1983 Milwaukee Brewers
[edit] Summary
The 1983 Milwaukee Brewers finished with a record of 87-75. They scored 764 runs and belted 132 home runs to go along with a .277 batting average. The offense was powered by Cecil Cooper, who led the team with 30 home runs, 126 RBI, and 203 hits. Paul Molitor had a great year on the basepaths with 41 stolen bases.
The team allowed 708 runs and had a team ERA of 4.02. Jim Slaton was the winningest pitcher, with 14 games won. Don Sutton racked up 134 strkeouts to lead the team. Pete Ladd led the team with 25 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Cecil Cooper | 1B | 160 | 661 | 106 | 203 | 30 | 126 | 2 | .341 | .508 | .849 | .307 |
| Jim Gantner | 2B | 161 | 603 | 85 | 170 | 11 | 74 | 5 | .329 | .401 | .730 | .282 |
| Paul Molitor | 3B | 152 | 608 | 95 | 164 | 15 | 47 | 41 | .333 | .410 | .743 | .270 |
| Rob Picciolo | SS | 14 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .214 | .333 | .547 | .222 |
| Ed Romero | SS | 59 | 145 | 17 | 46 | 1 | 18 | 1 | .348 | .386 | .734 | .317 |
| Robin Yount | SS | 149 | 578 | 102 | 178 | 17 | 80 | 12 | .383 | .503 | .886 | .308 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Mark Brouhard | OF | 56 | 185 | 25 | 51 | 7 | 23 | 0 | .315 | .454 | .769 | .276 |
| Marshall Edwards | OF | 51 | 74 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 5 | .303 | .338 | .641 | .297 |
| Dion James | OF | 11 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .182 | .100 | .282 | .100 |
| Rick Manning | OF | 108 | 375 | 40 | 86 | 3 | 33 | 11 | .279 | .312 | .591 | .229 |
| Charlie Moore | OF | 151 | 529 | 65 | 150 | 2 | 49 | 11 | .354 | .369 | .723 | .284 |
| Ben Oglivie | OF | 125 | 411 | 49 | 115 | 13 | 66 | 4 | .371 | .436 | .807 | .280 |
| Bob Skube | OF | 12 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .310 | .320 | .630 | .200 |
| Gorman Thomas | OF | 46 | 164 | 21 | 30 | 5 | 18 | 2 | .284 | .323 | .607 | .183 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Bill Schroeder | C | 23 | 73 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .221 | .356 | .577 | .178 |
| Ted Simmons | C | 153 | 600 | 76 | 185 | 13 | 108 | 4 | .351 | .448 | .799 | .308 |
| Ned Yost | C | 61 | 196 | 21 | 44 | 6 | 28 | 1 | .243 | .352 | .595 | .224 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Roy Howell | DH | 69 | 194 | 23 | 54 | 4 | 25 | 1 | .330 | .448 | .778 | .278 |
| Don Money | DH | 43 | 114 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .220 | .219 | .439 | .149 |
| Randy Ready | DH | 12 | 37 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .488 | .676 | 1.164 | .405 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5620 | 764 | 1556 | 132 | 732 | 101 | .330 | .418 | .747 | .277 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jerry Augustine | 34 | 7 | 64.3 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2 | 40 | 25 | 5.74 | 1.773 | |||
| Andy Beene | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 2.000 | |||
| Mike Caldwell | 32 | 32 | 228.3 | 12 | 11 | .522 | 0 | 58 | 51 | 4.53 | 1.402 | |||
| Tom Candiotti | 10 | 8 | 55.7 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 3.23 | 1.400 | |||
| Jaime Cocanower | 5 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 1.80 | 1.100 | |||
| Jamie Easterly | 12 | 0 | 11.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 3.86 | 2.051 | |||
| Bob Gibson | 27 | 7 | 80.7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 2 | 46 | 46 | 3.90 | 1.450 | |||
| Moose Haas | 25 | 25 | 179 | 13 | 3 | .813 | 0 | 75 | 42 | 3.27 | 1.184 | |||
| Pete Ladd | 44 | 0 | 49.3 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 25 | 41 | 16 | 2.55 | 0.933 | |||
| Bob McClure | 24 | 23 | 142 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 0 | 68 | 68 | 4.50 | 1.549 | |||
| Chuck Porter | 25 | 21 | 134 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 0 | 76 | 38 | 4.50 | 1.493 | |||
| Jim Slaton | 46 | 0 | 112.3 | 14 | 6 | .700 | 5 | 38 | 56 | 4.33 | 1.496 | |||
| Don Sutton | 31 | 31 | 220.3 | 8 | 13 | .381 | 0 | 134 | 54 | 4.08 | 1.194 | |||
| Tom Tellmann | 44 | 0 | 99.7 | 9 | 4 | .692 | 8 | 48 | 35 | 2.80 | 1.304 | |||
| Pete Vuckovich | 3 | 3 | 14.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 4.91 | 1.701 | |||
| Rick Waits | 10 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 5.10 | 1.667 | |||
| Team Totals | 373 | 162 | 1454 | 87 | 75 | .537 | 43 | 689 | 491 | 4.02 | 1.378 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Jim Gantner | 161 |
| At Bats | Cecil Cooper | 661 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Cecil Cooper | 710 |
| Batting Average | Ted Simmons and Robin Yount | .308 |
| On-Base % | Robin Yount | .383 |
| Slugging % | Cecil Cooper | .508 |
| OPS | Robin Yount | .886 |
| Runs | Cecil Cooper | 106 |
| Hits | Cecil Cooper | 203 |
| Total Bases | Cecil Cooper | 336 |
| Doubles | Robin Yount | 42 |
| Triples | Robin Yount | 10 |
| Home Runs | Cecil Cooper | 30 |
| RBI | Cecil Cooper | 126 |
| Walks | Robin Yount | 72 |
| Strikeouts | Paul Molitor | 74 |
| Stolen Bases | Paul Molitor | 41 |
| Caught Stealing | Paul Molitor | 8 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Charlie Moore | 14 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Cecil Cooper, Ben Oglivie, and Robin Yount | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Ted Simmons | 23 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jim Slaton | 14 |
| Losses | Don Sutton | 13 |
| Saves | Pete Ladd | 25 |
| Won-Loss % | Moose Haas | .813 |
| ERA | Moose Haas | 3.27 |
| WHIP | Moose Haas | 1.184 |
| Innings Pitched | Mike Caldwell | 228.3 |
| Games | Jim Slaton | 46 |
| Games Started | Mike Caldwell | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Don Sutton | 134 |
| Complete Games | Mike Caldwell | 10 |
| Shutouts | Moose Haas | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Mike Caldwell | 970 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Mike Caldwell | 115 |
| Hits Allowed | Mike Caldwell | 269 |
| Walks Allowed | Bob McClure | 68 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Mike Caldwell | 35 |
| Doubles Allowed | Mike Caldwell | 43 |
| Triples Allowed | Mike Caldwell | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Bob Gibson | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bob McClure and Don Sutton | 5 |
| Double Plays Induced | Mike Caldwell | 28 |
