1981 Milwaukee Brewers
[edit] Summary
The 1981 Milwaukee Brewers finished with a record of 62-47. They scored 493 runs and belted 96 home runs to go along with a .257 batting average. Gorman Thomas provided the power for the team with 21 homers. Ben Oglivie was the best run producer with 72 RBI. Cecil Cooper led the team with 133 hits for a .320 average.
The team allowed 459 runs and had a team ERA of 3.91. Pete Vuckovich led the pitching staff with 14 wins and 84 strikeouts. Rollie Fingers led the team with 28 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Sal Bando | 3B | 32 | 65 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 1 | .268 | .354 | .622 | .200 |
| Cecil Cooper | 1B | 106 | 416 | 70 | 133 | 12 | 60 | 5 | .363 | .495 | .858 | .320 |
| Jim Gantner | 2B | 107 | 352 | 35 | 94 | 2 | 33 | 3 | .325 | .330 | .655 | .267 |
| Roy Howell | 3B | 76 | 244 | 37 | 58 | 6 | 33 | 0 | .306 | .373 | .679 | .238 |
| Don Money | 3B | 60 | 185 | 17 | 40 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .288 | .286 | .574 | .216 |
| Ed Romero | SS | 44 | 91 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .227 | .264 | .491 | .198 |
| Robin Yount | SS | 96 | 377 | 50 | 103 | 10 | 49 | 4 | .312 | .419 | .731 | .273 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Thad Bosley | OF | 42 | 105 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .270 | .248 | .518 | .229 |
| Mark Brouhard | OF | 60 | 186 | 19 | 51 | 2 | 20 | 1 | .305 | .371 | .676 | .274 |
| Marshall Edwards | OF | 40 | 58 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 6 | .241 | .293 | .534 | .241 |
| Paul Molitor | OF | 64 | 251 | 45 | 67 | 2 | 19 | 10 | .341 | .335 | .676 | .267 |
| Ben Oglivie | OF | 107 | 400 | 53 | 97 | 14 | 72 | 2 | .310 | .395 | .705 | .243 |
| Gorman Thomas | OF | 103 | 363 | 54 | 94 | 21 | 65 | 4 | .348 | .493 | .841 | .259 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Charlie Moore | C | 48 | 156 | 16 | 47 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .351 | .410 | .761 | .301 |
| Ted Simmons | C | 100 | 380 | 45 | 82 | 14 | 61 | 0 | .262 | .376 | .638 | .216 |
| Ned Yost | C | 18 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .300 | .556 | .856 | .222 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Larry Hisle | DH | 27 | 87 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 11 | 0 | .289 | .414 | .703 | .230 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 3743 | 493 | 961 | 96 | 475 | 39 | .311 | .391 | .701 | .257 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jerry Augustine | 27 | 2 | 61.3 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 4.26 | 1.517 | |||
| Dwight Bernard | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3.60 | 2.200 | |||
| Mike Caldwell | 24 | 23 | 144.3 | 11 | 9 | .550 | 0 | 41 | 38 | 3.93 | 1.310 | |||
| Reggie Cleveland | 35 | 0 | 64.7 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 1 | 18 | 30 | 5.15 | 1.345 | |||
| Frank DiPino | 2 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .00 | 1.304 | |||
| Jamie Easterly | 44 | 0 | 62 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 4 | 31 | 34 | 3.19 | 1.290 | |||
| Rollie Fingers | 47 | 0 | 78 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 28 | 61 | 13 | 1.04 | 0.872 | |||
| Moose Haas | 24 | 22 | 137.3 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 0 | 64 | 40 | 4.46 | 1.355 | |||
| Rickey Keeton | 17 | 0 | 35.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 5.09 | 1.643 | |||
| Randy Lerch | 23 | 18 | 110.7 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 0 | 53 | 43 | 4.31 | 1.599 | |||
| Bob McClure | 4 | 0 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3.52 | 1.429 | |||
| Donnie Moore | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6.75 | 2.000 | |||
| Willie Mueller | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 2.000 | |||
| Chuck Porter | 3 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.15 | 1.628 | |||
| Jim Slaton | 24 | 21 | 117.3 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 0 | 47 | 50 | 4.37 | 1.449 | |||
| Pete Vuckovich | 24 | 23 | 149.7 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 0 | 84 | 57 | 3.55 | 1.296 | |||
| Team Totals | 308 | 109 | 985.9 | 62 | 47 | .569 | 35 | 448 | 352 | 3.91 | 1.365 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Jim Gantner and Ben Oglivie | 107 |
| At Bats | Cecil Cooper | 416 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Cecil Cooper | 453 |
| Batting Average | Cecil Cooper | .320 |
| On-Base % | Cecil Cooper | .363 |
| Slugging % | Cecil Cooper | .495 |
| OPS | Cecil Cooper | .858 |
| Runs | Cecil Cooper | 70 |
| Hits | Cecil Cooper | 133 |
| Total Bases | Cecil Cooper | 206 |
| Doubles | Cecil Cooper | 35 |
| Triples | Robin Yount | 5 |
| Home Runs | Gorman Thomas | 21 |
| RBI | Ben Oglivie | 72 |
| Walks | Gorman Thomas | 50 |
| Strikeouts | Gorman Thomas | 85 |
| Stolen Bases | Paul Molitor | 10 |
| Caught Stealing | Jim Gantner and Paul Molitor | 6 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Jim Gantner | 9 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Ben Oglivie | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Cecil Cooper | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Pete Vuckovich | 14 |
| Losses | Mike Caldwell and Randy Lerch | 9 |
| Saves | Rollie Fingers | 28 |
| Won-Loss % | Pete Vuckovich | .778 |
| ERA | Pete Vuckovich | 3.55 |
| WHIP | Pete Vuckovich | 1.296 |
| Innings Pitched | Pete Vuckovich | 149.7 |
| Games | Rollie Fingers | 47 |
| Games Started | Mike Caldwell and Pete Vuckovich | 23 |
| Strikeouts | Pete Vuckovich | 84 |
| Complete Games | Moose Haas | 5 |
| Shutouts | Pete Vuckovich | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Pete Vuckovich | 620 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Moose Haas | 68 |
| Hits Allowed | Mike Caldwell | 151 |
| Walks Allowed | Pete Vuckovich | 57 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Mike Caldwell | 18 |
| Doubles Allowed | Mike Caldwell and Moose Haas | 25 |
| Triples Allowed | Mike Caldwell | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Reggie Cleveland and Randy Lerch | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Pete Vuckovich | 4 |
| Double Plays Induced | Mike Caldwell | 17 |
