1979 Milwaukee Brewers
[edit] Summary
The 1979 Milwaukee Brewers finished with a record of 95-66. They scored 807 runs and belted 185 home runs to go along with a .280 batting average. The offense was powered by Gorman Thomas, who led the team with 45 home runs and 123 RBI. Paul Molitor led the team with 188 hits for a .322 average. Paul Molitor had a great year on the basepaths with 33 stolen bases.
The team allowed 722 runs and had a team ERA of 4.04. Leading the team in wins was Mike Caldwell, with 16. Moose Haas led the team with 95 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Sal Bando | 3B | 130 | 476 | 57 | 117 | 9 | 43 | 2 | .330 | .345 | .675 | .246 |
| Cecil Cooper | 1B | 150 | 590 | 83 | 182 | 24 | 106 | 15 | .364 | .508 | .872 | .308 |
| Jim Gantner | 3B | 70 | 208 | 29 | 59 | 2 | 22 | 3 | .336 | .389 | .725 | .284 |
| Paul Molitor | 2B | 140 | 584 | 88 | 188 | 9 | 62 | 33 | .372 | .469 | .841 | .322 |
| Tim Nordbrook | SS | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | .500 |
| Lenn Sakata | 2B | 4 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .643 | 1.143 | .500 |
| Robin Yount | SS | 149 | 577 | 72 | 154 | 8 | 51 | 11 | .308 | .371 | .679 | .267 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Sixto Lezcano | OF | 138 | 473 | 84 | 152 | 28 | 101 | 4 | .414 | .573 | .987 | .321 |
| Ben Oglivie | OF | 139 | 514 | 88 | 145 | 29 | 81 | 12 | .343 | .525 | .868 | .282 |
| Gorman Thomas | OF | 156 | 557 | 97 | 136 | 45 | 123 | 1 | .356 | .539 | .895 | .244 |
| Jim Wohlford | OF | 63 | 175 | 19 | 46 | 1 | 17 | 6 | .290 | .366 | .656 | .263 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Ray Fosse | C | 19 | 52 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .286 | .327 | .613 | .231 |
| Buck Martinez | C | 69 | 196 | 17 | 53 | 4 | 26 | 0 | .296 | .372 | .668 | .270 |
| Charlie Moore | C | 111 | 337 | 45 | 101 | 5 | 38 | 8 | .355 | .404 | .759 | .300 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Dick Davis | DH | 91 | 335 | 51 | 89 | 12 | 41 | 3 | .298 | .418 | .716 | .266 |
| Larry Hisle | DH | 26 | 96 | 18 | 27 | 3 | 14 | 1 | .352 | .448 | .800 | .281 |
| Don Money | DH | 92 | 350 | 52 | 83 | 6 | 38 | 1 | .316 | .351 | .667 | .237 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5536 | 807 | 1552 | 185 | 766 | 100 | .341 | .448 | .789 | .280 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jerry Augustine | 43 | 2 | 85.7 | 9 | 6 | .600 | 5 | 41 | 30 | 3.47 | 1.459 | |||
| Sal Bando | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 1.000 | |||
| Dan Boitano | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1.50 | 1.500 | |||
| Mike Caldwell | 30 | 30 | 235 | 16 | 6 | .727 | 0 | 89 | 39 | 3.29 | 1.238 | |||
| Bill Castro | 39 | 0 | 44.3 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 2.03 | 1.196 | |||
| Reggie Cleveland | 29 | 1 | 55 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 4 | 22 | 23 | 6.71 | 1.818 | |||
| Bob Galasso | 31 | 0 | 51.3 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 3 | 28 | 26 | 4.38 | 1.754 | |||
| Jim Gantner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 2.000 | |||
| Moose Haas | 29 | 28 | 184.7 | 11 | 11 | .500 | 0 | 95 | 59 | 4.78 | 1.391 | |||
| Buck Martinez | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 2.000 | |||
| Bob McClure | 36 | 0 | 51 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 5 | 37 | 24 | 3.88 | 1.510 | |||
| Paul Mitchell | 18 | 8 | 75 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 32 | 10 | 5.76 | 1.213 | |||
| Lance Rautzhan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9.00 | 4.333 | |||
| Andy Replogle | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5.62 | 1.875 | |||
| Jim Slaton | 32 | 31 | 213 | 15 | 9 | .625 | 0 | 80 | 54 | 3.63 | 1.329 | |||
| Lary Sorensen | 34 | 34 | 235.3 | 15 | 14 | .517 | 0 | 63 | 42 | 3.98 | 1.241 | |||
| Bill Travers | 30 | 27 | 187.3 | 14 | 8 | .636 | 0 | 74 | 45 | 3.89 | 1.287 | |||
| Team Totals | 365 | 161 | 1439.6 | 95 | 66 | .590 | 23 | 580 | 381 | 4.04 | 1.350 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Gorman Thomas | 156 |
| At Bats | Cecil Cooper | 590 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Gorman Thomas | 668 |
| Batting Average | Paul Molitor | .322 |
| On-Base % | Sixto Lezcano | .414 |
| Slugging % | Sixto Lezcano | .573 |
| OPS | Sixto Lezcano | .987 |
| Runs | Gorman Thomas | 97 |
| Hits | Paul Molitor | 188 |
| Total Bases | Cecil Cooper and Gorman Thomas | 300 |
| Doubles | Cecil Cooper | 44 |
| Triples | Paul Molitor | 16 |
| Home Runs | Gorman Thomas | 45 |
| RBI | Gorman Thomas | 123 |
| Walks | Gorman Thomas | 98 |
| Strikeouts | Gorman Thomas | 175 |
| Stolen Bases | Paul Molitor | 33 |
| Caught Stealing | Paul Molitor | 13 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Robin Yount | 10 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Cecil Cooper | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Sal Bando | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Mike Caldwell | 16 |
| Losses | Lary Sorensen | 14 |
| Saves | Bill Castro | 6 |
| Won-Loss % | Mike Caldwell | .727 |
| ERA | Mike Caldwell | 3.29 |
| WHIP | Mike Caldwell | 1.238 |
| Innings Pitched | Lary Sorensen | 235.3 |
| Games | Jerry Augustine | 43 |
| Games Started | Lary Sorensen | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Moose Haas | 95 |
| Complete Games | Mike Caldwell and Lary Sorensen | 16 |
| Shutouts | Mike Caldwell | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Mike Caldwell and Lary Sorensen | 967 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Lary Sorensen | 104 |
| Hits Allowed | Mike Caldwell | 252 |
| Walks Allowed | Moose Haas | 59 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bill Travers | 33 |
| Doubles Allowed | Mike Caldwell | 35 |
| Triples Allowed | Moose Haas | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Moose Haas | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Mike Caldwell and Lary Sorensen | 4 |
| Double Plays Induced | Mike Caldwell | 26 |
