1985 Milwaukee Brewers
[edit] Summary
The 1985 Milwaukee Brewers finished with a record of 71-90. They scored 690 runs and belted 101 home runs to go along with a .263 batting average. The offense was powered by Cecil Cooper, who led the team with 16 home runs, 99 RBI, and 185 hits.
The team allowed 802 runs and had a team ERA of 4.40. Teddy Higuera led the pitching staff with 15 wins and 127 strikeouts. Rollie Fingers was the team's best fireman, with 17 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Cecil Cooper | 1B | 154 | 631 | 82 | 185 | 16 | 99 | 10 | .322 | .456 | .778 | .293 |
| Jim Gantner | 2B | 143 | 523 | 63 | 133 | 5 | 44 | 11 | .300 | .327 | .627 | .254 |
| Brian Giles | SS | 34 | 58 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .262 | .241 | .503 | .172 |
| Paul Molitor | 3B | 140 | 576 | 93 | 171 | 10 | 48 | 21 | .356 | .408 | .764 | .297 |
| Carlos Ponce | 1B | 21 | 62 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .169 | .242 | .411 | .161 |
| Ernie Riles | SS | 116 | 448 | 54 | 128 | 5 | 45 | 2 | .339 | .377 | .716 | .286 |
| Ed Romero | SS | 88 | 251 | 24 | 63 | 0 | 21 | 1 | .321 | .303 | .624 | .251 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Mark Brouhard | OF | 37 | 108 | 11 | 28 | 1 | 13 | 0 | .298 | .389 | .687 | .259 |
| Bobby Clark | OF | 29 | 93 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 1 | .277 | .258 | .535 | .226 |
| Mike Felder | OF | 15 | 56 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .262 | .214 | .476 | .196 |
| Paul Householder | OF | 95 | 299 | 41 | 77 | 11 | 34 | 1 | .320 | .418 | .738 | .258 |
| Dion James | OF | 18 | 49 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .309 | .245 | .554 | .224 |
| Doug Loman | OF | 24 | 66 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .221 | .318 | .539 | .212 |
| Rick Manning | OF | 79 | 216 | 19 | 47 | 2 | 18 | 1 | .265 | .296 | .561 | .218 |
| Ben Oglivie | OF | 101 | 341 | 40 | 99 | 10 | 61 | 0 | .354 | .440 | .794 | .290 |
| Randy Ready | OF | 48 | 181 | 29 | 48 | 1 | 21 | 0 | .318 | .387 | .705 | .265 |
| Billy Jo Robidoux | OF | 18 | 51 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .333 | .392 | .725 | .176 |
| Robin Yount | OF | 122 | 466 | 76 | 129 | 15 | 68 | 10 | .342 | .442 | .784 | .277 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Dave Huppert | C | 15 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .130 | .048 | .178 | .048 |
| Charlie Moore | C | 105 | 349 | 35 | 81 | 0 | 31 | 4 | .288 | .292 | .580 | .232 |
| Bill Schroeder | C | 53 | 194 | 18 | 47 | 8 | 25 | 0 | .290 | .407 | .697 | .242 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Ted Simmons | DH | 143 | 528 | 60 | 144 | 12 | 76 | 1 | .342 | .402 | .744 | .273 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5568 | 690 | 1467 | 101 | 636 | 69 | .316 | .379 | .695 | .263 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Ray Burris | 29 | 28 | 170.3 | 9 | 13 | .409 | 0 | 81 | 53 | 4.81 | 1.380 | |||
| Jaime Cocanower | 24 | 15 | 116.3 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 0 | 44 | 73 | 4.33 | 1.677 | |||
| Danny Darwin | 39 | 29 | 217.7 | 8 | 18 | .308 | 2 | 125 | 65 | 3.80 | 1.272 | |||
| Rollie Fingers | 47 | 0 | 55.3 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 17 | 24 | 19 | 5.04 | 1.410 | |||
| Bob Gibson | 41 | 1 | 92.3 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 11 | 53 | 49 | 3.90 | 1.463 | |||
| Moose Haas | 27 | 26 | 161.7 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 0 | 78 | 25 | 3.84 | 1.175 | |||
| Teddy Higuera | 32 | 30 | 212.3 | 15 | 8 | .652 | 0 | 127 | 63 | 3.90 | 1.173 | |||
| Jim Kern | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6.55 | 1.727 | |||
| Pete Ladd | 29 | 0 | 45.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 4.53 | 1.488 | |||
| Tim Leary | 5 | 5 | 33.3 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 4.05 | 1.441 | |||
| Brad Lesley | 5 | 0 | 6.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 9.95 | 1.587 | |||
| Bob McClure | 38 | 1 | 85.7 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 3 | 57 | 30 | 4.31 | 1.412 | |||
| Chuck Porter | 6 | 1 | 13.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1.98 | 1.241 | |||
| Ray Searage | 33 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 1 | 36 | 24 | 5.92 | 2.053 | |||
| Pete Vuckovich | 22 | 22 | 112.7 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 0 | 55 | 48 | 5.51 | 1.615 | |||
| Rick Waits | 24 | 0 | 47 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1 | 24 | 20 | 6.51 | 1.851 | |||
| Bill Wegman | 3 | 3 | 17.7 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3.57 | 1.130 | |||
| Team Totals | 409 | 161 | 1437 | 71 | 90 | .441 | 37 | 777 | 499 | 4.40 | 1.398 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Cecil Cooper | 154 |
| At Bats | Cecil Cooper | 631 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Cecil Cooper | 674 |
| Batting Average | Paul Molitor | .297 |
| On-Base % | Paul Molitor | .356 |
| Slugging % | Cecil Cooper | .456 |
| OPS | Robin Yount | .784 |
| Runs | Paul Molitor | 93 |
| Hits | Cecil Cooper | 185 |
| Total Bases | Cecil Cooper | 288 |
| Doubles | Cecil Cooper | 39 |
| Triples | Cecil Cooper | 8 |
| Home Runs | Cecil Cooper | 16 |
| RBI | Cecil Cooper | 99 |
| Walks | Ted Simmons | 57 |
| Strikeouts | Paul Molitor | 80 |
| Stolen Bases | Paul Molitor | 21 |
| Caught Stealing | Jim Gantner | 8 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Jim Gantner | 10 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Cecil Cooper and Ben Oglivie | 10 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Cecil Cooper | 24 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Teddy Higuera | 15 |
| Losses | Danny Darwin | 18 |
| Saves | Rollie Fingers | 17 |
| Won-Loss % | Teddy Higuera | .652 |
| ERA | Danny Darwin | 3.80 |
| WHIP | Teddy Higuera | 1.173 |
| Innings Pitched | Danny Darwin | 217.7 |
| Games | Rollie Fingers | 47 |
| Games Started | Teddy Higuera | 30 |
| Strikeouts | Teddy Higuera | 127 |
| Complete Games | Danny Darwin | 11 |
| Shutouts | Teddy Higuera | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Danny Darwin | 919 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Danny Darwin and Teddy Higuera | 92 |
| Hits Allowed | Danny Darwin | 212 |
| Walks Allowed | Jaime Cocanower | 73 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Danny Darwin | 34 |
| Doubles Allowed | Danny Darwin | 38 |
| Triples Allowed | Ray Burris | 10 |
| Wild Pitches | Jaime Cocanower | 13 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jaime Cocanower | 8 |
| Double Plays Induced | Jaime Cocanower | 19 |
