9 | 12 | .429 | 0 | 59 | 56 | 3.30 | 1.299 | |||
| Rick Austin | 3 | 0 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5.06 | 1.887 | |||
| Gary Beare | 6 | 5 | 41 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 32 | 15 | 3.29 | 1.415 | |||
| Pete Broberg | 20 | 11 | 92.3 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 0 | 28 | 72 | 4.97 | 1.853 | |||
| Bill Castro | 39 | 0 | 70.3 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 8 | 23 | 19 | 3.45 | 1.266 | |||
| Bill Champion | 10 | 3 | 24.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 7.03 | 1.975 | |||
| Jim Colborn | 32 | 32 | 225.7 | 9 | 15 | .375 | 0 | 101 | 54 | 3.71 | 1.267 | |||
| Danny Frisella | 32 | 0 | 49.3 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 9 | 43 | 34 | 2.74 | 1.298 | |||
| Moose Haas | 5 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 3.94 | 1.500 | |||
| Tom Hausman | 3 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5.40 | 1.818 | |||
| Kevin Kobel | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11.25 | 2.250 | |||
| Tom Murphy | 15 | 0 | 18.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 7.36 | 1.858 | |||
| Eduardo Rodriguez | 45 | 12 | 136 | 5 | 13 | .278 | 8 | 77 | 65 | 3.64 | 1.390 | |||
| Ray Sadecki | 36 | 0 | 37.3 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 27 | 20 | 4.34 | 1.555 | |||
| Jim Slaton | 38 | 38 | 292.7 | 14 | 15 | .483 | 0 | 138 | 94 | 3.44 | 1.302 | |||
| Ed Sprague | 3 | 0 | 7.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.04 | 2.208 | |||
| Bill Travers | 34 | 34 | 240 | 15 | 16 | .484 | 0 | 120 | 95 | 2.81 | 1.275 | |||
| Team Totals | 363 | 161 | 1435.2 | 66 | 95 | .410 | 27 | 677 | 567 | 3.64 | 1.375 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Robin Yount | 161 |
| At Bats | Robin Yount | 638 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Robin Yount | 690 |
| Batting Average | Sixto Lezcano | .285 |
| On-Base % | Sixto Lezcano | .348 |
| Slugging % | George Scott | .414 |
| OPS | George Scott | .748 |
| Runs | George Scott | 73 |
| Hits | George Scott | 166 |
| Total Bases | George Scott | 251 |
| Doubles | George Scott | 21 |
| Triples | Von Joshua, Sixto Lezcano, and George Scott | 5 |
| Home Runs | George Scott | 18 |
| RBI | George Scott | 77 |
| Walks | George Scott | 53 |
| Strikeouts | George Scott | 118 |
| Stolen Bases | Robin Yount | 16 |
| Caught Stealing | Robin Yount | 11 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Tim Johnson | 12 |
| Sacrifice Flies | George Scott | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | George Scott | 19 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Bill Travers | 15 |
| Losses | Bill Travers | 16 |
| Saves | Danny Frisella | 9 |
| Won-Loss % | Bill Travers | .484 |
| ERA | Bill Travers | 2.81 |
| WHIP | Jim Colborn | 1.267 |
| Innings Pitched | Jim Slaton | 292.7 |
| Games | Eduardo Rodriguez | 45 |
| Games Started | Jim Slaton | 38 |
| Strikeouts | Jim Slaton | 138 |
| Complete Games | Bill Travers | 15 |
| Shutouts | Jerry Augustine and Bill Travers | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Jim Slaton | 1235 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jim Slaton | 112 |
| Hits Allowed | Jim Slaton | 287 |
| Walks Allowed | Bill Travers | 95 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bill Travers | 21 |
| Doubles Allowed | Jim Slaton | 42 |
| Triples Allowed | Jim Slaton | 9 |
| Wild Pitches | Jim Slaton | 11 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bill Travers | 8 |
| Double Plays Induced | Jerry Augustine | 22 |
