1998 Milwaukee Brewers
[edit] Summary
The 1998 Milwaukee Brewers finished with a record of 74-88. They scored 707 runs and belted 152 home runs to go along with a .260 batting average. The offense was powered by Jeromy Burnitz, who led the team with 38 home runs and 125 RBI. Fernando Vina led the team with 198 hits for a .311 average.
The team allowed 812 runs and had a team ERA of 4.63. Scott Karl and Steve Woodard were tied for the team lead in wins with 10. Steve Woodard led the team with 135 strikeouts. Bob Wickman 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 | ||||||||||||
| Ron Belliard | 2B | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .200 |
| Jeff Cirillo | 3B | 156 | 604 | 97 | 194 | 14 | 68 | 10 | .402 | .445 | .847 | .321 |
| Bob Hamelin | 1B | 109 | 146 | 15 | 32 | 7 | 22 | 0 | .295 | .404 | .699 | .219 |
| John Jaha | 1B | 73 | 216 | 29 | 45 | 7 | 38 | 1 | .366 | .343 | .709 | .208 |
| Mark Loretta | 1B | 140 | 434 | 55 | 137 | 6 | 54 | 9 | .382 | .424 | .806 | .316 |
| Dave Nilsson | 1B | 102 | 309 | 39 | 83 | 12 | 56 | 2 | .339 | .437 | .776 | .269 |
| Jose Valentin | SS | 151 | 428 | 65 | 96 | 16 | 49 | 10 | .323 | .393 | .716 | .224 |
| Fernando Vina | 2B | 159 | 637 | 101 | 198 | 7 | 45 | 22 | .386 | .427 | .813 | .311 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Jeromy Burnitz | OF | 161 | 609 | 92 | 160 | 38 | 125 | 7 | .339 | .499 | .838 | .263 |
| Marquis Grissom | OF | 142 | 542 | 57 | 147 | 10 | 60 | 13 | .304 | .382 | .686 | .271 |
| Darrin Jackson | OF | 114 | 204 | 20 | 49 | 4 | 20 | 1 | .276 | .373 | .649 | .240 |
| Geoff Jenkins | OF | 84 | 262 | 33 | 60 | 9 | 28 | 1 | .288 | .385 | .673 | .229 |
| Greg Martinez | OF | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
| Marc Newfield | OF | 93 | 186 | 15 | 44 | 3 | 25 | 0 | .306 | .323 | .629 | .237 |
| Eric Owens | OF | 34 | 40 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .167 | .250 | .417 | .125 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Brian Banks | C | 24 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .393 | .500 | .893 | .292 |
| Bobby Hughes | C | 85 | 218 | 28 | 50 | 9 | 29 | 1 | .284 | .404 | .688 | .229 |
| Marcus Jensen | C | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Jesse Levis | C | 22 | 37 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .468 | .351 | .819 | .351 |
| Mike Matheny | C | 108 | 320 | 24 | 76 | 6 | 27 | 1 | .278 | .334 | .612 | .237 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5541 | 707 | 1439 | 152 | 673 | 81 | .327 | .396 | .723 | .260 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bobby Chouinard | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 1.667 | |||
| Valerio de los Santos | 13 | 0 | 21.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2.91 | 0.599 | |||
| Cal Eldred | 23 | 23 | 133 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 0 | 86 | 61 | 4.80 | 1.639 | |||
| Chad Fox | 49 | 0 | 57 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 64 | 20 | 3.95 | 1.333 | |||
| Rod Henderson | 2 | 0 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.82 | 1.351 | |||
| Joe Hudson | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 162.00 | 20.000 | |||
| Doug Jones | 46 | 0 | 54 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 12 | 43 | 11 | 5.17 | 1.407 | |||
| Jeff Juden | 24 | 24 | 138.3 | 7 | 11 | .389 | 0 | 109 | 66 | 5.53 | 1.555 | |||
| Scott Karl | 33 | 33 | 192.3 | 10 | 11 | .476 | 0 | 102 | 66 | 4.40 | 1.482 | |||
| Jose Mercedes | 7 | 5 | 32 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 6.75 | 1.594 | |||
| Greg Mullins | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .00 | 1.000 | |||
| Mike Myers | 70 | 0 | 50 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 40 | 22 | 2.70 | 1.320 | |||
| Bronswell Patrick | 32 | 3 | 78.7 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 0 | 49 | 29 | 4.69 | 1.423 | |||
| Eric Plunk | 26 | 0 | 31.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1 | 36 | 15 | 3.69 | 1.514 | |||
| Bill Pulsipher | 11 | 10 | 58 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 0 | 38 | 26 | 4.66 | 1.534 | |||
| Alberto Reyes | 50 | 0 | 57 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 0 | 58 | 31 | 3.95 | 1.509 | |||
| Rafael Roque | 9 | 9 | 48 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 34 | 24 | 4.88 | 1.375 | |||
| Travis Smith | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .00 | 0.500 | |||
| Paul Wagner | 13 | 9 | 55.7 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 0 | 37 | 31 | 7.11 | 1.759 | |||
| David Weathers | 28 | 0 | 47.7 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 0 | 43 | 14 | 3.21 | 1.216 | |||
| Bob Wickman | 72 | 0 | 82.3 | 6 | 9 | .400 | 25 | 71 | 39 | 3.72 | 1.434 | |||
| Brad Woodall | 31 | 20 | 138 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 0 | 85 | 47 | 4.96 | 1.391 | |||
| Steve Woodard | 34 | 26 | 165.7 | 10 | 12 | .455 | 0 | 135 | 33 | 4.18 | 1.225 | |||
| Team Totals | 578 | 162 | 1451.1 | 74 | 88 | .457 | 39 | 1063 | 550 | 4.63 | 1.439 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Jeromy Burnitz | 161 |
| At Bats | Fernando Vina | 637 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Fernando Vina | 722 |
| Batting Average | Jeff Cirillo | .321 |
| On-Base % | Jeff Cirillo | .402 |
| Slugging % | Jeromy Burnitz | .499 |
| OPS | Jeff Cirillo | .847 |
| Runs | Fernando Vina | 101 |
| Hits | Fernando Vina | 198 |
| Total Bases | Jeromy Burnitz | 304 |
| Doubles | Fernando Vina | 39 |
| Triples | Fernando Vina | 7 |
| Home Runs | Jeromy Burnitz | 38 |
| RBI | Jeromy Burnitz | 125 |
| Walks | Jeff Cirillo | 79 |
| Strikeouts | Jeromy Burnitz | 158 |
| Stolen Bases | Fernando Vina | 22 |
| Caught Stealing | Fernando Vina | 16 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Scott Karl | 9 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Jeromy Burnitz | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Jeff Cirillo | 26 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Scott Karl and Steve Woodard | 10 |
| Losses | Steve Woodard | 12 |
| Saves | Bob Wickman | 25 |
| Won-Loss % | Scott Karl | .476 |
| ERA | Steve Woodard | 4.18 |
| WHIP | Steve Woodard | 1.225 |
| Innings Pitched | Scott Karl | 192.3 |
| Games | Bob Wickman | 72 |
| Games Started | Scott Karl | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Steve Woodard | 135 |
| Complete Games | Jeff Juden | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Scott Karl | 843 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Scott Karl | 94 |
| Hits Allowed | Scott Karl | 219 |
| Walks Allowed | Jeff Juden and Scott Karl | 66 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Brad Woodall | 25 |
| Doubles Allowed | Scott Karl | 48 |
| Triples Allowed | Jeff Juden | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Cal Eldred, Jeff Juden, and Scott Karl | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jeff Juden | 10 |
| Double Plays Induced | Scott Karl | 22 |
